CM/ENT 3974: Fuel Cell Fundamentals

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Background
Welcome to the homepage for CM/ENT 3974: Fuel Cell Fundamentals. This is an elective course intended to teach students the fundamentals necessary to begin work or research in fuel cell, hydrogen, and related technologies. This page is designed for students and friends to keep track of the progress of this course.

Course and curriculum development has been partially sponsored by the United States Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) and the United States Department of Energy. Click the following link for more information about Hydrogen Education at Michigan Technological University.

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During Fall 2009, the course will be taught on Fridays at 3pm in Chem-Sci room 211.

For any questions or comments, please contact the course instructor, Jason Keith by email at jmkeith at mtu dot edu.

Course Outline

Week	Date	Topic	Assignment
1	Sept. 3	Introduction to Fuel Cells (part 1)	HW1 due Sept 17
2	Sept. 10	K-Day (no class)	N / A
3	Sept. 17	Introduction to Fuel Cells (part 2)	HW 2 due Sept 24
4	Sept. 24	Fuel Cell Efficiency	HW 3 due Oct 8
5	Oct. 1	Homecoming (no class)	N / A
6	Oct. 8	Effect of Pressure and Gas Concentration	HW 4 due Oct 22
7	Oct. 15	Quiz 1	N / A
8	Oct. 22	Losses in Fuel Cells	TBA
9	Oct. 29	Fuel Cell Mass Balances	TBA
10	Nov. 5	Humidity and Water Management	TBA
11	Nov. 12	Thermal Management of Fuel Cells	TBA
12	Nov. 19	Hydrogen Economy	TBA
13	Dec. 3	Quiz 2	N / A
14	Dec. 10	In Class Team Presentations	N / A

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