Diesel Engine
The need for transportation has increased by demand around America. Rudolf Diesel knew that something needed to be done if we wanted to build up America in a more efficient way. Rudolf Diesel was born on March 18, 1858 in Paris, France. As a young child Diesel was forced to live in many different places due to wars and financial problems. As he grew older he became fascinated by engineering and decided to go to Munich Polytechnic college. He later started a career as a refrigerator engineer, and became inspired by Sadi Carnot's writings, about building a more efficient engine. Diesel them began working on his own experiment in 1885, a heat driven oil engine. It was then patented in 1892 and now called a Diesel engine. The first Diesel engine was powered by peanut oil in the winter of 1893. Rudolf then began fixing problems and finally showed his finished machine at a Munich exhibition in 1898. The engine works by heating fuels and causing them to ignite into compressed cylinders. This machine was more energy efficient quieter, and needed less maintenance then combustion engines which increased its popularity. The Diesel engine became popular with transportation involving ships and locomotives.
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