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Scientists develop improved techniques to determine compatibility of fluid-wetted components with automotive fluids. In this extended test, a transmission component (see illustration) is subjected to hot, dust-contaminated transmission
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Today's automotive components must be compatible with numerous environments, operating conditions, and automotive and industrial fluids. For example, fuel system components must be compatible with various fuel types—such as diesel, gasoline, ethanol,
methanol, and blends—from all geographic regions. To help industry investigate these fuel-related issues, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) offers a variety of services, including:
Contamination control strategy development, implementation, and evaluation Specialty fuel formulation Hot and cold soak with specialty fuel Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) examination Material and failure analyses Fuel property and contamination analyses Fuel compatibility studies Lubricity and wear property evaluation Filter and filtration strategy analysis
For more information about our material compatibility capabilities, or how you can contract with SwRI,
please contact
Xiaojian Tao, Ph.D., at
xtao@swri.org or
(210) 522-6962.
contaminationresearch.swri.org
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Xiaojian Tao, Ph.D.
Fuel Systems and Contamination Research
(210) 522-6962 xtao@swri.org
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contamination control strategy development
specialty fuel formulation
scanning electron microscopy (sem) examination
material and failure analyses
fuel property analysis
contamination analyses
fuel compatibility studies
lubricity evaluation
wear property evaluation
filter and filtration strategy analysis
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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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