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Flat-10
...flat 10''' engine is an engine with two banks of five opposing [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s each. ...et]] experimented with a flat 10 engine based on their [[Chevrolet Corvair engine|Corvair flat 6]] design when they wanted to expand the [[Corvair]] marque t

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Flat-8
[[Image:9148piech01.jpg|thumb|250px|right|'''Porsche 914/8 Flat 8 engine''' [http://www.914club.com Source]]] ...stion engine]] in [[Flat engine|flat]] configuration, having 8 [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s.

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Cylinder bank
...eir pistons in rows, moving inside individual cylinders. This allows the [[engine block]] to be built from a single piece of metal, which is machined. Engine ...each piston in a separate cylinder, and this was common in earlier in-line engine designs as well.

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W16
[[Image:Volkswagen W16.jpg|thumb|300px|<center>Bugatti W16 Engine</center>]] ...W16 engines consist of four banks of four cylinders (two juxtaposed [[V8]] engine blocks), coupled to a single [[crankshaft]].

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U engine
A '''U engine''' is a [[piston engine]] made up of two separate [[straight engine]] engines (complete with separate crankshafts) joined by [[gear]]s. ...erica, who produced about 40, and Breguet of France, who both intended the engine for aircraft use.

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V5
* An [[internal combustion engine|engine]] in [[V engine|V]] [[engine configuration|configuration]] with five cylinders, e.g. as in the [[Honda]] {{Automobile configurations}}

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W18
[[Image:w18.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Bugatti Veyron W18 Engine]] ...218]] and [[Bugatti EB 18/3 Veyron]] concept cars in the late 1990s. This engine featured three banks of six cylinders set 60 degrees apart.

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Straight-12
...with twelve [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s. A straight-12 is a very long engine, and therefore straight-12 engines are not common in [[automobile|automobil The [[Wärtsilä-Sulzer RTA96-C]], the largest reciprocating engine in the world as of 2006, is a straight-12. It is used on [[container ship]

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V20
...combustion engine]] in [[V engine|V]] configuration, having 20 [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s. ...SD45]] [[railroad]] [[locomotive]] was fitted with a 20-cylinder EMD 645E3 engine.

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Straight-14
...ith fourteen [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s. A straight-14 is a very long engine, and therefore only used for large [[ship]]s. ...s a huge [[2-stroke]] [[Diesel]] unit for use in [[container ship]]s. The engine became well-known due to photos taken at the Aioi Works in [[Japan]] and sp

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Overconstrained mechanism
{{Automobile configurations}} {{Piston engine configurations}}

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Engine configuration
...tion engine]]. These components include [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s, [[piston]]s, [[crankshaft]] or crankshafts and [[camshaft]] or camshafts. ...ish]]. This is because the most common forms are all based on a combined [[engine block]] and [[crank case]] that are [[milled]] from a single piece of [[cas

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Square engine
...the [[Ariel Ltd|Ariel]] Square Four. Its easiest to think of a square-four engine as a pair of [[straight-twin]] (AKA parallel-twin) engines with their [[cra ...s "square" when four cylinders are utilised, otherwise the engine is a [[U engine]].

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Straight-10
[[Image:10K90MC-C.jpg|thumb|250px|The MAN B&W 10K90MC-C two-stroke diesel engine, found on large container ships and developing 58,600BHP (43,100kW).]] ...e]] with ten [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s. A straight-10 is a very long engine, and therefore straight-10 engines are not common in [[automobile]]s.

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V4 engine
A '''V4 engine''' is a [[V engine|V form engine]] with four [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s. ...a|Fulvia]]. These were a spiritual predecessor for [[Volkswagen]]'s [[VR6 engine|VR6]] family.

