Dual Fuel Engine
The Dual Fuel engine is a kind of engine which utilizes a mixture of gas fuel or diesel fuel or could 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 use spark plugs.
Since the engine is not a pure diesel engine and diesel is not a pure gas, this machine does suffer from Methane slippage and fuel efficiency. For instance, the fuel efficiency can 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 Classification and Fuel Sources
There are some applications that have proved a challenge for the forklift. For example, scrap metal is amongst these issues. To be able to successfully handle items like this requires using the right kind of machine for the task.
There are 7 major lift truck classes, including power sources such as hydrogen fuel cell, liquid propane gas, gasoline, diesel and electric. The power source is linked to several of these specific 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, about over 90% are powered by propane.
The battery is the forklifts most common power source. Battery powered models make up around 60% of the new forklifts sold within the USA. Their benefits consist of: quiet operation, less maintenance requirements, the ability to be utilized indoors and outside with no harmful emissions.