OCY552 Syllabus - Fuel Cell Chemistry - 2017 Regulation - Open Elective | Anna University

OCY552 Syllabus - Fuel Cell Chemistry - 2017 Regulation - Open Elective | Anna University

OCY552	FUEL CELL CHEMISTRY	L T P C

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OBJECTIVE:

• To create awareness about alternate clean fuel available.
• To familiarize the students with the concepts and chemistry of fuel cell

UNIT I	INTRODUCTION	9

Overview of fuel cells: Low and high temperature fuel cells; Fuel cell thermodynamics - heat, work potentials, prediction of reversible voltage, fuel cell efficiency.

UNIT II	FUEL CELL KINETICS	9

Fuel cell reaction kinetics - electrode kinetics, overvoltage, Tafel equation, charge transfer reaction, exchange currents, electro catalysis - design, activation kinetics, Fuel cell charge and mass transport - flow field, transport in electrode and electrolyte.

UNIT III	CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES	9

Fuel cell characterization - in-situ and ex-situ characterization techniques, i-V curve, frequency response analysis; Fuel cell modeling and system integration: - 1D model – analytical solution and CFD models.

UNIT IV	RENEWABLE SOURCES	9

Balance of plant; Hydrogen production from renewable sources and storage; safety issues, cost expectation and life cycle analysis of fuel cells.

UNIT V	APPLICATIONS OF FUEL CELL	9

Fuel cell power plants: fuel processor, fuel cell power section (fuel cell stack), power conditioner; automotive applications, portable applications

TOTAL: 45 PERIODS

OUTCOME:

• Students will be aware of alternate energy sources and its importance of it.

TEXT BOOKS:

1. Gregor Hoogers, “Fuel Cell Technology Handbook”, CRC Press, 2003.
2. R.P. O’Hayre,S. Cha, W. Colella, F.B. Prinz, “Fuel Cell Fundamentals”, Wiley, 2006.
3. A. J.Bard, L. R. Faulkner, “Electrochemical Methods”, Wiley, 2004

REFERENCES:

1. S. Basu, “Fuel Cell Science and Technology”, Springer, 2007.
2. H. Liu, “Principles of Fuel Cells”, Taylor & Francis, 2006.