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H engine
...litergp.jpg|thumb|right|'''Cover of Road & Track magazine, showing BRM H16 engine.''']] ...ne''' (or H-block) is an [[engine configuration]] in which the [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s are aligned so that if viewed from the front appear to be in a

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Flat-12
...tion engine]] in [[Flat engine|flat]] configuration, having 12 [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s. The flat-12 is larger than a [[V12 engine|V12]] and has no advantage in terms of vibrations. Thus the design is rarel

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Dwell cam
{{Automobile configurations}} {{Piston engine configurations}}

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Straight-twin
...s often improperly referred to as a "straight twin". A true straight twin engine uses a common [[crank pin]] for both cylinders; engines with separate crank ...l cars. No current production car uses an I-2 engine; even the smallest [[engine displacement|displacement]] cars now use at least a [[straight-3]] because

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Cylinder
[[Image:cylinder.png|frame|right|A piston and cylinder from a steam engine]] ...essed into each of the cylinder spaces. A cylinder block sits between the engine [[crankcase]] and the cylinder head, translating the [[reciprocal|reciproca

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Controlled Combustion Engine
'''Controlled Combustion Engine''' (CCE) is a type of [[internal combustion engine]] designed by Brad Howell-Smith in [[1995]]. It uses two counter-rotating [ It is around a quarter the size and weight of a conventional engine of similar output and uses fewer moving components. A [[four stroke cycle|f

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Straight-8
[[Image:1933 Bugatti Type 59 Grand Prix engine.jpg|right|thumb|350px|1933 [[Bugatti]] [[DOHC]] straight-8 in a [[Bugatti T [[Image:Straight8.jpg|thumb|350px|1940s [[Oldsmobile Straight-8 engine]]]]

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Piston
[[image:piston.jpg|thumb|right|200px|'''piston + connecting rod''']] In general, a '''piston''' is a sliding [[plug]] that fits closely inside the [[bore]] of a [[cylin

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Cylinder (engine)
[[Image:cylinder.png|frame|right|A piston and cylinder from a steam engine]] ...but the block is somewhat less rigid. The cylinder block sits between the engine [[crankcase]] and the cylinder head, translating the [[reciprocal|reciproca

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V-twin
...r [[internal combustion engine]] where the cylinders are arranged in a [[V engine|V]] configuration. == Configurations ==

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Straight-9
A '''straight-9''' engine is a [[straight engine]] with nine [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s. Straight-9 engines are usually diesel engines used for ship p {{Automobile configurations}}

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Kinematic pair
{{Automobile configurations}} {{Piston engine configurations}}

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V24
A '''V24 engine''' is a [[V engine]] with 24 [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s, usually suitable only for very large trucks or locomotives. ...ed, and the final output shaft ran between the cylinder banks of the front engine to reach the nose of the airplane.

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Straight-2
A '''straight-twin engine''' is a [[two]] cylinder [[piston]] engine that has its cylinders arranged in a single row. ...cars. No current production car uses a straight-twin; even the smallest [[engine displacement|displacement]] cars now use at least a [[straight-3]] because

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Flat-16
A '''flat-16''' is an internal combustion engine in [[flat engine|flat]] configuration, having 16 cylinders. Coventry Climax developed a flat-16 engine designated the FWMW; work on this continued through the later years of the

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Opposed piston engine
...ed_piston_engine_1.jpg|thumb|300px|Fairbanks-Morse opposed piston [[diesel engine]]s on the [[submarine]] ''[[USS Pampanito]]''.]] ...a piston at each end and no cylinder-head. Some variations of the Opposed Piston or OP designs can use 1 crankshaft like the Doxfordship engines [http://www

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Flat-H
...[[Formula One]] engine in its final, 64-[[Poppet valve#Internal combustion engine|valve]] incarnation.]] ...ne''' (or H-block) is an [[engine configuration]] in which the [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s are aligned so that if viewed from the front, they appear to b

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X engine
...e:X-24-engine.GIF|thumb|right|250px|<center>A simplified diagram of an X24 engine</center>]] ...-90-90, since V-12 engines most commonly use a 60-degree bank to improve [[engine vibration]] characteristics. X-engines were often [[coupled engines]] deriv

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Cagiva Tamanaco
...thouse beacon in place of the single square, this development adopts a new engine fitted with an exhaust valve This model was produced until [[1990]], replac ...rburetor largest, which the freshman 4P003106 of this model, has different configurations, using a valve gas, [[pin taper]], different gun, whereas the exchange rate

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Flat-4
...-4 engines are '''boxer engine''', also known as a '''horizontally opposed engine''', in which the corresponding pistons reach [[top dead centre]] simultaneo ...allows a low-tail body while in [[front engine]] designs the width or the engine will interferes with the ability of the front wheels to steer.

