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Confusion is also possibly due to misuse of the term 'rotary'. A true rotary engine turns on its crankshaft. The Wankel is a rotating-sleeve-valve engine.
by dingaling 4y ago
Confusion is also possibly due to misuse of the term 'rotary'. A true rotary engine turns on its crankshaft. The Wankel is a rotating-sleeve-valve engine.
- LesZedCB 4y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine https://www.britannica.com/technology/Wankel-engine https://www.britannica.com/technology/Wankel-engine both seem to disagree with your technical definition. at the very least, the colloquial usage is broad enough that adhering to some archaic technical definition isn't sufficient to explain some confusion. even this wiki article says it's obsolete https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_engine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotary_engine