Dual Fuel Engine
Dual Fuel or DF Engines are the type of engines which can run on a mixture of diesel fuel and gas fuel or it can work on diesel fuel alone. Duel Fuel engines can not work on gas alone as they do not posses an ignition system, nor do they have any spark plugs.
Since the engine is not a pure diesel engine and diesel is not a pure gas, this equipment does suffer from Methane slippage and fuel efficiency. Like for instance, the fuel efficiency may be 5% to 8% less than in a comparable lean-burn, spark-ignited engine at 100% load. It could even be greater on lower loads.
Lift Truck Classification and Fuel Sources
There are some recycling materials handling applications that could prove really difficult for lift trucks. Like for instance, scrap metal is one of these problems. In order to successfully handle things like this requires utilizing 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 hydrogen fuel cell, liquid propane gas, diesel, electric and gasoline. The power source is linked to some of these specific classes. The main power sources for forklifts include Battery, Diesel, Gasoline, Fuel Cell and Propane.
Electric powered trucks are the most common, mostly Class III, III and class I forklifts. Internal combustion engines are more popular in Classes V and IV. The most common electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Among internal combustion trucks, around over 90 percent are powered by propane.
The most popular power source for lift trucks is battery. Battery fueled models make up about 60 percent of the new forklifts sold within the United States. Their benefits include: less maintenance requirements, quiet operation, the ability to be used indoors and outside with no harmful emissions.