Reasons for the Ban of Mazda's Rotary Engine in Racing?
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Mazda's engine was banned from racing, and here is a detailed analysis of the reasons: 1. Internal Structure: Mazda eliminated the piston design inside the engine and instead adopted a triangular rotor to generate power through rotation, hence the name rotary engine. The rotary engine can continuously deliver more powerful output than piston engines, while also saving considerable internal space and being more fuel-efficient than traditional engines. 2. Movement Characteristics: The movement characteristics of the rotary engine are as follows: the center of the triangular rotor revolves around the center of the output shaft while the triangular rotor itself rotates around its own center. During the rotation of the triangular rotor, the internal gear ring centered on the triangular rotor meshes with a gear centered on the output shaft. The gear is fixed to the engine block and does not rotate, with a gear ratio of 3:2 between the internal gear ring and the gear. The above movement relationship causes the trajectory of the triangular rotor's vertices (i.e., the shape of the cylinder wall) to resemble a figure '8'.