| L38 Test |
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| A test to evaluate a lubricant's performance in combating copper/lead/tin bearring corrosion and to measure viscous shear stability using leaded fuel |
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Gasoline |
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Materials Engineering |
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Structural Engineering |
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| Labview |
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| A computer programming language. Often used for data acquisition and control systems. SwRI capabilities include development of machine vision systems based on LabView. |
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Mission Design & Support |
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Engine & Vehicle R&D |
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Systems & Sensors |
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Robotics & Automation Engineering |
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Electronics Systems & Robotics |
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Avionics Systems |
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Aerospace Systems Engineering |
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| Land Leasing |
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| Inquiries relating to land leasing. |
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Executive Director and Staff |
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Services Group |
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| Land Use |
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| Inquiries related to land use. |
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Legal & Patents Office |
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Electromechanical & Optical Systems |
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| Landfill - TCLP Testing Services |
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| TCLP testing services. |
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Vice President's Office |
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ASD Administration |
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Applied Physics |
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Electromechanical & Optical Systems |
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| Laptop Ruggedness Testing |
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Structural Dynamics & Product Assurance |
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| Laser Alignment |
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Fluids & Machinery Engineering |
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Machinery |
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Rotating Machinery Dynamics |
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| Laser and Optical Diagnostics |
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| Application of laser and optical diagnostics to evaluate flow and combustion characteristics |
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Fuels, Lubricants & Fluids Applications |
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| Laser Diode Control Systems Electronics |
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| Photodiode and thermistor monitoring electronics. |
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Electronics Systems & Robotics |
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| Laser Doppler Velocimeter |
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| Laser doppler velocimetry is the measurement of fluid (gas or liquid) by optical detection of particles that cross a volume where laser ebams are focused. |
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Flow Measurement |
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Fluids & Machinery Engineering |
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Machinery |
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Fluid Dynamics & Multiphase Flow |
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| Laser Doppler Velocimetry |
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Fluid Dynamics & Multiphase Flow |
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| Laser Radar |
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Intelligent Vehicle Systems |
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Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research |
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Manufacturing Systems |
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Robotics & Automation Engineering |
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Technical Resources |
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| Laser Safety |
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S & P |
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| Laser Sensors |
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| R&D on laser sensors |
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Intelligent Vehicle Systems |
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Manufacturing Systems |
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Robotics & Automation Engineering |
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S & P |
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Applied Physics |
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Electromechanical & Optical Systems |
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Surface Engineering &Materials Chemistry |
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Technical Resources |
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| Laser--Industrial Processing |
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Manufacturing Systems |
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| Laser-Induced Fluorescence |
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| Instrument development, patents available, consulting, laboratory measurements, visible and near-infrared, and prototyping. |
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Fuels, Lubricants & Fluids Applications |
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S & P |
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| Laser-Induced Fluorescence (LIF) |
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Autonomous Systems & Controls |
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| Laser-Induced Luminescence (LIL) |
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Autonomous Systems & Controls |
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| Laser-Induced Phosphorescence (LIP) |
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Autonomous Systems & Controls |
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| Laser-Induced Reactions, Product Quality |
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| Use of laser-induced reactions to measure product quality. Approach can also be adapted to a processing environment. |
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Autonomous Systems & Controls |
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| Lasers-Induce Fluorescence |
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| Instrument development, patents available, consulting, laboratory measurements, visible and near-infrared, and prototyping. |
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Fuels, Lubricants & Fluids Applications |
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Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research |
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Electromechanical & Optical Systems |
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| LD50 Toxicology |
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Vice President's Office |
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Environmental Engineering & Monitoring |
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Fire Technology |
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| Lead-Based Paint |
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| Determination of lead in paint. No certified lead assessor on staff. |
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Environmental Engineering & Monitoring |
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| Leak Detection |
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Electronics Systems & Robotics |
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Fluid Dynamics |
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| Leak Detection--Electronic Components |
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Electronics Systems & Robotics |
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| Leak Detection--Environmental Controls |
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| Real-time air analyses to identify gaseous leaks and fugitive emissions.