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Connecting rod
...|thumb|right|150px|piston (top) and connecting rod from typical automotive engine (scale is in centimetres)]] ...I) Intake camshaft, (S) [[Spark plug]], (V) [[poppet valve|Valve]]s, (P) [[Piston]], (R) Connecting rod, (C) [[Crankshaft]], (W) Water jacket for coolant flo

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Straight engine
[[Image:Straight engine.png|thumb|250px|4-cylinder straight engine scheme]] ...gine''' (often designed as [[inline engine]]) is an [[internal-combustion engine]] with all cylinders aligned in one row, with no or only minimal offset.

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Straight-3
...'''inline-3''' is an [[internal combustion engine]] with three [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s arranged in a straight line side by side. ...balance shaft]] in antiphase to that vibration produces a smoothly running engine.

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V engine
[[Image:Blumfield V-twin motorcycle engine.jpg|thumb|200px|right|An early Vee engine - this is a two-cylinder V-twin used in an early British motorcycle]] ...pes of engine: a — straight engine, b — Vee engine, c — VR6 engine]]

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Crankshaft
[[Image:Marine Crankshafts 8b03602r.jpg|right|thumb|200px|[[Continental engine]] marine crankshafts, 1942]] ...an [[engine]] which translates [[reciprocate|reciprocating]] [[linear]] [[piston]] motion into rotation. It typically connects to a [[flywheel]], to reduce

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Single cylinder engine
[[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|[[Four-stroke cycle]] (or Otto cycle)]] ...just one cylinder, the simplest arrangement possible for an Otto or Diesel engine. The mounting can be standing, lying or angled..

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W12
...e (April, 2005) use four banks of three cylinders (two narrow-angle [[V6]] engine blocks), coupled to a common [[crankshaft]]. ...[mid-engined]], [[rear wheel drive]] [[supercar]] powered by a 6 litre W12 engine producing 600 hp. A week before, the W12 Coupe broke the world 24 hour endu

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W engine
[[Image:LionEngine.jpg|thumb|260px|The [[Napier Lion]] engine.]] ...which the cylinder banks resemble the letter '''W''' in the same way a [[V engine]] resembles the letter '''V'''. There have been three entirely different im

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Firing order
...ritical to minimizing [[vibration]] and achieving smooth running, for long engine [[metal fatigue|fatigue]] life and user comfort. ...f the car, but some manufacturers (Saab, Citroën) in some models place the engine 'backwards', with #1 towards the firewall.

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V16
...combustion engine]] in [[V engine|V]] configuration, having 16 [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s. Engines of this number of cylinders are not common. ...] which are necessary on medium and large [[Straight-4]] and [[V8]] engine configurations. In addition, an angle that is a multiple of 45° will give even firing, t

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Radial engine
[[Image:Radial Engine.jpg|right|thumb|280px|Radial engine of a [[biplane]].]] [[Image:Radial engine.gif|frame|right|Radial engine in a cut-away view.]]

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Flathead engine
[[image:flathead.jpg|thumb|right|Ford flathead V8 engine, modified for power, depicted on cover of Hot Rod magazine. The "flat head" ...as in an overhead valve or [[OHV]] engine. The design was common on early engine designs, but has since fallen from use.

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Napier Deltic
...er)|Delta]]) is used to refer to both the opposed-piston high-speed diesel engine designed and produced by [[Napier & Son|D Napier & Son]], and the locomotiv ...er_deltic_animation_large.gif|thumb|left|An animated schematic of a Deltic engine. The inlet is coloured green and the outlet purple. Notice the bottom shaft

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Flat engine
[[Image:Boxer engine diagram.jpg|thumb|The Boxer engine, first patented by German engineer Karl Benz]] ...age:ULPower UL260i.jpg|thumb|[[ULPower UL260i|UL260i]] [[Flat-4]] aircraft engine]]

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Combustion chamber
[[Image:Combustion chamber (PSF).png|thumb|Diagram of jet engine showing the combustion chamber.]] A '''combustion chamber''' is the part of an [[engine]] in which [[fuel]] is burned.

