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The Diesel Engine

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  • The Inventor

    The Inventor
    Name: Rudolph Diesel
    Born: March 18, 1858 in Paris
    Died: September 29, 1913
    Extended Education: Munich Polytechnic
    Early Career: Refridgerator Engineer at Linde Ice Machine Company in Paris
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    The Birth of the Diesel Engine

    August 10, 1893 - Rudolph had his first running ten-foot long single cylinder prototype running off its own power. December 31, 1896 - Rudolph has his second prototype successfully running August 9, 1989 - He recieves his US Patent #608,845

  • The Diesel Engine (Compression-ignited Engine)

    The Diesel Engine (Compression-ignited Engine)
    After many months of designing and test trials, Rudolf Diesel developed his first prototype of his compression ignited internal-combustion engine. His first prototype was up and running on August 10, 1893. After five years of refining his design and recieving patents in other countries, Rudof recieved his US patent #608,845 on August 9, 1898. The Diesel engine uses its own high compression ratio to ignite the pressurized diesel fuel and air mixture.

  • Turbocharger

    Turbocharger
    European inventor Alfred Buchi recieved a patent for his turbocharger design in 1905. The Turbo charger uses the heated exhaust from the engine that is normaly wasted to spin a turbine at high speeds that powers a blower that forces air into the engines air intake. This increases performance and efficency. In 1925, Buchi succesfully mated one of his turbo;s to a diesel engine and improved its efficency by over 40%! Nearly every deisel engine used today has a turbo charger incorporated.

  • Fuel Injector Pump

    Fuel Injector Pump
    Originaly developed by Herbert Stuart, Robert Bosch improved on the design in 1927. The mechanical fuel injector pump uses mechanical motion to pressurize the fuel through the injectors and into the combustion chamber. Earlier injection systems used pressurized air to atomize the fuel as it entered the combustion chamber. The fuel injector pump furthermore increased the diesel engine's efficiency and fuel economy as well as a being more dependable and add a slight performance increase.

  • Common Rail Delivery (CRD) system

    Common Rail Delivery (CRD) system
    Inveneted and patented by Clessie Cummins in 1943, the common rail system was a large improvement in the direct fuel injection system. Previously, low-pressure pumps fed fuel to individual unit injectors. The common rail is highly pressurized (over 15,000 psi) fuel rail that directly feeds into individual solenoid valves that regulate the flow of fuel to the injectors. This pressurized fuel rail allows for a better regulated fuel supply which increases efficiency.

  • Electronic Diesel Control (EDC)

    Electronic Diesel Control (EDC)
    Invented and designed by Bosch, the Electronic Diesel Control unit replaces the traditional mechanical fly-weight governors that regulated previous pump designs during idle. The EDC can measure multiple aspects of the diesel engine while it's running, process data, and perform anaysis that will lead to better emissions, performance, and efficiency.

  • Biodiesel

    Biodiesel
    Originally developped by engineers during the early 1990's in Euyrope and South Africa, Biodiesel would reach the U.S. in 1996 with the development of Pacific Biodiesel plants. Previous diesel was derived from crude oil just like gasoline. Biodiesel is mostly derived from used cooking oil where it is refined and processed to produce biodiesel. This innovation produces less exhaust emissions and lower fuel prices.

  • Citations

  • Citations Cont...

    *Scoltock, J. (2010, July 15). Alfred buchii the inventor of the turbocharger. Retrieved from http://ae-plus.com/milestones/alfred-bchi-the-inventor-of-the-turbocharger