Course Syllabus:

Review of classical thermodynamics; introductory electrochemistry; principles of chemical and electrochemical kinetics; transport phenomena in electrochemical system, Classical thermodynamic analyses of fuel cell systems; analyses of fuel cell kinetics; quantification of fuel cell performance, Conservation and rate equations; approximate analytical treatment of fuel cell systems; scope and limitations of one-dimensional analyses; introduction to computational fluid mechanics of fuel cell systems; measurement of fuel cell performance; lab visits; introduction to electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, Direct methanol fuel cell; microbial fuel cell; hydrogen generation and storage; limitations, recent advances and challenges in fuel cell research.

Course Contents (approximate number of lectures in brackets):

I. Fundamentals: Review of classical thermodynamics; introductory electrochemistry; principles of chemical and electrochemical kinetics; transport phenomena in electrochemical systems [14].

II. Analyses of fuel cells: Classical thermodynamic analyses of fuel cell systems; analyses of fuel cell kinetics; quantification of fuel cell performance [14].

III. Computational/experimental techniques: Conservation and rate equations; approximate analytical treatment of fuel cell systems; scope and limitations of one-dimensional analyses; introduction to computational fluid mechanics of fuel cell systems; measurement of fuel cell performance; lab visits; introduction to electrochemical impedance spectroscopy [10].

IV. Special topics: Direct methanol fuel cell; microbial fuel cell; hydrogen generation and storage; limitations, recent advances and challenges in fuel cell research [4].

References:

1. Fuel Cell Systems Explained, J. Larminie and A. Dicks (John Wiley & Sons, 2003, USA)
2. Fuel Cell Fundamentals, R. O’Hayre, S-W. Cha, W. Colella, F. B. Prinz (John Wiley and Sons, 2005, USA)
3. Fuel Cell Engines, M. M. Mench (John Wiley and Sons, 2008, USA)
4. Fuel Cells: From Fundamental to Applications, S. Srinivasan (Springer, 2006, USA)
5. Principles of Fuel Cells, X. Li (CRC Press, 2005, USA)
6. Fuel Cells: Principles and Applications, B. Viswanathan and M. A. Scibioh (Universities Press, 2006, India)
7. PEM Fuel Cells: Theory and practice, F. Barbir (Elsevier Academic Press, 2005, USA)
8. High-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Fundamental, Design and Applications, S. C. Singhal, K. Kendall (Elsevier Science, 2004, USA)
9. Transport Phenomena in Fuel cells, Ed. B. Sunden and M. Faghri (WIT Press, 2005, UK) 10. Fundamentals of Electrochemistry, V. S. Bagotsky (John Wiley & Sons, 2006, USA)