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Test systems and test stands for applications ranging in size from 1–10,000 hp have been built by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) during the last 50 years. Past test system development projects at SwRI include:

Engine

• Engine Dynamometer Test Stand Specification

• 20-HP Diesel Engine Test Cell Specification

• 1,000-HP Prototype Engine Test Cell Specification

Facilities and Engine

• Development of System Specifications for the Powertrain Test Facility at the Chrysler Technical Center

• Six Engine Test Cell Facility RFQ Preparation

Facilities and Heavy Vehicle

• Heavy-Duty Vehicle Laboratory RFQ Preparation

Facilities and Hydraulics

• Hydraulic Test Facility Specification

Heavy Vehicles

• U.S. Army Tank Automotive Command

• Development of an Automated Test System for Two- and Four-Wheel Drive Vehicles

• Dynamometer Design for High-Torque Low-Speed Drivetrain Testing

• Heavy-Duty Diesel Engine Emissions Test Cell

• Heavy-Duty Military Vehicle Dynamometer

Helicopter

• Three Helicopter Gearbox Test Stand/Facility Specification

• 4,000-HP Tail Rotor Gearbox Test Stand Detail Drawing Package

Hydraulics

• Capabilities Brief: Hydraulic Pump/Motor Test Stand

• Flow Fatigue Test Stand

• Hydraulic Impulse Test Stand

• Pump Test Stand

Instrumentation

• Instrumentation and Actuator System Development for an Automotive Test System

Marine

• 10,800-HP Air-Actuated, Water-Cooled Dynamometer

• Military Vehicle Hybrid Electric Component Transition

• Vehicle Propulsion Test Cell Data Acquisition (DAQ) Software

Offshore

• Two-Stage Dynamometer and Thrust Test Stand

• Multiple Drilling Tool Test Skid Cost Analysis and Sizing

Transmissions

• Torque Converter Testing

• Gearbox Test Stand Specification

• Wheel Bearing Test Stand

• Transmission Clutch Pack Test Stand Specification

• Eight Heavy-Duty Transmission Component Test Stands

• 1,000-HP Transmission Test Cell Specification

Transmissions and Engines

• Natural Gas-Fired Engine Test Stand Specification

For more information about past test stand projects and capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Mike Kluger at mkluger@swri.org or (210) 522-3095, or Felt Mounce at fmounce@swri.org or (210) 522-5411. 

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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.

November 06, 2009