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Record 1 2019-10-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Engines (Motor Vehicles)
CONT

Wankel engine. A rotary engine using a three-cornered rotor in a trochoidal chamber.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Moteur (Véhicules automobiles)
CONT

[…] il est possible depuis 2010 d'acquérir une moto homologuée propulsée par le moteur […] Wankel. Pour l'histoire, le premier prototype pourvu d'un piston excentrique tournant dans une chambre trochoïdale disposant d'orifices d'admission et d'échappement a vu le jour en 1957 […]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Motores (Vehículos automotores)
CONT

[La empresa desarrolla un] motor rotativo de inyección directa 16X, un 1600 cc (800 cc x 2) con una nueva cámara trocoidal que mejora la eficiencia térmica y potencia el par en todo el rango de vueltas del motor.

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