Dual Fuel Engine
The Dual Fuel engine is a kind of engine which utilizes a mixture of diesel fuel and gas fuel or can run 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 utilize 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 lean-burn, spark-ignited engine at 100% load. It can even be greater on lower loads.
Lift Truck Fuel Sources and Classifications
There are certain applications that have proved a challenge for the forklift. For instance, scrap metal is amongst these issues. To be able to successfully handle items like this requires utilizing the correct kind of machinery for the task.
There are 7 major lift truck classes, including power sources such as hydrogen fuel cell, liquid propane gas, electric, gasoline and diesel. The power source is linked to several of these particular classes. The main power sources for forklifts comprise Diesel, Gasoline, Battery, Propane and Fuel Cell.
Electric powered trucks are the most common, mostly Class III, III and class I forklifts. Internal combustion engines are more popular in Classes IV and V. The most popular electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Out of internal combustion trucks, roughly more than 90% are powered by propane.
The most common power source for lift trucks is battery. Battery powered models make up around 60 percent of the new forklifts sold in the United States. Their benefits comprise: less maintenance requirements, quiet operation, the ability to be utilized outdoors and indoors with no harmful emissions.