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Reciprocating engine and V engine

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Difference between Reciprocating engine and V engine

Reciprocating engine vs. V engine

A reciprocating engine, also often known as a piston engine, is typically a heat engine (although there are also pneumatic and hydraulic reciprocating engines) that uses one or more reciprocating pistons to convert pressure into a rotating motion. A V engine, or Vee engine is a common configuration for an internal combustion engine.

Similarities between Reciprocating engine and V engine

Reciprocating engine and V engine have 9 things in common (in Unionpedia): Connecting rod, Crankshaft, Cylinder (engine), Engine configuration, Flat engine, Internal combustion engine, Piston, Radial engine, Straight engine.

Connecting rod

A connecting rod is a shaft which connects a piston to a crank or crankshaft in a reciprocating engine.

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Crankshaft

A crankshaft—related to crank—is a mechanical part able to perform a conversion between reciprocating motion and rotational motion.

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Cylinder (engine)

A cylinder is the central working part of a reciprocating engine or pump, the space in which a piston travels.

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Engine configuration

Engine configuration is an engineering term for the layout of the major components of a reciprocating piston internal combustion engine.

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Flat engine

A flat engine is an internal combustion engine with horizontally-opposed cylinders.

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Internal combustion engine

An internal combustion engine (ICE) is a heat engine where the combustion of a fuel occurs with an oxidizer (usually air) in a combustion chamber that is an integral part of the working fluid flow circuit.

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Piston

A piston is a component of reciprocating engines, reciprocating pumps, gas compressors and pneumatic cylinders, among other similar mechanisms.

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Radial engine

The radial engine is a reciprocating type internal combustion engine configuration in which the cylinders "radiate" outward from a central crankcase like the spokes of a wheel.

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Straight engine

The straight or inline engine is an internal-combustion engine with all cylinders aligned in one row and having no offset.

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Reciprocating engine and V engine Comparison

Reciprocating engine has 93 relations, while V engine has 45. As they have in common 9, the Jaccard index is 6.52% = 9 / (93 + 45).

References

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