Advanced Combustion and Emissions

The Advanced Combustion and Emissions Section specializes in gasoline, methanol, ethanol, and other liquid-fueled spark ignition (SI) engine development and testing.

The staff has vast experience with automotive, marine, motorcycle, small off-road, industrial, and aircraft engines. Development efforts directed toward meeting exhaust emissions, better fuel economy, and higher power output have provided SwRI engineers with a broad understanding of SI engine technologies from around the world.

Terrence Alger, Ph.D. Manager

Technical strengths include:

• Air cooled engine development
• Combustion analysis
• Component design and testing
• Cycle simulation
• Durability testing
• Emissions development
• Engine benchmarking
• Engine management system development
• Fuel economy improvement
• Friction measurement
• Injectors and fuel spray characterization
• Low temperature testing
• Motorcycle technology
• Real-time oil consumption measurement
• Spark ignition engine technology
• Spark plug testing
• Turbocharger Test Facility
• Valve recession control

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November 18, 2009