Akukhona okokuqala ukuthi sikhulume ngekusasa lenjini ye-Wankel, itimu efanelwe imigqa eminingi lapha e-Razão Automóvel.
Ngasekuqaleni kwalo nyaka siveze ukuthi i-Wankel izozalwa kabusha njenge-range extender yemoto kagesi. Khona-ke i-Mazda yabhalisa ilungelo lobunikazi futhi lokho kwakufanele i-athikili echaza konke okufanele kwenzeke, ilindele lokho ebesivele sikulindele. Manje Mazda kuqinisekiswe ngokusemthethweni ukubuya.
Indalo ka-Félix Wankel manje ithola impilo entsha ku-Mazda njengerotha eyodwa, engaxhumekile ku-drive shaft futhi isendaweni evundlile, ngokungafani nendawo yokuma evamile etholakala emishinini encike ku-Wankel ukuze ihambe.
Kungani Wankel?
Njengoba besesivele sithuthukile, ukhetho lwe-Wankel, oluhlolwe ku-prototype yangaphambilini esekelwe ku-Mazda2, imiphumela evela ku- Okungadlidlizi futhi usayizi ohlangene: i-rotor motor eyodwa ithatha indawo efanayo nebhokisi lezicathulo - nge-peripherals efana nesiqandisi efakiwe, umthamo othathwayo awukho ngaphezu kwamabhokisi ezicathulo amabili.Uzoba yini umsebenzi wale njini?
Le njini ye-Wankel izofakwa kokunye okuhlukile kwe 100% imodeli yesikhathi esizayo kagesi ukuthi i-Mazda izokwethula ngo-2020, iqinisekisa izibikezelo zethu (kulungile, sisanda kuphuthelwa usuku). Izosebenza njengesandiso sokuzimela, ukuqeda ukukhathazeka okubangelwa lezi ziphakamiso, ngenxa yokwesaba ukuthi abasebenzisi bayo kufanele "bahambe ngezinyawo". Okubizwa ngesiNgisi ngokuthi range ukukhathazeka.
I-Mazda iphinde imemezele ukuhambisana kwe-Wankel ne-LPG futhi, esimweni esiphuthumayo, ingasebenza ngisho nanjengejeneretha kagesi.
Noma kunjalo, i-Mazda ikholelwa ukuthi ukungenelela kwale njini ngeke kudingeke ngempela. Umkhiqizi waseJapan ukholelwa ukuthi iqiniso lokuthi abashayeli abahlanganisi ngaphezu kwamakhilomitha angama-60 ngosuku, ngokwesilinganiso, lapho beya emsebenzini, kuzokwenza ukusetshenziswa kwale njini kube yivelakancane kakhulu.
Ingabe uyafuna ukwazi yonke imininingwane ngekusasa lenjini ye-Wankel? Lesi sihloko sinempendulo.