rotary engines
Triangular-rotor motor type
A rotary engine is an internal combustion engine where the combustion chambers rotate around a fixed shaft, rather than pistons moving up and down.
The Wankel engine, with its triangular rotor spinning inside an oval housing, is the best-known type.
Rotary engines are compact and smooth-running but less fuel-efficient than conventional piston engines.
Mazda famously used them in sports cars: The RX-7 had a rotary engine.
- housingDwellings or protective covering
- sealsAquatic whiskered mammals
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- spark plugElectrical ignition component
- lubricationCoating to reduce friction
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