SEMINAR ON THE W ENGINE

Submitted by-
Ayush Jain
1613340055
ME- 3rd Year
NOIDA INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY
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Contents:-
 Introduction
 W Stands For
 Working Principle
 Types of Engine
 W Engine Modular design
 A comparison b/w W8 and V8 crankshafts
 A comparison b/w W12 and V12 crankshafts
 W 12 Engine Components
 W 12 Engine Specifications
 Advantages
 Conclusion
 References
INTRODUCTION 3

 The constantly rising demands regarding performance , smooth

operation and fuel economy have led to the advancement of existing
engines and the development of new engines.
 The new W8 and W12 engines by Volkswagen are representative of
a new engine generation-the W engines.
 The W engines set exacting demands on design. Large no. of
cylinders were adapted to the extremely compact dimensions of the
engine. In the process, more attention was paid to lightweight
design.
W STANDS FOR 4

 With the aim of building even more compact

engines with a large number of cylinders, the
design features of the V and VR engines were
combined to produce the W engines.
 As with the V engines, the cylinders are
distributed to two banks. In the W8 and W12
engines, these bank of cylinders are aligned at a
V-angle of 72 degrees in relation to one another.
As in the VR engine, the cylinders within each
bank maintain a V-angle of 15 degrees.
 When the W engine is viewed from the front, the
cylinder arrangement looks like a double-V. Put
the two Vs of the right and left cylinder banks
together, and you get a W. This is how the name
“W engine” came about.
WORKING PRINCIPLE 5

 To illustrate the
principle of the W
engine cylinder
arrangement. We will
first show you
conventional engine
types.
TYPES OF ENGINES 6

 V Engines.
 VR Engines.
 Inline Engines.
 W Engines
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1. The Inline engine

 It represents the earliest

development level in engine
configuration. The cylinders are
arranged in-line vertically above
the crankshaft.
 Advantage: Simple Design.
 Drawback: Large numbers of
cylinders result in very long
engines unsuitable for transverse
mounting.
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 To make engines shorter, the

cylinders in the V engines are
arranged at an angle in between 60
degrees and 120 degrees, with the
Centerlines of the cylinders
intersecting with the centerline of the
crankshaft.
 Advantage: Relatively short engines.
 Drawback: The engines are relatively
wide, have two separate cylinder
heads, and therefore require a more
complex design and a larger engine
compartment design.
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 The need for a powerful alternative

suitable for transverse mounting for
use in small to mid-size vehicles
saw the development of the VR
engine.
 Six cylinders, offset at a V-angle of
15 degrees, are accommodated in a
fairly slender and very short engine
block. Unlike previous designs, the
engine only has one cylinder head.
This made it possible to supply the
Golf with a compact VR6 engine.
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 The engines of the W family are a

combination of two “VR banks”
based on a modular design
principle.
 The cylinders of one bank have an
angle of 15 degrees relative to
each other while the two VR banks
are arranged at a V-angle of 72
degrees.
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 Two compact engines from the VR

series are combined to produce a W
engine. The result is a series of compact
gasoline engines ranging from the W8 to
the W16.
 Numerous components of the VR and W
series are identical:
 Valves, valve springs and valve seat
inserts.
 Roller rocker fingers.
 Valve clearance compensating elements.
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 In the evolution of the 6-cylinder engine, the
VR6 engine stands out due to its compactness. It
is much shorter than the comparable inline
engine, and narrower than V engine. Combining
two VR6 engines with a cylinder angle of 72
degrees produces a W12 engine.
> A W16 engine is obtained by joining two
cylinders to each cylinder bank of a W12 engine.
Splitting the W16 in the middle leaves two W8
engines. A W10 engine consisting of two VR5
engines is also a possibility. This covers the
complete range of W engines.
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CONSTRUCTION
() The Crankcase:

 The crankcase comprises two

components:
 The crankcase upper section and
the crankcase lower section.
 The upper section contains, among
other things, the cylinders and the
upper bearing support and carries
the lower bearing cover halves.

