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THE WANKELROTARY ENGINE1 A Different Approach to the Spark-Ignition Engine 一种新的内燃机形式The reciprocating internal combustion engine has served mankind for over a century, and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. The Wankel rotary engine, a much more recent development, is said to have been conceived in its present form in 1954 (ref. 2). An implementation of the rotary engine used in the 1990 Mazda RX-7 automobile and its turbocharger are shown in Figures 7.1(a) and 7.1(b). As of 1987, over 1.5 million Wankel engines had been used in Mazda automobiles (ref. 6).往复式内燃机已经为人类服务了超过一个世纪，在可