Lead-lithium facility with superconducting magnet for MHD/HT tests of liquid metal breeder blanket

•Overview of the new facility (LIMITEF5) is presented.•The facility is aimed for MHD/HT tests of liquid metal breeder blanket mock-ups.•The facility includes lead-lithium loop and superconducting magnet.•Overview of the lead-lithium loop and superconducting magnet is given. This paper gives an overview of the new facility for MHD and heat transfer (HT) tests of liquid metal breeder blanket mock-ups in high magnetic field. The facility named LIMITEF5 is under construction now in JSC “NIIEFA” (D.V. Efremov Institute). The facility includes the lead-lithium (LL) loop passing through the warm aperture of the superconducting magnet. Superconducting magnet is planned to be put in operation in 2018 with the following characteristics: -magnetic field induction is up to 5.5T;-dimensions of the magnet “warm” zone: diameter – 900mm, length – 1600mm;-winding design: low temperature superconducting split solenoid. LL loop consists of melting and feeding tanks; main loop with electromagnetic pump (EMP), electromagnetic flow meter, calibration nozzle, heat exchanger and blanket mock-up; LL impurities control and purification system containing oxygen sensor, plug indicator, cold trap, LL sampler. The details of the lead-lithium ceramic breeder test blanket module (LLCB TBM) mock-up for MHD/HT tests in magnetic field of ∼5T which is under conceptual design are also given.