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Cam
...operate the intake and exhaust [[poppet valve|valve]]s of the [[Cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s. ...the [[crankshaft]] of a car, which takes the reciprocating motion of the [[piston]]s and translates it into the rotary motion necessary to operate the [[whee

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Poppet valve
==Internal combustion engine== ...t [[camshaft]], (I) Intake camshaft, (S) [[Spark plug]], (V) Valves, (P) [[Piston]], (R) [[Connecting rod]], (C) [[Crankshaft]], (W) Water jacket for coolant

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Four-stroke cycle
...otary combustion engine]] rather than the much more usual, [[reciprocating engine]] of the four-stroke cycle. [[image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right|four-stroke cycle]]

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Camshaft
...|right|250px|[[Poppet valve|Valve]] timing [[gear]]s on a [[Ford Taunus V4 engine]] — the small gear is on the [[crankshaft]], the larger gear is on th The '''camshaft''' is an apparatus used in [[piston engine]]s to operate [[poppet valve]]s. It consists of a cylindrical rod running t

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Reciprocating engine
...Components of a typical, [[four stroke cycle]], internal combustion piston engine. '''P''' - [[Piston]] 

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Straight-5
...ive [[Cylinder (engine)|cylinders]] aligned in one row, sharing a single [[engine block]] and [[crankcase]]. This configuration is a compromise between the s ...age:B5252S.jpg|thumb|300 px|The Volvo B5252S is an example of a straight-5 engine.]]

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Piston ring
[[Image:Piston rings.jpg|thumb|250px|Spring-loaded piston rings.]] ...gs mounted on a 47mm [[two-stroke cycle]] [[Scooter (motorcycle)|scooter]] piston.]]

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Machine
...o transform [[heat]] or other energy into mechanical energy are known as [[engine]]s. ...gine]]s || [[External combustion engine]]s || [[Steam engine]], [[Stirling engine]]

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Watt's linkage
...Watt]] (1736--1819) to constrain the movement of a [[piston]] in a [[steam engine]] to move in a straight line. :''I have got a glimpse of a method of causing a piston rod to move up and down perpendicularly by only fixing it to a piece of iro

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Naturally-aspirated engine
...NA" - [[aspiration]] meaning breathing) refers to an [[internal combustion engine]] (normally [[petrol]] or [[diesel]] powered) that is neither [[turbocharge ...Also, [[cylinder head]] gaskets will be thinner, and with the top of the [[piston]] rising up into the [[combustion chamber]], for high-performance NA engine

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Four stroke cycle
...otary combustion engine]] rather than the much more usual, [[reciprocating engine]] of the four-stroke cycle. [[Image:4-Stroke-Engine.gif|framed|right||Four-stroke cycle (or Otto cycle)]]

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W8
...which the cylinder banks resemble the letter '''W''' in the same way a [[V engine]] resembles the letter '''V'''. There have been three entirely different im The classical W engine uses three banks of cylinders, all connected to one [[crankshaft]].

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Flat-twin
[[Image:Flat-twin.jpg|frame|200px|[[BMW]] motorcycle powered by a flat-twin engine]] ...t|200px|'''A 1967 [[BMW R60/2|BMW R50/2]] longitudinally mounted flat-twin engine, with tank removed. Note that the cylinders are not truly in line but displ

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Pistonless rotary engine
...er uses of this term, and [[rotary engine]] for the World War I [[aircraft engine]]s by that name.'' ...ustion engine]] that does not use [[piston]]s in the way a [[reciprocating engine]] does, but instead uses one or more [[rotor]]s, sometimes called '''rotary

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Rotary engine
...es which do not use pistons, see [[pistonless rotary engine]] and [[Wankel engine]] ...arly type of [[internal-combustion engine|internal combustion]] [[aircraft engine]], used mostly in the years shortly before and during [[World War I]]. It

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Hemi engine
...]] of [[Chrysler|Chrysler Corporation]], though they were neither the hemi engine's inventors nor the first to commercialize hemi engines. [[Image:1903 premier.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The 1903 Premier engine had a gear-driven [[SOHC#Single overhead camshaft|overhead cam]], roller ca

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Ducati Hypermotard
|Engine || 1100 cc Dual Spark, [[Desmodromic valve|Desmodromic]] |Brakes || Front: 2 x 305mm discs, 4-piston radial Brembo pistons Rear: 245mm

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Flat-6
...her before a fight, which has led to it being referred to as a '''boxer''' engine. ...ensive design to manufacture, and somewhat too wide for compact automobile engine compartments, which makes it more suitable for luxury sports cars, cruising

