The Helios Prototype solar-electric flying wing was one of several remotely piloted aircraft, also known as uninhabited aerial vehicles or UAVs. (Image courtesy of NASA.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Ahmed F. Ghoniem
MIT Course Number
2.60J / 2.62J / 10.392J / 22.40J / 10.390J
As Taught In
Spring 2020
Level
Undergraduate / Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course covers fundamentals of thermodynamics, chemistry, and transport applied to energy systems. Topics include analysis of energy conversion and storage in thermal, mechanical, chemical, and electrochemical processes in power and transportation systems, with emphasis on efficiency, performance, and environmental impact. Applications include fuel reforming and alternative fuels, hydrogen, fuel cells and batteries, combustion, catalysis, combined and hybrid power cycles using fossil, nuclear and renewable resources.
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