Rotary Engine
Watch a turning rotor change the size of three working chambers.
● Intake○ Compression△ Power
A simplified teaching model.
Rotor turns 0.00 · Shaft turns 0.00 turns
Firings: 0
One rotor turn produces three shaft turns and one firing per chamber: three in total. Symbols identify the three rotor faces.
How to play
Use the angle slider, Step or Auto. Follow the marked apex to compare the rotor with the output shaft.
Learn more
There is no reciprocating piston. Chambers between the rotor and housing take in, compress, burn and exhaust gas. Apexes follow the housing exactly; rotor flanks, chamber timing and shading are simplified.
Reference used in the research notes