SwRI Spark Ignition Engines Facilities: Advanced Combustion and Emissions Section specializes in gasoline engine development, methanol, ethanol, and other gaseous- and liquid-fueled spark ignition (SI) engine design, development, and testing.

	SwRI's diesel engine cold cells maintain fuel, battery, and transmission at test temperature

A wide variety of laboratory facilities and ancillary equipment at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) support complex development projects on spark ignition (SI) engines.

Dynamometers and Test Cells

Dynamometers up to 2,000 horsepower and 10,000 rpm allow testing of almost any production engine. Sophisticated test cell data acquisition and control systems allow our engineers and scientists complete access to all types of engine data including the in-cylinder combustion process. Specialized facilities exist for

unique project needs that are not listed below.

• Engine dynamometer test cells (hundreds of them)

• Chassis dynamometers

• Vehicle mileage accumulators

• Cold chambers

• Conditioned engine inlet air (temperature & humidity)

• Combustion data acquisition systems

• Combustion bombs

• Cylinder head flow bench

  	Vehicle in preparation for diagnostic evaluation

• Fast response HC and NOX analyzers

• Real-time oil consumption measurement systems

• Radioactive tracer wear measurement systems

• Fuel injector spray visualization & analysis equipment

• Laser diagnostic equipment

• Single cylinder research engine

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.

For a more comprehensive review of our spark ignition engine capabilities and facilities or information on how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Terry Alger at talger@swri.org or (210) 522-5505.