SwRI Engine Design Capabilities: specializing in designing and analyzing engines, mechanical design, mechanical analysis, and thermodynamic analyses of engine performance

	Model of cylinder features

The Engine Design Section at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) employs a product-centered approach to client-sponsored projects using a variety of tools and techniques. To learn more about our specific technical expertise in engine systems as well as our tools and techniques, visit the links below.

Engine Systems:

• Valve and injector train dynamics

• Cylinder head design, analysis and testing

• Gear and chain drives

• Performance and emissions

• Pistons and rings

• Cylinder block

• Crankshaft

• Cooling, lubrication, and fuel systems

• Exhaust and induction systems

Tools and Techniques:

• Solid modeling/CAD

• Cycle simulation

• Finite element analysis

• Dynamic system simulation

• Computational fluid dynamics

• Tribological simulation (HD & EHD)

• Fluid flow system simulation

• Fatigue and life prediction

• Noise, vibration, and harshness

• Probabilistic reliability

• Rapid prototyping and tooling

For more information about engine design capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Mark Tussing at mtussing@swri.org or

(210) 522-2628.