Facilities

The Fuels, Engines, and Emissions Research Center is located at the National Transportation Research Center (NTRC) and is approximately halfway between Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in Oak Ridge, and The University of Tennessee, in Knoxville.  For more information, please see visiting us.

NTRC Facility 1st Floor Location Map (PDF 148 Kb 1 pg)

Factsheets

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Analytical Chemistry Laboratory
Analytical Chemistry Laboratory		   Vehicle Chemistry Laboratory
Vehicle Research Laboratory
State-of-the-Art Instrumentation
State-of-the-Art Instrumentation		   Engine Research Cell 1
Engine Research Cell 1
Engine Research Cell 2
Engine Research Cell 2		   Engine Research Cell 3
Engine Research Cell 3
Engine Research Cell 4
Engine Research Cell 4		   Engine Research Cell 5
Engine Research Cell 5

Highlights

ORNL, Da Vinci sign licensing agreement . . .
ORNL technology for analyzing automotive engine oil has been licensed to a Texas firm.

Transportation - Maximum capacity . . .
ORNL is partnering with SBE Inc. to help test and improve electric vehicle capacitors.

Transportation - Wider tires increase cargo load . . .
Wide tires on tractor-trailers enable additional cargo to be added without compromising fuel efficiency.

Finding . . .