New Undergrad Course, NUCL 470 ENGINEERING FACULTY DOCUMENT NO. 47-03 to: engineering
faculty from: faculty of the school of
nuclear engineering date: subject: new UnDERGRADUTE course The Faculty of the NUCL 470 Fuel
Cell Engineering Sem. 1, Class 3, cr. 3. Prerequisite: Junior
standing in science, engineering or technology or consent
of instructor. The principles of electrochemical energy conversion for a single fuel
cell, fuel cell stack, process engineering in the fuel and oxidizer supply
systems. Principles, components, operation and performance for alkaline,
phosphoric acid, solid polymer, molten carbonate and solid oxide fuel cells. Provides broad insight into science, technology,
system design, and safety concerns in design and operation of fuel cells. REASON: The fuel cell
technology is fundamental to the hydrogen economy. This emerging technology has
______________________________ Lefteri
H. Tsoukalas, Jr. Head,
School of Nuclear Engineering NUCL 470 Fuel Cell Engineering 1.
Course Title for Official Student Ledger: FUEL
CELL ENGG 2.
Justification: Provides basic education and training in fuel cell, engineering and
technology. No similar course is taught at the University. 3. Course Level: Undergraduate Engineering Course 4.
Pre-requisite: Junior standing in science,
engineering or technology or consent of
instructor 5.
Course Instructor: Nuclear engineering faculty will teach the course. 6.
Course Outline: Course
Objectives:
Text: (1) Fuel Cell
Handbook, J. H. Hirschenhofer, D.B. Stauffer, R.R. Engleman and M.G. Klett,
U.S. Department of Commerce, 1999. (free of cost –download) http://www.fuelcells.org/fchandbook.pdf (2) Fuel Cells –
Green Power, Thomas & Zalbowitz; http://education.lanl.gov/resources/fuelcells/fuelcells.pdf Class Notes Additional material
will be handed out in class. OUTLINE OF THE CLASS LECTURE 1. Introduction To Fuel Cells 1.2.
Basic Electrochemical Concepts and Definitions 1.3 Principles of Electrochemical Energy
Conversion 1.4 Fuel Cell Types 1.5 Bipolar Plates And Cell Stacks 1.5 Fuel Cell Characteristics 1.6 Advantages and Disadvantages 1.7
Applications 2. Fuel Cell Performance 2.1 EMF of the Hydrogen
Fuel Cell 2.2 Efficiency and Fuel
Cell Voltage A. Cell
Efficiency B. Gibbs
Free Energy and Ideal Performance 2.3 Cell Energy Balance 2.4 Effect of Pressure
and Gas Concentration A. The
Nernst Equation B. System
Pressure and Hydrogen Partial Pressure 2.5 Fuel Cell Irreversibilities 2.6 Activation Losses, Tafel equation 2.7 Fuel Crossover 2.8 Ohmic Losses 2.9 The Charge Double Layer 2.10
Fuel Cell
Equations 3. Alkaline Electrolyte Fuel Cell (AFC) 3.1 Types 3.2 Cell Components 3.3 Operation and Performance 3.4 Application 4. Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMC) 4.1 Polymer
Electrolyte, electrode structure 4.2 Water Management 4.3 Cell Cooling and
Air Supply Methods 4.4 Component
Developments 4.5 Direct Methanol
Fuel Cell (DMFC) 4.5 Cell Performance 5. Medium and High Temperature Fuel Cells 5.1 Common Features -
Fuel Reforming, Fuel Utilization 5.1 Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell (PAFC) 5.1.1
PAFC-Components 5.1.2
PAFC-Thermodynamics 5.1.3
PAFC- Performance 5.1.4
PAFC-Recent Development 5.2 Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell (MCFC) 5.2.1
MCFC-Components 5.2.2
MCFC-Thermodynamics 5.2.3
MCFC- Performance 5.2.4
MCFC-Recent Development 5.3 Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) 5.3.1
SOFC-Components 5.3.2
SOFC-Thermodynamics 5.3.3
SOFC- Performance 5.3.4
SOFC-Recent Development 6. Fuel Cell Systems 6.1 Fueling Fuel Cell 6.2
Basic of Fuel Processing 6.3
The Hydrogen Economy; Hydrogen Storage 6.4
System Processes 6.5
Systems Engineering Considerations (Balance of Plant) 6.6
Fuel Cell safety 7.7
Codes and Standards for Fuel Cell Systems Topic Coverage
Total 45
hours |