While I don't mean to under-celebrate Mills' over-unity success, please
note that this COP of 2 is to THERMAL.
However, In Mills' case, the thermal energy appears to be relatively high
enthalpy and efficient conversion to electrical for feedback to the input
may be possible. With a COP of 2 to
Has anyone noticed that in Mills' drawings of the MHD converter that he has
the direction of the coils and the B field wrong for the directions that he
wants his positive and negative ions to travel? At 53:13, he is showing a
slide with an axial B field and presumably with the plasma split and
I haven't made it to the QA yet.
Mills talked about there being a 100:1 energy ratio between gasoline and
water. In other words, a car would go as far on 1 gallon of water as 100
gallons of gasoline. He made the case for a microliter of water producing
1000J of excess heat which is about 1
It is interesting to do a little math around this experiment. Presume that
the popper is operating with a fuel of 1 microliter of water and produces a
net excess energy of 1000 joules. Presume Mills to be correct in assigning
most of the reaction is conversion to 1/4 hydrino state that is
Sargoytchev mentions the Demron technology for high energy gamma reduction.
The Demron specification says that it reduces the 662 keV gamma from 137Cs
by only 1% (not an attenuation factor of .01, an attenuation factor of
0.99; I.E. almost no attenuation) which would be expected. High energy
energy bremsstrahlung spectrum
that would be easily detectable outside the apparatus - wouldn't they?
Bob Higgins
On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 12:05 PM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.comwrote:
Fran, do you realize how strange this explanation sounds? The H has to
climb over a Coulomb barrier having
Dave,
See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superconducting_radio_frequency
The R_BCS, which is the surface resistance, goes as f^2.
We looked at making cellular combiner cavities out of superconductors at
the time of the early years of the HTC superconductors. It turned out that
there was a
Note that superconductors are only zero resistance for DC. As the
frequency goes up, there is a finite resistance that increases with
frequency. At 1 GHz RF, the superconductor still has some advantage over
copper at the same frequency. As you start going beyond 10 GHz
superconductors become
Jones,
I believe you have a misconception about what the hotCat is. In the
hotCat, both the metal hydride and Rossi's magic nickel powder are encased
entirely in stainless steel. I am near 100% certain he does this by using
2 concentric stainless tubes machined with an interior space for his
about how
he and Focardi came to use this silicon carbide tube, based on a visit to
one of the Labs run by the Italian government.
Not sure, but that page may still be there.
From: Bob Higgins
I believe you have
, where he was greatly respected -
were critical to the success they had.
*From:* Bob Higgins
Jones,
SiC is a brittle super-hard ceramic and I don't believe Penon could have
mistaken a SiC carbide tube for stainless
To get kWH/day from peak kW in PV, you multiply by the average full power
equivalent hours per day. In FL, this is 4 hours (mostly due to clouds).
In NM the number is 5. In the continental US as a whole, the number is
probably about 3.5-4. This is for a fixed (not tracking) array. This
number
.
On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote:
Bob Higgins rj.bob.higg...@gmail.com wrote:
I have a 5.3 kW peak fixed PV system that provides most of the power for
my house.
Wow! How many square feet is that? How much did it cost?
- Jed
to. I designed the system myself, but I am
an EE.
On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 4:13 PM, Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 3:41 PM, Bob Higgins rj.bob.higg...@gmail.comwrote:
It works great.
Is it cost effective?
A good person to ask this type of question might be Dr. Storms. He has his
Ph.D in and long career history with radio-chemistry.
On Fri, Dec 6, 2013 at 12:32 AM, Eric Walker eric.wal...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 5:42 AM, Bob Higgins rj.bob.higg...@gmail.comwrote:
One could
One could compare the gamma emission of the metal as a powder with a
corresponding similar mass of the same metal as a solid geometric form (say
a sphere). Then using ordinary rules for absorption (not extraordinary
rules), what should the activity be? I am sure this has been done, and if
there
This is likes a Schaum's outline math reference in Italian. I don't think
there is anything useful here, but I could be proven wrong.
On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 3:00 PM, James Bowery jabow...@gmail.com wrote:
I believe the MFMP attempt to detect gamma is the correct thing to do. From
my own personal experience, I can say that proving that the heat in your
test is from a nuclear process is a high hurdle. When you first begin
generating LENR, you likely will not be optimized to the point where very
I would say that the detected radiation is NOT extraordinary. Dr. Storms
published a paper on his measurements of radiation from LENR experiments.
Early Focardi reports of the work he and Rossi were doing indicated gamma
radiation.
The reports of micron-size-explosions are evidence of
X-rays and gamma rays are, in general, not activating, I.E. no radioactive
species would be created by prolonged exposure to these photons. That
doesn't mean that LENR cannot create radioactive elements - it may well
prove to do so (for example tritium). However, the process for this to
occur is
...@gibbs.com wrote:
Yes, I meant not significant ... that was what I took away from Bob
Higgins' comment:
On Thu, Nov 7, 2013 at 9:53 AM, Bob Higgins rj.bob.higg...@gmail.com
wrote:
From a product perspective, don’t forget that CRT’s produce X-rays in
this energy range. The CRTs were later
Recently, Peter published in his blog his reasons for hoping that the NAE
aren’t cracks. After considering it, I believe he misses the uniqueness,
durability, and beauty of the cracks that are being considered.
