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Complete client automotive test stand facility specifications are
prepared by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI). These
facility specifications include:
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Sizing of
the test stands and components
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Development of auxiliary systems for
air, oil, fuel and coolants
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Facility requirements and interfaces
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Placement of the equipment within the test cell
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Natural Gas Engine Test Facility at
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The equipment
specifications provided by SwRI include:
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Review of available equipment to perform
the desired functions
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Listing of costs associated
with the equipment
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Detailed drawings of
the mechanical, electronic, and instrumentation systems
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Client facility layout
The test stand specification is used as a document
for common communication throughout the development and commissioning
process:
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By management, for budget and planning purposes
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By engineering to preview and modify the test facility as part of the
conceptual development
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By purchasing to obtain competitive quotations
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By the various subcontractors to assure continuity between the many
test stand systems
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Drawing of a modular/high-performance
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For more information about test stand services 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.
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