Thermal conductivity testing system is designed to measure the thermal-physical properties of the materials. It mainly comprises a hot disk TPS 2500S thermal constants analyser, high temperature tube furnace, and TG-LKF super-low temperature system. The TG-LKF system provides a testing environment from room temperatemperature tube furnace serves an environment from room temperature to 700℃.
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DSC is an instrument that measures the temperature and heat flow associated with a material transition as a function of time and temperature. Quantitative and  qualitative data on endothermic or exothermic process of materials during physical transitions period (phase change, melting, oxidation, and other thermal changes) can be provided. It consists of three main components: host, furnace and refrigeration accessories.

Experiment Platform For Medium Temperature Thermal Storage is applied to solve the key scientific problems in large scale heat storage device and system under high power, high temperature pressure, stable/transient complex experiment. The experimental platform mainly consists of  a cold and hot water tank, a cold and hot water pump, a electric heater, a steam generator, a steam superheater, a water cooler, a steam condenser, a steam separation tank, a cyclone separator and cooling water tank, etc. It can carry out the experimental research and development of large-scale heat storage device and system, which should assist in advanced design for the compressed air energy storage system on 10 ~ 100 MW level . And also, It can provide the experiment platform foundation for the major projects of renewable energy systems and industrial waste heat recovery, etc.

Cyclic High Temperature Hot Pressing Furnace is the experimental equipment applied to test the thermal and mechanical properties of sample material. It is mainly composed of three parts: the hot pressing furnace body, water cooling system and vacuum system. It can provide the cyclic temperature test environment in furnace tube from room temperature to 950 ºC and the mechanical pressure load from 0 MPa to 15 MPa individually or the coupling test environment with temperature and mechanical pressure simultaneously.

The thermal cycle experimental test system is a device to test the thermal stability of certain material. It includes a host and a reaction kettle. The system has the advantages of wide temperature range, high control precision, adjustable temperature gradient, large circulation flow range and automatic setting the number of heat storage cycles. The reactor is resistant to corrosion, high temperature and high pressure, in which the heat storage/release of various materials can be conducted.

The TG 209 F3 by NETZSCH Analyzing & Testing can be employed for the characterization of a great variety of materials and applications including polymers, pharmaceuticals, textiles, foods, cosmetics, and other organic and inorganic materials.

Multi-dimensional cross-scale material thermal properties measurement system accurately characterizes thermal conductivity, thermal diffusivity and heat storage coefficient of one-dimensional wire, two-dimensional film and three-dimensional material (block, powder, fluid) from nanometer to macroscopic scale. The measurement error is less than ±5%. The temperature range is from room temperature to 1700K, and the temperature control accuracy is ±0.1K.

The dhr-2 rheometer is produced by TA instrument of American Waters company. It can measure the viscous and elastic behavior of fluid, such as creep, stress relaxation, relaxation spectrum, molecular weight and others. The system combines a rheometer, a Environmental Test Chamber (ETC) and a liquid nitrogen low temperature control system. Liquid nitrogen low temperature control system provides cryogenic environment, ETC provides high temperature environment.

renewable energy simulation system is used to simulate wind power station, solar power and other renewable energy power station output characteristic of intermittent, instability, for the study of compressed air energy storage with renewable energy coupling control technology support, at the same time can meet below 300 kva electric energy storage system or device performance test requirements, for its running performance and provide valuable basis for the reliability of the data.

The experimental platform can realize the full-scale and full-condition experiment of the compressed air energy storage, and promote the research and development of the CAES. With the help of this experimental platform, the performance parameters and flow mechanism of centrifugal compression system can be obtained more accurately, which provides powerful support for the expansion of high efficiency centrifugal compressor in the field of energy storage and forms a series of completely independent intellectual property rights.

The liquid expander can be used in the supercritical compressed air energy storage system, the petroleum liquefaction system and the air separation refrigeration system to replace throttle valve for retrieving liquid and energy and improving system efficiency. The liquid expander experiment platform consists of a variable frequency pump, an adjusting valve, a liquid expander and a dynamometer system. the full-scale performance test of the liquid expander and the operation control experiment of the liquid expander variable working condition can be performed on the platform.

The rotor test rig mainly consists of power system, lubrication system, control system and measurement system。 The test platform is mainly used to study the coupling dynamics characteristic of the geared rotor system. The maximum output torque can reach 1008N.m.The maximum output speed can reach 45 000 r/min. The tester would provide theoretical and experimental support for dynamic optimization design and diagnosis on multi-shaft integral gear assembly  compressor and  turbine

The rotor dynamic balance test bench can effectively solve the basic scientific problems related to the dynamic balancing of rotating machinery, master the key technology of the dynamic balance of rotating machinery, and improve the optimal design and assembly level of the large-scale high-speed rotating machinery in China. The test bench consists of the motor, the support pendulum, measuring system, control system and protective cover. It can carry out rotor dynamic balancing method and principle research under different rotor types and different supporting modes.

