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FOCAS^® Hot Gas Test Rig (HGTR)

FOCAS^® Catalyst Aging System

FOCAS^® Flyer, Chinese
   R-FOCAS^® Rev. 0.5

Technical papers published by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) provide detailed information and comparison data from catalysts aged with conventional engine-based bench systems and the R-FOCAS^® system.

• "Development of a Methodology to Separate Thermal from Oil Aging of a Catalyst Using a Gasoline-Fueled Burner System," 08-9217 (SwRI internal research report)

• "Development of a Methodology to Separate Thermal from Oil Aging of a Catalyst Using a Gasoline-Fueled Burner System," SAE 2003-01-0663

• "Catalyst Aging Evaluation with Exposure to 0.06 and 0.11 Percent Phosphorus Oils Using the FOCAS Burner System," SAE 2003-01-1999

• "FOCAS^® on Emissions Technology," Winter 2004, SwRI Magazine Technology Today

• SwRI licenses FOCAS^® technology for exhaust catalyst aging

• Southwest Research Institute licenses FOCAS^® technology for automotive exhaust catalyst aging

• Aftertreatment Research and Development Section

• Catalyst Accelerated Thermal Aging Using the SwRI^® R-FOCAS^® Rig—A Joint Industry Program, 03-9441

For more information about purchasing an R-FOCAS system, please contact Cynthia Webb at cwebb@swri.org or (210) 522-5873, or by fax at (210) 522-3950.

For information about conducting a catalyst testing or aging program on an R-FOCAS system in our San Antonio, Texas, laboratories, other capabilities or related publications, please contact Martin Heimrich at mheimrich@swri.org or (210) 522-3022, or by fax at (210) 522-3950.
 

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Southwest Research Institute^® (SwRI^®), headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, is a multidisciplinary, independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 12 technical divisions.

October 29, 2009