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Measuring Real-Time Wear in Operating EnginesFor more than 40 years, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has used radioactive tracer techniques to make highly accurate and sensitive real-time wear measurements in operating engines. These capabilities are particularly important in light of the harsh operating and environmental conditions imposed on today's high-performance engines, in which performance as well as low emissions levels increasingly depend on close-tolerance operation with minimal wear. Using sophisticated instrumentation, SwRI studies real-time wear, detecting wear and wear rate changes instantly. Advantages of radioactive tracer measurement techniques include:
Real-Time Engine Oil Consumption Measurement
SwRI, with more than 40 years of experience in engine, fuels, and lubricants research, has developed an innovative sulfur dioxide (SO2)-tracer technique that permits continuous, real-time measurement of lubricating oil consumption in a wide range of diesel and spark-ignition (SI) engines. The SwRI-proprietary, real-time oil consumption (RTOC) technique has evolved into a reliable and sensitive instrument for research and development applications. Designated as the RTOC-III™ apparatus, the sophisticated SO2-tracer system offers several advantages over other methods, including:
At SwRI, we are always striving to offer the best services possible to our clients. This motorcycle technology information represents only a small portion of how SwRI can assist your company with motorcycle testing, research, and development.
For a more comprehensive review of our capabilities
or information about how you can contract with SwRI, please contact
Suzanne Timmons, at
satimmons@swri.org or (210) 522-2499 to arrange a tour of our
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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. |
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