The medium-low temperature cold storage experimental platform solves the key scientific problems in the large-scale low-temperature storage device and system for civil use. The platform includes low temperature chiller, low temperature liquid tank, normal temperature liquid tank, electric heater, low temperature variable frequency pump, cooling water circulation subsystem, sewage subsystem, power distribution and measurement-control subsystem. The R&D and experimental measurement of large-scale medium-low temperature cold storage devices and systems from -40 °C to 30 °C can be conducted on the platform. It provides support for the design, development and experiment of 10 kW to MW medium and low temperature cold storage devices and systems. It can also provide key testing platforms for the national 863 project, the 973 project and the large-scale thermal storage project.

Experiment Platform For Medium Temperature Thermal Storage is applied to solve the key scientific problems in large scale heat storage device and system under high power, high temperature pressure, stable/transient complex experiment. The experimental platform mainly consists of  a cold and hot water tank, a cold and hot water pump, a electric heater, a steam generator, a steam superheater, a water cooler, a steam condenser, a steam separation tank, a cyclone separator and cooling water tank, etc. It can carry out the experimental research and development of large-scale heat storage device and system, which should assist in advanced design for the compressed air energy storage system on 10 ~ 100 MW level . And also, It can provide the experiment platform foundation for the major projects of renewable energy systems and industrial waste heat recovery, etc.

High temperature thermal storage experimental platform is designed to solve the scientific problems in large-scale high temperature thermal storage devices and systems. It comprises electric heater, pump, condenser, cooler, oil tank (for cold oil), oil tank (for hot oil), buffer tank for nitrogen, oil gathering tank, digital monitor and control platform, etc.. It is applicable for research and experimental measurement of the large-scale high temperature thermal storage devices and systems under the room temperature to 400℃. It serves as the foundation for the design, research and development, as well as the experiment of 10-100MW advanced compressed air energy storage system. Also, it is the basis of the thermal storage and application experiment platform for important national projects on energy, such as large-scale solar thermal application, and industrial waste heat recovery.

The advanced heat pump cold/heat storage experimental platform solves the key scientific problems in small or medium sized cold/heat storage devices and systems for civilian use. The test platform heat pump host, cold storage unit, heat storage unit, circulation pump, two-phase heat release circuit, water circulation pump and water tank. It provides support for the design, development and experiment of medium-low temperature cold storage devices and systems with power smaller than 10 kW and temperature between -30 °C to 90 °C. It can also provide key testing platforms for the national 863 project, the 973 project and the small or medium sized cold/heat storage project.

The experimental test platform of novel pumped hydro energy storage can realize the effective storage of electricity, and can effectively adjust the dynamic balance between the production, supply and use of the power system, is the accumulator and generator of the power system, and also the grid secondary server. This test platform is composed of water pump, water turbine, diaphragm accumulator, water tank, valve and measurement and control system, which has the dual functions of component experiment and system integration test. The test platform is suitable for undertake many auxiliary service tasks, including the frequency modulation, fast tracking load, standby application, reactive power regulation and black start, etc.

CAES (Compressed Air Energy Storage) system is mainly applied to large-scale power storage, 1.5MW advanced CAES comprehensive experimental platform mainly consists of compression, expansion, thermal storage subsystem, the platform can release the power of 1.5MW, the maximum pressure is up to 32MPa, the heat storage temperature reaches to 150 Deg., cold storage at low temperature to -196 Deg., it is an important experimental platform to carry out development for new advanced CAES systems and key components.

The 10MW compressed air energy storage (CAES)  system is used in the field of large-scale power storage. The experimental platform is composed of some subsystems such as compressor, heat storage and expander. The output power, the maximum pressure and the heat storage temperature of the platform are 10MW, 10MPa and 120°C. The key scientific issues of large-scale CAES system integration and control and the coupled control of physical energy storage systems and renewable energy and power systems can be carried out on the platform. It is the core experimental platform for the development of large-scale advanced CAES systems and key components.

Zeiss Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscope (FESEM) uses a highly focused high-energy electron beam to scan the sample and excite various physical information. By receiving, magnifying and displaying the information, the surface morphology of the tested samples was observed. It is equipped with an energy dispersive spectrometer, which can simultaneously observe the morphology of the microstructures and analyze the composition of the micro-regions.

Tests for MW-class VRB-ESS Gen2, such as design performance, life, pump performance, heat exchanger performance, thermal management test, electrolyte performance, domestic PCS, communications, etc.