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Vice President's Office |
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| Leak Detection--Fluids |
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| We have experience and capability in the methods used to detect and locate leaks (or full line breaks) in liquid or gas pipelines and conduits. We have computer codes that can simulate the physical phenomena that occur inside and outside the pipeline or conduit when there is a leak or line break. We also have field experience locating leaks and breaks. In addition, we have assessed the performance of various systems used to detect leaks and line breaks. |
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Fluids & Machinery Engineering |
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Fluid Dynamics & Multiphase Flow |
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Multiphase Flow & Flow Assurance |
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| Lean Enterprise |
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Manufacturing Systems |
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Process Improvement Engineering |
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| Lean Healthcare |
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Process Improvement Engineering |
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| Lean Manufacturing |
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| Including: One-piece flow concepts, Value stream mapping, Office organization and workplace organization, Kaizen 5S system (sort, straighten, shine, standardize, and sustain),
Six sigma techniques, Work cells, Total productive maintenance(TPM), Standardized work, Visual management. |
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Manufacturing Systems |
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Process Improvement Engineering |
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| Lean NOx trap (LNT) |
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| Accelerated LNT aging. |
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Engine & Vehicle R&D |
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| Lean NOx trap and catalyst sysyem emissions testing and demonstration on engines or vehicles. |
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Emissions R&D |
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| Lean Plus |
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| SwRI's Lean Plus process allows the infusion of various expertise, successes, and lessons learned into a comprehensive and dynamic Improvement System. As practical developers of technology, information architectures, and processes, SwRI can tactically apply additional expertise to recapitalize the technology infrastructure.
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Manufacturing Systems |
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Process Improvement Engineering |
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| Lean Training |
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Manufacturing Systems |
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Process Improvement Engineering |
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| Learning Management Systems |
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Employee Development Office |
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| Life Cycle Testing |
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| Life cycle testing includes the testing of components under a variety of environmental conditions representative of the conditions seen by the components. This includes activities during manufacture, transportation, storage, usage, and disposition. Facilities to test component and small systems under environmental conditions including: temperature, humidity, corrosive atmosphere, altitude, vibration, shock, sand and dust, solar radiation, immersion, EMI and EMC, and rain. Specialized testing can be performed to satisfy the client requirements to meet the life cycle of specialized components. Function testing of the components can be performed during the environmental testing to demonstrate that the performance is not degraded. |
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Fluids & Machinery Engineering |
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Structural Engineering |
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Structural Dynamics & Product Assurance |
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| Life Extension Testing |
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Sensor Systems & Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Technology |
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Materials Science & Failure Analysis |
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Materials Engineering |
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Environmental Performance of Materials |
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Structural Engineering |
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| Life Prediction -- Offshore Structures |
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| Life Prediction -- Offshore Structures |
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Mechanics & Materials |
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| Life Prediction--Bearings |
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Fluids & Machinery Engineering |
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Marine & Offshore Systems |
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| Life Prediction/Assessment |
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Materials Engineering |
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Structural Engineering |
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Mechanics & Materials |
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| LifeLink |
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| The LifeLink system is a mobile telemedicine system linking ambulances in SA with hospitals to accommodate video conferencing and sharing of data, etc. while the ambulance is at a scene or during transport. We developed and deployed this system under contract to Texas Dept. of Transportation as part of the TransGuide system. We developed the concepts for the LifeLink program at SwRI as and IRD project and proposed the project to TxDOT and USDOT. The system is being used for a number of advanced telemedicine technology research projects. |
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Advanced Instruments & Telemetry Systems |
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Communications & Embedded Systems |
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Tactical Networks & Communication |
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| Light Reflectance |
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| Light scattering, Integrating sphere measurements, UV-Vis-NIR |
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S & P |
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Electromechanical & Optical Systems |
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Technical Resources |
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| Light-Duty Emissions Goals |
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| Clean Diesel V Consortium Light-Duty Emissions Goals: U.S. Tier II, Bin 5 and EURO VI, with U.S. Tier II, Bin 2 as a stretch target. |
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Engine & Vehicle R&D |
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| Lighting |
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Fluids & Machinery Engineering |
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| Lightning Surge Testing |
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EMCS |
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Fluids & Machinery Engineering |
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| Limited Production Engineering |
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| Production Engineering, Design to Production Transition, Re-Engineering Legacy Equipment, Life Cycle Production, Specialized Electronic/Electromechanical Production |
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Manufacturing Systems |
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Communications & Embedded Systems |
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Robotics & Automation Engineering |
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Office of the Director |
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| Lipid % Determination of Tissue |
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Process Chemistry |
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Sample Management/Report |
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Organic |
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| Liqui-cult Test Kit |
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| Liqui-cult Micro Organism - Fuels. |
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Lube Prof Administrative Staff |
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| Liquid Acquisition Devices |
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| Liquid acquisition devices are used in spacecraft and satellite fuel tanks to ensure that liquid fuel can easily flow to the tank outlet fittings in zero gravity conditions. |
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Fluid Dynamics & Multiphase Flow |
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| Liquid Chroma./Mass Spectr./Mass Spectr. |
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Bioanalytical Chemistry & Environmental Health |
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Organic |
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| Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) |
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| LNG fueled vehicle testing.
