Have you ever wondered why the only kind of engine used is the 4-stroke internal combustion, if there are any other alternatives to it? ... This engine is very unlike the regular 4-stroke internal combustion engine used in most cars; it uses no pistons. ... Producing power for the rotary engine is accomplished in four strokes, like conventional four stroke piston engines, but in a very different way. ...

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The expansion and contraction draws air and fuel into the engine, compresses it and makes power as the gasses expand and then expels the exhaust. ... It is smooth, and has and extended power stroke. ... Firing Cycle (the cycle goes on in all three chamber simultaneously) INTAKE COMPRESSION POWER EXHAUST ...

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Its central rotor turns in one direction only, but it produces all four strokes (intake, compression, power and exhaust) effectively. ... The rotary has separate cylinders, pistons, valves and crankshaft, the rotary engine applies power directly to the transmission. Its construction allows it to provide the power of a standard engine that is twice its size and weight and that has twice the amount of parts. ... Just as the addition of cylinders increases the horsepower of a piston-powered engine, so the addition of combustion chambers increases the power of a rotary engine. ... Within a number ...

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