Engine Types and Advantages and Disadvantages

Engine type:1. According to the use of engine fuel, the engine can be divided into two kinds, one is gasoline engine, the other is diesel engine. Gasoline engines are relatively small, lightweight and relatively low noise, while diesel engines are relatively large, powerful, economical and relatively noisy.2. According to the stroke can be divided into four-stroke internal combustion engines and two-stroke internal combustion engines.3. According to the way of cooling, can be divided into water-cooled engines and air-cooled engines. Water-cooled engines use coolant to cool the engine, and air-cooled engines use an air body to cool the engine.4. According to the cylinder, it can be divided into single-barrel engines and multi-cylinder engines. Cars generally use four-cylinder engines, luxury cars use six-cylinder or twelve-cylinder engines. 5. According to the arrangement of cylinders, can be divided into single-row engines and double-row engines. A single-row engine means that the cylinders are distributed in one row, and a double-row engine means that the cylinders are distributed in two rows.6. According to the air intake system, it can be divided into naturally aspirated engines, turbocharged engines and supercharged engines.