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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 diesel 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. 50 Things That Made the Modern Economy - Wikipedia

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    The winning item was announced as the credit card in an episode on 28 October 2017. A bonus episode about Santa Claus was broadcast on 24 December 2018. The first series was published in Britain as Fifty Things That Made The Modern Economy. [3] by Little, Brown, and as Fifty Inventions That Shaped The Modern Economy in the US by Riverhead. [4]

  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. Roadkill (web series) - Wikipedia

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    Episodes featured in The Rotsun A 1971 Datsun 240Z, the Rotsun was originally powered by a turbocharged Chevrolet 4.3L V6/5-speed from a Chevrolet S-10 truck. It now runs a turbocharged Ford 5.0 Mustang; both engines took the same turbo out of a Ford Powerstroke diesel engine. Seen in the Motor Trend shop. [12] 26, [13] 42, 62, [14] 65 [15 ...

  7. Two-stroke diesel engine - Wikipedia

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    Hugo Güldner designed what is believed to be the first operational two-stroke diesel engine in 1899, and he convinced MAN, Krupp and Diesel to fund building this engine with ℳ 10,000 each. [2] Güldner's engine had a 175 mm work cylinder, and a 185 mm scavenging cylinder; both had a stroke of 210 mm.

  8. History of Sulzer diesel engines - Wikipedia

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    Sulzer diesel engine of 1898. This article covers the History of Sulzer diesel engines from 1898 to 1997. Sulzer Brothers foundry was established in Winterthur, Switzerland, in 1834 by Johann Jakob Sulzer-Neuffert and his two sons, Johann Jakob and Salomon. Products included cast iron, firefighting pumps and textile machinery.

  9. Category:Diesel engine technology - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Diesel engine technology" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Belait CSS-1;