Abstract
Three classes of experimental liquid metal facilities have been completed during the LIMTECH project aiming the qualification of materials, investigation of thermoelectrical modules, investigation of sodium transitional regimes and fundamental thermo-dynamical flows in concentrating solar power (CSP) relevant geometries. ATEFA facility is dedicated to basic science investigation focussed on the alkali metal thermal-to-electric converter (AMTEC) technology. Three SOLTEC facilities are aimed to be used in different laboratories for long term material investigation sodium environment up to a 1000 K temperature and for long term tests of AMTEC modules. The medium scale integral facility KASOLA is planned as the backbone for CSP development and demonstration.
Highlights
Liquid metals have very good thermodynamic properties, which makes them efficient heat transfer fluids (HTF) for a wide range of heat transfer processes [1, 2]
The present paper aims to give an overview of the liquid metal test facilities erected at KIT within the frame of the Liquid Metal Technology (LIMTECH) project
Summary The present paper gives an overview of the experimental facilities erected at KIT in the frame of the Helmholtz Alliance on Liquid Metal Technology LIMTECH
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To cite this article: A Onea et al 2017 IOP Conf. Ser.: Mater.
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