CONTACT:
 Charles Roberts
Spark Ignition Engines
(210) 522-5521
E-mail: Charles Roberts









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Spark Ignition Engines
 Facilities

A wide variety of laboratory and ancillary equipment at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) support complex development projects on spark ignition (SI) engines. Dynamometers up to 2,000 horsepower and 10,000 rpm allow testing of almost any production engine. Sophisticated test cell data acquisition and control systems allow our engineers and scientists complete access to all types of engine data including the in-cylinder combustion process. Specialized facilities exist for unique project needs that are not listed below.

  • Engine dynamometer test cells (hundreds of them)

  • Chassis dynamometers

  • Vehicle mileage accumulators

  • Cold chambers

  • Conditioned engine inlet air (temperature & humidity)

  • Combustion data acquisition systems

  • Combustion bombs

  • Cylinder head flow bench

  • Fast response HC and NOX analyzers

  • Real-time oil consumption measurement systems

  • Radioactive tracer wear measurement systems

  • Fuel injector spray visualization & analysis equipment

  • Laser diagnostic equipment

  • Single cylinder research engines

Please browse this web site to see the full capabilities and experience of SwRI and the Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research Division. Then give us an opportunity to become an extension of your engineering department. Please contact Charles Roberts, Ph.D., at croberts@swri.org or (210) 522-5521 for more information.

  
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