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Center of Excellence ( CoE )

TEQIP-II – CoE , Subcomponent:1.2.1 “Challenges of Nanotechnology for 21 st Century Generation – Indian Perspective in Global Scenario”. Center of Excellence ( CoE ). Prof. P. S. Avadhani , Principal, AUCE(A), AU Prof. K. Ramji, Dept. of Mech. Engg., AUCE(A), AU, Visakhapatnam, A.P.

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Center of Excellence ( CoE )

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  1. TEQIP-II – CoE, Subcomponent:1.2.1 “Challenges of Nanotechnology for 21st Century Generation – Indian Perspective in Global Scenario” Center of Excellence (CoE) Prof. P. S. Avadhani, Principal, AUCE(A), AU Prof. K. Ramji,Dept. of Mech. Engg., AUCE(A), AU, Visakhapatnam, A.P. Coordinator, CoE Prof. S.V. Naidu, Dept. of Chem. Engg., AUCE(A), AU, Visakhapatnam, A.P. Principal Investigator, CoE Welcome to Experts of CoE Review Committee & other Members NPIU, New Delhi Under the Scheme of TEQIP Phase II - CoE, Sub Component 1.2.1, NPIU, MHRD, New Delhi Center for Nanotechnology, AU College of Engineering (A) ANDHRA UNIVERSITY, VISAKHAPATNAM – 530 003, A.P, INDIA

  2. THE CoE Team Details • Multiscale Composites • Nanocomposites • Nanolubricants & Machining Center of Excellence (CoE) • Prof. K. Ramji, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Coordinator • Prof. N.B.R. Mohana Rao, Dept. of Metallurgical Engineering, Investigator • Prof. G.M.J. Raju, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Investigator • PEM Fuel Cell • Prof. S.V.Naidu, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Principal Investigator • Prof. T.Subrahmanyam, Dept. Of Mechanical Engineering, Investigator • Prof. G.M.J. Raju, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Investigator • Prof. N.ChittiBabu, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Investigator TEQIP PHASE - II, AUCE(A), ANDHRA UNIVERSITY

  3. FUEL CELL LABORATORY – EQUIPMENT PROCURED UNDER TEQIP-II CoE

  4. Visit of Commissioner of AP Higher Education – Ms.SumitraDawra

  5. Photos of Fuel Cell Technology LAB

  6. Photos of Fuel cell Technology LAB

  7. Output from Fuel Cell Technology Laboratory

  8. Ph.D. Awarded

  9. M.Tech. Projects Completed (10)

  10. Ph.D. Scholars/M.Tech students – Working in the Fuel Cell Lab

  11. Papers Published (8)

  12. Papers Published (8) • A.LeelaManohar, S.V.Naidu, V.DharmaRao and B.Sreenivasulu “Parameter analysis of a 500 W Proton Exchange membrane Fuel Cell Stack using Design of Expeiments”, The IUP Journal of Chemical Engineering, 3 (1) (2010) 1-9. • B. Srinivasulu, S.V.Naidu, V. Dharma Rao, and G. Vasu “A Theoretical Simulation of A PEM Fuel Cell with 4-Serpentine Flow Channel”, International Journal of Computational Engineering Research, 2 (1) (2012) 097-106. • B. Srinivasulu, G. Vasu V. Dharma Rao, and S.V.Naidu, “Performance study of a pem fuel cell with 4-serpentine flow fields-experimental study”, International Journal of Engineering Science and Advanced Technology, 2 (2) (2012) 291-296. • SK Shadulla, S. V. Naidu, 2013, “Effect of flow field geometries on the performance of single cell PEM fuel cell”, Engineering Sciences International Research Journal, 1(1) (2013) 89-96. • B. Srinivasulu, G. Vasu V. Dharma Rao, and S.V.Naidu, "Effect of Back Pressure and Flow Geometry on PEM Fuel Cell Performance- Experimental Study" International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering, (IJASE) 11(1) (2013) 1-11. • VeeraBhhadraRao, B.Sreenivasulu, B.GovindaRao, V.DharmaRao and S.V.Naidu, “Effect of operating parameters on the performance of PEM fuel cell with various flow field geometries – A theoretical study” IJESAT, 5 (2) (2015) 102-111.

  13. T.V.S.L. Satyavani, B. RamyaKiran, V. Rajesh Kumar, A. Srinivas Kumar and S.V. Naidu “Effect of particle size on dc conductivity, activation energy and diffusion coefficient of lithium iron phosphate in Li-ion cells”, Engineering Science and Technology, an International Journal, 19 (2016) 40-44. • ShaikShadulla, Satish Raj K and S.V.Naidu “Experimental Studies on Performance of Single PEM Fuel cell with Various Operating Parameters”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Springer (accepted for publication). Papers presented in conferences: ( 7 ) • A.LeelaManohar, S.V.Naidu, V.DharmaRao and B.Sreenivasulu “Sensitivity analysis of a 500 W Proton Exchange membrane Fuel Cell Stack by Design of Expeiment”, Presented at Dept. Of Chemical Engg., AU College of Engineering, Visakhapatnam, in Indian Chemical Engineering Congress-2009 (CHEMCON-2009), 62nd Annual session of IIChE, 19th – 22nd December 2009. • B. Sreenivasulu, S.V. Naidu, V. Dharma Rao, G. Vasu, B. GovindaRao and Shailendra Sharma “Enhancement in power generation due to imposed back pressure in a pem fuel cell” presented in 21st National & 10th International ISHMT - ASME Heat and Mass Transfer SHMT – ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference at Chennai during December 27-30,2011

