page_title: George Brayton
section_title: Brayton's contributions to the Diesel engine
hierarchical_section_title: George Brayton / Brayton's contributions to the Diesel engine
caption_attribution_description: English: Brayton air blast injection system 1890
context_page_description: George Bailey Brayton was an American mechanical engineer and inventor. He was noted for introducing the constant pressure engine that is the basis for the gas turbine, and which is now referred to as the Brayton cycle.
context_section_description: In 1890 Brayton patented a 4 stroke engine with an air blast fuel injection system. Rudolf Diesel's first engines used an air blast atomization system that was very similar to Brayton's . Unlike Diesel's engine Brayton's engine was fairly low compression. The ignition source was a constantly glowing mesh of platinum.
caption: Brayton air blast injection system 1890
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