DLRRI-016
HTF lab
About this facility
The heat transfer fluid laboratory and its testing facilities offer services for the development of new fluids, processes and components as well as for analysing used fluids and components. Focus is on materials that are used in liquid condition like mineral oil, synthetic oils, silicone fluids or molten salt.
Sectors and technologies
Heat transfer fluids for parabolic trough, linear Fresnel, point focussing and electrically heated systems.
Technical specifications
8 parameters| Specification and testing of unused heat transfer fluids | DIN 51522 |
|---|---|
| Testing and evaluation of used heat transfer fluids | DIN 51529 |
| Specification and testing of silicone-based heat transfer fluids | IEC 62862-1-6 |
| Composition and impurities of molten salts samples | ASTM E1787, ISO 20702, ISO 10304-3, ISO 2479, ISO 2483, ISO |
| Thermal stability of organic heat transfer Fluids | DIN 51528, ASTM D6743 |
| Particle counting of fluids | ISO 4406, SAE AS 4059, ISO 11500, ASTM D7647 |
| Density of salts via volumetric expansion | In-house method from melting point up to 600 °C |
| Gas solubility of heat transfer fluids | measurement of dissolved gases with process gas |
Available services
- Indoor qualification of linear receivers for PTC
- Qualification HTF based on particles
- Characterization of HTF thermal properties
- Characterization of HTF/HSM chemical stability
- Qualification HSM/HTF
- Metallography. Micro-hardness analysis. Thermogravimetric analysis
- Analytical Services (Other Materials)
- Gas analysis
- Thermal analysis
Contact & links
Christian Jung, christian.jung@dlr.de Samples of a biphenyl diphenyl ether mixture.JPG (you can write here the file name(s) of the facility photo(s) and send them separately)