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.

Each cylinder of the Wärtsilä 14RT-flex96C displaces ... While the Wärtsilä 14RT-flex96C is indeed the world's largest piston engine, there are also other contenders for that award on road ...

The area of the pistons, how far they travel in the cylinder, and the number of cylinders all come together to tell us how much air the engine is capable of displacing. Ready for some math?

Porsche's new patented six stroke engine might not be a thing of reality yet, but the new technology is still very ...

Basically, two opposed pistons are rigidly connected to a perpendicular ... The S415 shown is the middle child in a family of two, four, or eight-cylinder engines configurable as naturally ...

Before both components can be put together, rings are added to the pistons. This creates an airtight seal in the engine's cylinder. The piston is placed into a machine that will marry the ...

The final design, however, ditched the rear cylinder, but kept the connecting rod attached to a weighted linkage to replicate the mass of the rear piston. The additional mass gave the engine the ...