Low temperature PEFC offer a great potential for a broad range of applications. Nonetheless, some developmental issues have remained open so far. One of them is the combination of low pressure drop on one hand and good condensate removal capability on the other hand. In addition to the investigations on condensate removal capability of single straight flow channels [1], in this investigation, data on channels covered with a GDL are reported. The findings are based on in situ tests, which deliver an indirect information on the presence of flooded channels. Serpentine flow fields with high parallelization degree and a cell active area of 100 cm~2 were used. Specific pressure drop necessary for condensate removal turned out to be comparable, but somewhat lower than expected from ex situ tests. Effects on cell positioning with respect to GDL top/down position show effects dependent on the wetting stage of the GDL.
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