GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS OF FUEL CELLS/5481310
Course Title: FUNDAMENTALS AND APPLICATIONS OF FUEL CELLS
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Course Semester 1 Type of The Course Elective
COURSE INFORMATION
 -- (CATALOG CONTENT)
 -- (TEXTBOOK)
 -- (SUPPLEMENTARY TEXTBOOK)
 -- (PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES)
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- COURSE OBJECTIVES
 -- COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
To learn the principles of operation of fuel cells.(PEMFC, SOFC,etc)
To investigate thermodynamics and performance characterization of fuel cell systems.
To learn transport phenomena inside the fuel cell.
To learn about hydrogen production, distribution and storage methods.
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 --WEEKLY SCHEDULE
1. Week  Introduction to Fuel Cells: advantages, disadvantages, benefits and applications of fuel cells.
2. Week  Basic principles of fuel cells: electro-chemical processes and generation of electricity.
3. Week  Types of fuel cells: classification of fuel cells based on temperature and fuels used.
4. Week  Structure of fuel cells: basic components and their functions.
5. Week  Thermodynamics of Fuel Cell Systems
6. Week  Thermodynamics of Fuel Cell Systems
7. Week  MIDTERM EXAM I
8. Week  Performance Characterization of Fuel Cell Systems
9. Week  Performance Characterization of Fuel Cell Systems
10. Week  Transport in Fuel Cell Systems
11. Week  Transport in Fuel Cell Systems
12. Week  Hydrogen Production Techniques
13. Week  Methods of Hydrogen Storage
14. Week  Students Projects Presentations
15. Week  Students Projects Presentations
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- TEACHING and LEARNING METHODS
 -- ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Total Weighting (%)
 Midterm Exams
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Application
0
0
 Projects
1
20
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Percent of In-term Studies  
60
 Percentage of Final Exam to Total Score  
40
 -- WORKLOAD
 Activity  Total Number of Weeks  Duration (weekly hour)  Total Period Work Load
 Weekly Theoretical Course Hours
14
3
42
 Weekly Tutorial Hours
0
 Reading Tasks
7
5
35
 Searching in Internet and Library
7
2
14
 Material Design and Implementation
0
 Report Preparing
3
5
15
 Preparing a Presentation
4
4
16
 Presentation
1
3
3
 Midterm Exam and Preperation for Midterm Exam
2
10
20
 Final Exam and Preperation for Final Exam
1
10
10
 Other (should be emphasized)
10
3
30
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
185
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.4
 Course Credit (ECTS): 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1X
2X
3X
4X
5X
6X
7X
8X
9X
10X
11X
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
   (Assist.Prof. Muhittin Bilgili)
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (https://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/bilgili)
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
   (bilgili@gazi.edu.tr)