□ Classification: Graduate Lecture (대학원 강의)

□ Opening: Spring semester

※ Professor Lee and another instructor will take turns teaching this class.

□ Course Description

This lecture is an intermediate course that is designed to offer basic knowledge about fuel cells and fuel cell power generation systems. During this course, students will learn about the (a) technological trend of fuel cells and their applications, (b) basic knowledge of thermodynamics and electrochemistry, (c) materials of fuel cells, (d) features of various fuel cells, (e) system design and process simulation, and (f) BOP (balance of plant) components of fuel cell power generation systems. Various types of fuel cells will be discussed in this course; however, greater focus will be given to solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology. For a better understanding of the structure of the fuel cell stack, students are expected to handle a real fuel cell stack, exploring its internal structure.

□ Contents

- Course Introduction

- Hands-on experiments

- Fuel cell thermodynamics and Reaction kinetics

- Charge and mass transports

- Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell (PEMFC), Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell (PAFC)

- Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell (MCFC), Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC)

- Fuel supply and Balance of plant (BOP)

- System design

□ Textbook

- Fuel Cell Systems Explained, 3rd Ed, John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2018

- Fuel Cell Fundamentals, John Wiley & Sons, 2016

- Principles of Fuel Cells, Taylor & Francis, 2006

- Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Components, Springer, 2016

□ Classification: Graduate Lecture (대학원 강의)

□ Opening: Fall semester

□ Course Description

This lecture is an advanced course that is designed to help students analyze energy systems in a more rigorous way, from exergy, economic, and environmental perspectives.

This course consists of three parts, (a) an exergy analysis, quantifying thermodynamic inefficiencies, (b) an economic analysis, calculating the levelized cost of the desired product (e.g., the electricity or hydrogen), and (c) life cycle assessment (LCA), quantifying the environmental burden of the analyzed system covering its whole life cycle.

During this course, students may use process-simulation software (e.g., EBSILONProfessional) in calculating exergy and exergetic variables, may use spreadsheet software in developing their own economic analyzer, and may use commercial LCA software in calculating environmental impact.

It is highly encouraged that students bring their own system to be analyzed from their practical field of research.

□ Contents

- Course Introduction

- Concept of exergy

- Exergetic analysis and its application to an energy system

- Basic concept of Engineering Economics

- Cost estimation of an energy system (power plant)

- LCOE calculation for gas turbine power plant

- Introduction to life cycle assessment (LCA)

- The basic concept of LCA

- LCA practice for an energy system

□ Textbook

- Thermal Design and Optimization, John Wiley & Sons, 1996

- Plant Design and Economics for Chemical Engineers, 4th Ed., McGraw Hill, 2003

- Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) – A Guide to Best Practice, Wiley-VCH, 2014

□ Classification: Undergraduate Lecture (학부 강의)

□ Opening: Fall Semester (every year)

□ Course Description

The "Engineering Thermodynamics" class is designed to provide a comprehensive foundation in Thermodynamics and practical experience in analyzing various energy systems, primarily focusing on thermodynamic cycles and energy conversion systems. Many conventional energy systems are based on thermodynamic cycles, and the same applies to numerous emerging technologies.

Students will learn the 1st and 2nd Laws of Thermodynamics, starting with basic concepts and terminology introduction. Subsequently, they will investigate various thermodynamic cycles, including the Carnot cycle, Otto cycle, Diesel cycle, Brayton cycle, Rankine cycle, and refrigeration cycle; these cycles will be explored from their working principles to their practical applications. As an advanced application of thermodynamic principles, chemical reactors and nuclear reactors are also investigated, calculating the relevant energy flows.

During the course, students will engage in a hands-on experimental project involving assembling a small-scale air-conditioning unit. This project will entail the analysis of its operation, leveraging the thermodynamic knowledge gained during the class. A field trip will be arranged to allow students to understand thermodynamic knowledge better and connect it to real-world applications.

□ Contents

Through this course, you will:

 understand basic concepts and terminologies in engineering thermodynamics

 understand the 1st and 2nd laws of thermodynamics and their applications

 learn to analyze and design thermodynamic power cycles.

 learn to analyze and design chemical and nuclear reactors and their applications

 perform a term project to practice the design, analysis, and operation of the above thermodynamic cycles

□ Textbook

Lecture Notes will also be provided in every class.

- Thermodynamics - An Engineering Approach (Cengel YA, McGraw Hill)

- Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics (Smith JM, McGraw Hill

- Chemical, Biochemical, and Engineering Thermodynamics (Sandler SI, WILEY)

- Thermal Design & Optimization (Bejan A, JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC)