Emissions & Safety Issues
Fuel Systems &
Contamination Research
Scientists routinely measure a fuel's upper and lower flammability limits to determine fuel performance, handling, and safety.
Essential to providing robust and environmentally friendly automotive fuel systems is an understanding of:
- Fuel properties
- Material compatibility
- Component capabilities
Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) engineers evaluate fuel-delivery components and systems with respect to a wide range of emissions and safety issues. SwRI provides the following services:
- Helium- and fuel-leakage testing
- Hot-fuel handling
- Permeation testing
- Vapor management
- Canister testing
- Hydrocarbon compound analyses
- Upper and lower flammability limit determinations
Related Terminology
emissions and safety issues • automotive fuel systems • fuel properties • material compatibility • component capabilities • fuel-delivery component evaluations • system evaluations • helium-leakage testing • fuel-leakage testing • hot-fuel handling • permeation testing • vapor management • canister testing • hydrocarbon compound analyses • upper and lower flammability limit determinations
