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Diesel and Rotary Engines. By Kori Green Matthias Braedel Bobby DePriest. The Rotary Engine. Dr. Felix Heinrich Wankel (1902-1988) Born in Swabia Germany (Otto, Daimler, and Benz also came from Swabia). but there are proposals found for this type of engine as early as the year 1588.
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Diesel and Rotary Engines By Kori Green Matthias Braedel Bobby DePriest
The Rotary Engine • Dr. Felix Heinrich Wankel (1902-1988) • Born in Swabia Germany (Otto, Daimler, and Benz also came from Swabia). • but there are proposals found for this type of engine as early as the year 1588. • The rotary is most known today as the power plant for the Mazda RX-7 and RX-8 automobiles
The Rotary Engine • Intake • Compression • Combustion • Exhaust
Benefits • Fewer moving parts • Smaller engine • Lighter • Less vibration due to the fluid, one directional motion
The Diesel Engine • developed by a German engineer named Rudolf Diesel. • obtained a patent in 1892
Diesel Engine • Air intake • Compression • Fuel injection/combustion • Exaust
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