A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of diesel fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air inside the cylinder from mechanical compression alone, which is why it is also called a compression-ignition engine. This contrasts with engines that ignite an air fuel mixture with a spark plug, such as a petrol engine or a gas engine. The diesel engine is named after its inventor, the German engineer Rudolf Diesel.
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MaturityTRL 9: Actual System Proven in Operational Environment 1 Technology TypeCompression-ignition heat engine 1 Invented Year Sources
1. Wikipedia: Diesel engine
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After several years of working on his ideas, Diesel published them in 1893 in the essay Theory and Construction of a Rational Heat Motor.
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