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The evolution of diesel engines

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Rudolf Diesel thought of an engine which is inherently more efficient than the steam engines of the end-nineteenth century, for providing motive power in a distributed way. His intense perseverance, spread over a decade, led to the engines of today which bear his name.

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  1. Handbook of Diesel Engine, Klaus Mollenhauer and Helmut Tschöke, (Eds.) Translated by Krister G E Johnson, Springer, 2010.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, 560 012, India

    U. Shrinivasa

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U Shrinivasa teaches vibrations and dynamics of machinery at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, IISc. His other interests include the use of straight vegetable oils in diesel engines for sustainable development and working with CAE applications in the industries.

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Shrinivasa, U. The evolution of diesel engines. Reson 17, 365–377 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-012-0038-3

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