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Copenhagen Atomics Molten Salt Loop (Source: Copenhagen Atomics)
  • FLiNaK Salt
  • Up to 700 °C operation
  • Up to 60L/min volumetric flow rate
  • Up to 100 °C cold and hot leg difference
Luna ODiSI 6100 Optical Distributed Sensor Interrogator (Source: Luna Innovations)
  • Responsive temperature and strain measurement
  • Sub-millimeter resolution possible
  • Up to 8 channels of measurement
Setaram Themys One+ (Source: Setaram)
  • Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC)
  • Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA)
  • 3D specific heat measurement
  • Up to 1600 °C operation
Glovebox for High Temperature Material
  • Inert and dry atmosphere
  • Dedicated for high temperature material handling
  • Useful for dedicated phase change material work
Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation
  • CFD Simulation for mass and heat transfer modelling
  • Simcenter STAR-CCM+, OpenFOAM, etc.
Tube Furnace
  • Up to 1200 °C Operation
  • 20cm/8in long test section
  • Enables optical fiber temperature calibration

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