Continuous Fiber Composite Electrofusion Couplers Award Number: DE- EE-0007274 CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6 Fuel Cell Technologies Office Date: 11/03/2015 Location(s): NY Office(s): Golden Field Office
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November 3, 2015
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Continuous Fiber Composite Electrofusion Couplers
Award Number: DE- EE-0007274
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6
Fuel Cell Technologies Office
Date: 11/03/2015
Location(s): NY
Office(s): Golden Field Office
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is proposing to provide federal funding to Automated Dynamics to develop an innovative high-pressure pipe joint called an electrofusion (EF) coupler. This EF coupler would be made from a reinforced thermoplastic material and would be expected to exceed the service requirements for hydrogen delivery while providing a high level of reliability and ease of installation through the use of high-strength plastic composite materials that are not subject to corrosion.
The proposed project activities include the design, development, fabrication and testing of several iterations of the EF coupler. Design, development and fabrication activities would be completed by Automated Dynamics at their industrial manufacturing facilities in Schenectady, NY. Testing of the EF coupler would be undertaken by the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) in Aiken, SC. All research, development and testing activities would take place in existing facilities designed for this type of research; therefore, no new construction, modifications or new permits, additional licenses and/or authorizations would be necessary.