This paper describes two types of computer models which have been developed to analyze the performance of both premixedcharge and direct-injection stratified-charge Wankel engines. The models are ...

A Wankel engine is a type of rotary engine, but not all rotary engines are Wankel engines. Wrapping your mind around this idea will help you to better understand the similarities as well as the ...

Antonio is a chemical engineering student pursuing his master's degree in chemical engineering and sustainable processes. Throughout his academic journey, he has gained substantial knowledge in areas ...

Rotary engines go back as far as pre World War I aircraft; you know, those star-shaped engines sticking out through their front end. Eventually, they dropped all the pistons, but kept part of the ...

Mazda is still working on the next-generation rotary engine, but its next shot at life is reportedly set to involve hydrogen. Rumors claim the next-generation rotary engine from Mazda, is set to be ...

Although there was briefly a company called Rotary Rocket, the term is much better known as a nickname for the Mazda RX-7 — one of the few cars that used a Wankel, or rotary, engine. If you ever ...

The Wankel rotary engine is known for its troubled life in the mainstream automotive industry, its high power-to-weight ratio, and the intoxicating buzz it makes at full tilt. Popular with die-hard ...

The rotary engine is still spinning at Mazda. The automaker ceased production of its Wankel motors in 2012, but Mazda president Masamichi Kogai told Autocar that he still has a team working “very ...

Mustafa has been interested in cars for as long as he can remember. He's gone from collecting Hotwheel cars as a kid to, well..... let's face it, driving a regular Toyota Corolla today because it's ...

From 1960 to 1973 there were at least 10 functional mid-engine Corvette prototypes. The 4-Rotor didn’t have a dedicated “XP” number because it was a variation of the XP-882. The Wankel engine ...

TWENTY-FIVE years ago, a German book salesman named Felix Wankel entertained a revolutionary, if not heretical notion: he fell to wondering if the standard gasoline engine, man’s commonest prime mover ...