A rotary engineâs housing is a simple epitrochiod of two circles. The rotor spins eccentrically inside the housing, thus changing the volume of three spaces (chambers) formed between the two. Rotary engines share the same four-stroke sequence of piston engines: intake, compression, power, and exhaust.
Fibre-reinforced plastic. Fibre-reinforced plastic (FRP) (also called fibre-reinforced polymer, or fiber-reinforced plastic) is a composite material made of a polymer matrix reinforced with fibres. The fibres are usually glass, carbon, aramid, or basalt. Rarely, other fibres such as paper, wood, or asbestos have been used.
The fracture toughness of carbon fiber reinforced plastics is governed by the following mechanisms: 1) debonding between the carbon fiber and polymer matrix, 2) fiber pull-out, and 3) delamination between the CFRP sheets.