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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 <small>Source</small>]]] ...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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