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V10
...'' is an [[engine]] in [[V engine|V]] configuration, having 10 [[cylinder (engine)|cylinder]]s in two banks of five. ...cking [[moment (physics)|moment]] causing vibration from end to end of the engine. To contain this issue a [[balance shaft]] is required. Theoretically, the

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Pushrod
[[Image:pushrod engine.jpg|thumb|Picture of a [[V8]] [[engine block]] (with [[intake manifold]] removed), showing the camshaft, pushrods, ...uate the [[poppet valve|valves]]. Lifters or ''[[tappet]]s'' reside in the engine block between the camshaft and pushrods. The later [[overhead cam|overhead

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Straight-4
[[Image:GTV engine.jpg|thumb|right|250px|'''1972 Alfa Romeo GTV 2000 Engine''']] ...engine]] configuration is the most common in [[automobile|car]]s with a [[engine displacement|displacement]] up to 2.3 [[litre|Litres]]. The current "practi

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Delta engine
...er)|Delta]]) is used to refer to both the opposed piston high speed diesel engine designed and produced by [[Napier & Son]], and the locomotives produced by ...r deltic animation.gif|thumb|347px|right|An animated schematic of a Deltic engine. The inlet is coloured green and the outlet purple. Notice the bottom shaft

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Multi-valve
...[cylinder head]] of four [[Poppet valve|valve]] engine. ( [[Nissan VQ engine]] )]] In [[automotive engineering]], an engine is referred to as '''multi-valve''' (or '''multivalve''') when each cylinde

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Top dead center
In a [[reciprocating engine]], the '''dead centre''' is the position of a piston in which it is farthest from, or nearest to, the [[crankshaft]]. The former ...[flywheel]] to overcome the dead centre, or are designed, in the case of [[Engine configuration|multi-cylinder engines]], so that dead centres can never exis

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V12
...n [[internal combustion engine]] with 12 [[cylinder]]s in [[V engine|V]] [[engine configuration|configuration]]. Like a [[straight-6]], this configuration h ..., heavy-duty engine, a V12 can run slower than smaller engines, prolonging engine life.

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Two-stroke cycle
...ston) rather than four. Thus, there is a power stroke per piston for every engine revolution, instead of every second revolution. Two-stroke engines can be a [[Image:Arbeitsweise Zweitakt.gif|center|thumb|500px|A two-stroke engine with an expansion pipe illustrating the effect of the reflected pressure wa

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Two stroke
...exhaust) still occur. Thus, there is a power stroke per piston for every engine revolution, instead of every second revolution. Two stroke engines can be a ...cause the engine has twice as many combustions per second as a four stroke engine revolving at the same speed). For handheld devices, they also have the adv

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Pushrod engine
...n a [[straight engine]] or directly above the crankshaft in the V of a [[V engine]]. This contrasts with an [[overhead camshaft]] (OHC) design which places t ...displacement]]. In [[1949]], [[Oldsmobile]] introduced the [[Oldsmobile V8 engine|Rocket V8]]. It was the first high-compression cam-in-block design, and is

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V6
[[Image:v6bw.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Alfa Romeo V6 engine]]]] ...configuration in modern cars after the [[straight-4]]; it shares with that engine a compactness very suited to the popular [[front wheel drive]] layout, and

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Straight-6
...age:alfa romeo 2600 engine.jpg|thumb|300px|right|'''An [[Alfa Romeo 2600]] engine.]] ...(also '''inline 6''', '''I-6''', or '''I6''') is an [[internal combustion engine]] with six cylinders aligned in a single row. The name '''slant-6''' is so

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Linkage (mechanical)
...ent the [[Parallel motion|Watt linkage]] to support his [[steam engine]]'s piston. [[Pafnuty Lvovich Chebyshev|Chebyshev]] worked on mechanical linkage desig ...otive suspensions]] and [[bolt cutters]]. The internal combustion engine's piston/rod/crank is a classic four-bar linkage with one degree of freedom. Linkage

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Sleeve valve
[[Image:Bristol Perseus sleeve valve radial engine.jpg|thumb|200px|''Bristol Perseus'']] ...-Knight]] car and light truck, and saw substantial use in 1940s [[aircraft engine]]s, but subsequently fell from use due to advances in poppet-valve technolo

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VR6 engine
[[Image:15° VR6.png|right|15° [[VR6 (engine)|VR6]] top view]] ...wagen Group]]. It is similar to the [[V engine]], but with the [[cylinder (engine)|cylinders]] offset from each other and tilted by 10.6° or 15° instead of

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Drum brake
...ed with oil pressure in a small wheel [[Cylinder (engine)|cylinder]] and [[piston]]s (as in the picture), though some vehicles continued with purely-mechanic {{Automobile configurations}}

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Hydraulic brake
...depressed, [[leverage]] multiplies the force applied from the pedal to a [[piston]] in the master cylinder. ...s which are forced apart by the fluid pressure, (drum brakes) and a single piston which is forced out of its housing (disc brakes.)

