Multi-cylinder Combustion Engine
Multi-cylinder engines have first of all a better distribution of the cubic capacity and a steadier engine run. The cylinders and with it particularly the pistons become smaller. Moreover, the mean piston speed decreases due
to the decrease in stroke per single cylinder. This allows a higher rev level and thus more performance. There is a standard how the cylinders should be counted. The first cylinder should always lie opposite to the power
delivery (exceptionally the French motor-producers). In case of V-or opposed cylinder engines it is fixed as - looking from the force delivery side - the cylinder to the right. You always first complete counting a whole row and
subsequently continue counting the next row. While this scheme is kept largely by the manufacturers of in-line engines, only a few manufacturers of opposed cylinder engines stick to this standard. However, there are
substantially more in line than opposed cylinder engines.
In-line engines
Two-cylinder Three-cylinder Four-cylinder Five-cylinder Five-cylinder (classic) Six-cylinder
V-engine
Two-cylinder Five-cylinder Six-cylinder Eight-
cylinder Twelve-cylinder
Opposed cylinder engine
Two-cylinder Four-cylinder Six-cylinder Radial engine (out of date)
Rotary radial engine (out of date)
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