Dual Fuel Engine
DF or Duel Fuel Engines are the kind of engines that can run on a mixture of gas fuel or diesel fuel or it can operate on diesel fuel alone. Duel Fuel engines could not run on gas alone since they do not have an ignition system, nor do they possess any spark plugs.
Since the engine is not a pure diesel engine and diesel is not a pure gas, this machinery does suffer from poor fuel efficiency and Methane slippage. For instance, the fuel efficiency could be 5% to 8% less than in a comparable lean-burn, spark-ignited engine at 100 percent load. It could even be greater on lower loads.
Lift Truck Fuel Sources and Classifications
There are certain recycling materials handling applications which could prove extremely challenging for lift trucks. Like for example, scrap metal is amongst these issues. In order to successfully handle things like this needs using the correct kind of equipment for the task.
In this write-up, the 7 major lift truck classes are discussed, including the power sources such as liquid propane gas, hydrogen fuel cell, diesel, electric and gasoline. The power source is linked to several of these particular classes. The main power sources for forklifts include Battery, Diesel, Gasoline, Fuel Cell and Propane.
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 common. The most common electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Among internal combustion trucks, approximately over 90 percent are propane powered.
The battery is the forklifts most common power source. Battery powered models make up about 60% of the new forklifts sold within the USA. Their benefits comprise: less maintenance requirements, quiet operation, the ability to be used indoors and outside with no harmful emissions.