The Wankel had problems with sealing the `cylinders` due to wear. There was also a `revolutionary` Australian rotary engine that just disappeared off the radar too ... with similar technical problems: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_engine It met the same death as early batteries for electric cars ... bought out by oil companies ... see `who killed the electric car`
On 11/08/11 02:56, GF wrote: > However, I seem to remember another innovative "Hardly any moving > parts engine" called the Wankel which was heralded as being extremely > wondrous, > Whatever happened to it's final development? and would it run on a > gasifier product? > > GF
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