SwRI: Petroleum Products Technology: aviation fuel evaluation, gasoline testing, diesel fuel testing, lubricants testing, grease evaluation, petroleum products, alternative fuels, renewable fuels

  image of petroleum products in test tubes and flasks -- Since 1952, Southwest Research Institute has offered extensive petroleum products research services providing both chemical and physical analyses as well as most standard ASTM, federal, and industrial testing.
 

Since 1952, Southwest Research Institute has offered extensive petroleum products research services providing both chemical and physical analyses as well as most standard ASTM, federal, and industrial testing.

Petroleum products technology at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) includes research, development, and evaluation in the areas of:

  • Liquid fuels

  • Lubricants

  • Specialty fluids

  • Automotive fuels

  • Aviation fuels

  • Lubricants

  • Grease

  • Fuels and lubricants from alternative sources

Petroleum Products Expertise

Our knowledgeable and experienced staff provides client-focused assistance in a wide range of project types, including more efficient use of additives and other product components, problem solving from the refinery to end user, and technical consulting.

 

SwRI clients range from refinery to end user, and our experience includes: 

  • Routine analytical testing

  • Field problems

  • Troubleshooting

  • Basic research in fuels and lubricants

Petroleum Products Services

Services available to clients include, but are not limited to:

  • Petroleum properties measurement

  • Thermal analysis

  • Contaminant analysis

  • Thermal stability

  • Storage stability

  • Oxidation

  • Vapor analysis

  • Lubricity

  • Evaluation of fuel and lubricant additives

  • Use of fuel and lubricant additives

For more information about petroleum products technology capabilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Steve Westbrook at swestbrook@swri.org or (210) 522-3185.

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Southwest Research Institute® (SwRI®) is an independent, nonprofit, applied engineering and physical sciences research and development organization with 12 technical divisions using multidisciplinary approaches to problem solving. The Institute occupies more than 1,200 acres and provides nearly two million square feet of laboratories, test facilities, workshops, and offices for more than 3,300 employees who perform contract work for industry and government clients.