| Valve and Pump Tests |
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| Testing at elevated or cryogenic temperatures available; testing with sand slurry or freshwater medias.
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Fluid Dynamics and Multiphase Flow
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| Valve Contamination |
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| Valve, including, On/Off, VFS, PWM, and valve bodies containing these valves are key control mechanism that direct working hydraulic fluid in vehicles, equipments and machines. Contamination can cause malfunction or failures of these valves. SwRI offers testing, analysis and preventive strategies to investigate and to find proper solutions to valve contamination related issues. |
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Fuel Systems and Contamination Research
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| Valve Deposit--Intake |
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Fleet and Field Evaluations Section
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| Valve Fire Testing |
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| 6FA, 6FB, 6FC, 6FD, ISO10497, BS765, API 607 fire test standards. Fire testing for valves, end connections, check valves, soft-sealed quarter-turn valves, gaskets, and packing. |
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Fluid Dynamics and Multiphase Flow
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| Valve Fire Testing (6FA, 6FB, 6FC, 6FD, ISO10497, BS765, API 607 fire test standards) |
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| Fire testing for valves, end connections, check valves, soft-sealed quarter-turn valves, gaskets, and packing. |
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Fluid Dynamics and Multiphase Flow
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| Valve Testing--Engines |
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| SwRI performs engine-based evaluations of valves, including valve and valve seat material interactions, on engines from lawnmower to locomotive sized engines. |
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Engine, Emissions and Vehicle Research Division
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Engine, Emissions and Vehicle Research Division
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Engine, Emissions and Vehicle Research Division
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Administration
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Medium Speed Diesel Engine Section
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Engine Development
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SwARC Support and Business Development Administration
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Engine, Emissions and Vehicle Research Division
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Fuels and Lubricants Research Division
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Fluids Filtration and Handling Research
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| Vapor Detonations/Explosions |
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| Vapor Detonations/Explosions can involve intentional ignition of a flammable cloud, or post-accident investigation / recreation of events. Objectives of projects can vary from determination of conditions that can result in ignition, evaluating products for suppression of ignition, or measuring the blast effects in air or on structures. |
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Engineering and Research Section
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Science & Analysis
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| Vapor Pressure--Analysis |
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Chemical Engineering
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Administration
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| Vapor/Liquid Equilibrium Measurements |
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Chemical Engineering
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Administration
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| VDE Electrical Test--EMI/EMC |
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Unmanned Systems and Sensors
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Fluids and Machinery Engineering Department
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Structural Engineering Department
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| Vehicle Crash Testing |
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Ballistics and Explosives Engineering Section
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Marine Structures and Engineering Section
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Structural Engineering Department
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| Vehicle Design |
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Engine, Emissions and Vehicle Research Division
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| Vehicle Dynamics |
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| Modeling and analysis of complete vehicle dynamics is performed as well as design and development of vehicle suspension systems including electronically controlled and active suspension systems. |
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Powertrain Controls Section
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Hydraulic Vehicle Technology
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Fluids and Machinery Engineering Department
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Structural Engineering Department
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| Vehicle Emission Testing - Cold/Hot Room Chamber Testing - Div. 3 |
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| Within Bldg. 87 of the Department of Engine and Emission Research we have an
environmental chamber that we use for testing. Our facility is designed for low temperature vehicle emissions testing down to 10 degF and high temperature vehicle testing up to 120 degF |
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Chemistry and Unregulated Emissions
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Light Duty Vehicle Emissions
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| Vehicle Fleet Tests |
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| Fleet testing is conducted on road simulators, on public roads driven by SwRI drivers, test tracks and in commercial fleets. |
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Fleet and Field Evaluations Section
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Fluid Dynamics and Multiphase Flow
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| Vehicle Fuel and Fuel Additives |
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Administration
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Engine, Emissions and Vehicle Research Division
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JAB Supervisors
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Fleet and Field Evaluations Section
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Fluids Filtration and Handling Research
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Filtration and Fine Particle Technology
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| Vehicle Health Monitoring |
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| Vehicle Health Monitoring |
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Mechanics and Materials Section
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| Vehicle Infrastructure Integration |
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Network Communications and Infrastructure Group
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| Vehicle Instrumentation |
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Powertrain Controls Section
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Network-Centric Systems
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| Vehicle Testing |
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Engine, Emissions and Vehicle Research Division
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Powertrain Controls Section
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JAB Supervisors
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Fleet and Field Evaluations Section
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Fluids and Machinery Engineering Department
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Structural Engineering Department
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| Vehicular EMC Test--Whole Vehicle |
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Autonomous Systems and Control
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Fluids and Machinery Engineering Department
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Fluids and Machinery Engineering Department
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Structural Engineering Department
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Structural Engineering Department
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| Vendor Audit |
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| Personnel in the SwRI Component-Analysis Group perform independent design reviews on electronic equipment and subsystems. Typical topics covered in these design reviews include circuit configuration, component suitability, component stresses, manufacturing processes and materials, quality control, supply-chain management, potential reliability issues, and documentation. |
