JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD

UNIT - I

Introduction: Relevance, Principle, various configurations (Alkaline, Acid, Proton Exchange Membrane, direct methanol, molten carbonate and solid oxide fuel cells) fuel cell applications. Basic theory of electrochemistry, electrochemical energy conversion, electrochemical techniques. Thermodynamics of fuel cells. Heat and mass transfer in fuel cells. Single cell characteristics.

UNIT - II

Modelling: Electrochemical model. Heat and mass transfer model. System thermodynamic model.

UNIT - III

Low and High Temperature Fuel Cells: Proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) and direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC): their special features and characteristics. Molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) and solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) for power generation, their special features and characteristics.

UNIT - IV

Fuels and Fuel Processing: Availability, production and characteristics of Hydrogen, fossil fuel – diverted fuels and biomass- diverted fuels. Principles of design of PEMFC, DMFC and SOFC.

UNIT - V

Fuel Cell System: Materials, component, stack, interconnects, internal and external reforming, system layout, operation and performance.

TEXT BOOKS:

• 1. Basu, S. (Ed) Fuel Cell Science and Technology, Springer, N.Y. (2007).
• 2. O’ Hayre, R. P., S. Cha, W. Colella, F. B. Prinz, Fuel Cell Fundamentals, Wiley, NY (2006).

REFERENCES:

• 1. J., Dick A., Fuel Cell Systems Explained, 2nd Ed. Wiley, 2003.
• 2. Liu, H., Principles of fuel cells, Taylor & Francis, N.Y. (2006).
• 3. Bard, A. J., L. R., Faulkner, Electrochemical Methods, Wiley, N.Y. (2004) Ref Book.
• 4. M.T.M. Koper (ed.), Fuel Cell Catalysis, Wiley, Larminie 2009.
• 5. J. O’M. Bockris, A.K.N. Reddy, Modern Electrochemistry, Springer 1998. R19 M.Tech. Thermal Engineering M. TECH. I Year I Sem. (THERMAL ENGINEERING)