Scope
electric power generation through fuel cells for stationary,
The fuel cell technology is an emerging technology for
electric power generation for stationary, mobile and
portable applications. There are a number of different
fuel cells for electric power generation depending upon
the applications. For these fuel cells, the following are
important considerations: fuels and fuel processing to
A Professional Development Course on
generate hydrogen or hydrogen rich fuel, generation of
electricity in a fuel cell stack, air management system for
Fundamentals of Fuel
Cell Components and
Systems
oxygen
supply,
stack
thermal/water
management,
recovery or rejection of heat of exhaust products, and
mobile and portable applications. Since the technology is
multidisciplinary
mechanical,
experts on the fundamentals of fuel cell technology in this
course. Also the professionals associated with the fuel
cell public policy, startup companies and investment will
benefit from the fundamental understanding of fuel cells
presented in this course.
Benefits of Attending
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fuel
cell
components
and
systems
design,
will cover the challenges and opportunities for the fuel
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To provide fundamental understanding of theory,
analysis,
performance,
design
and
operation
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principles of various fuel cell components, systems,
fuel processing and hydrogen infrastructure.
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To understand the current state of technology of
stationary, automotive and portable fuel cell systems
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and components, and the challenges the industry
faces today.
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To provide networking opportunities among the
participants of fuel cell technology developers.
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Who Should Participate
This course is organized as a pre-conference
program of the 18th National and 7th ISHMTASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference
and
electrical
able to gain this multidisciplinary knowledge through
course will be on fundamental science and engineering
Objectives of the Course
Indian Institute of Technology
Guwahati, INDIA
physics
and
delivering electricity for applications. The focus in this
cell technology.
Centre for Energy
chemistry,
industrial
engineering disciplines, the course participants will be
performance, operation and integration issues. Also we
January 2 - 3, 2006
involving
chemical,
This course is intended for product and system design
engineers and researchers who would like to learn and
apply comprehensive information and the intricacy of fuel
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cell components and system design, performance,
during January 4-6, 2006
operating problems and the-state-of-the-technology for
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Be exposed to the current state-of-the-art fuel cell
components and systems, including their types,
functions and applications.
Understand the fundamentals of electrochemistry
and thermodynamics of fuel cell operation.
Be familiar with the electrode, membrane, catalysts,
bipolar plates and stack constructions, operation
and opportunities.
Get in-depth understanding of construction and
operation of Proton Exchange Membrane, Direct
Methanol, Alkaline, Phosphoric Acid, Molten
Carbonate and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells.
Learn about various fuels used and fuel processing
issues for supplying hydrogen or hydrogen rich fuel
to fuel cells.
Find out the details on fuel processor design,
operation, and integration issues with fuel cells.
Gain an understanding of hydrogen infrastructure
issues
that
include
production,
storage,
transportation and safety issues.
Become skilled at design and operation of balance
of fuel cell power plant.
Gain knowledge of fuel cell system integration and
power delivery issues.
Anticipate the future trends and technology
developments of fuel cell systems.
Tentative Program
January 2, 2006
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Introduction: Fuel Cell Operating Principles, History,
Types, Components and Systems
Fuel Cell Thermodynamics and Electro-chemistry:
Nernst Equation, Tafel Equation, Cell Voltage, Fuel Cell
Efficiency, and Losses for Operational Fuel Cell
Voltages
Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells: Components
and System, Construction and Performance, Critical
Issues and Recent Developments
Direct
Methanol
Fuel
Cells:
Fundamentals,
Performance, Operational Issues and Recent
Developments.
Alkaline Fuel Cells: Fundamentals, Performance and
Operational Issues.
Open Discussion
development and testing of fuel cell heat exchangers in
1970s and then continued activities in 1990s. He has
organized an International Fuel Cell Workshop, and
organizing on a yearly basis an International Conference on
Fuel Cell Science, Engineering, and Technology cosponsored by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers
and Rochester Institute of Technology. He teaches a
senior/graduate course on Fuel Cell Technology at RIT and
UB. He has taught professional development courses fuel
cells (in the USA, Taiwan, India and Bangladesh), and on a
variety of heat exchangers through ASME, SAE and other
professional organizations in 20 countries. He has published
over 120 papers and 19 authored and edited books.
