Reg. No.

BE DEGREE EXAMINATIONS, MAY 2015

SEMESTER II

PPTEICB27 FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY

Execution Plan
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Activities
To study the Question Paper and to choose those to attempt
Part A
1 10 = 10 Minutes, 11 - 15 = 10 Minutes
Part B
10 Minutes x 5 Questions
Part C
20 Minutes x 5 Questions
Quick revision & Winding up

Time : Three hours

Time in
Minutes
5
20
50
100
5
Maximum : 100 marks

PART A
(1 - 10 x 1 mark = 10 marks; 11 15 x 2 marks = 10 Marks)
Answer all Questions. First 10 questions carry one mark each and the remaining 5 questions carry 2
marks each.

1.

Fuel cell are ________________ device

a) Electro chemical
b) chemical
c) electrical
d) none of the above

2.

In the fuel cell, fuel are fed continuously to the_______

a) cathode
b) anode
c) both anode and cathode
d) none of the above

3.

The operating temperature of solid oxide fuel cell are________

a) 80 to 1000C
b) 150 to 2000C
c) 650 to 7000C
d) 800to 10000C

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The cash inflows on account of operations are presumed to have been reinvested at the cut-off
rate in case of
a) Pay-back method
b) Accounting rate of return method
c) Discounted cash flow method
d) None of the above

5.

The operating temperature and useful life of fuel cell dictated the______ of the material
a) Physico chemical
b) Thermo mechanical
c) both Physico chemical and Thermo mechanical
d) none of the above
e)
f) None of the above

6.

In Polymer electrolyte fuel cell_______ polymer is used

a) Fluorinated sulfonic acid polymer
b) Sulphate
c) Ferrous membrane
d) KOH

7.

The maximum electrical work obtainable in a fuel cell operating at ______________

a) Constant temperature
b) Constant pressure
c) Both Constant temperature and pressure
d) Constant volume

8.

Definition of Ohmic polarization is simply the_________

a) Product of cell current and cell resistance
b) Product of cell resistance
c) Product of current density
d) All the above

9.

One calorie is equal to

a) 5.12 joules
b) 4.18 joules
c) 6.18 joules
d) 7.12 joules

10

The cathode of a molten carbonate fuel cell is made of _____

a) titanium
b) nickel oxide
c) cadmium
d) All the above

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What are the applications of fuel cell

12

Why the fuel cell are emerging technology

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13

How the Nernst equation analysis

.14

Draw the alkaline type fuel cell.

.15

What is the use of PEM?

PART B (5 x 6 marks = 30 marks)

(Answer all questions. Each question carries 6 marks. Answer must not exceed one page)

16. What are the different types of fuel cell?

17. Define endothermic reaction.
18. Define electro-osmotic drag effect.
19. Define rate of diffusion.
20. Write the working principle of micro fuel cell.

PART C (5 x 10 marks = 50 marks)

(Answer all questions. Each question carries 10 marks. Answer must not exceed Three pages)

21

a)

Explain with neat sketch different types of alkaline fuel cell.

22

[OR]
b)

Draw and explain direct methanol and phosphoric type fuel cell.

a)

Derive standard enthalpy of formation in substance

23

[OR]
b)

Derive the Gibbs free energy equation.

a)

Draw and explain series and parallel connection.

24

[OR]
b)

Explain open circuit potential, pressure effect and temperature effect of the reaction.

a)

Explain gas delivery and current collection system.

[OR]
b)

Briefly explain about water flooding and water management system.

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a)

Explain briefly about micro fuel cell with neat sketch.

[OR]
b)

Enumerate the applications of fuell cell.

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