The Piston Simulation function models the circular motion of a piston within a cylinder. It involves a chain of nonlinear functions. The response C is cycle time (the time it takes to complete one ...

In the video after the break, [Brick Technology] uses LEGO to gain some practical insight into the world of piston engine design, from single-cylinder all the way up to radial twelve-cylinder engines.

Ferrari has filed a patent for an engine with pill-shaped pistons, a radical departure from traditional circular piston designs. While Honda famously experimented with oval pistons in the late ...