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Diesel engine

A diesel engine 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 also called a compression-ignition engine (or CI engine). This contrasts with engines using spark plug-ignition of the air-fuel mixture, such as a…

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Industry
Automotive
Application
Energy transformation
Classification
Internal combustion engine
Invented
1893 (133 years ago) (1893)
Inventor
Rudolf Diesel

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Introduction

History

Operating principle

Classification

Fuel injection

Diesel engine particularities

Major manufacturers

Fuel and fluid characteristics

Safety

Applications

Low heat rejection engines

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Diesel engine

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Diesel engine

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Diesel engineApplicationEnergy transformation1.00infobox
Diesel engineClassificationInternal combustion engine1.00infobox
Diesel engineIndustryAutomotive1.00infobox
Diesel engineInvented1893 (133 years ago) (1893)1.00infobox
Diesel engineInventorRudolf Diesel1.00infobox
Diesel engineis ainternal combustion engine in which ignition of diesel fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression0.90text
a spark plug.Internal mixture formationinstance ofinstead of an ignition apparatus0.80text
large compressors or pumpsinstance ofship propulsion and mechanical drive applications0.80text
MANinstance ofmanufacturers0.80text
Sulzer have switched to this systeminstance ofmanufacturers0.80text
theseinstance ofThrough measures0.80text
diesel clatter noise is greatly reduced in modern enginesinstance ofThrough measures0.80text

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