Re:How the Upcoming Mazda RX-9 Will Keep the Spirit of the R...
by KMag on Tuesday October 03, 2023 @05:46PM
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Too late to edit, but it was Rolls Royce trying to stage Wankel rotors for a Diesel engine, not Mercedes. The Mercedes (Daimler-Benz) attempt was a modified rotor shape to increase compression.
Note that the original Wankel rotor invention was a supercharger for a piston engine, so it's use in staged compression was thought of from the beginning.