Dual Fuel Engine
Dual Fuel or DF Engines are the type of engines that could operate on a mixture of diesel fuel and gas fuel or it can work on diesel fuel alone. Duel Fuel engines can not run on gas alone since they do not have an ignition system, nor do they have 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 Methane slippage as well as fuel efficiency.. For example, the fuel efficiency may be 5% to 8% less than in a comparable spark-ignited, lean burn engine at 100% load. It can even be greater on lower loads.
Lift Truck Classification and Fuel Sources
There are some applications which have proved a challenge for the forklift. For instance, scrap metal is amongst these issues. To be able to successfully handle items like this needs utilizing the right 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, Propane and Fuel Cell.
The most common overall are electric powered trucks, mainly in Class III, II and class I forklifts. In Classes V and IV, internal combustion trucks are more common. The most popular electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Amongst internal combustion trucks, about over 90 percent are propane powered.
The battery is the forklifts most popular power source. Battery powered models make up about 60% of the new forklifts sold within the United States. Their benefits comprise: less maintenance requirements, quiet operation, the ability to be used outside and indoors with no harmful emissions.