Talk:Rudolf Diesel/Archives/2017

Missing information about his written works
Solidarismus Author: Rudolf Diesel ISBN-13: 9783875124163 ISBN-10: 3875124162 Publisher: Maro Verlag Publication Date: 10/1/2007

Is there an original and in the public domain version ? Translations ? --109.49.141.100 (talk) 15:01, 1 May 2017 (UTC)

Social theorist
In the article about the diesel engine it is written that he "was also a well-respected thermal engineer and a social theorist" and his inventions "were initially motivated by the inventor's concept of sociological needs".

Because they did not go further into it in that article, as it shouldn't, I read this article to find out what those social theories were; but I can see no single mention of these aspects of his life in this article.

Obviously he is most well known for his inventions, but maybe someone could add at least a little bit about this other aspect of his life?

85.225.176.180 (talk) 15:50, 14 May 2009 (UTC)


 * Yes a complete section on that subject is missing from the article, that and a bibliography for example those social theories of his where writen down on his book "Solidarismus" (solidarity). I placed a request on wikisource for that as I can't find a copy online. --109.49.141.100 (talk) 14:55, 16 July 2017 (UTC)

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Hot Bulb Engine
This Hot Bulb engine uses an ignition system similar to that of the Daimler (Otto) engine and is NOT a compression ignition engine. The ignition is provided by a device which glows hot, which ignites the fuel that comes into contact with it. This is apparent from reading the Wiki page on the Hot Bulb engine. Krontach (talk) 19:48, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

This article http://www.oldengine.org/members/ruston/History6.htm states that "the supply of liquid hydrocarbon is forced, in a spray form, on to the heated vapouriser which almost instantly changes it into a gas, it combines with the heated air; automatic ignition takes place and propels the piston which forms the  working  or second outward stroke".

And that is NOT compression ignition unless the heated plate is turned back off. If it were then it would be like the pre-chamber Diesels of Daimler-Benz. Either way, it's not similar to the Diesel 1892 patent.

That engines is ONLY a hot bulb engine according to the original reference and the one I have just looked up. Like the Daimler, it has to heated with a Torch to make the reactor plate hot enough to ignite the fuel, once lit it is self sustaining. All in all a primitive system.

Daimler developed the Glow Plug which is in a pre-combustion chamber which was used in their Diesel engines for a long time and is now being replaced by Blue Motion Diesel (Common rail)Krontach (talk) 19:59, 29 May 2011 (UTC)

States in Wikipedia under "Akroyd-Stuart" that his engine used compression to about 90 psi. Do you dispute this statement? Not sure you've found a meaningful distinction to modern glow-plugs, which certainly are not confused with the Daimler engine. Wikibearwithme (talk) 05:13, 9 December 2017 (UTC)