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Wankel vs. piston engine torque pulses

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amorrison

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What are the torque pulse characteristics per revolution of a wankel vs multiple piston engine?
 
wankel doesn't have recip mass contributions to instantaneous torque; piston engine does. wankel has one pulse per rotor per crank revolution, (4-stroke) piston engine has one pulse per piston per two crank revolutions. Details of combustion harmonics will depend on port positions, etc.
 
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