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What Are The Classifications Of Car Engines?

2021-12-29


The classification of automobile engines has the following types:

1. According to the type of power, automobile engines can be divided into diesel engines, gasoline engines, electric vehicle motors, and hybrids.

2. According to the classification of the intake system, it can be divided into four types: naturally aspirated, turbocharged, mechanical supercharged and dual supercharged.

3. According to the piston movement mode, it can be divided into reciprocating piston internal combustion engine and rotary piston engine.
 
4. According to the type of cylinder arrangement, there are in-line engines, V-type engines, W-type engines and horizontally opposed engines.

5. According to the number of cylinders, it can be divided into single-cylinder engine and multi-cylinder engine. Modern cars mostly use three-cylinder, four-cylinder, six-cylinder, and eight-cylinder engines.

6. According to different cooling methods, it can be divided into water-cooled engine and air-cooled engine.

7. According to the number of strokes, it can be divided into four-stroke internal combustion engine and two-stroke internal combustion engine.

8. According to the classification of fuel supply mode, carburetor engine, electronic injection engine and direct injection engine in cylinder.