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The 2007 Volvo D13F Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Benchmarking program includes the tasks listed below.
 

Work to be Performed

• Cold, hot, and composite federal heavy-duty transient emissions cycle

• ESC 13-mode emissions cycle

• Nonroad 8-mode emissions cycle

• Nonroad transient emissions cycle

• Hot motoring friction curve (complete engine)

• Engine brake curve (if equipped)

• Steady-state map (100 RPM, 10% load steps)

• DPF evaluation test

• Coolant temperature derate test

• Altitude derate test

• Crankshaft torsional test

• 0 to 100% load snap throttle transient response tests at three ESC speeds

• Engine teardown and measurements

• Cylinder head flow bench testing

Deliverables

• Logged data during heavy-duty transient cycle (1 Hz) in Excel format

• Logged data during nonroad transient cycle (1 Hz) in Excel format

• 13-mode ESC and 8-mode nonroad modal data in Excel format

• Logged snap-throttle response data (10 Hz) in Excel format

• Friction curve data in Excel format

• Brake curve data in Excel format

• Steady-state mapping data in Excel spreadsheets

• PowerPoint summary presentation of performance and emissions test results

• Performance and emissions test report in PDF format

• DPF evaluation report in PDF format

• Teardown and technical assessment report in PDF format (includes flow bench report)

• High-resolution digital photographs from engine teardown in JPEG format

• CDs containing the reports, data, and photos

Pricing: $109,500

For more information about the 2007 Volvo D13F heavy-duty diesel engine benchmarking program capabilities at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Michael Ross, Program Manager, mross@swri.org or (210) 522-2690. The fax number is (210) 522-3950.
 

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August 08, 2008