Working model of an NSU Wankel rotary engine
- Made:
- 1969
Working model of an NSU Wankel rotary engine, sectioned.
This is a model of a Wankel rotary piston engine. The original engine was developed by Felix Wankel in Germany during the 1950s. Between 1965 and 1975 over a million Wankel engines were made around the world. Many of these were used in motor cars, but some were also fitted to motor cycles, boats and aircraft. Instead of a piston moving up and down in a cylinder, as in a conventional motor-car engine, the Wankel engine has a triangular rotor which revolves in a closely-fitting crank-case. The rotor is the only moving part in the engine, and spins at very high speeds. The object on display is one of a series of simple educational models specially designed to show how various types of engine operate.
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Science Museum: Making the Modern World Gallery
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Details
- Category:
- Road Transport
- Object Number:
- 1969-563
- Measurements:
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WM. Electric motor: 10.1575 x 5.7087 x 9.0551 in.; 258 x 145 x 230 mm
- type:
- model - representation
- taxonomy:
-
- visual and verbal communication
- credit:
- Werner Degener Lehrmittel G.m.b.h.
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