1. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Novel Testing Method for Fuel Cell Hardware Design and Assembly J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. 2005;2(3):197-201. doi:10.1115/1.1928929 A schematic diagram of an assembled novel testing cell with perforated aluminum foil replacing the polymer electrolyte membrane Figure Legend:

2. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Novel Testing Method for Fuel Cell Hardware Design and Assembly J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. 2005;2(3):197-201. doi:10.1115/1.1928929 Schematic assembly diagram of a 50cm2 single cell hardware Figure Legend:

3. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Novel Testing Method for Fuel Cell Hardware Design and Assembly J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. 2005;2(3):197-201. doi:10.1115/1.1928929 Effect of screw torque on cell resistance with different gasket thicknesses Figure Legend:

4. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Novel Testing Method for Fuel Cell Hardware Design and Assembly J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. 2005;2(3):197-201. doi:10.1115/1.1928929 Gas flow rate with the variation of compression of the diffusion layer at a pressure drop of 10psi, and a torque of 40kgcm per M6 bolt Figure Legend:

5. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Novel Testing Method for Fuel Cell Hardware Design and Assembly J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. 2005;2(3):197-201. doi:10.1115/1.1928929 Effect of the gasket thickness (or compression of the diffusion layer) on cell performance, 1.2∕2.0 stoichiometry hydrogen∕oxygen at 1atm, 100% RH, 75°C gases. Cell temperature at 60°C. Figure Legend:

6. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Novel Testing Method for Fuel Cell Hardware Design and Assembly J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. 2005;2(3):197-201. doi:10.1115/1.1928929 Resistance, gas flow rate, and power density with a variation of gasket thickness Figure Legend:

7. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Novel Testing Method for Fuel Cell Hardware Design and Assembly J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. 2005;2(3):197-201. doi:10.1115/1.1928929 Polarization curve of 50cm2 single cell with the variation of cell temperature, 1.2∕2.0 stoichiometry H2∕O2 gas at 1atm, 100% RH, 75°C Figure Legend:

8. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Novel Testing Method for Fuel Cell Hardware Design and Assembly J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. 2005;2(3):197-201. doi:10.1115/1.1928929 Schematic structure diagram of 25cm2 advanced single cell hardware Figure Legend:

9. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Novel Testing Method for Fuel Cell Hardware Design and Assembly J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. 2005;2(3):197-201. doi:10.1115/1.1928929 Polarization curve of 25cm2 single cell with the variation of cell temperature, at 1atm, 300cm3∕min for both H2∕O2 flow rate, 100% RH, 75°C Figure Legend:

10. Date of download: 7/8/2016 Copyright © ASME. All rights reserved. From: Novel Testing Method for Fuel Cell Hardware Design and Assembly J. Fuel Cell Sci. Technol. 2005;2(3):197-201. doi:10.1115/1.1928929 Polarization curves with present designed hardware, comparing with Gore report data, at 1.2∕2.0 stoichiometry, 100% RH, 75°C, hydrogen∕air gas at 1atm, cell temperature 70°C Figure Legend: