The Wankel rotary engine is one of the most unique and innovative engine designs ever created. Unlike the conventional piston engine that relies on reciprocating motion, the Wankel rotary engine ...

One of the rotary engine's biggest champions, AIE has been advancing rotary design since 2012. Its latest release shows that Wankel engines can be a perfect fit for compact, power-demanding ...

" [The Wankel] has this long, skinny, moving combustion chamber. It's probably the worst thing you can do for an engine," explained Alec Shkolnik, founder and CEO of LiquidPiston.

It's not a Wankel – indeed, it's closer to an inside-out Wankel – and with only two moving parts, it's able to deliver extraordinary power density at up to 1.5 horsepower per pound (0.45 kg).

Felix Wankel, a German engineer who invented the rotary engine, is born on Aug. 13, 1902, in Lahr, Germany. Wankel, a gifted mathematician with a knack for technical drawing, became fascinated ...

The engine’s end plate is removed and replaced with a transparent plate, making the combustion process visible. Add in a high-speed camera, and you’ve got a recipe for a great technical video.

YouTuber Warped Perception built a transparent Wankel rotary engine in his shop, and the resulting footage of the combustion process is absolutely stunning. Rotary engines are one of many ...

3W-International exhibited the new 3W-180 SRE hybrid Wankel engine at this year’s Xponential early in the summer of 2017. After half a year, CEO Karsten Schudt draws a positive balance relative to the ...

LiquidPiston - Combustion in LiquidPiston X Mini 70 cc Gasoline Engine from LiquidPiston on Vimeo. While a Wankel has one combustion event per revolution, the Mini X has three.