Dual Fuel Engine
Dual Fuel or DF Engines are the kind of engines which could work on a mixture of gas fuel or diesel fuel or it can operate on diesel fuel alone. Duel Fuel engines can not run on gas alone as they do not have an ignition system, nor do they possess any spark plugs.
Because diesel is not a pure gas, and it is not a pure diesel designed engine, it has some disadvantages in the department of fuel efficiency, as well as Methane slippage.. For instance, the fuel efficiency can be 5% to 8% less than in a comparable lean-burn, spark-ignited engine at 100% load. It could even be lower or higher loads.
Lift Truck Classification and Fuel Sources
There are certain applications which have proved difficult for the forklift. For example, scrap metal is one of these problems. To be able to successfully handle things like this needs utilizing the correct kind of machine for the task.
There are 7 major lift truck classes, including power sources such as hydrogen fuel cell, liquid propane gas, diesel, electric and gasoline. The power source is linked to several of these particular classes. The main power sources for forklifts consist of Diesel, Gasoline, Battery, Fuel Cell and Propane.
Electric powered trucks are the most popular, mainly Class III, III and class I forklifts. Internal combustion engines are more common in Classes V and IV. The most common electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Amongst internal combustion trucks, approximately more than 90 percent are fueled by propane.
The battery is the forklifts most common power source. Battery fueled models make up roughly 60% of the new forklifts sold within the United States. Their benefits include: quiet operation, less maintenance requirements, the ability to be used outside and inside with no harmful emissions.