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tom deplume on October 17, 2005 - 8:35pm

Rudolf Diesel used gasified coal in his early engines. Many european and american cities of the late 19th century gasified coal on a large scale for gaslights, cooking, and as boiler fuel. Diesel simply compressed this gas to about 500psi and injected it into the cylinder. M.A.N. sold early diesel engines which included a coal gasifier.

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TJ on October 17, 2005 - 9:02pm

It was what we call syngas, they called it water gas.

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