Rotary vane internal combustion engine

A rotary vane internal combustion engine comprising:

• a first flywheel assembly rigidly connected to a shaft and comprising a first damper;
• a second flywheel assembly rigidly connected to the shaft and comprising a second damper;
• a cylindrical housing;
• a rotor assembly located in the cylindrical housing and comprising
• (a) a pair of side-by-side rotors, wherein a first rotor of the pair of side-by-side rotors includes at least two radial vanes, the at least two radial vanes of the first rotor extending over a second rotor of the pair of side-by-side rotors, and wherein the second rotor includes at least two radial vanes, the at least two radial vanes of the second rotor extending over the first rotor;
• and
• (b) a pair of side-flanges, wherein a first side-flange of the pair of side-flanges is rigidly attached to the second rotor and closes off at least a part of a first side of the rotor assembly and wherein a second side-flange of the pair of side-flanges is rigidly attached to the first rotor and closes off at least a part of a second side of the rotor assembly;
• wherein the pair of side-by-side rotors and the pair of side-flanges form at least one set of four radially spaced chambers;
• and
• wherein the at least one set of four radially spaced chambers cooperates with the cylindrical housing to form a corresponding at least one set of four radially spaced engine-compartments;
• wherein each of the side-by-side rotors of the pair of side-by-side rotors alternately engages with the shaft by a corresponding one-way overrunning clutch of a pair of one-way overrunning clutches to rotate the shaft in a forward direction;
• wherein, during engagement with the shaft by the first rotor, the second damper couples to the second rotor for a time period comprising a first momentary duration and a first subsequent duration, such that (i) during the first momentary duration the second damper counters a deceleration of a forward rotation of the second rotor and (ii) during the first subsequent duration the second flywheel assembly forces the second rotor to continue rotating in the forward direction;
• and
• wherein, during engagement with the shaft by the second rotor, the first damper couples to the first rotor for a time period comprising a second momentary duration and a second subsequent duration, such that (i) during the second momentary duration the first damper counters a deceleration of a forward rotation of the first rotor and (ii) during the second subsequent duration the first flywheel assembly forces the first rotor to continue rotating in the forward direction.