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  • NPRE-470                                                                                                                     SP 2025

     

    Fuel Cells and Hydrogen Sources

     

    Transportation building 114

    T.R. 14:00 ~ 15:20 

    The role of hydrogen as a global energy source, its production by nuclear, fossil, and renewable energy sources; hydrogen handling and safety; transportation and storage methods, including high-pressure, cryogenic, metal hydrides, and chemical hydrides; the basic science and technology of fuel cells, including electrochemical processes and fuel cell thermodynamics; low- and high-temperature fuel cells; and applications such as portable electronics, automotive vehicles, distributed and back-up power, and space power.

    Prerequisite: CHEM 102, MATH 285, and PHYS 212. 

 

 

    Required Textbook         

          By Ryan P. O'Hayre, Suk-Won Cha, Whitney Colella

          Wiley, 3rd edition (2016)

           

       Recommended Textbook

         

         By Andrew Dicks, David James

         Wiley, 3rd edition (2018)

         

    Your web connection must be under the 'illinois.net' internet service to download both textbooks. Otherwise, refer to the instructions for using the VPN.

 

  • Course Syllabus

 

 

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  • Zoom Midterm Exam

    The midterm exams will be conducted on the Canvas system using Zoom proctoring.

    You may use your own cheat sheet (one sheet only) and must work in your own space (no discussions or Googling allowed), with both Canvas and Zoom active.

    1st exam   2:00 PM ~ 3:20 PM,  Mar. 13 (Thu),  range of lecture 1 - 6

    2nd exam  2:00 PM ~ 3:20 PM,  Apr. 24 (Thu),  range of lecture 7 - 13

    *  This schedule also applies to online students.  

 

 

     

  • Final as a Term Project

     

    Team Forming by drawing lots in Mar. 4 (Tue)

     

    Team Registration

    (1)  Due - noon, March. 25 (Tue)

    (2)  Elect team leader

    (3)  Team leaders should obtain consent for the term project title, then email the instructor for team registration

    (4)  Late registration will result in a demerit in the final team score. 

     

    Presentation submission due :  untill the prior day noon of your presentation

     

    15 min of presentation + 5 min of discussion

       

      Apr. 29 (Tue),  2:00 PM ~ 3:20 PM   -----   Team  A, B, C, D

       

      May. 01 (Thu),  2:00 PM ~ 3:20 PM   -----   Team  E, F, G, H

       

                                7:00 PM ~ 7:20 PM   -----   Online team

       

      May. 06 (Tue),  2:00 PM ~ 3:20 PM   -----   Team  I, J, K, L

      *  This schedule also applies to online students.  

      *  There will be no additional final exam.

       

    Presentation topic should be related to fuel cells and the hydrogen economy.

    Design your own Fuel Cell system  for example;

    (1)  Field of its application and engineering requirements

    (2)  Selection of Fuel, oxidizer - background of selection and logistics

    (3)  Electro-chemical reaction

    (4)  Description of design and structure

    (5)  Characteristic features compared to other types of power generation or storage

    (6)  Expected benefit to use the selected system

    (7)  Conclusion

     

     

Team - A :  Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers: The Key to Efficient Hydrogen Storage and Transport.

 

Lee, Eileen Cherin

Chemical Engineering

Junior

Team Leader

 

Cardamone, Braden Marsala

Aerospace Engineering

Senior

 

Fenixdy, Darren Christopher

Mechanical Engineering

Senior

 

Alhawaj, Fatimah

Materials Science & Eng

Senior

 

Martinez Soto, Jacobo

International Exchange

Junior

 

Team - B :  PEM FCs for Long Haul Vehicles

 

 

Drayton, Daniel Anthony

Chemical Engineering

Senior

 

Abay, Tim

Mechanical Engineering

Senior

Team Leader

 

Cyriac Monachan, Cyriac

Energy Systems

Graduate

 

Flores, Miko

Chemical Engineering

Senior

 

 

 

Team - C : Exploring the pros and cons of hydrogen production methods

 

Lebeck, Davis

Chemical Engineering

Senior

 

 

O'Brien, Jack

Mechanical Engineering

Senior

Team Leader

 

Kute, Aniket

Energy Systems

Graduate

 

McNamara, Luke

Aerospace Engineering

Senior

 

Popa, Stefan

Chemical Engineering

Junior

 

Team - D :  Analysis of Hydrogen Powered Aircraft

We will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of using hydrogen as a fuel for aircraft compared to traditional fuels such as kerosene. We will also compare designs that utilize fuel cells to power electrical motors versus designs that directly combust hydrogen in a jet engine.