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Fuel & Fleet |
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| Liquid Natural Gas--Locomotive-Railroad |
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Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research |
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Medium Speed Diesel Engines |
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Emissions R&D |
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Fuels & Lubricants Research |
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| Liquid Propellant Dynamics |
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| Liquid propellant dynamics is the study of fluid motion in fuel tanks. This topic generally refers to fluid motions on spacecraft and satellite fuel tank under zero-gravity conditions, but is also applied to the launch and landing parts of the spacecraft flight. |
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Fluid Dynamics & Multiphase Flow |
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| Liquid Propellant Studies |
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| Analysis and characterization of various liquid propellants. Studies may include energy release, burning efficiency, products of combustion, hazard characterization, etc. |
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Vice President's Office |
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Engineering & Research |
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Science & Analysis |
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| Listing and Labeling of Products |
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| Third party listing, labeling, and followup services. |
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Fire Technology |
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Listing, Labeling & Follow-Up Inspections |
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| Listing Mark |
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Listing, Labeling & Follow-Up Inspections |
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| Literature Searches/Reviews |
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Chemical Engineering |
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Chemical Defense |
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Environmental Engineering & Monitoring |
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Automation & Data Systems |
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Technical Resources |
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| Lithography--Photo |
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Material Development |
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| Live cell imaging |
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| long time live cell bright-field, DIC, fluorescence imaging |
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Materials and Bioengineering |
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| LNG Plants--Vibrations |
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Fluids & Machinery Engineering |
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| Localized corrosion |
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| concentrated forms of corrosion that occur primarily on passivated materials such as stainless steels. |
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Environmental Performance of Materials |
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Mechanical and Materials Engineering Division |
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| Location of Buried Objects |
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Applied Physics |
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Electronics Systems & Robotics |
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Sensor Systems & Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) Technology |
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| Ground-penetrating radar applications |
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Technical Resources |
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| Locks and Locking System |
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Applied Physics |
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Electronics Systems & Robotics |
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| Locomotive Engine Components Rating |
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Rating & Metrology |
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| Locomotive Engines |
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| Exhaust emissions testing of locomotive engines; rating and field rating.
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Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research |
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Medium Speed Diesel Engines |
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Fuels & Lubricants Research |
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Lube Prof Administrative Staff |
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| Locomotive--Natural Gas--EMD Project |
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Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research |
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Medium Speed Diesel Engines |
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Emissions R&D |
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Fuels & Lubricants Research |
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| Logistics |
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Aerospace Engineering |
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Electronics Systems & Robotics |
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Aerospace Systems Engineering |
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| Logistics Engineering |
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Engineering & Research |
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Aerospace Engineering |
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EIIT Administration |
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Electronics Systems & Robotics |
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Office of the Director |
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Integrated Systems |
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| Long Term Stability Storage--Liquid Fuel |
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| This topic deals with how quickly fuel goes bad when it is stored.
