Dual Fuel Engine
The Dual Fuel engine is a type of engine that utilizes a mixture of gas fuel or diesel fuel or can work off of diesel by its self. The dual fuel engine is not capable of running 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 fuel efficiency, as well as Methane slippage.. For instance, the fuel efficiency may be 5% to 8% less than in a comparable spark-ignited, lean burn engine at 100% load. It could even be greater on lower loads.
Lift Truck Classification and Fuel Sources
There are some applications that have proved a challenge for the forklift. Like for instance, scrap metal is amongst these problems. In order to successfully handle things like this requires utilizing the correct type of equipment for the job.
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 some of these particular classes. The main power sources for forklifts include Battery, Diesel, Gasoline, Propane and Fuel Cell.
The most common overall are electric powered trucks, mainly in Class III, II and class I forklifts. In Classes IV and V, internal combustion trucks are more popular. The most common electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Out of internal combustion trucks, about over 90 percent are propane powered.
The battery is the forklifts most common power source. Battery powered models make up about 60 percent of the new forklifts sold in the United States. Their benefits comprise: quiet operation, less maintenance requirements, the ability to be used indoors and outside with no harmful emissions.