A rotary engine

Abstract

A rotary engine (10, 510) with improved cooling, and a MMC material for a rotary engine are provided. The rotary engine (10, 510), comprises a rotor (20, 520) having an interior and an exterior divided by a plurality of rotor faces (68, 568), a rotor chamber housing assembly (14, 514) surrounding the rotor exterior, and a side plate (16, 516) coupled to the rotor chamber housing assembly (14, 514). The side plate (16, 516) comprises a charge air inlet (34, 514) port arranged to direct charge air to the interior of the rotor (20, 520) and a charge air exit port (48, 548). The charge air exit port (48, 548) is intermittently exposable by the rotor faces (68, 568) to selectively exhaust charge air from the rotor interior directly to the chamber housing assembly (14, 514), for combustion, depending on the rotational position of the rotor (20, 520).

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