Dual Fuel Engine
Dual Fuel or DF Engines are the type of engines which can operate on a mixture of gas fuel or diesel fuel or it could work on diesel fuel alone. Duel Fuel engines are not able to work on gas alone since they do not posses 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 equipment does suffer from Methane slippage and fuel efficiency. Like for example, the fuel efficiency could be 5% to 8% less than in a comparable spark-ignited, lean burn engine at 100% load. It can even be lower or higher loads.
Lift Truck Fuel Sources and Classifications
There are certain applications that have proved a challenge for the forklift. For instance, scrap metal is one of these issues. In order to successfully handle things like this requires utilizing the right kind of machine for the task.
There are 7 major lift truck classes, including power sources like hydrogen fuel cell, liquid propane gas, electric, gasoline and diesel. The power source is linked to several of these specific classes. The main power sources for forklifts include Gasoline, Battery, Diesel, Propane and Fuel Cell.
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. Out of internal combustion trucks, around over 90 percent are propane powered.
The most popular power source for lift trucks is battery. Battery fueled units make up roughly 60 percent of the new forklifts sold within the USA. Their benefits consist of: less maintenance requirements, quiet operation, the ability to be utilized outside and indoors with no harmful emissions.