Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technology
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Follow on Instagram for UpdatesHydrogen & Fuel Cell Technology Syllabus โ Unit-wise Content
The official GTU curriculum for Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technology (subject code ME01083041) as prescribed for M(E ยท Semester 1 divides the course into 4 units, covering 28 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (ME01083041)Unit 1 Hydrogen โ Fundamentals
- Hydrogen as a source of energy
- physical and chemical properties
- salient characteristics
- relevant issues and concerns Program Name: Master of Engineering Level: PG Branch: Mechanical Engineering (Thermal Engineering) Course / Subject Code : ME01083041 Course / Subject Name : Hydrogen & Fuel Cell Technology
Unit 2 Hydrogen Storage and Applications
- Production of hydrogen
- steam reforming
- water electrolysis
- gasification and woody biomass conversion
- biological hydrogen production
- photo dissociation
- direct thermal or catalytic splitting of water
- hydrogen storage options
- compressed gas, liquid hydrogen
- chemical storage
- safety and management of hydrogen
- applications of hydrogen
Unit 3 Fuel Cells- Types
- Brief history
- thermodynamics and kinetics of fuel cell process
- types of fuel cells
- AFC, PAFC
- PEMFC โ relative merits and demerits
- performance evaluation of fuel cell
- comparison of battery Vs fuel cell
Unit 4 Fuel Cells -Application and Economics
- Fuel cell usage for domestic power systems
- large scale power generation
- space applications
- economic and environmental analysis on usage of fuel cell
- future trends of fuel cells