SwRI: Automotive Systems Contamination Research Emissions and Safety Issues

  image of graph showing results of SwRI scientists measurement of a fuel's upper and lower flammability limits to determine fuel performance, handling, and safety
 

Scientists routinely measure a fuel's upper and lower flammability limits to determine fuel performance, handling, and safety.

Essential to providing robust and environmentally friendly automotive fuel systems is an understanding of:

  • Fuel properties

  • Material compatibility

  • Component capabilities

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) engineers evaluate fuel-delivery components and systems with respect to a wide range of emissions and safety issues. SwRI provides the following services:

  • Helium- and fuel-leakage testing

  • Hot-fuel handling

  • Permeation testing

  • Vapor management

  • Canister testing

  • Hydrocarbon compound analyses

  • Upper and lower flammability limit determinations

For more information about emissions and safety issues capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Xiaojian Tao, Ph.D., at xtao@swri.org or (210) 522-6962.

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