User:Cuyamas/Piston engine layout
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An internal combustion piston engine's layout describes the number and arrangement of cylinders in an engine. Engines with more than one cylinder have those cylinders arranged in one or more banks, which are evenly spaced rows of cylinders along the same axis. Engines with multiple cylinder banks will often have single cylinder heads for each bank of pistons.
Engine layout is independent of other descriptions of a type of piston engine, such as use, fuel type, displacement, and the number and position of valves and camshafts.