Wankel engine
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wankel-engine-171-12703111
title:
Wankel engine
text:
The Wankel engine is a type of internal combustion engine using an eccentric rotary design to convert pressure into rotating motion. The concept was proven by German engineer Felix Wankel, followed by a commercially feasible engine designed by German engineer Hanns-Dieter Paschke. The Wankel engine's rotor, which creates the turning motion, is similar in shape to a Reuleaux triangle, with the sides having less curvature. The rotor spins inside a figure-eight-like epitrochoidal housing around a f
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Combustion engine using an eccentric rotary design
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine
date created:
2001-07-27T02:27:47Z
date modified:
2024-09-01T12:41:05Z
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