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Essay Archive - So, How Does It Work? The Wankel Rotary Engine
So, How Does It Work? The Wankel Rotary Combustion Engine
 Theory, Design, and Principles of Operation 
	Internal combustion engine: fuel air mixture ignites and the explosion directly drives the engine internally. 
	Four phase Otto Cycle engine: intake, compression, power, exhaust. 
	Three main moving parts in most RC engines: 2 rotors and the eccentric shaft. These rotate continuously in a single direction. They do not jerk backwards and forwards. 
	These are surrounded by the peripheral housing where the rotor tip traces out an epitroichoid curve. 
	The ....
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