Como funciona el motor rotativo

History and evolution of the rotary/wankel type engine

By Licenciado Robaoro

  • Ramelli's first design

    Ramelli's first design
    This was the forerunner of all the designs that come after.

  • Pappenheim's gear pump

    Pappenheim's gear pump
    This pump was the first machine in which all its moving parts rotated according to a rotary motion.

  • James Watt's first rotary steam engine

    James Watt's first rotary steam engine
    This was the world's first rotary steam machine/engine

  • Murdok's rotary steam machine based on Pappenheim's gear pump

    Murdok's rotary steam machine based on Pappenheim's gear pump
    William Murdock laid the foundation for the development of the rotary engine with his creation of a rotary steam engine.

  • Galloway's rotary steam engine.

    Galloway's rotary steam engine.
    This was first rotary piston engine with involute epicycloid shape and its respective involute for external line.

  • Jones' rotary steam engine based on Pappenheim's gear pump

    Jones' rotary steam engine based on Pappenheim's gear pump
    Jones modified Pappenheim's gear pump and produced a double rotor with only two teeth per gear.

  • Alotham and Franchot's rotary compressor design.

    Alotham and Franchot's rotary compressor design.
    Alotham and Franchot designed a vane compressor that passed through a shaft and rotated inside a cycloidal shell.

  • Wankel's first rotary combustion engine

    Wankel's first rotary combustion engine
    This was wankel's first rotary combustion engine and was the most used by the NSU and Mazda between the 60's to 2012, this engine was used in the Mazda 787B in the 24h of LeMans and when the race finished they saw the engine and it was ready for another race, demostrating the durability of it.