To the uniqueness point… Consider that a crack is different than just two
condition
and mechanism would be able to cause it. You take the opposite view, that
every material and isotope requires a different method and NAE. This gives
people a choice. I wonder how the vote would go?
Ed
Peter
,
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 5:05 PM, Bob Higgins
rj.bob.higg
cells?
the box of interest starts with the following...
Modified Ni Crystal powders
The 5 micron particle is pictured on that page. Can you see it now...
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 1:58 PM, Bob Higgins rj.bob.higg...@gmail.comwrote:
The carbony Ni particles used by DGT, as was shown
with the rutile process.
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 3:00 PM, Bob Higgins rj.bob.higg...@gmail.comwrote:
Yes. What is shown is a carbonyl Ni particle. It has no nanowires. It
does have points, but no nanowires. Nanowires would not be visible at the
scale of that micrograph.
On Aug 23, 2013 2:29 PM, Axil
NickelHydride. Would that alone not be sufficient to keep the process
running?
Best,
Rob Woudenberg
On Fri, Aug 23, 2013 at 9:30 PM, Bob Higgins rj.bob.higg...@gmail.comwrote:
The micrograph is of carbonyl Ni. Look it up. For example, Hunter
Chemical AH50. Also, Vale T255. It is the same
In the case of craters and mini-explosions, regardless of the true nature
of a nano-NAE, it is interesting to consider the implications of explosion
to the nature of the excited nucleus energy release. If the energy were
released by phonons, the temperature would be highest near the NAE and
would
Somewhere in a previous post I saw DGT's spark pulse numbers of 24 kV at 22
mA peak with a rep rate in the kHz range. This is over 500W of pulse power.
The wires leading to the spark plugs are of significant size and will make
good radiators. Normal CDI type of spark pulsers have nanosecond rise
it to Vortex-L, it is too big. I can send it to
you directly, but it doesn't solve the problems for the other Vorts.
On Sat, Aug 3, 2013 at 9:55 AM, torulf.gr...@bredband.net wrote:
I can not download this PDF.
How das I do?
On Fri, 2 Aug 2013 20:10:31 -0400, Bob Higgins rj.bob.higg
://www.mail-archive.com/vortex-l@eskimo.com/msg84258.html
** **
Potassium carbonate (and sodium bicarb?) also seem to behave energetically
in the video shown here:
http://www.mail-archive.com/vortex-l@eskimo.com/msg84774.html
** **
** **
*From:* Bob Higgins
I am not sure this would apply equally to the powders I am making (but it
might). If you look at the SEM of the thermochemically modified powder, you
see that even though the powder is held together at touch points, it is
still highly porous down to near nanoscale. This powder still has oxide
that
Sorry Axil, I don't suspend my particles in a separate matrix as does
Defkalion. My technique is more like that of Rossi.
The spark plugs are not required to see the LENR. Neither Rossi's original
eCat nor his latest HotCats have any sparkplugs or RF excitation. Reports
suggest that they are not
, Bob Higgins
In Dr. Y. E. Kim's ICCF-18 presentation he reported that at initiation of
the sparking drive, the external magnetic field was measured as 0.6
Tesla. [He did not say what the magnetic field was while cold or during
warm-up, but the implication was that there was little or no field.] When
excess
One of the differences between the HotCat and Rossi's original eCat was
that the original devices were loaded with H2 and THEN heated. This
allowed the H2 to be present while the eCat was heating to the reaction
operating point (300C). Apparently in this transition from cold to ~300C,
there is a
outright calling these
nay-sayer physicists chicken.
Regards,
Bob Higgins
On Mon, Jul 15, 2013 at 6:52 AM, Mark Gibbs mgi...@gibbs.com wrote:
http://www.forbes.com/sites/markgibbs/2013/07/15/why-cold-fusion-has-to-die/
[mg]
It seems to me that for this definition to work, even as a phenomenological
definition, something more would need to be added regarding the expected
radiation. For example, one could say without the radiation expected
from previous experiments in hot fusion. However, clarifying it this way
In the design previously reported by Penon (8/2012), we have to conclude
that it was functional - perhaps exceptionally so, because it melted down.
In this design the only place to contain the H2 would be in a thin layer
between the proposed close fitting concentric tubes welded to appear as a
There was no mention in the report of carborundum, the description was a
different ceramic material (corundum). Corundum is Al2O3. The ceramic
form is common alumina.
On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 3:49 PM, Teslaalset robbiehobbiesh...@gmail.comwrote:
corundum is what is noted down in the report
Jones, I believe you are mistaken. The bottom picture shows the thick
alumina (probably not high purity, but rather an AlSiMag blend) with the
slots for the resistor wires in the middle. Inside this is only the
stainless tube - blackened by the refractory sealant they put over that
whole end in
is not steel.
