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Vehicle Components Testing Laboratory |
M.Sc. Eng. Tomasz SZPARAGA Send e-mail
Activities of Laboratory apply to:
- Testing of passenger car and commercial vehicle component assemblies such as:
- road wheels;
- gearboxes;
- drive axles;
- fuel tanks of up to 500 kg total weight;
- exhaust silencers (vibration tests);
- leaf springs (fatigue tests);
- drive shafts;
- shock absorbers;
- component assemblies of power transmission systems;
- clutch discs and pressure plate assemblies;
- metal canisters;
- vehicle supports and ramps.
- Developing of product test methods.
- Preparation, assessment, and revising of standards and product specifications for automotive vehicle parts and assemblies.
- Designing and making of test stands.
- Bench testing of internal combustion engines of power ratings ranging from 2 to 330 kW, including the measuring of basic performance characteristics, durability and reliability testing, as well as measuring of exhaust emissions of such engines.
- Engineering design work within the scope of IC engines and components thereof.
- Studies, analyses and expert's assessments within the scope of the IC engine-related issues.
- Testing, research work, and engineering studies related to automotive-type heat exchangers.
- Testing, research work, and engineering studies related to automotive filters of any type.
- Testing of fuel injection equipment for both compression-ignition and spark-ignition engines.
- Bench testing of automotive vehicles of up to 3.5 t maximum permissible total mass on a chassis dynamometer, including the measuring of dynamic performance and exhaust emissions.
Basic research equipment of the Laboratory:
- Leaf spring testing stands;
- Test systems for the endurance testing of driving axles of passenger cars and commercial vehicles;
- Torsional strength testing stand;
- Anechoic chamber for noise measurements;
- Test systems for the endurance testing of gearbox synchronizers;
- Test systems for the endurance testing of gearbox gears and bearings;
- Machines for the measuring of shock absorber damping force;
- Shock absorber endurance testing stand;
- Stand for the side impact testing of road wheels;
- Systems for the fatigue strength testing of road wheel discs;
- Drive shaft testing stands;
- Stands for the testing of clutch discs and pressure plate assemblies.
Offer of the power transmission research:
- POWER TEST
- POWER TEST with VERTICAL LOAD
- POWER REVERSAL TEST
- BUMP TEST
- PULL TEST - PATTERN UNDER LOAD
- HIGH SPEED TEST STEERING SHOCK
- HEAT PULSE TEST
- BRAKE TEST
- ENDURANCE STRUCTURAL TEST
- OTHER TEST
Offered scope of testing of disc road wheels:
- Fatigue bending strength tests of wheel discs;
- Fatigue strength tests at radial and axial loads;
- Side impact resistance tests;
- Axial and radial run-out tests;
- Air-tightness tests of rims for tubeless tyres
Basic research equipment:
- Schenck engine test benches with eddy-current dynamometers of various size;
- Schenck chassis dynamometer for the testing of complete vehicles in steady-state ambient conditions, provided with a computer control system which offers a possibility to program test loads and to record measurement results;
- Integrated HORIBA automotive exhaust-gas analyser with extended CO, CO2, HC, NOx, and O2 contents measuring ranges, providing a possibility to carry out test with both diluted and non-diluted exhaust gases;
- Exhaust gas sampling and diluting system with a HORIBA CVS-CFV critical flow Venturi tube, providing a possibility to prepare the exhaust gas samples for analysis;
- AVL opacimeter model 439 for the measurements of exhaust smoke density;
- Specialistic test stands for the testing of automotive components in accordance with the specified scope of accreditation.
Accreditation Certificate No. AB 082 issued by the Polish Centre for Accreditation (PN-EN ISO/IEC 17025:2005) within the scope of:
- Tests related to component assemblies of power transmission systems and road wheels for automotive applications.
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