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How Do Wankel Rotary Engines Work? The Wankel rotary engine is another type of internal combustion engine that features a very clever rearrangement of the four elements of the Otto cycle. It was invented by the German engineer Felix Wankel in the 1950s.In the piston engine, the cylinder performs all four steps: intake, compression, combustion and ex... 3 May 2007 17:06 GMT