ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WANKEL ENGINE
Named after Felix Wankel (1902–88), German engineer who invented it.
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WANKEL ENGINE»
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The
Wankel Rotary
Engine: A History
It occurred to me not long ago that I'd grown up with the Wankel engine. I was
born in 1957, about the same time that the first example of the Wankel Engine
was beginning to sputter to life in a smoke filled research shop at Neckarsulm in
West ...
Curtiss- Wright has made a number of heavy- fuel RC engines, but they all relied
on spark ignition. The Wankel engine geometry is such that the designs that give
the best combustion characteristics do not offer very high compression: only 8.5:
...
Chevy's answer to the Mustang II is a new subcompact sports car with a twin-rotor
Wankel engine, to sell at about $4000 ByJIMDUNNE/PS Detroit Editor
DRAWINGS BY DEAN ELLIS AND RAY PIOCH I his is the car you've been
waiting to see ...
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Wankel: the curious story behind the revolutionary rotary
engine
An account of the invention, development, and limited manufacture of Felix Wankel's revolutionary rotary combustion engine and the various men and corporations involved with it since its first announcement
5
What about the
Wankel engine?
A general discussion of engines and their history with emphasis on the Wankel rotary engine and its many advantages.
BOATING FUN AFLOAT IN '66 By DICK BORDEN • elix Wankel's engine is full of
surprises. The latest is its stateside debut as auxiliary power for sailboats— when
it's the powerboat men who have been anxiously waiting for it here. Yes, you ...
NSU recently confirmed that Chrysler Corp. has expressed an interest in the
Wankel engine. • Nissan Motors, makers of Dat- sun and Nissan automobiles,
with a production of more than a million vehicles a year, last October signed a
contract ...
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Thermodynamics and Heat Powered Cycles: A Cognitive ...
A spark-ignited internal combustion rotary engine is Wankel engine. In place of
the reciprocating motion of the piston, the engine substitutes the rotary motion of
an equilateral triangular curved shaped rotor inside a housing to compress and ...
But suddenly here comes Citroen, with an ultramodern hotshot little sedan using
a Comotor twin-rotor Wankel engine. What does this mean? First of all, a leading
European auto maker is setting high stakes on the Wankel, and has taken the ...
By JAN P. NORBYE / PS Automotive Editor Wankel engine setback during the
fuel shortage? The Mazda has gained a bad reputation for high fuel consumption
, and the company has found growing sales resistance this winter. The reputation
...
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WANKEL ENGINE»
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Is Mazda secretly preparing a Mazda6-based coupe powered by a …
Mazda hasn't offered a rotary-engined car since the RX-8 was given the axe in 2012. That doesn't mean the Wankel engine is gone for good, and a new report ... «Digital Trends, Jul 15»
Wankel Engine Makes Exhaust Glow Like Jewellery [Video]
Then there's the status-indicating part - if you can afford to run a four-rotor Wankel engine like this, you're definitely special. Which raises the question - why can't ... «autoevolution, Oct 14»
12-rotor Wankel engine will melt your brain
Did you know that the FD RX-7, one of the most legendary Mazdas ever, made do with just two rotors? Please. Even the Eunos Cosmo, a car at which we can ... «AutoWeek, Feb 14»
Mazda revives rotary
Mazda says the future of its hallowed rotary engine depends on a portable ... Mazda continues to develop a full-size twin-rotor Wankel engine to power a belated ... «Motoring, Nov 13»
Experiment ZR012 is the Wankel engine of watches
Inspired by the Wankel engine, the Experiment ZR012 watch uses a pair of rotating Reuleaux triangles to indicate the time. The larger rotor points to the hour on ... «Gizmag, Oct 12»
The Last Mazda Wankel Engine Has Been Built
Last Friday, June 22, 2012, the Wankel rotary engine's last remaining and steadfast devotee, Mazda, produced their final rotary engine in their Hiroshima plant. «Jalopnik, Jun 12»
Molecular "Wankel Engine" Driven By Photons
One of the great discoveries of biology is that the engines of life are molecular motors–tiny machines that create, transport and assemble all living things. «Technology Review, Apr 12»