  14. Papers presented in conferences (cont..): 3. B. Sreenivasulu, S.V. Naidu, V. Dharma Rao, G. Vasu, P.S.V. Kurma Rao, and P.V.J. Mohana Rao “A parametric study to improve the performance of a pem fuel cell – a theoretical study” presented in 21st National & 10th International ISHMT - ASME Heat and Mass Transfer SHMT – ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference at Chennai during December 27-30,2011. 4. B.Sreenivasulu, V.Dharma Rao, S.V.Naidu, B.Govinda Rao, Vasu Gollangi “an experimental study on flow fields in a pem fuel cell” presented in 4th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research at Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay during 10-12 December 2013. 5. SK Shadulla, S.V.Naidu, “Effect of flow field geometries on the performance of single cell PEM fuel cell” presented in International Conference on Information & Engineering Sciences (ICIES-2013) at Vijayawada during 21st -23rd Feb 2013. 6. Shaik Shadulla, D. Yogender sasidhar, K. Satish Raj and S.V. Naidu “Experimental Studies on Performance of PEM Fuel cell with Different Membrane Electode Assembles (MEA’s)” presented in International Conference on New Frontiers in Chemical, Energy and Environmental Engineering (INCEEE-2015), Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Warangal, Telengana, during 20th – 21nd March, 2015. 7. Shaik Shadulla, Satish Raj Kuchipudi and S.V.Naidu “Experimental studies on performance of Single cell PEM Fuel cell with various operating parameters” presented in International Conference on Advances in Chemical Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Surathkal, during 20th – 22nd December, 2015.

  15. Interaction with Industry

  16. Total number of participants - 110 Total number of resource persons - 12 Total number of lecture sessions - 14 Total number of lab training sessions - 2 Total number of industry visits - 2 (NSTL and HBL) Participants - employees of NSTL, HPCL, various academic institutes and R & D organizations.

  17. FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY – FCT 2015 Resource Persons: • Dr. Vijayamohanan K Pillai, • Director, CSIR-CECRI Karaikudi. • Dr. B. Viswanathan • Professor, National Center for Catalysis Research, IIT Madras. • Dr. K S Dhathathreyan • Associate Director, Center for Fuel Cell Technology, IIT Madras. • Dr. Sridhar Parthasarathi • Chief Scientist, Mesha Energy Solutions. • Dr. SuddhasatwaBasu • Professor and Head, Dept of Chemical Engg, IIT Delhi. • Dr. G A Pathanjali • General Manager, High Energy Batteries

  18. FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY – FCT 2015 • Dr. Santosh Kumar Bhat • Scientist, CSIR-CECRI Madras complex. • Dr. Akhila Kumar Sahu • Scientist, CSIR-CECRI Madras complex. • Dr. Ch. Subrahmanyam • Associate Head, Dept of Chemistry, IIT Hyderabad. • Dr. VasuGollangi • Senior Engineer, BHEL Corporate R & D, Hyderabad. • M. Senthil Kumar • Scientist, NSTL, Visakhapatnam. • Dr. Arun K Tangirala • Associate Professor, Dept of Chemical Engineering, IIT Madras.

  19. Workshops Attended – (6)

  20. Conferences Attended – (2)

  21. Experimental Data

  22. Components of Fuel Cell

  23. H2  2 H + + 2 e- 2 H+ + 2 e- + 1/2O2 H2O Fuel Cells: Operating Principle Anode Cathode O O O H+ H H H2O H+ e- e-

  24. Experimental Data

  25. Literature Data

  26. Literature Data

  27. Action Plan

  28. Parametric Analysis of 25cm2 and 50cm2 single fuel cell using 10% and 20% Pt/C has been completed so far. We aim to use Pt/Vulcan XC 72, Pt/MWCNT and Pt/GO for further studies and testing.

  29. CNTs versus CARBON BLACK Vulcan XC-72 CARBON NANOTUBES (CNTs) Has no micropores smaller than 2 nm. MWCNTs and SWCNTs are mostly widely used nano carbon supports. • Has large ratio of micropores that are smaller than 2 nm. • Vulcan XC-72, Black Pearls are widely used carbon black supports. Fuel Cell Technology Laboratory, TEQIP-II Center of Excellence, Andhra University

  30. Catalyst Supports For PEMFC and Properties Fuel Cell Technology Laboratory, TEQIP-II Center of Excellence, Andhra University

  31. Workshops/Conferences to be Organised

  32. Sustainability Plan after the closure of the Project Collaborate with NSTL to develop a 1 kW PEM Fuel Cell which would be tested in their AUV (autonomous underwater vehicle). Collaboration with BHEL- Corporate R & D, Hyderabad. The Department of Chemical Engineering is awarded a grant of Rs.2.39 Crores through UGC Special Assistance Program (SAP) under Center for Advanced Study (CAS) level 1 scheme (Electrochemical and Corrossion Engineering and Bio-technology).

  33. Flow Field Patterns

  34. Thank You

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