crashdog Posted March 13, 2003 Share Posted March 13, 2003 Hi all, I was doing some research for a marine diesel electric application and noticed that both Wankel (www.wankel-rotary.com) and Rotary Power International (www.rotarypowereinternational.com) were in late stage development on heavy fuel rotaries. Interesting, and not the least because it is going to confuse the hell out of the current forum structure here. Does anyone have any information on these engines? cheers blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LargePrime Posted March 14, 2003 Share Posted March 14, 2003 i belive rotary powers site says they are in production Quote We know who you are... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KeithO Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Meanwhile the web sites are down, but these are spark ignited diesels. They have a normal gasoline compression ratio (9-10:1 as opposed to 18:1 for compression ignition). The result is that while they may run on diesel, they are not really comparable in efficiency to a normal diesel. The reason these engines were developed is the US military's "1 fuel" initiative. They basically want everything to run on Jet A to ease logistics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCPJCP Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 Yes, gasoline compression ratio numbers. However, note they are lean burn designs with unthrottled airflow. Should have better fuel consumption than a gas engine, but slightly poorer than a true high compression diesel design. A lot of patents were issued (and now expired) to John Deere on this approach to a diesel burning wankel. JCP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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