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MAYANK SANWAL - Wankel Rotary Engine

The document discusses the Wankel rotary engine, which uses a triangular rotor instead of pistons. It was invented by Felix Wankel in 1954 and is known for its compact size and high power output relative to piston engines. Some key advantages are its smooth operation, high rpm capability, and lightweight construction. However, it also suffers from poorer fuel efficiency compared to piston engines. The Wankel engine has found applications in aircraft and racing cars.

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MAYANK SANWAL - Wankel Rotary Engine

The document discusses the Wankel rotary engine, which uses a triangular rotor instead of pistons. It was invented by Felix Wankel in 1954 and is known for its compact size and high power output relative to piston engines. Some key advantages are its smooth operation, high rpm capability, and lightweight construction. However, it also suffers from poorer fuel efficiency compared to piston engines. The Wankel engine has found applications in aircraft and racing cars.

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Wankel
Rotary Engine

Mayank Sanwal 19/04/2014

Submitted to-Mr. Ashish Nayyar


By- Mayank Sanwal
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History
• Designed by German engineer Felix Wankel in
1954
• Manufactured mainly by Mazda, currently used
in Mazda RX-8
• Extremely lightweight and small when compared
to engines with similar power output
• Used in a lot of aircraft
• Main disadvantage is fuel inefficiency
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WANKEL ENGINE
• Among most of the rotary engine the
most notable is the pistonless rotary
engine ,the wankel engine.

 The Wankel rotary engine is a type of


internal combustion engine, invented
by German engineer Felix Wankel,
which uses a rotor instead of
reciprocating pistons. This design
delivers smooth high-rpm power from
a compact, lightweight engine.
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Cylinder vs. Rotary Engines


• Uses pistons to regulate • Has a spinning rotor that creates
intake and exhaust of fuel three separate chambers and
and gas. regulates the inflow and outflow
• All four strokes, intake of gasses.
compression, combustion • Each chamber draws in air and
and exhaust occur in fuel, is compressed, ignited and
same cylinder. combusted then expelled creating
• Pistons continually power while at the same time
forcing the other two chambers
reverse direction creating
to do the same.
more wear and tear on
• Rotors move in a continuous
the engine
direction making it
• poor power to weight smoother
ratio in comparison • Only about three moving parts
• Lower rev limit creating less friction and less
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WORKING PRINCIPLE
• Rotor Wankel engine, a single
oval (technically a epitrochoid)
housing surrounds a three-sided
rotor (a Reuleaux triangle) which
turns and moves within the housing.

• The shaft turns 3 times for each


rotation of the rotor around the lobe
and once for each orbital revolution
around the eccentric shaft.
• The Wankel engine works on a
typical Otto cycle
Intake and Compression

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Combustion and Exhaust

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ADVANTAGES
• Have higher output for similar displacement and
physical size.
• It is simple and have fewer moving parts.
• No need for connecting rods, a conventional
crankshaft, crankshaft balance weights, etc.
• Smoother flow of power but also the ability to
produce more power by running at higher rpm.
• fuel of very low octane number can be used
without preignition or knock.
• It’s substantial safety benefit makes it useful in
aircraft.
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DISADVANTAGE
• Time available for fuel to be injected into a Wankel engine
is significantly shorter .

• More complicated fuel injection technologies are required .

• In terms of fuel economy, Wankel engines are generally


less efficient than four stroke piston engines .

• Sealing loss is high.

• the compression ratio is lower. This lowers the


thermal efficiency and thus the fuel economy.

• It is difficult to expand the engine to more than


two rotors.
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APPLICATION
• Used in aircraft.
• Racing car.
• For mini, micro, and micro-mini engine
designs.
• The most exotic use of the Wankel design
is in the seat belt pre-tensioner system of
some Mercedes-Benz.
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Challenges & Difficulties


• Transmission
▫ Many moving parts
▫ Gear ratios were very difficult to get right
▫ Constraints started conflicting
• Engine
▫ Measurements for rotor pieces and rotor housing were difficult to
obtain
▫ Some pieces needed to be generated by equations
▫ Interference between housing and rotor was an issue
▫ Inserting gear constraints between all moving parts was difficult
to get right
• Assembly
▫ Pieces needed to be continually adjusted to fit together properly

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