Dual Fuel Engine
Dual Fuel or DF Engines are the type of engines that can run on a mixture of gas fuel or diesel fuel or it could run on diesel fuel alone. Duel Fuel engines are not able to run 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 machinery does suffer from Methane slippage and fuel efficiency. Like for instance, the fuel efficiency can be 5% to 8% less than in a comparable spark-ignited, lean burn engine at 100% load. It can even be lower or higher loads.
Lift Truck Fuel Sources and Classifications
There are some recycling materials handling applications which could prove extremely challenging for lift trucks. For example, scrap metal is among these issues. In order to successfully handle items like this requires using the right kind of machinery for the job.
In this write-up, the 7 major lift truck classes are discussed, including the power sources such as hydrogen fuel cell, liquid propane gas, gasoline, diesel and electric. The power source is linked to several of these specific classes. The main power sources for forklifts comprise Gasoline, Battery, Diesel, Propane and Fuel Cell.
The most common overall are electric powered trucks, mostly in Class I, II and class III forklifts. In Classes IV and V, internal combustion trucks are more popular. The most popular electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Amongst internal combustion trucks, roughly more than 90% are propane powered.
The battery is the forklifts most popular power source. Battery fueled 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 indoors with no harmful emissions.