
	Scientists develop test protocols that combine contamination, pressure cycle, thermal cycle, and vibration in a single test, providing close to real-world test data in a timely and cost-effective manner.

Numerous services to study and evaluate the durability of fuel, air, and lubricant systems and components are offered at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). Services include:

Thermal cycle testing
Vibration and resonance evaluation
Pressure cycle testing
Flow cycle testing
Durability simulation

Scientists and engineers develop simulated environments that are sufficient to measure acceptable performance and longevity of:

Components
Subsystems
Final assemblies

For production verification, sufficient environmental stresses are added to detect workmanship or process faults.

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

contaminationresearch.swri.org

Contact Information

Xiaojian Tao, Ph.D.

Fuel Systems and Contamination Research

(210) 522-6962

xtao@swri.org

contaminationresearch.swri.org

Related Terminology

contaminants

fuel components

fuel system components

powertrain components

air induction systems

lubricant systems

automotive safety

vehicle performance

contamination damage

fuel injectors

functionality testing

contamination sensitivity and durability testing

contaminant chemical composition determination

contaminant particle size evaluation

thermal cycle testing

vibration and resonance evaluation

pressure cycle testing

flow cycle testing

durability simulation

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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 12 technical divisions.

April 23, 2010