"I don't need to look up anything, Paul, I have never followed the herd; I like to work things out for myself!
First, lets be clear - a wankel is not any stroke at all.....there are no strokes. But if it has to fit within current categories, were do we put it?
A single rotar wankle has one ignition per output shaft revolution, just like a single cylinder 2 stroke.
Every time the "piston" face reaches TDC, there is an ignition, just like a 2 stroke.
It developes substantially more power than a 4 stroke.....just like a 2 stroke!!!!
They declared it a 4 stroke, but then had to fiddle the way that the capacity was calculated so that it didn't blow them all away!!! "
well its always to work things out for yourself. youll get there eventually im sure.
there are strokes. 4 in number. suck, squeeze, bang, blow.
a stroke does not have to be linear in nature. this is what a wankel engine exploits afterall.
yes a single rotor wankel engine has one ignition per output rev as does a conventional single cylider 2/ but that doesnt make it a 2/
btw, these arent definitions i have come up with. these are the widely agreed definitions.
equating power to capacity has always caused problems. its not a bad general rule but it has limitations even for conventional 4 strokes.
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