- Internal Combustion Engine — 2023-10-09 23:51:33
… engine. Butler invented the spark plug, ignition magneto, coil ignition and spray jet carburetor. {{Image url="Hornsby-Akroyd-Engine.jpg" class="left" title="Hornsby-Akroyd Engine" width="400" }} == Into mass Production == Akroyd-Stuart's engi…
…ne 1891** by Richard Hornsby and Sons, a large manufacturer of steam engines and agricultural equipment, as the Hornsby Akroyd Patent Oil Engine under licence and were first sold commercially on 8 July **1892**. It was the **first internal combus…
…ely successful. During the period from 1891 through 1905, a total of 32,417 engines were produced. {{Image url="Herbert_akroyd_stuart_plaque.jpg" class="right" title="Herbert Akroyd plaque" width="200" }} They would provide electricity for light…
…g" class="left" title="First Rudolph Diesel motor" width="200" }} Rudolph Diesel engine was developed from around 1897. Akroyd filed a patent infringement against Diesel. But the secret of Diesel's engine was superior compression and torque and i…