Academic Catalog

ME492 FUEL CELL FUNDAMENTALS

Course Code: 5690492
METU Credit (Theoretical-Laboratory hours/week): 3(3-0)
ECTS Credit: 5.0
Department: Mechanical Engineering
Language of Instruction: English
Level of Study: Undergraduate
Course Coordinator: Prof.Dr. ÝLKER TARI
Offered Semester: Fall Semesters.
Prerequisite: Set 1: 5690203
The course set above should be completed before taking ME492 FUEL CELL FUNDAMENTALS .

Course Content

Mathematical modeling of fuel cell thermodynamics, reaction kinetics, charge transport and mass transport. Performance of real and ideal fuel cells. 1-D fuel model. Fuel cell types and systems. Fuel environmental impacts.