Airbus' ZEROe Project Gets Boost with Conflux' Hydrogen Heat Exchanger
Airbus' ambitious ZEROe project, aiming for the first hydrogen-powered commercial aircraft, has found a key partner in Conflux Technology. The company is developing a heat exchanger for hydrogen-electric drives, with Liebherr as the manufacturer.
The heat exchanger, designed by Conflux and produced by Liebherr, is a critical component in Airbus' quest for a fully electric, zero-emission platform. It has been refined through computational fluid dynamic (CFD) modelling and confirmed in laboratory testing, ensuring both compactness and high performance for seamless flight integration.
Michael Fuller, CEO of Conflux Technology, sees this partnership as a significant stride in additive manufacturing for sustainable aviation. Airbus, relying on suppliers like Conflux, seeks critical systems that combine safety, efficiency, and certifiability for future aviation standards. The Conflux heat exchanger, tailored to aerospace conditions, plays a vital role in energy regulation within megawatt-class fuel cell systems. It is currently undergoing a readiness assessment and is being considered for integration into Airbus' full hydrogen fuel cell architecture, with further system-level testing planned.
Conflux Technology's heat exchanger, developed for Airbus' ZEROe project, is poised to revolutionize energy management in hydrogen-electric propulsion. After successful lab testing and refinement, it is now being assessed for flight readiness, with potential integration into Airbus' full hydrogen fuel cell architecture.
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