What is cylinder angle?

1. Overview

When the inner cylinder of the engine in a different plane, the angle two adjacent cylinder centerline called cylinder angle

cylinder angle [ 123]. 2, the common angle

In the automotive internal combustion engines, we refer to “cylinder angle” is often V-type engine, in which a V-type engine, more commonly 60 degrees, 90 degrees angle angle cylinder, horizontally opposed engine is 180 degrees. 60 degree angle

angle of 60 degrees is the most optimized design, is the result of numerous scientific experiments argued results. Thus most of the V6 engine are using this layout.
is a special public VR6 engine with 15 degree angle design, so that the volume of the engine is very compact, even transverse engine can meet the design requirements, the subsequent introduction of the mass W type engine will be equivalent to the engine is a V-type two VR6 split up product, between two cylinders of the side angle of 15 degrees, and the angle between the two groups of cylinders was 72 degrees.