Dual Fuel Engine
DF or Duel Fuel Engines are the type of engines which could operate on a mixture of gas fuel or diesel fuel or it could operate on diesel fuel alone. Duel Fuel engines are not able to operate on gas alone as they do not have an ignition system, nor do they possess any 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 spark-ignited, lean burn engine at 100 percent load. It could even be greater on lower loads.
Lift Truck Classification and Fuel Sources
There are some recycling materials handling applications which can prove very challenging for lift trucks. Like for instance, scrap metal is amongst these problems. In order to successfully handle items like this needs utilizing the right kind of machine for the task.
In this write-up, the 7 major lift truck classes are discussed, including the power sources such as liquid propane gas, hydrogen fuel cell, gasoline, diesel and electric. The power source is linked to several of these specific classes. The main power sources for forklifts include Battery, Diesel, Gasoline, Fuel Cell and Propane.
The most common overall are electric powered trucks, mostly in Class III, II and class I forklifts. In Classes V and IV, internal combustion trucks are more common. The most popular electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Among internal combustion trucks, around more than 90 percent are powered by propane.
The most common power source for lift trucks is battery. Battery powered units make up around 60% of the new forklifts sold in the USA. Their benefits comprise: quiet operation, less maintenance requirements, the ability to be used indoors and outdoors with no harmful emissions.