Dual Fuel Engine
Dual Fuel or DF Engines are the kind of engines that can run on a mixture of gas fuel or diesel fuel or it could work on diesel fuel alone. Duel Fuel engines are not able to work on gas alone since they do not have an ignition system, nor do they possess any spark plugs.
As the engine is not a pure diesel engine and diesel is not a pure gas, this equipment does suffer from poor fuel efficiency and Methane slippage. For instance, the fuel efficiency can be 5% to 8% less than in a comparable spark-ignited, lean burn engine at 100 percent load. It could even be lower or higher loads.
Lift Truck Classification and Fuel Sources
There are certain recycling materials handling applications that can prove extremely difficult for lift trucks. For instance, scrap metal is among these problems. To be able to successfully handle items like this requires utilizing the correct kind of machine for the job.
In this write-up, the 7 major lift truck classes are discussed, including the power sources like hydrogen fuel cell, liquid propane gas, diesel, electric and gasoline. The power source is linked to several of these specific classes. The main power sources for forklifts consist of Diesel, Gasoline, Battery, Propane and Fuel Cell.
The most common overall are electric powered trucks, mostly in Class III, II and class I forklifts. In Classes IV and V, internal combustion trucks are more popular. The most popular electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Out of internal combustion trucks, roughly over 90 percent are propane powered.
The battery is the forklifts most popular power source. Battery powered units make up approximately 60% of the new forklifts sold within the United States. Their benefits include: less maintenance requirements, quiet operation, the ability to be utilized outdoors and inside with no harmful emissions.