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Fuel Cell Fundamentals - Syllabus PDF
Fuel Cell Fundamentals - Syllabus PDF
RYAN P. O'HAYRE
Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering
Colorado School of Mines
[PhD, Materials Science and Engineering, Stanford University]
SUK-WON CHA
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
;
Seoul National University
[PhD, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University]
WHITNEY G. COLELLA
President Harry S. Truman Research Fellow in National Security Science &
Engineering
Energy, Resources & Systems Analysis Center
Sandia National Laboratories
FRITZ B. PRINZ
R. H. Adams Professor of Engineering
Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering
Stanford University
WILEY
JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC.
CONTENTS
PREFACE xvii
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS xix
NOMENCLATURE xxi
1 INTRODUCTION 3
1.1 What is a Fuel Cell? / 3
1.2 A Simple Fuel Cell / 6
1.3 Fuel Cell Advantages / 8
1.4 Fuel Cell Disadvantages / 8
1.5 Fuel Cell Types / 9
1.6 Basic Fuel Cell Operation / 13
1.7 Fuel Cell Performance / 17
1.8 Characterization and Modeling / 19
1.9 Fuel Cell Technology / 19 ;
1.10 Fuel Cells and the Environment / 20
Chapter Summary / 21
Chapter Exercises / 21
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Viii CONTENTS
APPENDIXES
BIBLIOGRAPHY 517
INDEX 527