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Rudolf Diesel invented his world-changing engine in the 1890s. What shocking fuel did he originally design it to run on?

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Rudolf Diesel invented his world-changing engine in the 1890s. What shocking fuel did he originally design it to run on?

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Rudolf Diesel invented his world-changing engine in the 1890s. What shocking fuel did he originally design it to run on?
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