| Document ID (ISN) | 40580 |
| CIS number |
83-1502 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0013-7782 - Engineering |
| Year |
1983 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Title |
Lift-truck transmission uses flywheel energy |
| Bibliographic information |
Aug. 1983, p.578. Illus. |
| Abstract |
Announcement of a flywheel energy storage system for diesel-powered lift trucks working in ship holds and terminals. By storing engine and braking energy in a flywheel for subsequent recovery, the system reduces the contribution of the diesel engine to the work cycle of a lift truck, thereby doing away with exhaust gases in confined spaces. A representative truck with a fully-charged flywheel was able to shift a 25-ton container and return to its starting point (a total path of 140m) without the use of its engine. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
flywheels; diesel engines; fork-lift trucks; exhaust gases; work in confined spaces |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
ships; materials handling |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Materials handling and storage
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Confined spaces
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