[SEL] First solid-injection Diesel (U.S. and Europe)

[Elden DuRand]

Paul:

Thanks for the information.  I think it's safe to say that solid injection came into commercial use sometime around WWI.

Was Cummins seminal in solid injection engines in the U.S.?

Take care - Elden

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> (U.S. and Europe)
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> Listerdiesel wrote:
> > It depends a lot on which country. I believe 
> that Mirrlees Bickerton &
> > Day made the first in the UK and 3rd in total,
> >   
> That was blast injection not solid.
> 
> Goldingham refers to a solid injection engine 
> running in the UK in 1912 
> but the earliest production engine I know of is 
> the 1917 Vickers marine 
> engine with common rail. We have hundreds of 
> books from the period 
> through to post-war but none of them agree on anything :-)
> 
> I believe the first full production solid 
> injection in the US was the 
> 1919 Worthington two-cycle but am sure someone 
> will know better!
> 
> Paul
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