[Vwdiesel] Rabbit Diesel --is the Diesel a French or a German invention ???

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Rudolf Diesel invented the Diesel engine.  An engine that was powered by
burning peanut oil instead of gasoline or being powered by steam.  The
differences aren't just the types of fuel these engines use.  The very
design and engineering of these engines are different.

Diesel engines use the high heat, caused by compression, to ignite the fuel.
Gasoline engines use an electric spark to ignite the fuel.  And steam
engines simply use the steam pressure created by boiling water to move the
internal parts.

Rudolf Diesel was born in Paris in 1858.  But his parents were Bavarian
immigrants.  Bavaria is a state in Germany, well known for the city of
Munich.  Diesel was a German no matter what country he might have been born
in.  So the Diesel engine is a German invention.

The gasoline engine is also a German invention.  It's inventor was Karl
Friedrich Benz.

Chris Thornton
1991 Volkswagen Jetta 2 Door 1.6 Diesel - 236k miles
2000 Volkswagen Golf 1.9TDI (turbo diesel) - 81k miles
Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
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----- Original Message -----
From: "H .Hagar" <h_hagar at prcn.org>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 12:02 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Rabbit Diesel --is the Diesel a French or a German
invention ???


Like a lot of you I am caught up in the dieselfrenzy  -- and McDonnell
diesel fuel.So the quest for information goes on and on.
What determines whether an invention is this or that country ? .Rudolf was
born in Paris France.  1894  means that he did not invent THE ENGINE  --he
invented a new way of fueling the engine.       comment will be greatly
appreciated.   The diesels now take over my life like the ham transmitters
ones did.  Sure is fun.          Hagar.