Syllabus for |
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| FFY630 - Fuel cells - function and materials |
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| Syllabus adopted 2014-02-13 by Head of Programme (or corresponding) |
| Owner: MPAPP |
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7,5 Credits |
| Grading: TH - Five, Four, Three, Not passed |
| Education cycle: Second-cycle |
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Major subject: Energy and Environmental Systems and Technology, Engineering Physics |
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Department: 16 - PHYSICS
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Teaching language: English
Open for exchange students
Block schedule:
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Examination |
7,5c |
Grading: TH |
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In programs
MPAPP APPLIED PHYSICS, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (elective)
MPSES SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS, MSC PROGR, Year 1 (elective)
MPSES SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEMS, MSC PROGR, Year 2 (elective)
Examiner:
Univ lektor
Ingvar Albinsson
Bitr professor
Bengt-Erik Mellander
Course evaluation:
http://document.chalmers.se/doc/7f0d0f66-ffa5-4cf7-95c9-3d5c63a324f1
Go to Course Homepage
Eligibility:
In order to be eligible for a second cycle course the applicant needs to fulfil the general and specific entry requirements of the programme that owns the course. (If the second cycle course is owned by a first cycle programme, second cycle entry requirements apply.)
Exemption from the eligibility requirement:
Applicants enrolled in a programme at Chalmers where the course is included in the study programme are exempted from fulfilling these requirements.
Course specific prerequisites
Basic thermodynamics
Aim
The course aims at giving a fundamental understanding of the function and materials of fuel cells, materials properties and components. What is needed to make the technique commercially available will be discussed.
Learning outcomes (after completion of the course the student should be able to)
Use their knowledge from different fields within the fuel vell technology.
Identify, formulate and solve fuel cell related problems.
Content
The interest for fuel cells has increased considerably due to their potential for mobile and portable applications as well as for stationary power production. The most important advantages of the fuel cell technique are the high efficiency, low emissions and noise level. The course treats the basic principles of the fuel cell technology and performance will be described from a thermodynamic perspective. Different types of fuel cells will be discussed, e.g. the polymer fuel cell (PEM), the phosphoric acid fuel cell (PAFC), the molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) and the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). Also new types such as the intermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cell (ITSOFC) will be treated. Materials, ion and electron transport, performance and analysis will be focused. Balance-of-plant, fuels and fuel reforming as well as related aspects concerning for example hydrogen safety will also be taken into consideration.
Organisation
Lectures and labororatory work
Literature
Most part of the literature will be available on Internet. Detailed information will be available on the web-site.
Examination
Assignments, laboratory report and home exam, see course website