He was German? He was born in France though. See these articles: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudolf_Diesel http://rudolf-diesel.biography.ms/ http://www.answers.com/topic/rudolf-diesel I also don't like NY city but am quite fond of the Midwest.
On 10/26/05, Christopher McCann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > backwards: > > Diesel (Rudolf, not Rudolph) was German, who grew up > in Paris, fled with his fam to england during the > Franco-Prussian war becuase of anti-German hysteria > and then moved to Germany and lived there the rest of > his life when he was not travelling. I do think one of > his jobs (when he worked with Adolph von Linde, the > inventor of refrigeration) sent him back to Paris for > a while (b4 inventing THE engine). > > Came to the US twice and loved it, particularly > Bar-B-Q and buttered corn on the cob. Hated NY city, > but liked the midwest, particularly St. Louis where he > hung out with his buddy Adolphus Busch (the beer guy). > > Chris > > --- "Gabriel S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I think Rudolph Diesel was actually a french man > > living in Germany > > > > On 10/26/05, Christopher McCann > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > They are developping direct injection HCCI > > engines, so > > > there is another argument for caliing it a diesel. > > > > > > FYI, Diesel's first diesel engine ran > > on...GASOLINE(!) > > > and it wasn't called a gasoline engine, nor was it > > > called Diesel, it was called the "Rational Heat > > > Engine"...other people started calling them > > diesels. > > > Coal dust came later and did not work for two > > reasons: > > > 1. Had to keep it perfectly dry and clump-free > > (hard > > > to do > > > 2. Could not devise a way to inject the exact > > right > > > amount > > > > > > Chris > > > > > > P.S. The diesel engine did not run on VO until 6 > > years > > > after the first diesel ran and that innovation was > > by > > > a Frenchman. Diesel was thrilled. > > > > > > --- ned kleinhenz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > IIRC there is more difference between between > > spark > > > > ignition and compression > > > > ignition than the fuel and ignition source. > > > > The two are idealized with different > > thermodynamic > > > > cycles. > > > > Spark ignitioin (SI) uses the Otto cycle which > > > > sucks in the fuel/air charge > > > > during the intake stroke. After compression, > > > > pressure from the chemical > > > > reaction almost spikes, then decreases during > > the > > > > power stroke. > > > > In the CI, or Diesel cycle, only air is sucked > > in > > > > during the intake stroke. > > > > It is compressed to heat the air charge. Then > > the > > > > fuel is injected and > > > > reacted durring the power stroke which occurs at > > > > approximately constant > > > > pressure. > > > > It depends when the fuel is injected, but the > > Honda > > > > HCCI sound like a > > > > diesel to me. After all, the fuel name does not > > > > identify the thermo cycle. I > > > > believe Rudi tried to run his first engine on > > > > pulverized coal. (too much > > > > melted ash to be practical). > > > > At the current prices of diesel fuel vs > > gasoline, a > > > > gasoline fueled diesel > > > > sounds pretty good to me. > > > > Ned Kleinhenz > > > > _______________________________________ > > > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > > > > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > > > > > > > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > > > > > > > Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, > > Missouri > > > -1987 300TD, 150K miles, "Rotkäppchen" (Little Red > > Riding Hood) > > > -1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" ( > > > > > > http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD) > > > -1976 240D, ManyK miles, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen > > Kraftstoffs > > > Prüfenlastwagen = Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle) > > running > > > WVO/WMO/LO/CO/WATF/WGL/WBF/DA/MS/lard/gas/kero/D2 > > mix (do not attempt this > > > unless you are willing to sacrifice your IP, > > injectors, pre-chambers, etc.) > > > -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, > > Snowcaster, "One Banger" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Yahoo! 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