Dual Fuel Engine
Dual Fuel or DF Engines are the kind of engines which could run on a mixture of diesel fuel and gas fuel or it could operate on diesel fuel alone. Duel Fuel engines could not work on gas alone because they do not have an ignition system, nor do they have any spark plugs.
Because the engine is not a pure diesel engine and diesel is not a pure gas, this machine does suffer from Methane slippage and fuel efficiency. Like for example, the fuel efficiency could be 5% to 8% less than in a comparable lean-burn, spark-ignited engine at 100 percent load. It can even be greater on lower loads.
Lift Truck Fuel Sources and Classifications
There are certain recycling materials handling applications which can prove extremely challenging for lift trucks. Like for instance, scrap metal is one of these problems. In order to successfully handle things like this requires using the correct kind of equipment for the task.
In this write-up, the 7 major lift truck classes are discussed, including the power sources such as liquid propane gas, hydrogen fuel cell, diesel, electric and gasoline. The power source is linked to several of these particular classes. The main power sources for forklifts consist of Diesel, Gasoline, Battery, Propane and Fuel Cell.
The most popular overall are electric powered trucks, mostly in Class III, II and class I forklifts. In Classes IV and V, internal combustion trucks are more common. The most common electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Out of internal combustion trucks, approximately over 90 percent are propane powered.
The most common power source for lift trucks is battery. Battery fueled units make up approximately 60 percent of the new forklifts sold within the USA. Their benefits include: less maintenance requirements, quiet operation, the ability to be used indoors and outside with no harmful emissions.