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Filtration |
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Fuels, Lubricants & Fluids Applications |
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Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research |
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| Low Temperature Testing |
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Fluids & Machinery Engineering |
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Structural Dynamics & Product Assurance |
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| Lubricant Additive Testing |
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| Radioactive tracer technology is used to measure engine component wear, in real-time, during engine operation. We have conducted several projects to specifically measure and evaluate wear as a function of lubricant properties, lubricant additives and engine operating condition using this technology. |
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Fuels, Lubricants & Fluids Applications |
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Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research |
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Engine Design & Analysis |
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Filtration & Fine Particle Technology |
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Lube Prof Administrative Staff |
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| Lubricant Analysis--Simulated Distilation |
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Chemical Engineering |
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Chemical Defense |
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Fuels, Lubricants & Fluids Applications |
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Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research |
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Lube Prof Administrative Staff |
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| Lubricant Testing |
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Fuels, Lubricants & Fluids Applications |
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Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research |
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Engine & Vehicle R&D |
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Lube Prof Administrative Staff |
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| Lubricant Testing--(VE) |
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Fuels & Energy Development |
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Gasoline |
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| Lubricant Testing--ABOT Testing |
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Lube Prof Administrative Staff |
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| Lubricant Testing--Analysis |
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Chemical Engineering |
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Chemical Defense |
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Lube Prof Administrative Staff |
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| Analyses include: Oil filter evaluation, using SAE J905 fuel filter test stand, SwRI-built SAE HS806 test stand, and multi-pass SAE J1858 test stand, and various ISO standards; Oil filter evaluation, using SAE J905 fuel filter test stand, SwRI-built SAE HS806 test stand, and multi-pass SAE J1858 test stand, and various ISO standards |
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Fuels & Lubricants Technology |
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| Analyses include: Viscosity, Elemental analysis, Oxidation, Nitration, Additive depletion, Base number, Fuel dilution, Water dilution, Antifreeze dilution, Soot (TGA). Other services include: Alternative for used oil analysis; Crankcase, gear, and two-cycle oil evaluations; Automatic transmission fluids analysis (Dextron and Mercon approved laboratory); Antifreeze coolant analysis, Oil additive (Boost and Blend); High- and low-temperature viscosities; NOACK evaporation; Elemental content; Thermal stability; Oxidation, nitration, contamination; Foam, miscibility, compatibility; Fuel dilution; Corrosion bench test; Gelation index; TEOST MHT-4 and TEOST 33C; European Bench Test; Elastomer compatibility; Thermal analysis, TGA and DSC; Oxidation, rust; Copper corrosion; Shear stability; Coefficient of friction; Foam, miscibility, compatibility; Seal compatibility; Extreme pressure and wear; Thermal stability Low-temperature viscosity; Microwave digestion on non-traditional samples. High- and low-temperature viscosities NOACK evaporation Elemental content Thermal stability Oxidation, nitration, contamination Foam, miscibility, compatibility Fuel dilution Corrosion bench test Gelation index TEOST MHT-4 and TEOST 33C European Bench Test Elastomer compatibility Thermal analysis, TGA and DSC Oxidation, rust Copper corrosion Shear stability Coefficient of friction Foam, miscibility, compatibility Seal compatibility Extreme pressure and wear Thermal stability Low-temperature viscosity Microwave digestion on non-traditional samples |
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Lube Prof Administrative Staff |
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| Lubricant Testing--ASTM #22 |
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Fuels, Lubricants & Fluids Applications |
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Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research |
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PPRD Administration |
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| Lubricant Testing--Diesel Engines |
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| a) Engine dynamometer testing, b) Wear determination (radioactive tracer techniques), c) Used oil analysis (chemical and physical properties, including soot concentration, wear metals), d) Field (fleet) testing, e) Endurance testing, f) Oil consumption determination, g) Lubricant effects on diesel engine emissions, h) U.S. Military standards testing, i) Cold climate lubricant pumpability |
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Fuels, Lubricants & Fluids Applications |
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Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research |
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Engine Design & Analysis |
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Filtration & Fine Particle Technology |
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Diesel Engineers & Technicians |
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Marty, S. D. |
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Lube Prof Administrative Staff |
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| Lubricant Testing--Gears |
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| Industrial and automotive gear lubricant rig, bench and physical testing.
Custom designed testing, lubricant evaluations. |
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Engine Lubricants Research |
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Lube Prof Administrative Staff |
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| Lubricant Testing--Industry Standards |
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Fuels, Lubricants & Fluids Applications |
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Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research |
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Lube Prof Administrative Staff |
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| Lubricant Testing--Military Standards |
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| Lubricant testing per all U.S.MIL-L-xxxxx standards for tactical military vehicle applications and special application lubricants. |
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Filtration |
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Fuels, Lubricants & Fluids Applications |
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Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research |
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Marty, S. D. |
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Gears |
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Gasoline |
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International |
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Lube Prof Administrative Staff |
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| Lubricating Oil Poisoning of Catalysts |
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| SwRI has examined lubricating oil poisoning of catalysts in emissions control systems for several years. Understanding and duplication of the complex oil poisoning mechanisms is a major strength. Developing realistic accelerated oil poisoning protocols on engines, and using SwRI's FOCAS? system, is a specialty. |
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Aftertreatment |
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| Lubrication |
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Lube Prof Administrative Staff |
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Fluid Dynamics & Multiphase Flow |
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