THE WANKEL ENGINE
WHAT IS WANKEL ENGINE? The Wankel engine is an internal combustion rotary engine that uses the rotary motion of a triangular shape rotor mounted in an elliptical-shaped chamber to transform the thermal energy into rotary motion. The Wankel engine is also known as a rotary because the rotor is the most important main part of the engine that moves in a spinning motion. MAIN PARTS OF THE WANKEL ENGINE HOW WANKEL ENGINE WORKS The Wankel engine is a four strokes engine that works 4 cycles: Intake Compression Combustion / ignition Exhaust 1. INTAKE The intake process starts when the tip of the rotor passes the intake port. At the moment when the intake port is exposed to the chamber, the volume of that chamber is close to its minimum. As the rotor moves past the intake port, the volume of the chamber expands, sucking air-fuel mixture into the chamber. When the tip of the rotor passes the intake port, the chambe...
