SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Mission Statement

The mission of TARDEC Southwest is to provide the Department of Defense with the best resource for research, design, engineering, development and analysis of current and future fuel, lubricants, and energy technologies.

Column 1 Photo Sequence		Column 2 Photo Sequence
SwRI is developing a fire-resistant fuel for the U.S. Army using a new test site for fuel burns. In the sequence in the left column, an untreated fuel burns out of control in less than a second. Within the same time frame, an emulsion in the SwRI-developed fire-resistant fuel, in the right column, cuts off oxygen to the surface to extinguish the fire.

For more information about the TARDEC Facility at SwRI, contact Gary Bessee at gbessee@swri.org or (210) 522-6941.

tardec.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.

December 28, 2012