Learn about every Engine Layout in just one video | V-W-X-U-H Engines

Straight/Inline engine:
The straight or inline engine is an internal combustion engine with all cylinders aligned in one row and having no offset. An inline engine has a simple design and is often denoted as an ‘I’ engine. Usually found in four, six- and eight-cylinder configurations, 8 cylinders in a row would be too long to fit in most engine bays.

V-Engine:
V-Engines are one of the most common engine types; they have their cylinders configured in a V shape; it consists of two-cylinder banks—usually with the same number of cylinders in each bank—connected to a common crankshaft. These engines usually are at a 90-degree angle and are typically found in 6, 8, 10, or 12 cylinders.

Flat-Engine:
Flat engines are horizontally opposed piston engines. It is the same as the V configuration engines but with a 180° angle between the cylinder banks. Flat engines have been around since the 1890s. A flat engine is a 180° V engine that works similarly to any other V engine. Each pair of cylinders shares a single crankpin so that as one piston moves inward, the other moves outward.

Boxer Engine:
The Boxer engine is a horizontally opposed internal combustion engine designed with opposing cylinders on each side of a central rotating crankshaft. As you look at the piston movement, each opposing piston will do exactly the same stroke. They are actually mirroring each other. When the left piston is compressing, the right will also be compressing; when combusting, the second will also be combusting, and so on.

W-Engine:
A W-Engine is a type of piston engine where three- or four-cylinder banks use the same crankshaft, resembling the letter W when viewed from the front. W engines with three banks of cylinders are also called "broad arrow" engines because of the resemblance. W engines are less common than V engines. A W engine is typically shorter and wider than a V engine.

Wankel Rotary Engine:
The rotary engines are truly a unique concept and have been made successful by Mazda. It was invented by German engineer Felix Wankel.
It consists of a three-lobe rotor of a triangular shape with curved sides that rotates eccentrically in an oval chamber.

Radial Engine:
The radial engine is a reciprocating type of internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel. C. M. Manly constructed a water-cooled five-cylinder radial engine in 1901. The radial configuration was commonly used for aircraft engines before gas turbine engines became predominant.

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00:00 - Introduction
00:40 - Single-Cylinder Engine
03:46 - Inline Engine
05:47 - V-Engine
08:46 - Flat-Engine
10:00 - Boxer Engine
11:58 - W-Engine
13:44 - Wankel Rotary Engine
16:02 - Radial Engine
18:01 - X-Engine
19:13 - U-Engine
20:27 - H-Engine
21:53 - Opposed Piston Engine

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[mokrulgobline]

Very enlightening video! Thank you. Most of the cars I've owned have been V6's or inline 4's. I've had an Audi A6 with a supercharged V6, which was a great engine until it got near 100K miles, very $$$ to repair. So, now I'm all about naturally aspirated V6's that can take 87 octane, like on my new Lexus ES 350, which has plenty of power and great gas mileage on account of its 8-speed transmission. I hope to keep it a long time -heard they last well over 300K and still run great, as long as maintained.

[echsylon]

You mentioned that "Porsche, Subaru and Toyota are the only manufacturers that offer boxer engines", but you forgot BMW who offers several models of their motorcycles with excellent boxer engines.

[IkanGelamaKuning]

im so lucky to be borned in this era. I can study anything online. The knowledge is unlimited. Im considering now to study engine. Retired IT tech guy.

[tsegabkarta]

This is an AMAIZING and deep explanation about engine configurations in the world and you have showed us all of the world's engine configuration, Great Work🤙

[pjsunesis]

I'd like to study engineering, this video has inspired me.

[americantater.]

I have a 1997 Jeep Cherokee with the good old 4L i6, not very fantastic in terms of speed or power however she gets me through the snow and has so far been very reliable.

[norcalman]

The opposed piston engine you showed, with added rocker arms and connecting rods, is one I never saw before. I know of the OP engines used in Southern Pacific Railroad locomotives made by Fairbanks Morse. These were used to haul the fast acceleration passenger commuter trains between San Jose and San Francisco, that I rode on. The FM engines had two crankshafts top and bottom geared together with the final drive from the lower shaft. One crankshaft lead the other by 20 degrees. These FM engines were two stroke diesel with a rootes blower to push in air. They had no valves in the cylinders using only ports for intake and exhaust. They did not meet emission standards of the Bay Area Air Quality Management District though and were retired in 1975. I understand the same FM engines were used in marine service, having heard the same sound coming from a tug boat. The "Deltic" opposed piston engine was also mentioned. I have heard of these in some British diesel locomotives. This used three OP engines in an 60 degree triangular formation. Any 1 of the 3 crankshafts were used by 2 adjacent cylinder banks.

[alexclement]

The Sherman tank "W-30" engine (by Chrysler) is not really a "W" engine, but rather 5 separate flathead inline 6 engines mounted on a single mounting module, with gears on the flywheels turning a large gear on a central shaft.

[scottjohnson]

The Sherman Tank engine was not called a W. It was 5 separate 6-cylinder inline engines (flat head) bolted to a common block (in place of each engines oil pan). It was called a Multi-bank.

[yellowhypergiant]

So much work had been done. Thank you for your great work.

[AndreSamosir]

Very nice introduction to ICE settings! Thanks and kudos!

[bierce]

You left one out, a relative of the opposed piston- the split single or twingle engine. In their day, they were popular in motorcycles.

[PeteSty]

You missed the "rotary" air-cooled used up to around 1920, where the cylinders rotated to cool them and the crankshaft was bolted to the firewall.

[adamhindustani]

great work, thanks to you explaining all of this....

[Seryiuss]

Thanks for the video and explanation 😄

[ZioStalin]

I have 7 cars in total, mostly L4s, including also an L2 (with both pistons moving together instead of alternating, it's a Fiat 126 - similar to the famous 500 - so it's more like a double single cilinder engine..), a 383ci Mopar V8 and a Wankel (Mazda Rx8).

[damindasampath]

I had no seen some type of engine. (U, H, W) It is good. Thank you

[DMC_KD]

Thank you sir for bringing this information to us.

[Antagraber]

Excellent video, Thank you! we have: SAAB 9-5 2.3 turbo (L4- reprogrammed ECU) + Ford Explorer 2008 4.0 (V6) + Cadillac Escalade ESX 2010 6.2 (V8).

[allangibson]

You missed a few - the delta and opposed piston engines.
The opposed piston engine has the cylinders in between two crankshafts with the pistons pushing towards each other.
The delta builds on that by having three cranks and three cylinder banks between the three crankshafts.
Junkers developed the opposed piston engines for aircraft use before WW2.