The objective of this project was to design and fabricate an operational Wankel rotary engine. We researched various rotary engine styles through literature by Kenichi Yamamoto, focusing on the Wankel engine due to its compact design and possession of fewer moving parts. In addition, the team reviewed two past WPI Wankel MQPs, revealing design problems experienced by former groups. Using Yamamoto's equations to form the rotor housing of a Wankel engine and past project experiences, we produced a CAD assembly of a new engine model. Then, as time permitted, we planned to fabricate, construct, and operate our engine to achieve an operating Wankel rotary engine model.

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Creator

• Bragg, Michael
• O'Neill, Jack
• Fernholz, Peter
• Vecchiarino, Giovanni
• Lam, Nikki
• Wirtz, Andrew

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 121729
• E-project-042524-133353

Palavra-chave

• Manufacturing
• Wankel Rotary Engine
• Fabrication
• Small Scale
• Design

Advisor

• Guceri, Selcuk

Year

• 2024

Date created

• 2024-04-25

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Source

• E-project-042524-133353

Rights statement

• In Copyright