The Southwest Texas Research Institute has successfully built a hydrogen internal combustion engine that can power a commercial truck completely carbon-free — however, getting hydrogen pumps installed around the state remains a major speed bump.
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A groundbreaking study led by the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has provided new insights into the formation and evolution of the main belt asteroid (52246) Donaldjohanson.
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Valves and flow components are subject to wear and erosion from sand and silt in high-pressure slurry flow that occurs in oil and gas production. Slurry flow testing uses a mixture of sand and liquid pumped through equipment to evaluate equipment performance. Southwest Research Institute has extensive experience designing and operating flow loops to monitor oilfield tool performance while…, Slurry Erosion Test Services, Our Flow Component Testing team conducts research and slurry erosion test services on flow components such as surface and subsurface valves, pressure relief valves, regulators, hydraulic fracturing tools, and downhole production equipment used in Oil & Gas production. Related services include: Downhole Completion & Subsea Valve Testing Safety Valve Testing Sand Control Screen Coupon…, Sand Slurry Test Services, SwRI has performed sand slurry testing with the following flow conditions: Concentrations up to 5 ppg (18% by volume) of sand/proppant with linear gelled fluids Concentrations up to 3 ppg (12% by volume) by volume of sand/proppant with water Customer specified proppant media and/or specialty sand Sand sizes from 12 to 600 mesh Flow rates up to 70,000 bpd, Slurry Erosion Test Rig Development, SwRI has experimental setup flexibility and large laboratory spaces for tailoring customized testing. For test programs that require conditions outside of the operating envelope of existing facilities, we can develop a short-term, custom slurry erosion test rig, leveraging existing facilities, equipment, and instrumentation to achieve testing goals. For more information about slurry flow testing…, Related Services, Flow Component Testing Custom Flow Loop Design Downhole Completion & Subsea Valve Testing Safety Valve Testing
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The Flow Component Testing Facilities (FCTF) at SwRI are accredited through the American Petroleum Institute (API) to perform validation testing on both surface and subsurface safety valves. The facilities are also used to perform safety valve testing on other downhole safety valves , riser isolation valves, and wellhead valves. All testing is completed under an API Q1 and ISO 17025 quality…, Safety Valve Testing Services, API 14A Subsurface Safety Valves (SSSV), SwRI performs SSSV testing on surface control safety valves (SCSSV) and subsurface control safety valves (SSCSV), subsurface injection safety valves (SSISV), and annular safety valves. Validation Testing – Annex B Functional Testing – Annex C Operating Life Testing, Differential Opening – Annex G Extended Sand Endurance Testing – Annex I High Rate Gas Slam Closure Testing – Annex K Experimental…, API 6AV1 Wellhead Surface Safety Valves & Underwater Safety Valve for Offshore Service, SwRI performs testing on various types of valves used as underwater safety valves (USV), surface safety valves (SSV), and boarding shutdown valves (BDSV). This equipment is essential for emergency shutdown of offshore production. API Spec. 6AV1 Surface Safety Valve Test Application – PDF DOCX API 6A-PR2 testing is performed within the Structural Engineering Department at SwRI. API 19V and API 17G…, Quality Control & Testing, All third-party testing activities performed at the Flow Component Testing Facilities (FCTF) are subject to compliance with the FCTF Quality Manual, which conforms to the safety and quality requirements outlined in the following documents: API specification Q1 , specification for quality programs for the petroleum, petrochemical, and natural gas industry ISO 9001, quality management systems ISO/…, Related Service, Flow Component Testing Gas Lift Valve Testing
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SwRI will be exhibiting at Apex. SwRI has been involved in robotics R&D for over 30 years for connected-automated vehicles, defense ground robotics, fabrication, maritime/naval uses, and space robotics. SwRI has been involved in AI R&D since the 1980s, focusing over the past 15 years on automotive sensing, intelligence/surveillance, sports/tactical/industrial athletes, and medical-related…
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SwRI will be exhibiting at the International Meeting for Applied Geoscience & Energy (IMAGE), booth no. 907. SwRI, an independent, nonprofit R&D organization, provides structural geology and geomechanics solutions, including mechanical stratigraphy, fracture analysis, stress and geomechanical analyses, 2D/3D cross-section restoration, regional seismic structural characterization, drone-…
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SwRI will be exhibiting at Space Conference. For more information, contact John Turner or Scott Sutherland .
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SwRI will be exhibiting at E-Fuels Summit. For more information, contact HsiangYee Hoekstra .
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SwRI will be exhibiting at F-16 and Training Aircraft TCG Worldwide Review. For more information, contact John Sublette .
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SwRI will be exhibiting at F-15 TCP Worldwide Review (WWR). For more information, contact John Sublette .
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