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Why there are no cube piston in engines?
All the cars that I ever knew had cylinder pistons. I was thinking why they didn't make cubical pistons instead of cylindrical pistons. From what i know square shape has a bigger base area than circle which means we can produce more power out of the engine with a cubical piston. Are they lot of engineering problems in making cubical piston engines or it's just i'm the only one who thought of this idea first.
3 Answers
- FirestormerLv 78 years agoFavorite Answer
Inconsistent expansion of the piston due to heat. The sides would end up bulging out.
As well as, extremely difficult to make.
- Anonymous8 years ago
Because machining square piston bores would be a very expensive process. Plus the piston rings wouldn't work very well.
- 8 years ago
For compact engines, that is a good idea. For more power, I understand what you understand, but the piston would have to be heavier. But for compact engines, good idea. Although all gas engines must die.