 

Shukla, Kush

Environmental Engineering

Senior

 

 

Nathan, Ralph

Electrical Engineering

Senior

 

Skanthakumar, Aerahan Muruga

Mechanical Engineering

Graduate

 

Sudol, Paul

Chemical Engineering

Junior

Team Leader

 

Allende, Benjamin, Jr

Chemical Engineering

Senior

 

Team - E : Potential Challenges of Widespread Integration of Green Hydrogen

 

Terselic, Nathan

Aerospace Engineering

Senior

 

 

Young, Ella

Aerospace Engineering

Senior

 

Pecaro, Joey

Aerospace Engineering

Senior

 

Kumar, Rohan Shiva

Aerospace Engineering

Senior

 

Kuswanto, Nathan Alexander

Chemical Engineering

Senior

Team Leader

 

Team - F :  Hydrogen Generation for the Storage of Energy for Renewable/Carbon Neutral Carbon Sources

 

Pelletiere, Joseph Vincent

Aerospace Engineering

Senior

Team Leader

 

Gimenez De Anchoriz, Blanca

International Exchange

Junior

 

Coman, Maxwell

Chemical Engineering

Senior

 

Gama, Vanessa

Chemical Engineering

Senior

 

Edwards, GABLE

NPRE

Graduate

 

Team - G :  Hydrogen Fuel Cell Use in Vehicles.

 

O'Reilly, Nick

Materials Science & Eng

Senior

Team Leader

 

Conrad, Maddie

Physics

Senior

 

Agarwal, Vihaan

Mechanical Engineering

Senior

 

Sristi Shreya, Shreya

Energy Systems

Graduate

 

Parages, Blake A.

Mechanical Engineering

Senior

 

Team - H :  Hydrogen Fuel Cell System for a Tourist Boat

 

Kim, Kay

Chemical Engineering

Senior

 

 

Frank, Justin

Mechanical Engineering

Senior

Team Leader

 

Rout, Arhan Rashmi

Materials Science & Eng

Senior

 

Gu, Sunny

Chemical Engineering

Senior

 

Hossain, Tamim

NPRE

Graduate

 

Team - I :  Development of material compatibility or development of radiation tolerant materials for nuclear hydrogen production systems

 

 

Learsy-Cahill, Otto

NPRE

Senior

 

 

Omi, Tahmid

NPRE

Graduate

 

Shekhar, Jiya

Materials Science & Eng

Senior

Team Leader

 

Chang, Dae Ho

Energy Systems

Graduate

 

 

 

Team - J :  Hydrogen Fuel Cell System for Off-Grid Renewable Energy Storage

 

Kwon, Brian Woosol

Chemical Engineering

Senior

Team Leader

 

Barthell, Robert Joseph

Aerospace Engineering

Senior

 

Engel, Alexander Alton

Mechanical Engineering

Senior

 

Benjankar, Ruben Man

Aerospace Engineering

Senior

 

Robledo Blanco, Sergio

International Exchange

Junior

 

Team - K : Building Fuel Cells For Heavy-Duty Trucks and Machinery

 

Estrada Peyus, Jorge

International Exchange

Junior

 

Deconcilis, Christopher Leonardo

Chemical Engineering

Senior

 

Madhavan, Arjun Mukund

Mechanical Engineering

Senior

 

Anderson, Jason Antonio

Chemical Engineering

Junior

Team Leader

 

Singh, Shauryanshi

Materials Science & Eng

Junior

 

Team - L :  Hydrogen Fuel Cell System Design in Cars

We intend to delve into the topics of requirements, design and assembly, chemistry, as well as other related subtopics.

 

 

Langer, Drew Steven

Chemical Engineering

Senior

 

 

Cao, Xiaozhuo

Environ Engr in Civil Engr

Graduate

 

Ryan, John, Jr.

Chemical Engineering

Senior

 

Kim, Vincent Shin-Lee

Aerospace Engineering

Senior

Team Leader

 

Hollyfield, Drew Weber

Chemical Engineering

Senior

 

Team - ONL :  Modular Hybrid Energy Systems for Public Transit: Potential for Hydrogen Infrastructure Expansion

Our focus is on designing a flexible and scalable integrated FC/battery system that supports current H2 infrastructure and sets a path for growth in H2 production, delivery, storage, etc. 

 

Prieto, John Timothy

Mechanical Engineering

Senior

 

 

Ellis, Daniel

NPRE

Graduate

 

Coyle, Tucker

Energy Systems

Graduate

 

Marshall-Faulkner, Miranda

Energy Systems

Graduate

 

Upadhyay, Shyam Manish

Energy Systems

Graduate

Team Leader

 

 
 

 

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