Dual Fuel Engine
Dual Fuel or DF Engines are the type of engines which can operate on a mixture of gas fuel or diesel fuel or it can operate on diesel fuel alone. Duel Fuel engines are not able to work on gas alone as they do not posses 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 machinery does suffer from Methane slippage and fuel efficiency. For example, the fuel efficiency could be 5% to 8% less than in a comparable spark-ignited, lean burn engine at 100% load. It could even be greater on lower loads.
Lift Truck Classification and Fuel Sources
There are certain recycling materials handling applications which can prove very challenging for lift trucks. For example, scrap metal is among these issues. In order to successfully handle things like this needs utilizing the correct type of machinery for the task.
In this write-up, the 7 major lift truck classes are discussed, including the power sources like liquid propane gas, hydrogen fuel cell, gasoline, diesel and electric. The power source is linked to several of these specific classes. The main power sources for forklifts consist of Diesel, Gasoline, Battery, Fuel Cell and Propane.
Electric powered trucks are the most common, mainly Class III, III and class I forklifts. Internal combustion engines are more popular in Classes V and IV. The most common electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Among internal combustion trucks, approximately more than 90% are fueled by propane.
The battery is the forklifts most popular power source. Battery fueled units make up about 60 percent of the new forklifts sold in the USA. Their benefits include: quiet operation, less maintenance requirements, the ability to be utilized indoors and outdoors with no harmful emissions.