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Wankel, Felix

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
German engineer who developed by 1956 the rotary engine that bears his name. Wankel was born in Luhran. In 1927 he became a partner in an engineering works before opening his own research establishment. Later he carried out work for the German Air Ministry. At the end of World War II he began to work for a number of German motor manufacturers at the Technische Entwicklungstelle in Lindow; he was made its director 1960. During the 1930s Wankel carried out a systematic investigation of internal-combustion engines, particularly rotary engines. The German motor firm NSU sponsored the development of his engine with a view to its possible use in motorcycles. Eventually he rearranged his early designs and produced a successful prototype of a practical engine in 1956. Wankel engines are easily connected together in pairs. They have few moving parts compared with an ordinary motorcar engine; there are no piston rods or camshafts. The saving in engine weight means that slightly less power is…
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Full text Article Wankel, Felix (1902-1988)

From The Hutchinson Dictionary of Scientific Biography
Subject : biography, technology and manufacturing Place : Germany German engineer known for his research into the development of the rotary engine that bears his name. Wankel was born in Luhran on 13 August 1902. He attended Vohlschule and Gymnasium before becoming employed by Druckerie-Verlay in…
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Full text Article Wankel engine

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Full text Article Wankel, Felix

From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
(born Aug. 13, 1902, Lahr, Ger.—died Oct. 9, 1988, Lindau, W.Ger.) German engineer and inventor. In 1954 he completed the design of his distinctive engine, with an orbiting rotor in the shape of a curved equilateral triangle, which does the work done by the pistons in traditional reciprocating…
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