Dual Fuel Engine
Dual Fuel or DF Engines are the kind of engines which can operate on a mixture of gas fuel or diesel fuel or it could work on diesel fuel alone. Duel Fuel engines could not run on gas alone as 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 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 lower or higher loads.
Lift Truck Fuel Sources and Classifications
There are some applications which have proved difficult for the forklift. Like for example, scrap metal is amongst these issues. To be able to successfully handle items like this needs using the correct kind of machine for the job.
In this write-up, the 7 major lift truck classes are discussed, including the power sources such as liquid propane gas, hydrogen fuel cell, gasoline, diesel and electric. The power source is linked to several of these particular classes. The main power sources for forklifts consist of Battery, Diesel, Gasoline, Propane and Fuel Cell.
Electric powered trucks are the most popular, mainly Class III, III and class I forklifts. Internal combustion engines are more common in Classes IV and V. The most popular electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Amongst internal combustion trucks, around over 90 percent are powered by propane.
The battery is the forklifts most common power source. Battery fueled units make up about 60 percent of the new forklifts sold within the United States. Their benefits comprise: quiet operation, less maintenance requirements, the ability to be used inside and outside with no harmful emissions.