Test Stand Fabrication
Test Stand Development

image of a wheel bearing test stand

Wheel bearing test stand


image of a 250kW Diesel Engine Test Stand

250 kW diesel engine test stand


image of Lubricant oil engine test stand

Lubricant oil engine test stand


image of a variable thrust load test stand

Variable thrust load test stand


image of a dynamometer capable of 50,000 ft-lb., 720-HP, and 800 RPM operation

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


image of a dynamometer capable of 2,000 ft-lb., 240-HP, and 4,000 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

Related Terminology

test stand  •  test stand development  •  military test stand  •  test cell  •  diesel engine test cell  •  internal combustion  •  helicopter gearbox  •  hydraulic pump  •  high pressure fuel system  •  data acquisition software

teststanddevelopment.swri.org
Michael Kluger, Senior Program Manager, Office of Automotive Engineering, Fuels and Lubricants Research
(210) 522-3095, mkluger@swri.org

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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 11 technical divisions.
12/28/12