[Barry Bordes]

Originally Posted by RICE RACING

Barry, ALL of the total sum faces fire once in 1080 degree's, nothing more nothing less.

Like I tell my students, you need to take time out and see the pictures, if you don't get it at first do not worry you are not the first and not the last to get confused on how internal combustion engines work.

2 stroke
4 stroke
Wankel

Its pretty simple really.

Actually example (3) (shown below) would take 1440º and

example (4) would take 1800º to complete all faces of its trochoid shape.

Different rotor/stationary gear ratios would be used to accommodate the 4 in 3 and 5 in 4 trochoid mesh.

Barry