The story of the transformation of a self-propelled carriage into modern car

1.2.3 Lighting gas engine

So, in 1801, the Frenchman Monsieur Le Bon took a patent for the design of an engine running on illumination gas. Nevertheless, he failed to achieve more or less significant success. Time passed by, and several more inventors from various countries made attempts to create a workable illumination gas engine, but without success. And only in 1859-1860, some Etienne Lenoir (again a Frenchman), guessed to ignite the illumination gas directly inside the engine cylinder. In fact, this citizen came close to the idea of inventing an internal combustion engine (ICE).

However, upon starting the unit, he was soon disappointed, as it jammed due to overheating of the pistons.

Figure 1.2 Example of use of design methods that take into account aerodynamic features of the body in car industry.