An Investigation of the Commercial Alternative Power Sources for the Counterbalanced Industrial Lift Truck.

Abstract

A comparative analysis of four different power sources (gasoline, liquid petroleum gas (LPG), diesel, electric) for 4,000-lb capacity forklift trucks was made for productivity, exhaust emission characteristics, noise levels, energy consumption, reliability, maintainability, operating costs, and safety ramifications. The principal Conclusions reached were: (1) Internal combustion engine (ICE) trucks are more productive than are electric; (2) Diesel was most productive truck; (3) Electric truck was most economical considering only energy costs (diesel was second); (4) All trucks except electric exceeded accepted noise standard; (5) Diesel truck emitted significantly less carbon monoxide (CO) than did gasoline or LGP.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA133629

Entities

People

  • James E. Stephens Jr.
  • Tim F. Lee

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Combustion
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Diesel Engines
  • Electric Motors
  • Energy Consumption
  • Environment
  • Fuel Systems
  • Internal Combustion Engines
  • Liquids
  • Logistics
  • Maintenance
  • Material Degradation Processes
  • Materials Handling Equipment
  • Mechanical Equipment
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Logistics and Supply Chain Management.
  • Petroleum Engineering