Test Stand Fabrication
Test Stand Development

Wheel bearing test stand

250 kW diesel engine test stand

Lubricant oil engine test stand

Variable thrust load test stand

Dynamometer capable of 50,000 ft-lb., 720 HP, and 800 RPM operation

Dynamometer capable of 2,000 ft-lb., 240 HP, and 4,000 RPM operation
Comprehensive test system services using a multidisciplinary project team approach are provided by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). A team approach involves all aspects of fabrication, such as machining, welding, metal fabrication, wiring, and plumbing, for the test stand or test facility including:
- Foundation isolation/inertia blocks
- Facility requirements
- Mechanical
- Electrical
- Air handling
- Emissions
- Environmental
- Hot
- Cold
- Humidity
- Pressure (altitude)
- Mounting systems/base plates
- Dynamometers
- AC regenerative
- DC regenerative
- Eddy current
- Air actuated
- Hydraulic
- Water brake
- Auxiliary support/accessory systems
- Instrumentation
- Data acquisition
- Control
- Data analysis and reporting
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