Infrastructures – Platforms - LIMCKA Labs

ITES, Karlsruhe Liquid Metal Laboratory

INR, Karlsruhe Sodium Laboratory KASOLA

IHM

IAM-AWP

https://www.ites.kit.edu/english/140.php

https://www.inr.kit.edu/english/58.php

https://www.ihm.kit.edu/english/index.php

https://www.iam.kit.edu/awp/english/index.php

  • HELiS (ITES) Hydrogen production Experiment in liquid tin
  • THESYS (ITES) – heat transfer experiments in PbBi flows
  • GALINKA (ITES) loop for functional verification of liquid metal measurement techniques in GaInSn
  • THEADES (ITES) test loop for prototypes of PbBi operated power components
  • ALINA  (ITES) generic free surface and duct flow studies in sodium
  • SOLTEC 1-3 (IAM-AWP, IHM, INR)- material qualification in flowing sodium and test facility for monolithic CSP receiver
  • ATEFA (INR) facility to test thermo-electric conversion units in sodium (AMTEC)
  • DITEFA (INR) – generic momentum and heat transfer in Gallium-indium tin with traversable t,u-sensors
  • KASOLA (INR) test loop for prototypical systems and components in sodium up to 150m³/h.
  • KARIFA (INR) test facility with 20 KW laser heating
  • COSTA 1-6 (IHM) Corrosion in stagnant lead and lead alloys at defined oxygen partial pressures
  • CORELLA (IHM) Corrosion-erosion in flowing Pb alloy
  • FRETHME (IHM) fretting in stagnant Pb alloy
  • GESA/ GESA - SOFIE (IHM) Pulsed electron beam facility for surface modification
  • MINIPOT (IHM)  - oxygen and impurity transport in liquid PbBi
  • CORTINA (IAM-AWP) corrosion in sodium
  • CORRIDA (IAM-AWP) corrosion in flowing PbBi
  • PICCOLO (IAM-AWP) corrosion erosion in flowing PbLi