Rotary Engine
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There are actually three different engine configurations commonly used in automobiles: Inline -- the cylinders are arranged in a line in a single bank: Click on image to see animationV -- the cylinders are arranged in two banks set at an angle to one another: Click on image to see animationFlat (also known as horizontally opposed or a boxer) -- the cylinders are arranged in two banks on opposite sides of the engine: Click on image to see animation You can find, for example, inline 6 cylinder engines, flat 6 cylinder engines and V-6 engines. If you built all three of these six cylinder engines to the exact same specifications -- same displacement, same valves, same intake and exhaust systems, etc. -- they would likely perform nearly identically. Displacement is displacement. However, there would be a number of differences between the engines in use.
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the engine differs greatly from the traditional reciprocating engine. a single rotor will fire 3 times during one revolution as opposed to once every two revolutions and once revolution for alternative designs. Advantages: more power by dinn Sep 11
this engine differs greatly from the traditional reciprocating engine. a single rotor will fire 3 times per revolution oppose to once every two revolutions or once every revolution for alternative designs Advantages: more power, no moving parts in, linear motion, few moving parts disadvantages: less thermally efficient resulting in poor fuel consumption, issues with early engines because the rotor tips would break by niallbuick Sep 11
This engine differs greatly from the traditional receptacle engine. A single rotor will fire 3 times during one revolution as opposed to once every two revolutions and once every revolution for alternative design. Advantages - more powerful, one moving part, linear motion in tact, less moving parts than a conventional engine. Disadvantages - Less thermally efficient resulting in poor fuel consumption, issues in early engines with regard to rotor tips. by georgelittlewood Sep 11
the rotary engine this engine differs greatly from the traditional reciprocating engine. a single rotar will fire 3 times during one revolution as opposed to once every two revolutions and once every revolution for alternative designs. advantages are more power , no moving parts in linear motion , in fact less moving parts all together. disadvantages less thermally efficient resulting in poor fuel consumption. issues on early engines with regard to rotor tips by jakecook Sep 11