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| MM4033 | Fuel Cell Technology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:6 | | Year / Semester | Fall Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | DEPARTMENT of MECHANICAL ENGINEERING | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Özgür AYDIN | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | Turkish | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | The main aim of this course is to introduce the fuel cell technology for enabling the students develop professional interest in one of the modern energy conversion technologies which seem to prevail over the conventional energy conversion technologies in the close future. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | Predict the future of the energy conversion technologies. | 2,3,6,7 | 1,6, | | LO - 2 : | Explain fuel cell systems. | 2,3,6,7 | 1,6, | | LO - 3 : | Classify fuel cells. | 2,3,6,7 | 1,6, | | LO - 4 : | Recognize fuel cell components. | 2,3,6,7 | 1,6, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| History, applications, efficiency, and classification of fuel cells. Components, thermal management, water management, fuel delivery/processing, and power electronics of fuel cell systems. Operation principle, types, components, configurations, electrolyte, electrode, catalyst, performance, cell interconnections, stack configuration, applications, opportunities and challenges of alkaline, phosphoric acid, molten carbonate, solid oxide, and direct methanol fuel cells. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction | | | Week 2 | Introduction | | | Week 3 | Fuel Cell Technology | | | Week 4 | Fuel Cell Technology | | | Week 5 | Fuel Cell Systems | | | Week 6 | Fuel Cell Systems | | | Week 7 | Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells | | | Week 8 | Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells | | | Week 9 | Midterm | | | Week 10 | Solid Oxide Fuel Cells | | | Week 11 | Solid Oxide Fuel Cells | | | Week 12 | Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells | | | Week 13 | Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells | | | Week 14 | Direct Methanol Fuel Cells | | | Week 15 | Alkaline Fuel Cells | | | Week 16 | Final exam | | | |
| 1 | O'Hayre, R. 2016; Fuel Cell Fundamentals, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey | | | 2 | Mench, M. M. 2008; Fuel Cell Engines, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey | | | 3 | Larminie, J. 2003; Fuel Cell Systems Explained, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, West Sussex, England | | | 4 | Stolten, D. 2012; Fuel Cell Science and Engineering Volume 1, WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany | | | |
| 1 | Vielstich, W. 2003; Handbook of Fuel Cells: Fundamentals, Technology, Applications, Volume 4, WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim, Germany | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | | 1 | 40 | | Project | 7-15 | | 0,25 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | | 1 | 40 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 14 | 42 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 1 | 14 | 14 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 8 | 1 | 8 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Proje | 2 | 8 | 16 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 10 | 1 | 10 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Total work load | | | 92 |
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