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W16 Engine: Block and Cylinder Heads
In this post about the W16 engine I will show the calculation of the camshaft phase angles and then detail the mating of the components in the cylinder heads with the rest of the engine.
Another animation that better allows to see the full movement of the engine can be found here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci7m0j5iCAQ).
See detailed explanations in the extended entry at the end of the post.
At the request of a reader I will upload the complete assembly but hide the parts that I have not presented yet. Download Engine.
Thank you for reading about this build and stay tuned for the next post which will detail the build of the intake manifold through top-down design strategy.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
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The English version of this post can be found here.
In acest post despre motorul W16 voi detalia constructia principalelor componente din chiulasa: tachetii, valvele si axele cu came.
Explicatiile detaliate despre constructia componentelor pot fi gasite in “extended entry” la sfarsitul postarii.
Descarca ansamblul ax cu came, valvele si ansamblele tachetilor.
Va multumesc pentru ca ati citit despre aceasta constructie. Continuati sa cititi urmatoarele postari ce vor prezenta calcularea unghiurilor de faza de pe axul cu came si crearea ansamblului – Chiulasa.
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
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In this post about the W16 engine I will detail the build of the main internal parts of the Cylinder Head: the rocker fingers, the valves and the camshaft.
See detailed explanations in the extended entry at the end of the post.
Download the camshaft assembly, the valves and the rocker finger assembly.
Thank you for reading about this build and stay tuned for the next post which will detail the calculation of the camshaft phase angles and the mating of the components that go inside the cylinder heads.
George Bucsan
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Aerospace Engineering, 2014
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