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CHE-981 Advanced Fuel Technology
Campus SCME
Programs PG
Session Fall Semester 2016
Course Title Advanced Fuel Technology
Course Code CHE-981
Credit Hours 3.0
Pre-Requisutes
Course Objectives This course focuses on the understanding and solution of the problems of fuel starved world.
Detail Content The basics of hydrogen, History and development, Why hydrogen as a fuel. Production of Hydrogen, Storage and handling aspects, Transportation of gaseous hydrogen, Hydrogen fuel. Methanol: Historical development of Methanol, Production of methanol, Reactions and applications of methanol, Future opportunities and challenges, Storage and handling aspects. Hydrazine: Introduction, Physical properties of hydrazine, Hydrazine chemistry, Production of hydrazine, Hydrazine handling aspects, Decomposition and combustion of hydrazine, Hydrazine applications.
Text/Ref Books
  • Methanol production and Use, Wu-Hsun Cheng, H.H. Kung
  • Advances in Hydrogen Energy, G. Padro, F. Lau
  • Hydrogen energy system: Production, utilization and future aspects, Y. Yurum
  • Prospectus for hydrogen and fuel cell,
  • Control of fuel cell power systems: Principal, Modeling, Analysis and Feedback, Pukrushpau, Awa G., Huei Peng
  • Hydrogen power of the future, Chris Hayhurst
  • Hydrazine and its derivatives: Preparation, Properties, Applications, E. W. Schmidt
Time Schedule Fall Semester, 2011
Faculty/Resource Person Dr Noman-Ul-Haq