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Originally Posted by sixto
I have difficulty following how the crank makes 3 rotations for each rotor cycle.
Sixto
87 300D
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There are 3 rotor faces, and each one sees combustion. The crank of course has to be at TDC for each combustion event. So BANG-BANG-BANG, 3 spins of the crank.
That is why the torque is so low, but the crank output speed is 3 times faster than the rotors are actually turning.