CHE705 FUEL CELLS THEORY AND APPLICATIONS
| Course Code: | 5630705 |
| METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): | 3 (0.00 - 0.00) |
| ECTS Credit: | 8.0 |
| Department: | Chemical Engineering |
| Language of Instruction: | English |
| Level of Study: | Masters |
| Course Coordinator: | Prof.Dr. İNCİ EROĞLU |
| Offered Semester: | Fall or Spring Semesters. |
Course Objectives
Our aim in this course is to
- Describe the fundamentals of fuel cell electrochemistry and thermodynamics.
- Analyze and design fuel cell components and stacks.
- Describe the effect of fuel cell operating conditions on the performance.
- Formulate and model mass, momentum and heat transfer and reaction kinetics in fuel cells.
- Analyze and design fuel cell systems.
Course Content
Hydrogen energy systems: hydrogen production, storage, safety, and economy. Introduction to fuel cells: Fuel cell types, fundamentals of alkaline, proton exchange membrane, phosphoric acid, and direct methanol fuel cells. Fuel cell electrochemistry, fuel cell components: membranes, catalysts, and membrane electrode assemblies, fuel cell modeling and system design, fuel cell applications.