The Crankcase Upper and Lower Section
 The Aluminium crankcase upper section is made
of a hypereutectic Aluminium-Silicon alloy
(AlSi17CuMg).
 Hypereutectic means that pure silicon crystals
initially precipitate out of the Aluminium-Silicon
melt while it cools before Aluminium-Silicon
crystals form. Due to the presence of these
silicon crystals within the metal microstructure,
the cooled melt is harder than a Eutectic Al-Si
alloy.
 Use of this alloy eliminates the need for
additional cylinder liners or a plasma coating for
the purposes of cooling and lubricating the
cylinder surfaces as the material already has
sufficient natural strength and thermal stability.
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 The bearing support is also made of
Aluminium.
 It serves as a frame structure for the
lower crankshaft bearing covers.
These bearing covers are made of
grey cast iron and are also embedded
when the bearing support is cast.
 They are located on the pressure side
of the crankshaft and give the
crankshaft bearing the strength it
requires.
 The bearing support is attached to the
crankcase upper section by 4 bolts per
bearing cover.
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A comparison between
W8 and V8 engine
> When a conventional 8-cylinder V
engine of comparable displacement
is compared to an 8-cylinder W
engine, the latter particularly stands
out due to its compact design and
relatively small external dimensions.
> This is also reflected in a
comparison of the crankshafts. The
compact design of the 12 cylinder W
engine is highlighted by the fact that
it has even smaller external
dimensions then a conventional V8
engine.
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A comparison between
W12 and V12
 Comparing the crankshaft of a
conventional V12 engine with
that of a 12-cylinder W engine
emphasizes the advantage.
 Depending on the no. of cylinders
,the W principle therefore saves
material and weight.
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W12 engine components
 Cylinder block
 Crankcase lower section with bearing support
 Crankshaft with connecting rods and pistons
 Balancing shafts
 Engine — Mechanics
 Cylinder heads
 Oil sump and oil pump
 Crankshaft drive
 Timing chain drive
 Belt drive for auxiliary components
 Multi-part intake manifold
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 Displacement - 366 cu in (5998 cm3)

 Bore - 3.307 in (84.0 mm)
 Stroke - 3.550 in (90.168 mm)
 Number of cylinders – 12
 Number of cylinder heads – 2
 V-angle of cylinder heads between
banks - 72 degrees
 V-angle of cylinders in a bank - 15
degrees
 Number of valves - 4 per cylinder
 Firing order - 1-12-5-8-3-10-6-7-2-11-
4-9
• Dimensions –
20.2 in (513 mm) long. 20
28.0 in (710 mm) wide.
28.1 in (715 mm) height.

• Weight Approximately –
541 lbs. (245 kg).

• Maximum power output –

Approximately 420 bhp (309 kW).

• Maximum torque –
Approximately 406 lbs-ft (550 Nm) .

• Fuel type recommendation –

Premium unleaded gasoline (91 AKI).

• Installation position –
In-line.
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The latest engine- the W16 engine
 A W16 engine is a sixteen cylinder piston internal
combustion engine in a four-bank W configuration.
 • All W16 engines consist of two ‘double-row' banks of
eight cylinders, coupled to a single crankshaft.
 • Volkswagen Group is the only automotive
manufacturer currently producing W16 engines.
Volkswagen Group's design is a stretched form of its
W12 engine, which is itself based on technology from
its VR6 engine.
 • In the W16, each side is made up of eight cylinders,
but the 'bank' angle is increased to 90 degrees.
 • The narrow angle of each set of cylinders allows just
two overhead camshafts to drive each pair of banks, so
just four are needed in total. For this reason, the engine
is sometimes described as a WR16

Why Called Super Engine?
 The Bugatti Veyron 16.4 is the
fastest and most expensive street-
legal production supercar in the
world, with a proven top speed of
over 400 km/h (407 km/h or 253
mph).
 • The Bugatti Veyron features a
super W16 engine—16 cylinders in
4 banks of 4 cylinders.
 • It reached full production in
September 2005.
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 It is named after racing driver
Pierre Veyron, who won the 24
hours of Le Mans in 1939 while
racing for the original Bugatti
firm.
 Bugatti once again claimed the
land speed record for production
cars on July 4, 2010 with the
Veyron Super Sport prototype.
 At the hands of Bugatti test
driver Pierre Henri Raphanel,
the Super Sport managed runs of
265.9 and 269.8 mph (approx
432kph).
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Advantages
 W is shorter than V. It can be set further back in
the car to balance weight distribution.
 Easy in manufacturing and development.
 It also makes all the cars it equips very different
from the competition making it more unique.
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Conclusion
 W Engine with their successful story created a new era of powerful &
efficient engines with better fuel economy. From 1906 to present there is a
constant increase in power and performance of W engines.
 We have a very good example of Volkswagen which is the only car
manufacturer in the world, currently producing W engines. It is working in
this field since 1998 and produced many W engines e.g. W8, W12 and then
W16. W16 engine is currently the most powerful Engine in the world
which when installed in Bugatti Veyron gives running speed of 432kph.
 So as centuries goes on people’s demand for supercars also increases
which led many automobile companies to do research and produce more
powerful engine.
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References
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DOE/EIA-0384, 2004, Energy Information Administration
(EIA), Washington, D.C.
 Krivts, I. L., and Krejnin, G. V., Pneumatic Actuating Systems
for Automatic Equipment : Structure and Design, CRC/Taylor
& Francis, Boca Raton 2006.
 Fronczak, F. J., and Beachley, N. H. "An Integrated Hydraulic
Drive Train System for Automobiles," Fluid Power, R. Heron,
ed., Elsevier Applied Science, London, 1988, pp. 199- 215.
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