SOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Safety Valve Testing

Product Performance Testing

Gas Blowdown Testing

Associated Links

Fluid Dynamics

Pressure Simulation Lab

FCTF Documents

Contact Us

SwRI Information

Home

With more than 30 years of experience in flow component testing, Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) has emerged as a world leader in providing independent and confidential validation testing of flow products for a variety of industries.

Flow Component Testing Facilities

The Flow Component Testing Facilities (FCTF) consist of a number of dedicated facilities housed in a single location that are used to perform both standard and custom testing. Services offered at the FCTF include:
 

Safety Valve Testing	Product Performance Testing	Gas Blowdown Testing

• Safety valve testing

• Product performance testing (cryogenic, fugitive emissions, flow coefficient, pump performance)

• Gas blowdown testing

Flow Component Testing Facilities Capabilities

The SwRI FCTF offers standard and specialized testing services to evaluate products such as:

• Valves

• Piping

• Gaskets

• Seals

• Pumps

• Actuators

The Flow Component Testing Facilities regularly perform testing based on customized procedures to aid manufacturers in the development and evaluation of new products.

For more than 30 years, the FCTF has served both domestic and international clients by testing products using standards from recognized bodies such as:

• American Petroleum Institute (API)

• American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)

• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)

Benefits of Testing at the FCTF

• Independent, third-party testing services

  SwRI is an independent, nonprofit research and development organization.

• Complete confidentiality

  All work done at the FCTF is governed by a confidentiality policy that protects client names, results, and other information obtained in connection with the work performed.

• Technical excellence

  SwRI has an international reputation for technical excellence, and the FCTF is an industry recognized leader in third-party verification testing.

• Resources

  All projects at the FCTF have access to SwRI world-class laboratories and staff of more than 3,000 in 11 technical divisions, which provide one of the most comprehensive design, development, and testing resources in the world.

For more information about safety valve, cryogenic valve, fugitive emissions, erosion, CV testing, or the flow component testing facilities at SwRI or how you can contract with SwRI, please contact Shane Siebenaler at ssiebenaler@swri.org or (210) 522-5758.

| Fluids and Machinery Engineering Department | Mechanical Engineering Division | SwRI Home |

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.

September 30, 2009