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| − | '''Wankel engine''' is a type of internal combustion [[engine]] with a rotary mechanism instead of pistons. It produces high torque but has low fuel efficiency, caused by difficulties sealing the rotor-cylinder interface. A small number of auto manufacturers have included Wankel engines in their vehicles, and while pioneered by Jensen and Audi, is now only available in one model of [[Mazda]], the RX-8 | + | '''Wankel engine''' is a type of internal combustion [[engine]] with a rotary mechanism instead of pistons. It produces high torque but has low fuel efficiency, caused by difficulties sealing the rotor-cylinder interface. A small number of auto manufacturers have included Wankel engines in their vehicles, and while pioneered by Jensen and Audi, is now only available in one model of [[Mazda]], the RX-8. |
| + | It is named after Felix Wankel, who worked on this design in the 1950s. | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
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| + | *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=josJhz8VS8A Animated demonstration, compared with the reciprocating or piston engine] | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://www.mazda.com/mazdaspirit/rotary/about/index.html Mazda's 40th Anniversary of the Rotary Engine] | * [http://www.mazda.com/mazdaspirit/rotary/about/index.html Mazda's 40th Anniversary of the Rotary Engine] | ||
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[[Category:Engineering]] | [[Category:Engineering]] | ||
[[Category:Engine]] | [[Category:Engine]] | ||
Revision as of 15:19, June 30, 2021
Wankel engine is a type of internal combustion engine with a rotary mechanism instead of pistons. It produces high torque but has low fuel efficiency, caused by difficulties sealing the rotor-cylinder interface. A small number of auto manufacturers have included Wankel engines in their vehicles, and while pioneered by Jensen and Audi, is now only available in one model of Mazda, the RX-8.
It is named after Felix Wankel, who worked on this design in the 1950s.
See also