Experimental investigations: MEKKA laboratory

In the MEKKA laboratory MHD effects of liquid metal flows are experimentally investigated using the fluids NaK, PbLi and GaInSn with the two unique and complementary facilities:

MEKKA und MaPLE

Objectives of both facilities:

• Investigations of liquid metal flows in strong magnetic fields for fusion-relevant parameters in fundamental and complex geometries
• Investigation of coupled multiphysics phenomena such as MHD with heat transfer and buoyancy effects
• Measurement of pressure drop, velocity distribution and heat transfer coefficients
• Generation of data for benchmark studies for code validation
• Development and test of new measuring techniques