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Department of Electronics Systems and Robotics
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| Ventilation--Industrial |
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| Perform engineering evaluations of existing industrial ventilation systems used to control worker exposures or for pollution abatement. Also, evaluate the need for new or improved ventilation systems to control emissions from industrial processes. |
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Environmental Engineering and Monitoring
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| VHF |
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| It refers to a section of the RF spectrum, and is not per se a product or a capability (too broad). Examples of technology areas: VHF Circuits and Systems, VHF Propagation, VHF Antennas, etc. Products are: geolocation systems, wide band receivers, tracking systems, identification systems (RFID), and antennas. Services: propagation analysis, signal analysis. |
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S & P
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Office of the Vice President
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Staff Engineers and Specialists
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| Vibration Testing (Field) |
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| We offer research into the area of instrumentation for vibration testing, e.g. by laser, by accelerometer, by optical scanning. We also perform measurements of acoustic noise emissions and characterization of sound fields around machinery. |
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Department of Engineering Applications and Systems Development
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Fluids and Machinery Engineering Department
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| Vibration Testing (Lab) |
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Aftertreatment Technology
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Fluids and Machinery Engineering Department
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Fluids and Machinery Engineering Department
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Fluids and Machinery Engineering Department
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Administration
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Structural Engineering Department
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Structural Engineering Department
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| Vibration Testing--Pipe, Valve, Machine |
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Administration
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Fluids and Machinery Engineering Department
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Machinery Piping Design
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Fluids and Machinery Engineering Department
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| Vibration--Aircraft |
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Fluids and Machinery Engineering Department
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Administration
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| Vibration--Text Fixture Development |
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Fluids and Machinery Engineering Department
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Structural Engineering Department
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| Vicker's Vane Pump Test |
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| The objective is to determine the fluid anti-wear characteristics by ASTM designation D 7043(modified).
This procedure simulates satisfactory performance in a normally functioning transmission under service conditions. Performance of this procedure requires an electric motor-driven Vickers 104-C pump mounted on a stand capable of controlling speed, temperatures, and pressures. The fluid is tested for 100 hours at 1000 or 2000 psi, and 150 or 175 deg F. The weight loss to ring and vanes, any unusual wear, scuffing, deposits, and deterioration to seals are evaluated. |
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Gears
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Fleet and Field Evaluations Section
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Specialty and Driveline Fluids Evaluations Section
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| Video Monitoring |
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Administration
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Staff Engineers
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| Video Surveillance |
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| Design and fabrication of digital video surveillance systems for remote monitor, scene change detection and wireless user notification. |
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Staff Engineers
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| Video Transmission |
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Network-Centric Systems
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Administration
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| Virtual Reality/Environment |
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| A computer-generated, 3D spatial environment in which users can participate in real-time. Virtual environments can be: 1) fully immersive, encompassing worlds, 2) augmentations (overlay) to the real world, or 3) "Through the Window" worlds (non-immersive). |
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Administration
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Administration
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Immersive Technologies
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| Viscosity--Low Temp |
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| A test that is performed, typically on petroleum products. Basically, viscosity is the resistance to flow, i.e., how thick is it. Low temp usuallly means below ambient temperature, often, below 0-deg.C. |
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Chemical Engineering
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Administration
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Engine, Emissions and Vehicle Research Division
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Administration
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Lubricant Analysis, Administrative Staff
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Fuels, Lubricants, and Fluids Applications
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Fluids Filtration and Handling Research
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| Visual Database |
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| Visual databases contain object models, terrain elevation data and other information which are used to render 3D graphical scenes of synthetic environments on computers for use in training systems and simulations. |
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Administration
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Administration
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Immersive Technologies
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| Visual Systems |
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| A visual system consists of visual display, image generator, and visual database subsystems. Visual systems are a key component of many high fidelity training systems, simulations and simulators. |
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Administration
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Administration
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Immersive Technologies
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| Visualization |
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| Visualizations that facilitate understanding the meanings and relationships of large data sets that may be derived from mathematical models or physical systems. Experience with applicable methods include renderings that use lines, vectors, surfaces, textures, glyphs, streamlines, animation and movies. Application areas include algorithm development, sensor fusion, Mars crater detection, robotics, and modeling of physical and biological processes. |
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Administration
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Immersive Technologies
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Network-Centric Systems
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| Volatile Analysis |
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Chemical Engineering
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Administration
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| Volatile Analysis--Oil |
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| We run volatility tests: ASTM D 5800, ASTM D 6417, ASTM D 5480. |
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Administration
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Fuel Lab Prof Staff
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Lubricant Analysis, Administrative Staff
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| Volcanic Hazard Assessment |
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Geology and Geophysics Group
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