Dual Fuel Engine
DF or Duel Fuel 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 can not run 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 machine does suffer from poor fuel efficiency and Methane slippage. Like for instance, the fuel efficiency may 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 some recycling materials handling applications that can prove extremely challenging for lift trucks. For instance, scrap metal is amongst these problems. To be able to successfully handle items like this requires utilizing the correct type 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 consist of Battery, Diesel, Gasoline, Propane and Fuel Cell.
Electric powered trucks are the most common, mostly Class I, II and class III forklifts. Internal combustion engines are more common in Classes IV and V. The most popular electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Amongst internal combustion trucks, around over 90 percent are fueled by propane.
The most common power source for lift trucks is battery. Battery powered units make up roughly 60% 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.