Dual Fuel Engine
Dual Fuel or DF Engines are the type of engines that can work on a mixture of diesel fuel and gas fuel or it could work on diesel fuel alone. Duel Fuel engines could not work on gas alone as they do not have an ignition system, nor do they possess any spark plugs.
Since diesel is not a pure gas, and it is not a pure diesel designed engine, it has some disadvantages in the department of Methane slippage as well as fuel efficiency.. Like for instance, the fuel efficiency can 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 Fuel Sources and Classifications
There are certain recycling materials handling applications that can prove extremely difficult for lift trucks. For instance, scrap metal is amongst these issues. To be able to successfully handle things like this needs using the right kind of equipment for the task.
There are 7 major lift truck classes, including power sources like liquid propane gas, hydrogen fuel cell, gasoline, diesel and electric. The power source is linked to some of these specific classes. The main power sources for forklifts include Diesel, Gasoline, Battery, Fuel Cell and Propane.
Electric powered trucks are the most common, mainly Class I, II and class III forklifts. Internal combustion engines are more common in Classes IV and V. The most popular electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Out of internal combustion trucks, approximately over 90 percent are fueled by propane.
The most common power source for lift trucks is battery. Battery powered models make up roughly 60 percent of the new forklifts sold within the United States. Their benefits include: quiet operation, less maintenance requirements, the ability to be utilized inside and outdoors with no harmful emissions.