Engine compression ratio geometry calculator

Calculate swept cylinder volume and total clearance volume with your own figures.

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Examples

Examples

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Cylinder bore (mm)
80
Stroke (mm)
80
Combustion chamber volume (cm³)
40
Compressed gasket volume (cm³)
5
Deck clearance volume, signed (cm³)
2
Piston crown clearance contribution, signed (cm³)
-3
Swept cylinder volume (cm³)
402.12386
Total clearance volume (cm³)
44
Static geometric compression ratio
10.139179

Try another scenario

Cylinder bore (mm)
80
Stroke (mm)
90
Combustion chamber volume (cm³)
40
Compressed gasket volume (cm³)
5
Deck clearance volume, signed (cm³)
2
Piston crown clearance contribution, signed (cm³)
-3
Swept cylinder volume (cm³)
452.389342
Total clearance volume (cm³)
44
Static geometric compression ratio
11.281576
Calculation method

Calculation method

Swept cylinder volume (cm³)

pi*bore²*stroke/4/1000.

Total clearance volume (cm³)

chamber+gasket+deck+piston; dish positive, dome negative.

Static geometric compression ratio

(swept+clearance)/clearance.

Symbols and units
a
Cylinder bore (mm)
b
Stroke (mm)
c
Combustion chamber volume (cm³)
d
Compressed gasket volume (cm³)
e
Deck clearance volume, signed (cm³)
f
Piston crown clearance contribution, signed (cm³)

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Assumptions & limits

Assumptions & limits

  • Static per-cylinder volume geometry; gasket/deck/piston volumes explicitly supplied with stated sign convention. No dynamic compression, fuel, ignition, mechanical suitability or engine safety inference. Supported limits: bore,stroke>0; chamber,gasket>=0; signed deck/piston finite; totalClearance>0.
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