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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MEE 5089	FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY	ELECTIVE	3	0	0	9

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR CAN ÖZGÜR ÇOLPAN

Offered to

THERMODYNAMICS
THERMODYNAMICS
M.Sc. Metallurgical and Material Engineering
Metallurgical and Material Engineering
Metallurgical and Material Engineering
THERMODYNAMICS

Course Objective

The course aims to develop a basic understanding of the electrochemical, thermodynamic and transport processes governing fuel cell operation; deliver technical competence in fuel cell technology; and develop an appreciation for some of the practical aspects of hydrogen production and storage methods and fuel cell system integration.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	This course is expected to help the student to appreciate how fuel cell types such as PEMFC, DMFC, and SOFC differ from each other in terms of components, design types, and operation principles.
2	To help the students to demonstrate that he/she mathematically formulates a fuel cell and solves the equations analytically and/or numerically.
3	To help the students to appreciate the methods of hydrogen production and storage.
4	To give the students further training on tools of how to undertake empirical research on fuel cell technologies.
5	To help the students to design a fuel cell stack

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to Fuel Cells
2	Basic Electrochemical Principles
3	Thermodynamics of Fuel Cells
4	Voltage Losses in Fuel Cells
5	Charge Transport in Fuel Cells
6	Mass Transport in Fuel Cells
7	Multiphysics Modeling of Fuel Cells
8	Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
9	Direct Methanol Fuel Cells
10	Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
11	Fuel Cell Stack Design
12	Hydrogen Production
13	Hydrogen Storage
14	Experimental Methods

Recomended or Required Reading

Mench, M.M., Fuel Cell Engines, Wiley, 2008.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All students are expected to attend the lectures. Instructor will assign several problems related to transport phenomena in fuel cells during the semester. The students will be asked to solve the given problem analytically and/or using a software. Students are required to work individually.

Students will be expected to produce a project report and make an in-class oral presentation. This project is intended to allow students to study a topic related to fuel cell technologies. The topic chosen must be approved by the course instructor. A list of suggested topics and guidelines on preparing the report and presentation will be provided. One purpose of the student project presentations is to provide an important educational experience for the rest of the class. Therefore, all students must attend these presentations.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	ASG	ASSIGNMENT
2	PRS	PRESENTATION
3	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	ASG * 0.50 + PRS * 0.50

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

- Assignments and Research: 50 %
- Report and Presentation: 50%

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

ozgur.colpan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	3	39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	10	130
Reading	1	5	5
Preparing assignments	4	4	16
Design Project	1	20	20
Final Assignment	1	3	3
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			213

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.3
LO.1	2	3
LO.2	2	3
LO.3	2	3
LO.4	2	3
LO.5	2	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

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Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

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Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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