Preliminary Program subject to change
10D05 Fuel Cell and Microchemical Sytems Modeling
OverviewThe session introduces new modeling tehniques for fuel cell and microchemical systems.
Primary SponsorApplied Mathematics and Numerical Analysis (10d)
Co-Sponsor(s)Catalysis and Reaction Engineering Division (20), Topical C: Fuel Cells and Alternative Fuel Systems (TC)

Chair

Mayuresh V. Kothare
Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Lehigh University
111 Research Drive
Bethlehem, PA 18017
Phone Number: (610) 758 6654
Fax Number: (610) 758 5057
Email: mayuresh.kothare@lehigh.edu

CoChair

Paul I. Barton
Associate Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 66-464
77 Massachusetts Avenue
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone Number: 617-253-6526
Fax Number: 617-258-5042
Email: pib@mit.edu
Multi-Scale Modeling and Control of Autothermal Reactors for the Production of Hydrogen
Michael Baldea, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455, Prodromos Daoutidis, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 151 Amundson Hall, Minneapolis, MN 55455 and Kevin Fowler, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Minnesota, 421 Washington Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Design of Portable Power Generation Systems for Variable Power Demand
Mehmet Yunt, Mechanical Engineering Department, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, RM 66-363, Cambridge, MA 02139, Alexander Mitsos, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 66-363, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, Benoît Chachuat, Automatic Control Laboratory, EPFL, Switzerland and Paul I. Barton, Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 66-464, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139
A Novel Ac Impedance Model for Electrochemical Devices
Venkat Subramanian, Vinten Diwakar, Kartik Potukuchi and Anupama Guduru, Chemical Engineering, Tennessee Technological University, 1020 Stadium Drive, Prescott Hall Room 307, Cookeville, TN 38505
Optimization Study of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (Pemfc) for Platinum Reduction and Performance
R. Madhusudana Rao, Chemical Engineering, Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Box 5707, Potsdam, NY 13699 and Raghunathan Rengaswamy, Chemical Engineering, Clarkson University, Box 5705, Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY 13699-5705
Validation of a Phenomenonological Steady-State Model for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (Sofc)
Debangsu Bhattacharyya1, Raghunathan Rengaswamy1 and Finnerty Caine2, (1)Chemical Engg. Dept., Clarkson University, 8 Clarkson Avenue, Potsdam, NY 13699, (2)NanoDynamics,Inc., 901 Fuhrmann Blvd., Buffalo, NY 14203
Control–Relevant Design of Electrochemical Hybrid Power Systems Using Dynamic Optimization Methods
Andrew Stamps and Edward P. Gatzke, University of South Carolina, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Swearingen Engineering Center, 301 Main St., Columbia, SC 29208
The Impact of Hydration Dynamics on the Control of a Pem Fuel Cell
Donald J. Chmielewski, Illinois Institute of Technology, Suite 127, Perlstein Hall, 10 West 33rd Street, Chicago, IL 60616 and Syed Ahmed, Chemical & Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology, Suite 127, Perlstein Hall, 10 West 33rd Street, Chicago, IL 60616

Computing and Systems Technology Division