CH E 533 - Green Engineering I: Alternative Energy

(3 units)

Prerequisite: Open to Chemical Engineering MS, Aerospace Engineering MS, or Mechanical Engineering MS students only.
Aspects of green engineering. Sustainable liquid fuels: ethanol and biodiesel from renewable sources. Photovolaic solar devices: semiconductor- and polymer-based solar cells. Solar array collectors: power cycles to convert heat to electrical power. Hydrogen fuel cells: electrochemical cells, and proton exchange membranes. Graduate students will submit final written reports.

Letter grade only (A-F). (Lecture-Problems 3 hours). Double Numbered with: CH E 433