Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt German Aerospace Center Institute of Engineering Thermodynamics Linder Höhe, Geb. 26, 51147 Köln Pfaffenwaldring 38-40, 70569 Stuttgart Kontakt: Dr. Thomas Bauer Phone: +49(0) 2203 601-4094 Fax: +49(0) 2203 601-4072 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.DLR.de/TT TT-TPT-0417-ST-H-020 Thermische Prozesstechnik Thermische Prozesstechnik Test Facility for Thermal Energy Storage in Molten Salt (TESIS) TESIS:com Component Test Section Aims of the test section include: Test and qualification of molten 4 salt components for research and in- dustry (e.g. valves, receiver tubes, measurement & control) Examination of operational mol- 4 ten salt aspects (e.g. freezing events) Operating parameters are: Temperatures from 150 °C to 4 560 °C with nitrate/nitrite salt mixtures max. thermal gradient 50 K/s 4 max. mass flow of 8 kg/s 4 max. heating power 420 kW 4 max. cooling power 420 kW 4 TESIS:storage Storage Test Section Aims of the storage test section include: Demonstration of single-tank 4 thermocline concept with filler for ther- mal energy storage Research on heat and mass transfer, 4 thermomechanics, material compati- bility, operational aspects, scaling is- sues and system integration Operating parameters are: Temperatures from 150 °C to 560 °C 4 with nitrate/nitrite salt mixture Storage capacity (ΔT=250 K): 4 200 kWh/m³ with 20 m³ and 4 kg/s Molten Salt Technology for power plants and industrial processes to increase the efficiency