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Engine Classification
Engine Classification
Even
An
Engine Classification
Cylinder
arrangement
Number
of cylinders
Cooling
system type
Valve
location
Camshaft
location
chamber design
Type
of fuel burned
Type
of ignition
Number
Number
Type
of aspiration
# 1 Cylinder Arrangement
inline
V-type
slant
W-type
opposed
Cylinder Arrangement
Horizontally Opposed
Pancake
Boxer
In - Line
V configuration
# 2 Number of Cylinders
Most
Numbering of Cylinders
Engine
# 3 Firing Orders
Refers
Service
# 4 Method of Cooling
# 5 Fuel Type
Engines
used
Gasoline
Diesel
Liquefied
Normal
Forced
# 6 Method of Ignition
Two
compression
ignition
(compressed air)
Spark Ignition
Compression Ignition
# 7 Valve Location
engine
also
F-head
engine
Compromise
I-head
engine
Both
I and L Head
# 8 Camshaft Location
There
cam-in-block
Camshaft
engine
overhead
Uses
called an overhead
valve (OHV) engine
Diagram of OHV
Cam in Head
OHC
uses
Dual
uses
one
Diagram of OHC
Notice that the pushrod
and rocker arm have
been eliminated in this
OHC engine. Less moving
parts in the transmission of
camshaft motion to open
the valve.
This not only reduces
friction points and weight
but also less points for
wear and component
breakage.
Diagram of DOHC
pancake
wedge
Hemispherical
pent-roof
(hemi)
Pancake
Chamber
piston head
Valve
Wedge
The
The
When
Hemispherical (Hemi)
Shaped
The
like a dome
The
Pent Roof
Similar
to a hemispherical chamber
Has
emissions