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Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cells: Components and System,
Construction and Performance, Thermal Management,
Other Critical Issues and Recent Developments
Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells: Components and System,
Construction and Performance, Thermal Management,
Other Critical Issues and Recent Developments
Solid Oxide Fuel Cells: Components and System
Construction and Performance, Thermal Management,
Other Critical Issues and Recent Developments
Fuels and Fuel Processing: Fossil and Bio Fuels;
External and Internal Fuel Reforming, Steam
Reforming, Autothermal Reforming, Thermal Cracking,
Catalysis, Desulfurization, Carbon Monoxide Removal,
and Related Issues
Thermal Management and Heat Exchangers
Hydrogen
Production,
Storage,
Safety
and
Infrastructure Development
Balance of Fuel Cell Power Plant
Electric Power Conditioning Components/ Systems and
Issues for Fuel Cell Power Delivery
Open Discussion
Other than South Asian Countries (Amount in US$)
About the Instructor
Ramesh K. Shah is an Executive Advisor at Subros Ltd.,
Nioda (New Delhi), UP, India, and Research Professor at
RIT. He was a Professor and Chairman of Mechanical
Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY for two
years. He was with GM and Delphi Harrison Thermal
Systems for 28 years.
He was involved in design,
Students
:
Before
Nov 1,
2005
50
ASME members
:
100
150
Non-members
:
150
200
After
Nov 1,
2005
75
South Asian Countries (Amount in Indian Rupees)
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Venue
The Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati, the sixth of the
seven member IIT fraternity, is situated on the north bank of
the river Brahmaputra. The sprawling 705 acres of IIT
campus in the land of "The Red River and the Blue Hills"
attracts the visitor by its spell-binding picturesque
surroundings.
Guwahati
\
January 3, 2006
together in the registration form of the ISHMTASME
HMTC06
downloadable
from
http://iitg.ac.in/hmtc.
Guwahati is the gateway to the North-Eastern region of India
and is well connected by air and rail. Guwahati is directly
connected by air to New Delhi and Kolkata, and there are
connecting flights to other cities of India. Everyday there are
several flights for New Delhi and Kolkata. Direct trains run to
all major cities of the country.
Guwahati has a pleasant climatic condition for most part of
the year. Temperature during January is around 10°C to
25°C. Light woolens are advised.
Students
:
1000
1200
ISHMT members
:
1500
2000
Accommodation
Non-members
(Academic Institutions)
Non-members
(From Industry and R&D
Organizations)
:
2000
2500
:
2500
3000
Guwahati has a plenty of hotels ranging from budget to four
star hotels. Blocks of rooms have been booked in various
hotels listed on the website: http://www.iitg.ac.in/hmtc.
Special rates have been negotiated with these hotels.
Please add Rs. 500/- (Rs. five hundred only) or
US$ 25 (US$ twenty five only) per accompanying
family member towards two lunches and two
dinners.
Registration fee includes workshop proceedings
and lunches/dinners.
To ensure participation in the workshop, send
registration fee on or before November 30, 2005.
Registration fee can be paid by demand draft /
credit card / bank transfer (SWIFT).
Registration fee of both the programs to be held at
IIT Guwahati (A Professional Development Course
on Fundamentals of Fuel Cell Components and
Systems, January 2-3, 2006 and the 18th National
and 7th ISHMT-ASME Heat and Mass Transfer
Conference, January 4-6, 2006) can be paid
Please give your preference for accommodation in the
registration form (registration form of the ISHMT-ASME
HMTC06 and the two workshops to be held at Guwahati are
the
same)
downloadable
from
the
website:
http://www.iitg.ac.in/hmtc. A limited accommodation will also
be available in the guesthouse of IIT Guwahati.
Contact Information
Prof. Subhash C. Mishra
Organizing Secretary: ISHMT-ASME HMTC06
Department of Mechanical Engineering
IIT Guwahati, Guwahati – 781039, INDIA
Tel: 0091-361-2582660, 0091-9954072060
Fax: 0091-361-2582692, 2690762
Email: hmtc@iitg.ac.in
Web: http://www.iitg.ac.in/hmtc
Send the duly filled registration form (original by post) to Prof. Subhash C. Mishra,
Organizing Secretary, ISHMT-ASME HMTC06, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT
Guwahati, Guwahati – 781039, India. Advance copy of the registration form can also be
sent by fax (No: +91-361-2582692 / 2690762) or in Email to hmtc@iitg.ac.in.
Registration Form
18th National & 7th ISHMT-ASME
Heat and Mass Transfer Conference
January 4-6, 2006
Download the doc or pdf files of this form from http://www.iitg.ac.in/hmtc
This registration form is also valid for two pre-conference programs to be held at IIT Guwahati on January 2 & 3, 2005.
IIT Guwahati, India
Name:
(type/print
in block
letters)
Male
Surname/Family name
First name
Female
Sex
Middle name
Designation:
Your designation/position in your organization (Professor/Director/ Manager/MS student / PhD student etc.)
