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		Cthulhu_ on April 5, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “Inside-out Wankel” rotary engine delivers 5X the ... I think for comparison, this (and the Wankel) would have to do two rotations for a single cycle.

mcronce on April 5, 2023 [–]

Typical Otto cycle 4-stroke piston engines do two rotations for a single cycle. Wankels are more complicated; each rotor face acts as a separate combustion chamber and all four strokes happen in a single rotation. It looks like the situation is similar with LiquidPiston's implementation.

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