He got the chance to develop his high compression engine, with grants from
the coal industry. They financed him for development of an engine that
could utilize the large amount of coal dust that was gathering as waste
around the mines. He failed, but could instead demonstrate a prototype that
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From: Appal Energy [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sunday, July 08, 2001 8:57 AM
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Subject: Re: [biofuel] diesel history correction
Actually, to be more completely accurate,
All of Rudolph Diesel's attempts to build an engine that would run on co
Actually, to be more completely accurate,
All of Rudolph Diesel's attempts to build an engine that would run on coal
fell flat on their face. Realizing the impossibility and futility of
matching coal as a fuel to the engine technology available at that time, he
began to look for other fuel source
Steve Spence wrote:
"That still does not take away from his demonstration in 1900 at the
worlds
fair on peanut oil and his quote in 1911 "the Diesel engine can be fed
with
vegetable oils and would help considerably in the development of
agriculture
of the countries which use it." and in 1912 " th
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Do you know where I could read the Sanders, Gordon & Turner, Kieth report?
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> That still does not take away fr
ur ancestors,
we borrow it from our children.
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From: "F. Marc de Piolenc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 8:01 AM
Subject: [biofuel] diesel history correction
> Finally found my reference, namely Diesel
Finally found my reference, namely Diesel Aviation Engines by Wilkinson:
"Abundance of coal in Germany and the idea of utilizing coal dust for
fuel undoubtedly influenced Dr. Diesel when he applied for a patent. The
first one issued to him, Patent No. 67,207 dated February 28, 1892,
specified an
r children.
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> > So whats the real history. Who really first put oil through a d-e
day, July 04, 2001 2:11 PM
Subject: [biofuel] Diesel history
> So whats the real history. Who really first put oil through a d-engine?
Next
> is, who first put the first esters through? Any ideas/references?
> Mad Dave
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> So whats th
So whats the real history. Who really first put oil through a d-engine? Next
is, who first put the first esters through? Any ideas/references?
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> Diesel's original plan was to use powdered coal. Liquid fuels
> were first used in compression-ignition engines in France by Capitaine,
> but the engines have always been called "Diesel" nonetheless. Peanut
> oil, inde
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Sent: Tuesday, July 03, 2001 6:24 AM
Subject: [biofuel] Diesel history correction
> "Dr. Rudolf
> Diesel developed the diesel engine in the late 1890's in order to use
> peanu
"Dr. Rudolf
Diesel developed the diesel engine in the late 1890's in order to use
peanut oil as fuel."
WRONG. Diesel's original plan was to use powdered coal. Liquid fuels
were first used in compression-ignition engines in France by Capitaine,
but the engines have always been called "Diesel" none
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