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EnglishSelf StudyVideo and Text Based

Courses and Certificate Fees

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INR 1000yesIIT Kharagpur

The Syllabus

  • An overview of hydrogen technology
  • Energy Vector; HydrogenTechnology
  • Applications, Advantages and Challenges Properties gaseous, liquid and slush hydrogen, Isotopes of hydrogenand their uses
  • Othro-hydrogen and para-hydrogen

  • Production of Synthesis gas (Steam Reforming
  • Partial Oxidation
  • Auto-thermal Reactor) 
  • Processing of Synthesis gas (Linde-Bronn Process and l’Air Liquide System)

  • Thermodynamics of electrolytic hydrogen prodution H2 Production: electrolysis, tank & filter Press type electrolyser
  • PEM electrolysers; H2 Production: Thermo-chemical process

  • Different means of storing hydrogen – oerview
  • Cryo-compressed gaseous hydrogen storage
  • Metal hydride storage of hydrogen 
  • Cryosorption storage of hydrogen in carbonaceous materials

  • Overview of cryogenic liquefaction cycles
  • Maximum inversion temperature
  • Overview of cryogenic liquefaction cycles
  • Problems

  • Liquefaction of hydrogen
  • Problems
  • Ortho-para conversion of hydrogen
  • Large scale hydrogen production process

  • Storage and transfer of liquid hydrogen
  • Temperature 
  • Level and flow rate measurements Super-insulated vessels

  • Gasification of hydrogen
  • Hydrogen as fuel (in fuel cell)
  • Hydrogen as fuel (for space application) 
  • Safety issues on hydrogen

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