The nineteenth century was full of people unwillinglive in peace They supplemented and changed the world with their inventions. One such engineering genius was Etienne Lenoir. Without a special education, he had a restless heart and faith in the infinite power of reason.
Jean Étienne Lenoir was born on 12.01.1822 in Mussy-la-Ville (Belgium). His father was a Belgian industrialist. He died when the boy was eight years old.
The young man dreamed of studying in Paristechnical school, but instead he had to work as a waiter in a restaurant called “Idle Parisian”. Mechanics and workshop owners were frequent visitors to this establishment. Etienne Lenoir often listened to the conversations of mechanics and engineers. An idea was born in his head - the improvement of the engine.
Soon the young man left the restaurant and movedwork in the workshop, where he was engaged in the preparation of new enamels. A year later, he quarreled with the owner and became a free mechanic. He repaired everything that was required - from the crews to the kitchen utensils.
Minor fix was a thankless jobwhich did not make enough money for existence. Lenoir decided to go to work for the Italian Marinoni. Thanks to his work, Etienne Lenoir was able to transform the foundry into an electroforming workshop.
During these years, the mechanic led a comfortable life.In addition, he was able to experiment with his inventions. He managed to create his own versions of such devices as an electric motor, a dynamo regulator, and a water meter. He received patents for all of his inventions.
Lenoir spent a lot of time studying engineeringother inventors experience to create a dual-action steam engine. His first creation struck by its noiselessness. At the same time the engine quickly heats up. The inventor could not take care of his invention in legal terms, so his car was sealed.
The quarrel with the sponsor, which Marinoni advocated, pushed the inventor to create his own company. His company has established the production of gas engines. The power of the invention was four horsepower.
In 1860, Etienne Lenoir, whose biographyassociated with the development of the automotive business, received a patent for his offspring. Two years later, the car was demonstrated at the Paris exhibition. In total, about three hundred engines were produced by such French and German companies as Marinoni, Gautier, Kun and others.
They were used on ships, locomotives, in the roadcarriages. In 1872, the Lenoir engine was installed on the airship. His tests were successful. However, the glory ended in a few years. The reason for this was a new invention.
In 1860, Etienne Lenoir introduced himself to hisengine German colleague, who first glorified the work of the author, and later took away his laurels. Engineer Nikolaus Otto, together with Langen, established a company for the production of engines from Belgium.
In this case, the German engineer led the work onown option. He succeeded in this in 1878. His car was noisy and cumbersome. The engine was four-stroke. But he worked with an efficiency of 16%. The Lenoir machine gave only an efficiency of 5%. The record was broken, and the glory passed to the Germans.
The inventor died 08/04/1900 in France.Lenoir did not become a rich and famous inventor. But he was one of those who brought progress. He died as a citizen of France. He received this honor not for his inventions, but for the defense of Paris in the Franco-Prussian war. Many inventors are known as the creator of the writing telegraph.
The machine, which was created by Jean Etienne Lenoir (engine), was the first such invention, which began to be mass-produced.
His design was a single-cylinder, push-pull.The idea of this technical solution was taken from Watt's steam engine. The difference was that no steam was used as the working body. It was replaced by the products of combustion produced by the gas generator, which burned a mixture of illuminated gas and air.
The gas engine had its advantages in relation to the steam one:
All these advantages made the gas apparatuspopular. However, Otto's engine soon displaced it. The principle of the last invention is widely used in modern times. What is the model Lenoir inferior car German engineer?
Despite the many advantages, the inventionFrench of Belgian origin had low efficiency and low power. Therefore, it could not withstand the competition, and was ousted from the market by the more productive brainchild of Nikolaus Otto.
