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{{Short description|Diesel engine}}
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[[File:motor.gif|thumb|upright|Elsbett 3-cylinder straight motor]]
[[File:Elsbett-3cyl-open.jpg|thumb|upright|Elsbett 3-cylinder straight motor block]]
The '''Elsbett''', or '''Elko''' ("'''{{lang|de|Elsbett Konstruktion}}'''") is an {{convert|89|hp|kW}}, direct-injection [[diesel engine]] invented by [[Ludwig Elsbett]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Norbye |first=Jan |title=3-cylinder turbodiesel |pages=60 |date=March 1982 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QFYKqzNP8FwC&q=elsbett+engine+and+horsepower&pg=PA60 |work=[[Popular Science]] |publisher=Bonnier Corporation |language=en}}</ref> It is designed to run on [[Vegetable oil fuel|pure plant oil (PVO)]]. Elsbett AG, the current manufacturer, is based in [[Thalmässing|Thalmässing, Bavaria]].

The design limits of the loss of energy as heat by a variety of technologies: 
* The fuel charge is injected in such a manner as to "blend perfectly with the air" and combust within a central core of hot air, not contacting the chamber walls.
* The engine also doesn't use any water cooling. Instead, oil is used as the singular coolant.

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== External links ==
* {{official|https://www.elsbett.com}} {{in lang|de}}
* [http://www.elsbett-museum.de/index.html Elsbett-museum website] {{in lang|de}}

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