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  2. Rudolf Diesel - Wikipedia

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    Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel (English: / ˈ d iː z əl ˌ-s əl /, [1] German: ⓘ; 18 March 1858 – 29 September 1913) was a German [note 1] inventor and mechanical engineer who invented the Diesel engine, which burns Diesel fuel; both are named after him.

  3. Diesel engine - Wikipedia

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    1952 Shell Oil film showing the development of the diesel engine from 1877. The diesel engine, named after the German engineer Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is called a compression-ignition engine (CI engine).

  4. Category:Diesel engines - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Diesel engines" The following 34 pages are in this category, out of 34 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  5. History of the internal combustion engine - Wikipedia

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    The engine was designed by English inventor Herbert Akroyd Stuart. 1892: The essay Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor is written by German engineer Rudolf Diesel. [17]: p. 394 The essay discusses several concepts that led to the invention of the diesel engine.

  6. The Secret Life of Machines - Wikipedia

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    It premiered March 3, 2021 on Hunkin's YouTube channel [7] with an episode on chain and belts. In the last episode of series 1, Hunkin commented that he may make another series the following winter. A 5 episode second series then debuted in spring 2022. On March 27, 2023, a third series of four episodes was announced on Hunkin's YouTube channel ...

  7. Category:Diesel engines by model - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Diesel engines by model" The following 183 pages are in this category, out of 183 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.

  8. Wankel Diesel engine - Wikipedia

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    Making a Wankel engine that can burn Diesel engine fuel, but which does not use the Diesel principle, can be useful if Diesel engine fuel is less expensive than petrol. [5] In a 1974 study conducted for the EPA, it was attempted to determine whether or not a Wankel Diesel engine has a better exhaust behaviour than a regular Otto cycle petrol ...

  9. Timeline of motor and engine technology - Wikipedia

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    1886 – Hot-bulb engine was established by Herbert Akroyd Stuart, Gottlieb Daimler invents the Petrol engine. [10] 1888 – An AC induction motor is featured in a paper published by Galileo Ferraris and is patented in the U.S. by Nikola Tesla. [11] 1892 – Rudolf Diesel patents the Diesel engine (U.S. patent 608,845). [12]