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The history of the diesel engine 4 Articles

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    by Wes Laurie

    Rudolph Diesel (1858-1913) is the man credited with the creation of the diesel engine. Although there is some question as to whether he was truly the first to create an engine of this type, he is the man who's name is st...read more

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    by Aldo Bonincontro

    The Diesel engine is a internal combustion device based on the ignition of an air/gas-oil mixture heated by the simple pistons compression (up to 700-900 C) and not by a spark or another ignition system, like for the gasol...read more

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    by Marc Quaglia

    The diesel engine is an internal combustion engine which uses compression ignition. Fuel enters a chamber with air which has been compressed such that the temperature raises to the point of ignition (unlike a gasoline engi...read more

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    by Xxxx Xxxx

    I would say that diesel engine is one of the most important inventions of all times.It was a break through in the field of internal combustion engine.At first steam engine which is an external combustion engine was used wi...read more

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