Dual Fuel Engine
The Dual Fuel engine is a type of engine that utilizes a mixture of diesel fuel and gas fuel or could work off of diesel by its self. The dual fuel engine is not capable of working on gas alone. These engines do not have ignition systems and do not use 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 could be 5% to 8% less than in a comparable spark-ignited, lean burn engine at 100 percent load. It could even be lower or higher loads.
Lift Truck Fuel Sources and Classifications
There are certain applications which have proved difficult for the forklift. For example, scrap metal is among these problems. To be able to successfully handle things like this needs utilizing the correct kind of machine for the job.
There are 7 major lift truck classes, including power sources such as liquid propane gas, hydrogen fuel cell, diesel, electric and gasoline. The power source is linked to some of these particular classes. The main power sources for forklifts comprise Battery, Diesel, Gasoline, Fuel Cell and Propane.
The most popular overall are electric powered trucks, mostly in Class III, II and class I forklifts. In Classes IV and V, internal combustion trucks are more common. The most common electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Amongst internal combustion trucks, approximately over 90% are fueled by propane.
The battery is the forklifts most common power source. Battery powered models make up around 60 percent of the new forklifts sold within the USA. Their benefits consist of: quiet operation, less maintenance requirements, the ability to be used indoors and outside with no harmful emissions.