CONTACT:
 Charles Roberts
Spark Ignition Engines
(210) 522-5521
E-mail: Charles Roberts









KEY TERMS:
 fuel wall 
interactions
radioactive tracer
emissions
combustion 
modeling
DISI
GDI
HCCI
air motion
fuel injection 
strategies
engine design

Spark Ignition Engines
 Internal Research

Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) performs internal research (IR) to gain expertise in new areas and to develop skills needed by our clients. IR project results are usually presented to clients in both public and private forums. Below is a partial list of IR projects related to spark ignition (SI) engines. Please contact us if you would like additional information on any of these topics.

  • Fuel Wall Interactions Within the Cylinder of DI SI Engines, 03-R9166, October 1999–Current

  • Engine Wear Trending Using Radioactive Tracer Technology, 03-9126, April 1999–July 1999

  • Modeling Combustion and Emissions in Diesel and SI Engines, 03-9038, April 1999–September 1999

  • Determination of the Effect of Water on Soot Formation, 03-R9073, April 1998–October 1999

  • Fuel Injection Strategies for Reducing NOx Emissions from Direct-Injected Gasoline Engines, 03-9139, April 1997–July 1999

  • Effect of Fuel Injection Strategies and Air Motion in a
    Medium-to-Heavy Duty, Direct-Injected, Spark-Ignited,
    Gasoline-Fueled Engine, 03-9024, April 1997–July 1999

  • Development of an Unstructured Grid Computational Fluid Dynamics Code for Engine Design Applications, 03-9980, August 1996–December 1999

  • Development of an Innovative Engine Design Concept Using Reliability-Based Design Optimization Methodology, 03-9868, October 1994–October 1996

  • Reduction in Hydrocarbon Emissions and Improvement of Cold-Start Driveability of a Spark-Ignition Engine by Retarding the Intake Timing, 03-9095, August 1998–December 1998

  • Segregation of Wear Material in Aqueous Engine Systems Using Radioactive Tracer Technology, 03-9054, October 1997–July 1998

  • Critical Evaluation of SwRI Engine Simulation Code Against Various Engine Testing Data, 03-9001, November 1996–October 1997

  • Research on Laser Ignition of Natural Gas-Fueled Engines, 03-9962, July 1996–July 1997

  • Heavy-Duty Integrated Power System, 03-9896, March 1995–April 1999

Please browse this web site to see the full capabilities and experience of SwRI and the Engine, Emissions & Vehicle Research Division. Then give us an opportunity to become an extension of your engineering department. E-mail Charles Roberts or call him at (210) 522-5521 for more information.

  
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