AU3006: Fuel Cell Technologies syllabus for AUTO 2021 regulation (Mandatory Course-I)

Fuel Cell Technologies detailed syllabus for Automobile Engineering (AUTO) for 2021 regulation curriculum has been taken from the Anna Universities official website and presented for the AUTO students. For course code, course name, number of credits for a course and other scheme related information, do visit full semester subjects post given below.

For Automobile Engineering 5th Sem scheme and its subjects, do visit AUTO 5th Sem 2021 regulation scheme. For Mandatory Course-I scheme and its subjects refer to AUTO Mandatory Course-I syllabus scheme. The detailed syllabus of fuel cell technologies is as follows.

Course Objectives:

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Unit I

FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE 9 Basic structure, critical functions of components -fuel cell stacking- fuel cell systems types -advantages and disadvantages – applications and status-Thermodynamic aspects of Electrochemical Energy conversion- Cell efficiency – Factors affecting- the efficiency of Electrochemical Energy conversion.

Unit II

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Unit III

DIRECT METHANOL AND PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS 9 Catalyst and Non catalyst aspects- Methanol cross over- Catalyst aspects and scale up-Engineering aspects – Scientific aspects and challenges- Milestones in technology development- Approaches and challenges to high temperature operations.

Unit IV

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Unit V

FUEL CELL SYSTEMS 9 Introduction to fuel cell power conditioning systems- Various options- Fuel cell systems fuelled by Natural gas (PEFC, PAFC, MCFC systems)- Coal fuelled fuel cell system-Combined fuel cell and Gas turbine system- Hybrid fuel cell systems- Electric vehicles

Course Outcomes:

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Text Books:

1. Viswanathan.B and Aulice Scibion (2008), Fuel Cells: Principles and applications, CRC Press
2. Ryan O’Hayre, Suk-Won Cha, Whitney Colella, Fritz B. Prinz (2016), Fuel Cell Fundamentals, John Wiley & Sons. Print ISBN:9781119113805

Reference Books:

1. Bent Sorensen (2011) Hydrogen and Fuel cells, Academic Press
2. Noriko Hikosaka Behling (2012), Fuel cells, Elsevier Publishers

For detailed syllabus of all the other subjects of Automobile Engineering 5th Sem, visit AUTO 5th Sem subject syllabuses for 2021 regulation.

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