Contemplating elimination of the center plate in a 13-B P-ported engine,
bolting the rotor housings together, machining an aluminium rotor (which
would be twice the thickness of a regular rotor).

Perceived Advantages:

  - Weight reduction by elimination of the center plate
  - Weight reduction by shortening the rotor shaft
  - Weight reduction by going from cast iron rotors to an Aluminum rotor
  - Reduction of friction form the side seals
  - Given the reduction in the weight of the rotor itself. . . less rotor
  shaft flex.
  - Simplified timing (the spark plugs would fire at the same time.)
  - Weight reduction could be swapped out for a compound turbo.
  - A "4 rotor" version of the engine could be manufactured
  - If needs be, the rotors could be assembled from two halves.
  - Some parts, such as side seals and corner seals would be eliminated.
  - The engine would be a couple of inches shorter than the traditional
  engine, which may contribute to more space under the cowl of items such
as
  radiators.

Perceived Challenges or Concerns:

  - Oil flow/cooling the rotor
  - Will existing apex seals function or would new ones need to be
  manufactured to span the new width?

Does anyone see any flaws on this?

Thanks,
Gordon

It is like a 2.6 liter 160 ci 2 cylinder four stroke engine.
The 400 foot pound torque pulse once per rev should destroy
just about anything you connect it to.

Paul Lamar

Thanks Paul!
Gordon Brown