UK Car Engine types

Engine Types

4 Strokes

• Otto Cycle Physics 

• 4 Stroke cycle

Diesels

• Diesel cycle physics

Wankels    
 

Two - Strokes

and of course Engines can't go anywhere without 

Fuel

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ENGINE  Orientation

• Engine Layout

• Cylinder Layout

• Engine Components

• Cylinder Head

• Valve Train

 

Knock

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Power boosting technologies

Multi-valve engines

• History

• 3, 4 and 5-valve
  

• Drawbacks and solutions

• Variable-valve timing
  

Basic Theory

Different systems :
1)  Cam-changing VVT  
2)  Cam-phasing VVT  
3)  Cam-changing + Cam-phasing VVT 
4)  Rover's VVC
 
VVT's benefit to fuel consumption and emission

 Variable intake / exhaust

• 

• Variable intake manifold

• Variable back-pressure exhaust

 Forced induction
 

Turbo-charging

• Overview

• Twin-turbo

• Light pressure turbo

• Variable turbine geometry

Blow Off Valves

Turbo Timer

Inter-coolers

Supercharging

Ram Air

• Others
  

Twin Spark
 
Variable compression ratio

Reducing friction and inertia - Advanced engine materials

 
Fuel Injection

Diesel

• Modern diesel engines

• Common-rail direct injection diesel engine

• PSA Particle Filter

• CAMLESS Diesel

Engine Packaging

Volkswagens VR and W-engines
 

• First generation VR6

• Second generation, 24-valve VR6

• W12 engine

• W16 engine

• W18 engine

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  Advanced materials
   

• Aluminium heads & blocks

• Forged components

• Aluminium pistons and cylinder liners 

• Plastic and Magnesium intake manifolds

• Titanium connecting rods

 

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1. Engine Smoothness
   

• Introduction

• Inline 2-cylinder engines

• Inline 3-cylinder engines

• Inline 4-cylinder engines (versus boxer-4)

• Inline 5-cylinder engines

• Inline 6-cylinder engines

• V6 engines

• V8 engines

• V10 engines

• V12 engines

• Boxer engines
  

• Volkswagen VR6, W12 and W16