Organization:
Mailing
address:
City:
State:
Country:
Fax:
Phone:
PIN:
Email:
Passport details (For foreign nationals only)
Passport No:
Place of issue:
Country:
Expiry date:
Registration Fee (Details of the registration fee on the next page and also on the website: http://www.iitg.ac.in/hmtc)
Item:
Amount (RS/US$)
Registration fee for the ISHMT- ASME Heat and Mass Transfer conference:
Registration fee towards workshop on Radiation Heat Transfer to be held at IIT Guwahati:
Registration fee towards Course on Fuel Cells to be held at IIT Guwahati:
Family (Rs. 700 or US$ 40 per member only towards conference lunches and dinners):
Family (Rs. 500 or US$ 25 per member only towards workshop/course lunches and dinners):
Rs. 500 or US$ 25 as an advance payment towards accommodation:
Total:
DD Number:
Bank: draft details
Demand
Amount:
Next page for payment by credit cards or
by SWIFT. If you are making a payment by a credit card or by SWIFT,
Date:
indicate so against the DD number writing as “Credit Card” or “SWIFT”. Write the amount and date of transaction.
If registering as a student, an attestation of studentship in a
letter from the thesis supervisor is a must. A sponsored or a
student having a job, has to pay full registration fee.
ISHMT/ASME membership No.:
Arrival and departure details
Date and time of arrival in Guwahati
Date and time of departure from Guwahati
Train/Flight number:
Train/Flight number:
Accommodation details (In order of preference list 5 hotels. Hotel details on website: http://www.iitg.ac.in/hmtc)
Hotel
Type of room
Single
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Occupancy
Shared
Accommodation required for
(Number of persons)
Registration fee details of the ISHMT- ASME
Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, January 46, 2006, IIT Guwahati
Other than South Asian Countries (Amount in US$)
Students
Before
November
1, 2005
75
After
November
1, 2005
110
ASME members
210
260
Non-members
260
310
South Asian Countries (Amount in Indian Rupees)
Students
1000
1200
ISHMT members
2000
2200
Non-members
(Academic
Institutions)
Non-members
(From Industry and
R&D Organizations)
2200
2500
3500
4000
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Please add Rs. 700 (Rs. seven hundred only) or
US$ 40 (US$ forty only) per accompanying family
member towards three conference lunches, two
conference dinners and local transport.
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Conference registration fee includes conference
proceedings, conference kits, three conference
lunches, two conference dinners and local transport
from hotel to conference venue and back during the
conference days.
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Costs for the local transport from airport / railway
station to hotels and back have to be borne by the
participants.
Registration fee details of the two preconference programs to be held at IIT
Guwahati during January 2 - 3, 2006.
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A Professional Development Course on
Fundamentals of Fuel Cell Components and
Systems, January 2-3, 2006, IIT Guwahati
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International Workshop on Treatment of Thermal
Radiation in Heat Transfer Problems, January
2-3, 2006, IIT Guwahati
Other than South Asian Countries (Amount in
US$)
Before
After
November November
1, 2005
1, 2005
Students
50
75
ASME members
100
150
Non-members
150
200
South Asian Countries (Amount in Indian
Rupees)
Students
1000
1200
ISHMT members
1500
2000
Non-members
(Academic
Institutions)
Non-members
(From Industry and
R&D Organizations)
2000
2500
2500
3000
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Please add Rs. 500 (Rs. five hundred only) or
US$ 25 (US$ twenty five only) per accompanying
family member towards two lunches and two
dinners.
•
Registration fee includes course/workshop
proceedings and lunches/dinners.
Registration fee payment mode
1. Credit card: Follow the link http://www.iitg.ac.in/hmtc/reg.htm (we prefer payment by credit card) –
2.
3.
The facility of payment by credit card will be operational from 20 August 2005.
Demand Draft: Demand draft should be in favor of HMTC06 payable at Guwahati. Demand draft from
any of the three banks is preferred: Canara Bank, State Bank of India and UTI Bank
Bank transfer: SWIFT
Details required for registration fee by SWIFT
Account Name: HMTC06
Account Number: 21615
Bank Name: Canara Bank
Bank Code: 0177
SWIFT code: CNRBINBBCFD
NOTE
Address of the bank
Canara Bank
Fancy Bazar
14 H.B. Road
Guwahati – 781001
Tel: +91-361-2544406
Fax: +91-361-2546500
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For successful organization of the conference and workshops, we strongly recommend an early registration
either. A paper will be included in the conference proceedings only if the registration fee of at least one of the
authors is received on or before 30 November 2005.
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Receipt of the registration fee will be provided on January 4, 2006 during registration.
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Please send the duly filled registration form to Prof. Subhash C. Mishra, Organizing Secretary, ISHMT-ASME
HMTC06, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Guwahati, Guwahati – 781039, India Email: hmtc@iitg.ac.in,
Phone: +91-361-2582660, +91-99540-72060 (Mobile), Fax: +91-361-2582692 / 2690762
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Doc and pdf formats of the registration form is downloadable from the conference website: http://www.iitg.ac.in/hmtc