Dual Fuel Engine
Dual Fuel or DF Engines are the kind of engines which can operate on a mixture of diesel fuel and gas fuel or it can run on diesel fuel alone. Duel Fuel engines could not work on gas alone since they do not have an ignition system, nor do they have any spark plugs.
Since the engine is not a pure diesel engine and diesel is not a pure gas, this machine does suffer from poor fuel efficiency and Methane slippage. Like for instance, the fuel efficiency may 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 that can prove very challenging for lift trucks. For example, scrap metal is amongst these issues. To be able to successfully handle items like this requires utilizing the right kind of machine for the task.
In this write-up, the 7 major lift truck classes are discussed, including the power sources such as hydrogen fuel cell, liquid propane gas, electric, gasoline and diesel. The power source is linked to some of these particular classes. The main power sources for forklifts include Battery, Diesel, Gasoline, Fuel Cell and Propane.
Electric powered trucks are the most popular, mainly Class I, II and class III forklifts. Internal combustion engines are more popular in Classes IV and V. The most popular electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Amongst internal combustion trucks, about over 90% are propane powered.
The battery is the forklifts most common power source. Battery powered units make up about 60% of the new forklifts sold within the USA. Their benefits comprise: quiet operation, less maintenance requirements, the ability to be utilized outside and inside with no harmful emissions.