KIT-KALLA

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Karlsruhe Liquid Metal Laboratory

TA03 – KIT-KALLA 

Location

Hermannvon-Helmholtz-Platz 1

76344 Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen,  Germany 

Description

At the Karlsruhe Liquid Metal Laboratory KALLA, liquid metals for their use in thermal energy storage systems are investigated. Their unique material properties and excellent heat transfer characteristics make them highly promising as heat transfer fluids for high-temperature heat storage systems. Liquid metals even enable heat storage at temperatures exceeding 600°C. At KALLA, heat storage systems based on liquid metals are being developed and implemented in the liquid metal loop infrastructure, ranging from theoretical concepts and numerical simulations to pilot-scale demonstrations.

For example, if you are interested in testing the performance of your storage materials in a liquid metal based heat store, testing your high temperature measurement sensors at high temperatures in the challenging environment of liquid metals, or thinking about ways to improve the thermal conductivity of your heat store, reach out to this laboratory about a TA through RISEnergy.

Testing Capabilities

  • Thermal energy storage materials
  • Components and measuring devices/sensors tests

Technical Equipment

  • Liquid metal loops (e.g., Pb, PbBi, Sn, InGaSn)

Additional information

Technology Readiness Level: 4-6

Special considerations: N/A 

Technology clusters: Energy Storage

Website: https://www.ites.kit.edu/english/

Availability: All year

Provision of tools to prepare data sets in a FAIR way:  Yes 

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