IMazda ayizange iphele amandla ngenjini yakwaWankel. Ngemuva kweminyaka neminyaka yokutshalwa kwezimali, kubonakala sengathi ukubuya kwalokhu kwakhiwa kwenjini kuzokwenzeka ngempela.
Ngaphezu kokujikijela emuva esikhathini esidlule, i-Mazda ilungiselele injini yayo ye-Wankel “ethandekayo” (noma injini yerotor, uma uthanda) ngekusasa. Ikusasa elithinta kakhulu imvelo nalapho ukufakwa kukagesi emotweni kunikezwa. Ngakho-ke khohlwa ngokubuya komsindo ocishe uvale izindlebe futhi ojabulisa ngokulinganayo wezakhiwo ze-Wankel, umgomo uhlukile...
Qalisa kabusha i-Wankel Engine
Umqondo wangempela owadalwa nguFelix Wankel usalokhu, kodwa usungulwe kabusha onjiniyela bakwaMazda. Ngokucabangela izithombe ezisetshenziselwa ukubhaliswa kwelungelo lobunikazi (okugqanyisiwe), kukhona izinto ezintsha eziningi kulo mqondo.
Okusobala kakhulu isikhundla se-rotor. Esikhundleni sokuma mpo esasazi kuze kube manje, i-Mazda yanquma ukuyibeka endaweni evundlile.
Kungani usendaweni evundlile?
Ngalo mbuzo siya ephuzwini elibalulekile. Le njini entsha ye-Wankel ngeke isebenze njengeyunithi yokushayela, kodwa njengesandisi samabhethri. Izosebenza njengejeneretha encane yamandla.
Inhloso yeMazda wukubeka le njini yakwaWankel ngemuva kwemoto, ngaphansi kwetrunk. Indawo eqinisekisa ukwahlukanisa okungcono, indawo emoshwa kancane kanye nokupholisa okungcono. Ngakho inketho yendawo evundlile.
Kuthiwani ngokwethembeka kwenjini?
Enye yezinkinga ngomqondo wenjini ye-Wankel iphathelene nokugcotshwa kwemiphetho ye-rotor. Ukuxazulula le nkinga, i-Mazda izofaka i-injector encane yamafutha e-L (izithombe 31, 31a, 81 kanye ne-82) ukuze igcobe izindonga zegumbi lomlilo.
Le-L-shape ivumela isistimu yokugcoba ukuthi ifakwe eceleni kwenjini, ngaleyo ndlela ibe nesandla ekuhlanganiseni kwefomu factor. UMartin ten Brink, ongomunye wababhekele lo mkhiqizo, uveze kulo nyaka ukuthi injini entsha ye-Mazda Wankel izoba nesilinganiso "sebhokisi lezicathulo".
Sizoyibonaphi le njini? Futhi nini.
Okunye okungenzeka kakhulu ukuthi le njini siyithola esikhathini esizayo sikagesi, okumele sisekelwe esizukulwaneni esilandelayo iMazda2. Mayelana nalokhu kungenzeka sesibhale isihloko esibanzi ongasifunda lapha.
