TA68 – IMDEA-IME-KIRAN42
Location
Av. Ramón de La Sagra, 3
28935 Móstoles, Spain
Description
The 42kWe High Flux Solar Simulator (KIRAN42) includes IMDEA Energy’s 42 kW high flux solar simulator (HFSS) and an array of specialized test rigs and measurement techniques for comprehensive thermal, optical, and chemical characterization. This infrastructure is designed to evaluate solarreceivers, solar reactors, thermal shielding, and other components exposed to high irradiance conditions.
The facility features an independent testing room fully equipped with gases, mono- and three-phase electricity, computer data sockets, a beam attenuator, radiation homogenizers, and a computer-controlled 3-axis positioning system with a 250 kg load capacity. The available services cover optical and thermal characterization of solar concentrators, performance qualification of small heliostats, accelerated aging of absorbers and their coatings, and the qualification of heat transfer fluids. It also supports the characterization of thermal energy storage systems, simulation and modeling of these systems, and integration into STE plants or industrial heat processes. Additionally, it provides solar chemistry services, including high-temperature thermochemical research, thermal and thermodynamic characterization of prototype reactors, and solar hydrogen production process qualification.
Testing Capabilities
optical and thermal characterization of solar components, including solar receivers, reactors, and thermal storage systems. The facility supports performance testing, accelerated aging, and solar chemistry research, with specialized equipment like a 42 kW high flux solar simulator and a 3-axis positioning system
Technical Equipment
42 kW high flux solar simulator, specialized test rigs, beam attenuators, radiation homogenizers, a computer-controlled 3-axis positioning system, and various measurement techniques for thermal, optical, and chemical characterization.
Additional information
Technology Readiness Level: 7 or above
Technology clusters: CSP/STE, Energy Storage, Hydrogen
Availability: All the year
Provision of tools to prepare data sets in a FAIR way: Yes
