Engineering Consulting Company ENGINEERING CONSULTING COMPANY Design Team: Maria L Franco Raymond Lee Monica Megally Jung-sik Moon Dr. G. Scott SamuelsenDr

Engineering Consulting CompanyEngineering Consulting Company

ENGINEERING ENGINEERING CONSULTING COMPANYCONSULTING COMPANY

Design Team:Design Team:Maria L FrancoMaria L Franco

Raymond Lee Raymond Lee

Monica MegallyMonica Megally

Jung-sik MoonJung-sik Moon Dr. G. Scott SamuelsenDr. G. Scott Samuelsen Dr. Jack BrouwerDr. Jack BrouwerPresident President Vice PresidentVice President


PROJECT GOALSPROJECT GOALS

DESIGN AND BUILD AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL ON FUEL CELL DESIGN AND BUILD AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL ON FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

Information to be presented in a clear and concise manner Information to be presented in a clear and concise manner through a monitorthrough a monitor

Range of topics include:Range of topics include: Past, Present, and Future uses fuel cellsPast, Present, and Future uses fuel cells Structure of a single cellStructure of a single cell How it worksHow it works Uses and applicationsUses and applications Advantages and challengesAdvantages and challenges

A simulated cell is to show how FCs workA simulated cell is to show how FCs work A model city depicts distributed power generationA model city depicts distributed power generation A real fuel cell to power model cityA real fuel cell to power model city


DESIGN CHALLENGESDESIGN CHALLENGES Design strategiesDesign strategies

Research Fuel Cell technologyResearch Fuel Cell technology Research model construction techniquesResearch model construction techniques Stick to a schedule with deadlinesStick to a schedule with deadlines Adhere to a budgetAdhere to a budget

Design decisionsDesign decisions Design a simulated cell along with circuit diagramsDesign a simulated cell along with circuit diagrams Design a user friendly form to present informationDesign a user friendly form to present information Monitor to have a touch screenMonitor to have a touch screen Spec out real FC to match model city requirementsSpec out real FC to match model city requirements Design and build model cityDesign and build model city


PROGRESS TO DATEPROGRESS TO DATE Budget and schedule setBudget and schedule set

City complete and on display at NFCRCCity complete and on display at NFCRC

Monitor information layout doneMonitor information layout done Touch screen in placeTouch screen in place

Simulated FC completed and on displaySimulated FC completed and on display


MODEL CITYMODEL CITY Power Generating PlantPower Generating Plant

To depict distributed To depict distributed power generationpower generation

Amtrak trainAmtrak train Country area: Country area:

Farms, lake & windmillFarms, lake & windmill Metropolitan area:Metropolitan area:

Homes, commercial Homes, commercial buildingsbuildings

Industry:Industry: Ice factoryIce factory


MONITOR LAYOUT MONITOR LAYOUT Monitor to have touch screenMonitor to have touch screen Welcome page with three Welcome page with three

optionsoptions Fuel Cell informationFuel Cell information ECC design team pageECC design team page NFCRC pageNFCRC page

All screens linked to Welcome All screens linked to Welcome pagepage

Screens have option to return Screens have option to return to previous pageto previous page

Automatic return to Welcome Automatic return to Welcome page after 3 minutespage after 3 minutes

Welcome

Fuel Cell Information

The Design Project

National Fuel Cell Research Center

Touch desired topic

Public transportat ion•Buses in Canada and Miami, FL

Automobile•Daimler-Chrysler int roduces NECAR4•Hybrid f uel cell vehicles•Scooters in Taiwan

Locomotives

Transportation

FUEL CELL INFORMATIONI . WHAT ARE FUEL CELLSI I . USES AND APPLI CATI ONS

A. The PastB. The Pr esent

1. Commercial & I ndustrial2. Combined Heat & Power3. Transportat ion4. Residential5. Military6. Hybrid

C. The FutureI I I . ADVANTAGESTHE DESIGN PROJ ECTNFCRC

Home

Return to:

The

Present

Uses and

Applications

Fuel Cell

I nf o

Fuel cell-battery hybrid wheelchair

Fuel cell operated bus

Fuel cell elect ric vehicles

•Ceramic yttria-stabalized zirconia (YSZ)electrolyte

•Operates between 600 and 1000oC•Roughly 60% effi cient•Applications include cogeneration, steam

turbines and gas turbine hybrid•Fuel fl exibility (hydrogen, methane, carbon

monoxide, landfi ll gas)

Solid Oxide Fuel Cell(SOFC)

FUEL CELL INFORMATIONI . WHAT ARE FUEL CELLS

A. How fuel cells workB. Types of f uel cells

1. PEM2. SOFC3. MCFC4. PAFC5. AFC

I I . USES AND APPLI CATI ONSI I I . ADVANTAGESTHE DESIGN PROJ ECTNFCRC

Home

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Types of

Fuel Cells

What are

?f uel cells?

Fuel Cell

I nf o

Solid oxide fuel cell power plant


SIMULATED FUEL CELL SIMULATED FUEL CELL General depiction of fuel cell General depiction of fuel cell

operationoperation Push button will turn on Push button will turn on

simulated cell for one minutesimulated cell for one minute Different color lights represent Different color lights represent

different moleculesdifferent molecules Red = electronsRed = electrons Green = HydrogenGreen = Hydrogen Amber = oxygenAmber = oxygen

Lights flash in direction of Lights flash in direction of motionmotion


FUEL CELL DIAGRAMSFUEL CELL DIAGRAMS


The EndThe End

Submitted toSubmitted to , in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the senior design project , in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the senior design project (MAE 189).(MAE 189).

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