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The Rotary Engine
Numerous people are not aware of the existence of the rotary engine. ... In the 1960s, a small number of carmakers began to put rotary engines into prototype vehicles. One particular automotive company, Mazda, began to realize potential of this small, yet powerful engine. The rotary engine is a practical alternative to the standard piston-style engine.
This alternative engine was created by Dr. ... Born in Germany in 1902, Wankel conceived the idea for the rotary engine at the age of twenty-two. The first Wankel engine ran in February of 1957. ... This engine was referred to as a DKM type, which meant Drehkolben Maschine (Marr).
The DKM was one of two early models of the Wankel engine. ...
Investing in the Wankel engine could have been more cost-effective than normal engines. The rotary engine has forty percent fewer parts and weighs a third less than a conventional engine. The rotor is one of the main parts of the engine. It is a semi-triangular shaped component of the engine. ... Occasionally, rotary engines will be equipped with intake ports on the rotors, not the side or intermediate. This is referred to as a peripheral port engine. ... Even though these parts are different from those in a traditional engine, some serve similar purposes (Hardebeck). Many mechanics do not work on rotary engines because the parts vary so differently.
Approximate Word count = 1086
Approximate Pages = 4.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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