Speaking of rotary engine, Mazda must mention; and see Mazda, will immediately think of the rotary engine. They like lovers, like, dependent love. Later, fans also have crazy rotor God car RX-7, Mazda 787B Le Mans race winning plot and so on. It can be said, closely intertwined with the fate of Mazda and the rotor.
What is the rotor?
rotary engine Wankel rotary engine, also known by the German Fei Jiashi middot; Wankel invention, then NSU cooperation with the German company, successfully developed the first rotary engine.
Unlike conventional reciprocating internal combustion rotary engine, which has a class quot; 8quot; rotor cylinder and triangular shape, the intermediate structure using an eccentric. When the ignition within the cylinder, the expansion pressure will push the rotor quot; 8quot; rotational movement within the shaped cylinder rather than reciprocate, to cancel the unwanted linear work, greatly reducing useless work, but also reduces the complexity of the structure of the engine ,weight and volume. Shake a sense also reduced a lot.
However, when the rotor also has a congenital defect, the triangle rotor radial sealing sheet easy to wear, wear scar left in the cylinder wall corrugated, being described as a demon scratches. After many brands in the spent heavily in research to no avail, gradually abandoned this seemingly useless seen the actual design.
true to the extreme of the rotor, it is Mazda. The Mazda his life, all bet on this because they have a variety of congenital defects and were discarded rotary engine.
60s had never been seen in the Japanese government to make cars companies do not have to have a car prices are not technical, or we need to accept the merger or acquisition. The Mazda was just a small factory, there is no housekeeping skills. In order to survive, Mazda desperate, invested heavily to buy the technology. Desperate Mazda rotary engine which caught the last straw.
bought after rotor technology, Mazda engine immediately set up a research department of the rotor, Kenichi Yamamoto was appointed minister, to lead the department 47 Sike individual rotor engine start day and night. After more than several years of research and development, and finally to a large extent solved the problem very short-lived rotor, the rotary engine to the extent that can be commercialized. After Kenichi Yamamoto was called quot; quot ;, and the father of the rotor of the department of 47 people, known as quot; rotor 47 warrior quot ;.
RX-7 and Mazda rotor God car is the most popular. The code for carrying 13B-REW twin-turbo engine rotor, because of its extremely light weight and a low center of gravity, RX-7 has become one of Japan’s four kings car 90, on the track and cut the enemy numerous .
and also equipped with rotary engine Mazda 787B race also became the first car to win at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Japanese cars.
With the implementation of emission regulations, the rotor forced resignation, to stop the rotation of pace. But Mazda’s persistent efforts, this had all kinds of birth defects abandoned, culture has become a champion for all shocked.
Mazda almost paranoid desperate look, really people moving.
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