Performance and Emissions Testing - Mahle Powertrain Ltd

Performance and Emissions Testing
MAHLE Powertrain's dedicated state-of-the-art facilities at
Northampton enable both prototype and production engines,
as well as vehicles, to be built, instrumented and
tested.
Engine Test
The performance and emission testing facilities provide
various levels of sophistication to cover a wide range of requirements;
from cylinder head friction testing to legislative
drive cycle simulation. Engines ranging from single to
multi cylinders can be thoroughly tested using either steady
state, motored or transient dynamometer capabilities.
The test cells are fitted to conduct emissions and fuel economy
development work as well as performance and durability
testing on various automated cycles. The facilites
provide the capability to run on gasoline, diesel or alternative
fuels as a standard. Specialist testing includes friction
measurement, vehicle exhaust gas aftertreatment system
testing, tilt rig testing (with oil aeration measurement), valve
train dynamic testing, coolant flow visualization and port
flow measurement.
Performance and Emissions Testing
12 state-of-the-art engine test cells
Ambient and climatic chassis dynamometers
Full emissions capability (Euro 6 / EPA Tier 2)
Flexible in-house engine & vehicle workshop
Machining, fabrication and metrology facilities
Your contact
Development: Dr. Marco Warth
Tel. +44 (0)1604 738 006
marco.warth@mahle.com
Sales: Daren Mottershead
Tel. +44 (0)1604 738 226
daren.mottershead@gb.mahle.com
MAHLE Powertrain Ltd.
Costin House, St. James Mill Road
Northampton NN5 5TZ - United Kingdom
www.mahle-powertrain.com
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Performance and Emissions Testing
Vehicle emissions testing
Engine test facilities
MAHLE Powertrain’s exhaust emissions testing services
use the latest technology to keep pace with new legislation
and industry demands (e.g. Euro 6, Tier 2). Our ambient
and climatic test capabilities have been developed to meet
current and future test requirements for a broad spectrum
of development and certification work. Our experience allows
us to help our customers find engineering solutions
to meet the increasing pressure from governments and the
public to control the impact of automotive pollution on the
environment.
Our facilities include an ambient chamber operational up to
+50°C, and a climatic chamber capable of -40°C to +50°C.
Each chamber has a 48” single-roll chassis dynamometer
rated at 210 kW for vehicles up to 3,000 kg, running on
gasoline, diesel, and alternative fuels. All world legislative
cycles and custom drive cycles are supported. Analysis of
both raw and dilute emissions is available, along with gasoline
GDI and diesel particulate mass and count capability.
The facility also includes a cold soak area capable of -40°C
with space for up to 4 vehicles and a warm soak area, controlled
to 25°C ± 2°C, which can accommodate up to 10
vehicles.
12 up-to-date engine test cells
Power range from 130 to 700 kW and up to 4000 Nm
Gasoline, diesel and alternative fuel capability
Automated test cycle (steady state & transient)
Multi-line (e.g. engine-out + tailpipe) instantaneous and
CVS emissions measurement
Compliant with Euro 6, EPA Tier 2, ULEV requirements
Vehicle test facilities
48" single-roll chassis dynamometers rated at 210 kW
Ambient and climatic test capabilities (-40°C to +50°C)
Cold soak area (-40°C) for up to 4 vehicles
Compliant with Euro 6, EPA Tier 2, ULEV requirements
Additional Equipment
Full and partial flow dilution tunnels
Particulate number counter (Horiba MEXA-2000 SPCS)
Particulate size distribution measurement
(Cambustion DMS 500)
Fourier Transform Infra-Red (FTIR)
(Horiba MEXA-6000 FT)
Modular indicating + high speed data acquisition systems
Air and oil conditioning rigs
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