diesel engine: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	compression-ignition engine

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diesel engine and precombustion chamber

Diagram showing the four-stroke cycle of a typical diesel engine, with labeled stages: intake (air enters), compression (air is compressed), power (fuel ignites and pushes piston down), and exhaust (gases exit).

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Diesel, 1883

Rudolf Diesel

German engineer