The volume of fluid method is used to investigate the behavior of a liquid water slug in a PEMFC trapezoidal gas channel(GC) with a open angle of 60 degrees. To evaluate the effect of the contact angle of the top and side walls, the gas diffusion layer water coverage ratio(GWCR) and water volume fraction(WVF) in a inspection control volume are analyzed. As the contact angle increases, GWCR increases and WVF decreases. The cases with the GC contact angle of 60 and 80 degrees show the more favorable water removal characteristics compared to the other cases in a GC flooding condition.

In this study a hybrid energy dissipation device is developed by combining a steel slit damper and linear-slot friction dampers to be used for seismic retrofit of structures. The hybrid damper has an advantage in that friction dampers are activated for small earthquakes or strong wind while slit damper remains elastic, and both friction and slit dampers work simultaneously for strong earthquakes. Cyclic loading tests of the linear-slot friction, slit, and the combined hybrid dampers are carried out to evaluate their seismic energy dissipation capability.