The water removal characteristics in a PEMFC trapezoidal gas channel are investigated with the volume of fluid (VOF) method. For the case of wall contact angle of 60 degree, liquid water attaches on the top wall and moves toward the exit. In contrast, liquid water moves along the channel side corner or GDL surface irregularly for the higher wall contact angles. The hydrophillic wall contact angle of 60 degrees provides more favorable diffusion of reactants to cathode reaction sites as the GDL surface water coverage ratio approaches zero even if the water flow rate increases.

• 고영진(Kongju National University, Department of Mechanical Engineering) | Young-Jin Ko
• 김우태(Kongju National University, Department of Mechanical & Automotive Engineering) | Woo-Tae Kim Corresponding Author