Automated Dynamics, a composite structure manufacturing company, is leading a $1.5m programme sponsored by the US Department of Energy (DOE), to advance fuel cell and hydrogen (H2) technologies.
The company has been funded to advance its patented electrofusion (EF) pipe coupling technology, in order to provide a simple, robust and cost-effective method of joining pipes to transport H2.
The project will seek to activate a reliable network of high-pressure H2 delivery lines through the use of high-strength plastic composite materials that are resistant to corrosion.
Design, development and fabrication activities will be carried out by Automated Dynamics at its industrial manufacturing facilities in Niskayuna, New York, and initial prototypes of the EF coupler will be designed for testing key factors such as bond strength, leakage, burst strength and fatigue.
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