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Dec 26, 2024
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2023-2024 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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CH E 439 - Fuel Cell Fundamentals and Theory
(3 units)
Prerequisites: (CH E 220 and CH E 320 ) or (C E 335 and MAE 330 ) or CHEM 371A or CHEM 377A , all with a grade of “C” or better
Theory of electrochemistry. Survey of electrochemical fuel cell systems. Fundamentals of electrochemical thermodynamics, electrochemical kinetics, charge transport, and mass transport. Review of fuel cell modeling and characterization techniques. Atomic level density functional theory (DFT) calculations of a fuel cell catalyst reaction.
Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-problem 3 hours).
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