Dual Fuel Engine
The Dual Fuel engine is a kind of engine that utilizes a mixture of diesel fuel and gas fuel or could operate 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 use spark plugs.
Because the engine is not a pure diesel engine and diesel is not a pure gas, this machinery does suffer from poor fuel efficiency and Methane slippage. For example, the fuel efficiency may be 5% to 8% less than in a comparable lean-burn, spark-ignited engine at 100 percent load. It could even be lower or higher loads.
Lift Truck Classification and Fuel Sources
There are certain applications which have proved difficult for the forklift. For instance, scrap metal is amongst these problems. To be able to successfully handle things like this requires using the correct type of machinery for the job.
In this write-up, the 7 major lift truck classes are discussed, including the power sources like hydrogen fuel cell, liquid propane gas, gasoline, diesel and electric. The power source is linked to some of these particular classes. The main power sources for forklifts comprise Diesel, Gasoline, Battery, Fuel Cell and Propane.
The most common overall are electric powered trucks, mostly in Class I, II and class III forklifts. In Classes V and IV, internal combustion trucks are more popular. The most popular electric power source is the lead-acid battery. Amongst internal combustion trucks, about over 90 percent are powered by propane.
The battery is the forklifts most popular power source. Battery fueled models make up roughly 60 percent of the new forklifts sold within the USA. Their benefits comprise: less maintenance requirements, quiet operation, the ability to be utilized outside and inside with no harmful emissions.