Basic Diesel

Rudolf Diesel tried to make an engine utilizing Coal dust. He experimented with liquid fuels like Mineral oil, Coal tar, Kerosene, and Creosote because crude oil was too viscous. After many attempts and fouling of piston rings, Diesel was able to find a fraction of Shale oil thick enough to pump Coal dust into his Rational Heat Motor. According to calculations, Air is pumped into the cylinder, compressed and injected with Diesel fuel. Temperatures of 800-900 degrees Celsius ignite the air/fuel mixture, as the explosion forces the crankshaft to spin producing work. By implementing an Air-blast injection system to compress the air and fuel before injecting it into the cylinder and mounting an air compressor to the crankshaft, Rudolf Diesel's motor ran for over 100 hours. Rudolf Diesel, unsatisfied with the Air-blast injection, utilized a supercharger compressing the air directly into the cylinder, making his motor a commercial success. Due to it's size, however, applications were limited to maritime and generation of electricity for factories and breweries. Later improvements allowed the manufacture of cargo trucks. Diesel fuel produces soot.