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The Physics of: Engine Cylinder-Bank Angles – Feature

January 14, 2011 at 11:16 am by John Pearley Huffman and Tony Quiroga

 


Why the angle between banks is critical to a smooth-running engine.


The inside of an internal-combustion engine is a just about the most violent place on Earth. Thousands of explosions happen every minute, resulting in great masses of metal being thrown up, down, and around. It’s almost miraculous that engines can produce civilized, usable thrust at all. Because what an engine would really like to do is blow itself apart.


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