5. A Wankel engine (Figure 12-16) uses triangular rotors in a specially shaped combustion chamber to replacethe traditional piston and cylinder. As the rotor turns, each of its three sides goes through a four-step cycle.During the intakestroke, fresh air ismixed with fuelas it is drawn intothe engine. Therotor then sealsoff the fuel-airmixture and com-Figure 12-16Problem 12-5IntakeCompressionPowerExhaustmences to com-press it. In thepower stroke, the spark plug ignites the mixture. The burning gases expand, adding momentumto the rotor. As the rotor completes its cycle, the burned gases leave the engine through the ex-haust port, and the cycle begins over again.From the above description of a Wankel engine, identify the four thermodynamic processes that drive thisdevice. Can you identify the cycle (Otto, Diesel, Carnot, and so on)?

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5. A Wankel engine (Figure 12-16) uses triangular rotors in a specially shaped combustion chamber to replace
the traditional piston and cylinder. As the rotor turns, each of its three sides goes through a four-step cycle.
During the intake
stroke, fresh air is
mixed with fuel
as it is drawn into
the engine. The
rotor then seals
off the fuel-air
mixture and com-
Figure 12-16
Problem 12-5
Intake
Compression
Power
Exhaust
mences to com-
press it. In the
power stroke, the spark plug ignites the mixture. The burning gases expand, adding momentum
to the rotor. As the rotor completes its cycle, the burned gases leave the engine through the ex-
haust port, and the cycle begins over again.
From the above description of a Wankel engine, identify the four thermodynamic processes that drive this
device. Can you identify the cycle (Otto, Diesel, Carnot, and so on)?

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