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The Secret between Cylinder Arrangement and Engine Performance

2023-10-13

If a car has life, the engine is its "heart" and its source of power.
So what is the heart of the engine?
The Cylinder!

The cylinder is the source of driving force for a car. No matter how high a car can reach, how steep a slope it can climb, or how heavy a load it can pull, all power comes from inside the cylinder. Fuel is burned inside the cylinder to drive the piston, which then passes through the connecting rod, crankshaft, transmission, and transmission shaft, and finally transmits power to the wheels to drive the car forward.

Under the same power requirements, the more cylinders there are, the smaller the cylinder diameter can be, and the speed can be increased. At this time, the engine is compact, lightweight, and the running balance is relatively better.
Since the more cylinders, the better the engine performance. So, some people will say, "Installing 100 cylinders is absolutely perfect

But unfortunately! The number of cylinders cannot be increased without limitation. As the number of cylinders increases, the number of components in the engine also increases proportionally, resulting in complex engine structure, reduced reliability, increased weight, increased manufacturing and usage costs, and increased fuel consumption.Therefore, the number of cylinders in a car engine is a reasonable choice made based on the purpose and performance requirements of the car, after weighing various advantages and disadvantages.

In reciprocating engines, car engines are generally composed of multiple cylindrical cylinders, each of which can work independently and combine their combined forces to drive the car forward.

These cylinders can be combined in different forms to produce different forms of engines. Generally speaking, a car engine has 3-16 cylinders, which can be arranged and combined in different forms.