Smart Engineering Design of a V10 Engine Using Digital Prototyping Technologies

This paper presents a method for designing of an engine group for motorsport automotive using the concept from the core to the periphery of the assembly. The core engine solution is an engine block with non-removable cylinder casing, 10 cylinders in V-normal at 72 degrees, double overhead camshaft (DOHC) distribution solution. This powertrain solution is cooled with liquid in a pressurized cooling system. The method used is based in the first step on the modeling of the crankshaft assembly followed by, in the second step, the modeling the peripheral parts-engine assembly. In order to achieve the digital prototype of the engine group is used the CAD/CAM/CAE system named CATIA V5.