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V8
[[Image:Aero4G11.jpg|thumb|250px|The Liberty V8 aircraft engine clearly shows the configuration]] A '''V8''' engine is a [[V engine]] with eight [[cylinder]]s.

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Four-cylinder
[[Image:Colorized car engine.jpg|thumb|250px|A colorized [[automobile]] engine]] ...ses are used to directly move a piston, turbine blades, rotor(s), or the [[engine]] itself thus doing useful work.

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Wankel engine
[[Image:Wankelmotor-KKM57P.jpg|thumb|First Wankel Engine NSU KKM 57P Autovision und Forum, Germany]] [[Image:Wankel-1.jpeg|thumb|Wankel Engine in [[Deutsches Museum]] Munich, Germany]]

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Engine Control Unit
...ECUs simply control the quantity of fuel injected into each cylinder each engine cycle. More advanced ECUs found on most modern cars also control the [[igni ...e quantity of fuel, ignition timing and other parameters by monitoring the engine through sensors. These can include, [[MAP sensor]], [[throttle position sen

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Cam-in-block
Also see '''[[Pushrod engine]]''' ...n a [[straight engine]] or directly above the crankshaft in the V of a [[V engine]]. This contrasts with an [[overhead camshaft]] (OHC) design which places t

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Internal-combustion engine
[[Image:Colorized car engine.jpg|thumb|A colorized [[automobile]] engine]] ...e expanding gases are used to move a piston, turbine blades, rotor, or the engine itself.

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Cam in block
...n a [[straight engine]] or directly above the crankshaft in the V of a [[V engine]]. This contrasts with an [[overhead camshaft]] (OHC) design which places t ...displacement]]. In [[1949]], [[Oldsmobile]] introduced the [[Oldsmobile V8 engine|Rocket V8]]. It was the first high-compression cam-in-block design, and is

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Supercharger
...harger can be powered mechanically by belt-, gear- or chain-drive from the engine's crankshaft. It can also be powered by a gas [[turbine]] . When a centrifu ...applications are less efficient than turbochargers. In applications where engine response and [[power (physics)|power]] is more important than any other con

15 KB (2,335 words) - 22:54, 14 June 2009
Formula One engines
...d in Grand Prix racing on a regular basis since after [[World War I]]. The engine formulae are divided according to era. ...t .28power per unit volume.29|most specific power]] is the [[Honda S2000]] engine with 92 kW (123 bhp, 125 PS) per litre.

22 KB (3,308 words) - 13:51, 19 March 2009
Engineering mechanics
{{Automobile configurations}} {{Piston engine configurations}}

10 KB (1,246 words) - 09:54, 26 October 2009
Ignition system
...ne. Not all engine types need an ignition system - for example, a [[diesel engine]] relies on compression-ignition, that is, the rise in temperature that acc ...already raised due to compression. The coil is electrically activated for engine starting, but once running, the coil will retain sufficient residual heat o

15 KB (2,376 words) - 14:22, 24 September 2009
Internal combustion engine
...acting on pistons, rotors, or even by pressing on and moving the entire [[engine]] itself. ...arate working fluid, which then in turn does work, for example by moving a piston.

40 KB (6,068 words) - 09:48, 2 August 2009
Torsion beam suspension
...ter keys to prevent over-rotation, as well as shock brackets that keep the piston travel in the stock position. {{Automobile configurations}}

6 KB (962 words) - 10:46, 8 October 2009
Transmission
...and other gearing in [[windmill]]s, [[horse]]-powered devices, and [[steam engine]]s, mainly in support of [[pump]]ing, [[mill]]ing, and [[hoist]]ing applica ...tios (simply called "gears") are used to slow down the output speed of the engine and increase torque. However, the highest gear(s) may be an "[[overdrive (

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