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SwRI’s Mechanical
Engineering Division applies a broad range of
capabilities in materials, structural and fluid
mechanics to solve problems for all major industries
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A broad range of capabilities to solve problems
for all major industries worldwide is applied by the Mechanical
Engineering Division of Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) in areas
such as materials, structural
and fluid mechanics.
Staff members perform applied research and development and providing
engineering problem-solving services and software products. These
services and products are described in this document along with
appropriate staff contact information. More information on SwRI's
broader programs and capabilities (www.swri.org)
and those of the Mechanical Engineering Division (www.mechmat.swri.org)
is available on the referenced Web sites. We welcome your inquiries
and the opportunity to be of service to your company.
Oil and
Gas/Energy Industries
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Compressor/Piping Design: API or Client
Specifications, New and Retrofit Designs
Web site:
www.pulsations.swri.org
Contact:
Ed Bowles
Phone: (210) 522-2086
E-mail:
ebowles@swri.org |
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Plant Engineering Services: Rapid
Response, Troubleshooting, Operational Improvements
Web site:
www.machineryvibration.swri.org
Contact:
Nathan Poerner
Phone: (210) 522-6584
E-mail: npoerner@swri.org |
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Gas Flow Measurement: Meter
Calibration, Station Design
Web site:
www.mrf.swri.org
Contact:
Ed Bowles
Phone: (210) 522-2086
E-mail:
ebowles@swri.org |
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Oil and Gas Exploration and
Production: Drilling Hydraulics, Downhole Equipment,
Flow Assurance
Web site:
www.fluids.swri.org
Contact: Chris Buckingham
Phone: (210) 522-3307
E-mail:
cbuckingham@swri.org |
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Safety Valve Testing (production,
pipeline, and refinery): To API/ISO and Client
Specifications
Web site:
www.fluids.swri.org
Contact:
Shane P. Siebenaler
Phone: (210) 522-5758
E-mail:
ssiebenaler@swri.org |
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Subsea Wellhead System Testing:
Ocean Pressures & Temperatures, API and Client
Specifications
Web site:
www.pressuresimulation.swri.org
Contact:
Joe Crouch
Phone: (210) 522-4295
E-mail:
jcrouch@swri.org |
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Materials Testing: Tubulars, Risers,
Materials Property, Fatigue and Corrosion Testing
Web site:
www.mechanicaltesting.swri.org
Contact:
Carl Popelar
Phone: (210) 522-4213
E-mail:
cpopelar@swri.org
Web site:
www.corrosiontechnology.swri.org
Contact: Elizabeth Trillo, Ph.D.
Phone: (210) 522-5538
E-mail:
etrillo@swri.org |
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Turbomachinery Design & Testing:
Rotordynamics, Performance, Blade Life
Web site:
www.gasturbines.swri.org
Contact: Klaus Brun, Ph.D.
Phone: (210) 522-5449
E-mail:
kbrun@swri.org |
All Industries
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Product Development/Testing:
Structural/Fluid Flow Analysis, Mechanical Design,
Environmental Testing
Web site:
www.nebs.swri.org
Contact: Jenny Ferren
Phone: (210) 522-2329
E-mail:
jferren@swri.org |
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Failure Analysis: Root Cause
Determination, Rapid Response
Web site:
www.failureprevention.swri.org
Contact:
Richard A. Page, Ph.D.
Phone: (210) 522-3252
E-mail:
rpage@swri.org Contact:
N. Sastry Cheruvu, Ph.D.
Phone: (210) 522-2492
E-mail:
scheruvu@swri.org |
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Ballistic Design and Testing:
Blast-Resistant Structures, Vehicle Protective Armorment,
Aircraft Bird Strike Testing
Web site:
www.engineeringdynamics.swri.org
Contact:
Scott Mullin
Phone: (210) 522-2340
E-mail:
smullin@swri.org |
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Aircraft Structural Testing: FAA
Certification, Life Extension, Fuel Sloshing
Web site:
www.aerospacestructures.swri.org
Contact:
Ken Griffin, Ph.D.
Phone: (210) 522-6873
E-mail:
kgriffin@swri.org |
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Analytical & Materials
Characterization Services: Infrared Spectroscopy (TFIR),
Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Raman Spectroscopic
Analysis
Web site:
www.materialscharacterization.swri.org
Contact:
Elizabeth Trillo, Ph.D.
Phone: (210) 522-5538
E-mail:
etrillo@swri.org
Web site:
www.engineeringdynamics.swri.org
Contact: Art Nicholls
Phone: (210) 522-5552
E-mail:
anicholls@swri.org |
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Vacuum Coating Services: Surface
Hardness, Friction, Wear, Corrosion and Oxidation
Resistance
Web site:
www.surfaceengineering.swri.org
Contact:
Kent Coulter, Ph.D.
Phone: (210) 522-3196
E-mail:
kcoulter@swri.org |
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Modeling and Simulation Services:
Computational Fluid Dynamics, Hydrocode Simulation,
Hazard and Consequence Assessments
Web site:
www.engineeringdynamics.swri.org
Contact:
Christopher Freitas, Ph.D.
Phone: (210) 522-2137
E-mail:
cfreitas@swri.org |
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Software Products for Structural
Integrity/Life Prediction: Probabilistic Analysis,
Uncertainty Quantifications, Reliability
Web site:
www.integrityandreliability.swri.org
Contact:
Ben Thacker, Ph.D.
Phone: (210) 522-2332
E-mail:
bthacker@swri.org |
For more information about our mechanical engineering services and software capabilities, or how you can contract
with SwRI, please contact
Danny M. Deffenbaugh at
ddeffenbaugh@swri.org or (210) 522-2384.
mechmatserv.swri.org
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Contact Information |
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Danny M Deffenbaugh
Mechanical Engineering Division
(210) 522-2384
ddeffenbaugh@swri.org
mechmatserv.swri.org |
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Related Terminology |
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compressor/piping design
plant engineering services
gas flow measurement
oil and gas exploration
safety valve evaluations
subsea wellhead system evaluation
materials evaluations
turbomachinery design
product development
failure analysis
ballistic design
aircraft structural evaluation
analytical and materials characterization
engineering dynamics
coating services
modeling and simulation services
software products
structural integrity
life prediction |
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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.
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