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by DancingFool
Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:02 am
Forum: News
Topic: 10KW LENR Demonstrator?
Replies: 3678
Views: 1158966

DancingFool, you are reading between the lines too much. Why would the start up of the reactor be unshielded? DT, I'm sorry, but you've lost me. Could you please quote the statment you're referring to? As far as the gamma ( or other radiation) being non isotropic, there are serous problems with suc...
by DancingFool
Thu Jul 07, 2011 8:00 pm
Forum: News
Topic: 10KW LENR Demonstrator?
Replies: 3678
Views: 1158966

So sorry…I stand corrected… The device does not produce gamma rays except for a slight increase over background (Rossi, SL) The device produced a large burst of gamma rays when it started up. (Celani) CONTRADICTION Axil, thanks for the links. So the production of gammas at start-up is a presumption...
by DancingFool
Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:38 pm
Forum: News
Topic: 10KW LENR Demonstrator?
Replies: 3678
Views: 1158966

It has been reported that gamma ray bursts occur at startup and shutdown of high COP Rossi reactor designs. Ah yes, the "It has been reported..." gambit. Combining the passive voice with unattributed yet authoritative sources. In the scientific literature, this construction is followed either by im...
by DancingFool
Wed Jul 06, 2011 11:10 pm
Forum: News
Topic: 10KW LENR Demonstrator?
Replies: 3678
Views: 1158966

Since the nickel powder is contained within the reactor, it must have reached 1600 C. Apparently the nickel didn't melt. I know! I know! It's MAGIC nickel! Boy, that Rossi is a genius. This doesn't compute. AR has stated that at times the reaction has run away and when it does the nickel melts. If ...
by DancingFool
Wed Jul 06, 2011 5:09 pm
Forum: News
Topic: 10KW LENR Demonstrator?
Replies: 3678
Views: 1158966

Your first response show lack of comprehension, your second that you are sure of something that is wrong. Oh yaaas. Rossi has, on separate occasions, made the following statements on his web site, http://www.journal-of-nuclear-physics.com/?p=473 : Andrea Rossi May 19th, 2011 at 1:30 PM Dear Mr Mark...
by DancingFool
Wed Jul 06, 2011 12:08 pm
Forum: News
Topic: 10KW LENR Demonstrator?
Replies: 3678
Views: 1158966

The nickel will melt first in a stainless steel reactor, also. Nickel should melt? So, its temperature should be 1455 °C? In hydrogen atmosphere? Has anybody create the material reliably running in those conditions? There is no such materials. The highest temperature using in industrial processes i...
by DancingFool
Tue Jul 05, 2011 9:06 pm
Forum: News
Topic: 10KW LENR Demonstrator?
Replies: 3678
Views: 1158966

I agree, Defkalion should use tungsten right from the start. Axil, don't be obtuse. I never said Defkalion should use tungsten. You did, so now you're agreeing with yourself. Paradoxically, the use of tungsten will make for a more cost effective reactor product. Tungsten will eliminated the need fo...
by DancingFool
Tue Jul 05, 2011 5:54 pm
Forum: News
Topic: 10KW LENR Demonstrator?
Replies: 3678
Views: 1158966

Consider a naked E-Cat: no shielding and no cooling. The reactor is smaller than a 1-liter soda bottle, and can be brought to life with a battery about the size of a laptop. Until it melts the nickel, it is clearly a potent gamma source. If this abuse of the cat-e technology becomes a problem, it c...
by DancingFool
Tue Jul 05, 2011 1:41 pm
Forum: News
Topic: 10KW LENR Demonstrator?
Replies: 3678
Views: 1158966

Having read the Defkalion press release, I have to wonder that _anybody_ takes Rossi seriously. And I quote: Out of the CE standards, Hyperion products (kW or MW range) have to pass all tests described the Greek and EU laws according to their industrial code classification.The Authorities responsibl...
by DancingFool
Tue May 24, 2011 1:54 am
Forum: News
Topic: 10KW LENR Demonstrator?
Replies: 3678
Views: 1158966

[EDIT] Enter here arguments about how metals can concentrate hydrogen by forming metal hydrides- just like in car hydrogen tank proposals. But, this process is temperature dependent. As the temperature raises, the gas is released from the metal lattice. At 4oo degrees I doubt that nickel is retaini...
by DancingFool
Tue May 24, 2011 1:47 am
Forum: News
Topic: 10KW LENR Demonstrator?
Replies: 3678
Views: 1158966

Couple of interesting bits - 1.) Fe was found in the ash Rossi gave to Kullander - he believes it isn't related to the reaction - however if you look at some of the LERN transmutation literature, Fe is usually produced. in the case of the paper Fe was produced to within ~5% of natural ratios (Fe-56...
by DancingFool
Tue May 24, 2011 1:16 am
Forum: General
Topic: Rossi energy catalyst – a big hoax or new physics?
Replies: 31
Views: 11131

Interesting. Perhaps it is just a language difference, but I am under the impression that any time one brings H into contact with the surface of Ni, especially under heat, the H enters into surface micro-cracks and finally works its way into the lattice itself. Given nano particles, the amount of s...
by DancingFool
Tue May 24, 2011 1:10 am
Forum: General
Topic: Rossi energy catalyst – a big hoax or new physics?
Replies: 31
Views: 11131

Might his "catalyst" be the same thing as his "heater" which is a SPP generator? If so, then the initiating particle would be a neutron, not a proton, and INITIATING a nuclear reaction would be simple. Again, nope. His "catalyst" is claimed to be a simple compound, no exotic or radioactive elements...
by DancingFool
Mon May 23, 2011 3:23 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Rossi energy catalyst – a big hoax or new physics?
Replies: 31
Views: 11131

On(e) possible process suggests itself. Given that this material is supposed to be highly Hydrogen loaded, Nope. You're thinking along P/F lines. Rossi claims his reaction takes place in a very fine powder, with no loading process required. He claims it's a surface phenomenon, enabled by the Secret...
by DancingFool
Sun May 22, 2011 8:09 pm
Forum: General
Topic: Rossi energy catalyst – a big hoax or new physics?
Replies: 31
Views: 11131

Re: Rossi energy catalyst – a big hoax or new physics?

http://aleklett.wordpress.com/2011/04/11/rossi-energy-catalyst-a-big-hoax-or-new-physics/ To make stable Cu-63 from stable Ni-58 the following must happen. Ni-58 picks up a hydrogen nucleus to form Cu-59 which decays to Ni-59, which in turn picks up a hydrogen nucleus to form Cu-60 which decays to ...