Rudolf Diesel's Invention
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Fall 2019 DRVC Travelore -Issue Page 47 1 Ocial publication of the Diesel RV Club Miles City KOA - Miles City, Montana – August 4-9, 2019 Eleven couples and three individuals were in attendance at DRVC’s Rally on the Range conducted this summer at the Miles City KOA in Montana. As always, attendees enjoyed technical seminars, discussion sessions, crafts, games, and food. Another part of the rally was the business session that saw the election of officers. He Started it Rudolf Diesel’s Invention Rudolf Diesel is best known for the invention of the engine that bears his name. As to the history behind the engine or its development, most of us may know very little. It is with that understanding that this article has been prepared. Diesel was born in Paris, France in 1858. In 1885, Diesel set up his first shop in Paris to begin development of a compression ignition engine. His main purpose was to develop an continued on page 4 Page 2 - DRVC Travelore Contents Rally on the Range Photo, Ocial publication Rudolf of the Diesel’s Diesel RV Club Invention ...................... 1 Contents, Officers, Legal ...................... 2 BOARD OF DIRECTORS The Officer’s Corner ........................... 3 President Rudolf Diesel’s Invention (continued) ........... 4 Rod Kenly Diesel Engines, Caterpillar, and Cummins .... 5 & 6 Senior VP FMCA Report . 7 Donald “Dee” Blocker Valley Rally Registration ................... 8 & 9 VP Publications Minot Business Meeting Minutes .............. 10 Byron Songer New Member Testimonial, VP Rally Coordinator Diesel RV Club FAQ .......................... 11 Vacant Featured Advertising ........................ 12 VP Technical Vacant Valued Partners List ......................... 13 Secretary Featured Advertising ........................ 16 Judy N. 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DRVC Travelore - Page 3 The Officer’s Corner Rod Kenly, President Halloween and winter are just around the corner. Summer understand that this coverage is worth many thousands is over, and our rally in Miles City, Montana, as well as of dollars for one claim, the $25 is very minimal. There are FMCA’s 100th in Fargo, North Dakota, are in the history stand-alone policies that are available that charge $1,000 books. per year for similar coverage. The Miles City Rally was nice in that the weather was good, The other information from FMCA during the meetings and the KOA (the second in the system) hosted us well. A is that since the admission of towables, FMCA member- real treat was that we had a speaker who talked about the ship has climbed 23 out of the last 24 months. As a related history of the area. In fact, the KOA was situated very near item, the membership of the Diesel RV Club has increased to the place where Lewis and Clark camped while they since the admission of towables. were in the area. Along with that, Custer met his demise We are returning to Distant Drums RV Resort for DRVC’s at Little Big Horn, which was a short drive down the road. Valley Rally March 15-20 in Camp Verde, Arizona. The The speaker talked about the Indians and what was going registration is live and online now. on — what happened because of (or due to) Custer. The speaker also had an original gun from one of the Custer’s The FMCA’s 101st rally will be held in Tucson, Arizona at troopers. the Pima County Fairgrounds. That registration is now online at FMCA.com. There are about 250 full hook up One of the rally attendees and new member, Doug sites for that rally, on a first-come, first-serve basis. The Savchenko, has written a testimonial about why he joined rally theme is Sunset & Saguaros and will be held March the club and what he has learned from the Forum as well 26-29. Entertainment includes Country star Josh Turner as attending our rallies. He wrote: “I was taken aback by and the Classis Rock group, Three Dog Night. learning all the things I didn’t even know I needed to know about.” I think all the attendees learn something new As I wrap this up, a lot of you are heading for your snow- during the technical sessions and we all learn something bird location or parking your coach for some period. This from the roundtables that are held during the rallies. is a good time to get your fluids changed and fill the fuel tank if you are going to store your diesel unit. We are all aware the FMCA does many things for its mem- bers. I think most people are aware of discounts at the I may see some of you at the Rocky Mountain Rally in various auto parts stores, and major engine shops (Cum- Tucson (October) or the Western Area Rally in Indio mins, Caterpillar), etc. I think almost everyone uses the (January), otherwise FMCA tire discount for Michelin and other tires — these See you down the road— savings can be substantial. I think the most underrated and least understood benefit is the FMCAssist. This is, for lack of a better term, medical evacuation coverage. If you become sick or death occurs Rod on the road; FMCAssist will get you home. It will also get your motorhome back to your home location! I think a vast majority of people don’t understand that this cover- age can pay off thousands of dollars with just one event. When FMCA started this benefit it was paid out of the savings/investments of FMCA. Now that FMCA has a better handle on the costs, and there have been a bunch of claims, it is now necessary to increase the dues to pay Your online diesel Your for this benefit. During the meetings held in Minot, it was forum at the club’s agreed to raise the dues by $25.00 per year. When you only technician available Page 4 - DRVC Travelore continued from page 1 Rudolf Diesel’s Invention engine to rival the predominant source of power for his By 1898, Diesel was a millionaire but all was not settled as generation, the steam engine. Steam engines, used pri- yet. Development of Diesel’s invention needed more time marily on railroad locomotives or ships, were also used in and work to become a commercial success. Many engineers stationary situations for large industries. and developers joined in the work to improve the market viability of the idea created by Rudolf Diesel. Though this Though a thermal engineer, a connoisseur of the arts, effort was all well and good, he often became upset with and a linguist, Rudolf was also a social theorist. Initially the process and lack of coordination he preferred durin motivated by his concept of sociological needs, Diesel was continued development. In fact, he felt threatened by in search of a solution to help independent artisans and other engine designers’ work on his invention. craftsmen compete with the large industries that virtually monopolized the use of the oversized and expensive steam Diesel’s attempts of market promotion of the not-yet- engine. The process required 13 years of his time and a ready engine eventually led him to a nervous breakdown. move from his native France to Germany. In 1913, deeply troubled by criticisms of his role in devel- oping the engine, he mysteriously In the 1890s, he received several vanished from a ship on a voyage to patents for his invention of an England, presumably committing efficient, slow-burning, compres- suicide. sion ignition, internal combustion engine. From 1893 to 1897, Diesel After patents began to expire, a further developed his ideas at number of other companies took Maschinenfabrik-Augsburg AG. In his invention and developed it addition to that German company, further. Soon, his engines appeared Sulzer Brothers of Switzerland took in small industries throughout an early interest in Diesel’s work, Europe and the United States. buying certain rights to his inven- Derivatives of Diesel’s patent work tion in 1893. and development were used to power pipelines, electric and water At Augsburg, prototype testing plants, automobiles and trucks, began. On August 10, 1893, Die- and marine craft as well as applica- sel’s first design – a single, 10-foot, tions including mines, oil fields, iron cylinder with a flywheel at its factories, and transoceanic ship- base – ran on its own power for ping. Today, more than 100 years the first time. It was not deemed later, The diesel engine is still being a great success. So, over the next Diesel’s third test engine used in the improved, especially with regards three years, Diesel made improve- successful 1897 acceptance test. to diesel emission standards. ments and in 1896 demonstrated another model, his second, with the spectacular, though Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel was presumed dead on Sep- theoretical, mechanical efficiency of 75.6 percent.