Automotive Laboratory
Computer controlled chassis dynamometer: maximum power absorption 300 kW, maximum tractive effort 11256N, maximum speed 200 km/hr. This machine has full road load simulation capability, replicating rolling resistance, aerodynamic drag and inertia forces experienced by a vehicle on the road. The chassis dynamometer is controlled by a Pentium PC which manages data acquisition and is interfaced to the analogue front-end controllers for the Froude 300 kW power absorber and the ASEA 52 kW motoring facility. 5th wheel speed sensor, power supply and microcomputer used for determination of vehicle rolling resistance and aerodynamic drag by means of coastdown tests. Beckman exhaust emissions equipment plus interface to measure CO, CO2, NOx and unburnt fuel. Fluidyne 1213/1228 temperature compensated positive displacement fuel metering equipment. Various portable instruments, tools and test equipment.
Froude F18 fast response servo-controlled 300 kW hydraulic engine dynamometer, with TA 2000 engine/dynamometer control system and Talon printed armature throttle actuator, all managed through a Pentium PC with data acquisition software.