The 12N360 (; other designations are A-85-3A or 2V-12-3A) diesel engine is a Russian four-stroke diesel engine produced by the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant. The water-cooled twelve-cylinder X-engine with direct injection was developed to power the Armata Universal Combat Platform, on which the T-14 tank, among others, is based.
Development Development of the 12N360 began as early as the 1970s. In 1977 a first prototype with an output of 1200 hp and the designation 12ChN was running. At the time, the Soviet leadership favored the gas turbine and the two-stroke 5TDF opposed-piston engine for tank propulsion, and no funds were made available for further development of the 12ChN.Vom T-54 zum T-90. Vom T-54 zum T-90. Aus der Geschichte des sowjetischen Panzerbaus. (From T-54 to T-90. A short history of soviet tank design, german) Also, the later development of the V-2 series into the V-93 with 1120 hp showed that this V12 engine still had potential.
Design The 12N360 is a turbocharged, horizontal X engine with 12 cylinders. The X design makes it much more compact than its predecessor, the V-931560x896x909mm (Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant), and similar in size to the 5TDF5TDF: 5 cylinder, 1413x955x581mm and 6TDF two-stroke opposed-piston engines (Malyshev Factory).The tank diesel engine. (6TDF: 6 cylinder, 1602x955x581)
Technical data Number of cylinders 12 Displacement Русский танковый мотор 12Н360 (russian tank engine 12N360, russian) Max. Torque Length Width Height Mass Rated power Rated speed 2000 RPM Specific fuel consumption 217.9 g / kWh
References
External links avtomash.ru: Дизельный двигатель 12Н360 (Diesel engine 12N360, Russian)