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John E. Franklin

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Registered: 2005-08-29

Posts: 3,588

Wenkel engine has stationary inner gear

I found this picture that clears up a lot
about the Wenkel Engine.  First I read
wikipedia.org, and got confused because
their little motion picture doesn't show
how the stationary gear causes the the
shaft to turn.  In wikipedia, the triangular
rotor has 24 teeth, and the inner gear
has 16 teeth; I counted them after
pausing the motion with Gadwin
print-screen. 
Here's a nice motion GIF I found elsewhere on net:
http://britton.disted.camosun.bc.ca/wankel.gif

Here's the wiki article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wankel_engine

Last edited by MathsIsFun (2008-06-19 13:48:17)

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John E. Franklin

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Registered: 2005-08-29

Posts: 3,588

Re: Wenkel engine has stationary inner gear

oh, my!! This engine seems to be a word you can't use?
Sorry for the inconvenience, maybe Rod can fix this somehow...

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MathsIsFun

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Registered: 2005-01-21

Posts: 7,711

Re: Wenkel engine has stationary inner gear

LOL ... censor got it. I changed it for you by deliberately misspelling it, etc.

It really is lateral thinking at its best, isn't it?

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John E. Franklin

Member

Registered: 2005-08-29

Posts: 3,588

Re: Wenkel engine has stationary inner gear

Yes, it sure it one amazing design
that took years to perfect in the 50's.
Reminds me of the Spirograph drawing
game a bit.    TheWankel engine is
something my Dad mentions every
year or so, so I thought I'd read
about it.  It is inspiring and gives us
hope that many more designs will
happen in the future to those that
tinker enough with both theory and
machines.

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