Diesel engine

For the locomotive, see Diesel locomotive. For the game engine, see Diesel (game engine).

Diesel engine
ClassificationInternal combustion engine
IndustryAutomotive
ApplicationEnergy transformation
InventorRudolf Diesel
Invented1893 (1893)

A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of diesel fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is also called a compression-ignition engine (or CI engine). This contrasts with engines using spark plug-ignition of the air-fuel mixture, such as a petrol engine (gasoline engine) or a gas engine (using a gaseous fuel like natural gas or liquefied petroleum gas). The diesel engine is named after its inventor, German engineer Rudolf Diesel.

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