Advanced Combustion and Emissions Section

The Advanced Combustion and Emissions Section specializes in gasoline, methanol, ethanol, and other liquid-fueled spark ignition (SI) engine development and testing.

The staff has vast experience with automotive, marine, motorcycle, small off-road, industrial, and aircraft engines. Development efforts directed toward meeting exhaust emissions, better fuel economy, and higher power output have provided SwRI engineers with a broad understanding of SI engine technologies from around the world.

To learn more about spark ignition engine technology at SwRI, visit SIengines.swri.org.

To learn more about motorcycle technology at SwRI, visit motorcycle.swri.org.

To learn more about the SwRI Turbocharger Test Facility, visit turbotesting.swri.org

Charles Roberts, Ph.D. Manager

Technical strengths include:

Air cooled engine development
Combustion analysis
Component design and testing
Cycle simulation
Durability testing
Emissions development
Engine benchmarking
Engine management system development
Fuel economy improvement
Friction measurement
Injectors and fuel spray characterization
Low temperature testing
Real-time oil consumption measurement
Spark plug testing
Valve recession control

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August 22, 2008