** **
** **
*From:* Bob Higgins
** **
Jones, I believe you are mistaken. The bottom picture shows the thick
alumina (probably not high purity, but rather an AlSiMag blend) with the
slots for the resistor wires in the middle. Inside this is only the
stainless tube
- the welded coaxial reactor cell.
On Thu, Jul 4, 2013 at 8:05 PM, Jones Beene jone...@pacbell.net wrote:
From: Bob Higgins
The photo links you supplied appear to be from Fabio Penon's
report of 8/7/2012. In this report, he states that this inner tube is
stainless steel
Please correct me if I am wrong ... but in the HotCat, I don't believe any
H2 ever comes in contact with the silicon carbide. The silicon carbide is
an external cylindrical heater assembly around the 310 SS tube that
hermetically contains the Ni, catalyst, and H2. The silicon carbide could
be
Bob Higgins will be attending.
On Mon, Jul 1, 2013 at 12:56 PM, Paul Breed p...@rasdoc.com wrote:
I am.
? (A naive guess on my part I am sure.)
Can you provide additional insight into your proposition?
Regards,
Bob Higgins
On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 11:37 AM, Edmund Storms stor...@ix.netcom.comwrote:
As this mass-energy is reduced, the Coulomb barrier is lowered further,
permitting the two nuclei
as a first step in preparing nickel powder for
LENR experiments?
Just heat in in a hydrogen environment at temperatures of a few hundred
degrees C?
--
Regards,
Bob Higgins
On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 9:19 PM Eric Walker wrote:
**
- We are told that the central reactor core is a 310 stainless steel
cylinder ( 3cm by 33cm). There is no port for introduction of H2. The
ends are cold welded closed.
The ends were cone-shaped AISI 316 steel caps that
I would like to submit my speculation about the latest Rossi hotCat for
discussion on Vortex-l.
- We are told that the central reactor core is a 310 stainless steel
cylinder ( 3cm by 33cm). There is no port for introduction of H2. The
ends are cold welded closed.
- When the test
I believe the cylindrical outer heaters are just resistor coils embedded
in a high thermal conductivity ceramic.
I suspect that Andrea has at TWO sides of the power triangle more or less
regular resistors connected and between the phases at the third side a
resistor coil for a very
As mentioned in a previous thread, it may be possible for the stainless
cell to get hotter than the Ni, particularly if the inner coating is thin.
If the heat is conveyed from the NAE via photons, the photons could be
absorbed in the 3mm thick stainless cell rather than in the thin Ni
coating.
But, is there anything that can be gleaned from the anecdotal information
of a hotCat melt-down?
Something that strikes me is that if the heat was generated as phonons
locally at the NAE, then the NAE would be the hottest part of the reactor.
If a reactor melted, it would be with the NAE hotter
As a Rossi watcher, I notice what he has done historically. All of his low
temperature reactors have been lined with a thin layer of lead. Rossi
states that the reaction emits low energy photons in the 10's of keV up to
about 100keV. This is consistent with the amount of lead that has been
seen
I don't understand why 62Ni would make a difference in the reaction. Are
we now seriously considering that the Ni nucleus participates in the
nuclear reaction that causes the heat? Dr. Storms proposes that physical
cracks in the lattice are the NAE and the money crop of the reaction does
not
the deuterium will be used
up, and you'll have to replenish it. In this instance, it is the deuterium
that is being replenished and not an isotope of nickel.
Eric
--
Regards,
Bob Higgins
Kudos to A. Rossi for this huge step forward in validation of his work!
One thing in the report that I find incredible was the amount of fuel that
was measured by cutting open the inner cylinder and dumping out the
catalyst-fuel - supposedly only 0.6g. This is a tiny amount of nickel
powder.
Predicted Atomic Collapse phenomenon observed:
http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/03/long-predicted-atomic-collapse-state-observed-graphene
the problem different ways. The only
question is which of the proposed methods (theories) provides the most
logical description of observed behavior and best predictions, because they
all contain the consequence of this dilemma. Can we focus the discussion
on this dilemma?
Ed
--
Regards,
Bob
The Kullander report of the 6 month used ash stated that it contains 10%
Cu and 11% Fe. It is not clear by what analysis that assessment was made,
but it was likely EDAX (Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectral analysis),
normally made via SEM. Such analysis is a surface measurement. In the
case of
. This is a secondary negligible phenomena and
nearly most of what is detected is due contamination.
2012/9/9 Bob Higgins rj.bob.higg...@gmail.com
The Kullander report of the 6 month used ash stated that it contains
10% Cu and 11% Fe. It is not clear by what analysis that assessment was
made
will be on the last legs and they will not pay their invoices.
- Jed
--
Regards,
Bob Higgins
powder - an AlSiMag
ceramic powder blend - probably also full of nano-cracks when compressed
under such force.
Could a high rate LENR have caused the explosion that tore the machine
apart?
Bob
On Aug 27, 2012, at 6:09 PM, Bob Higgins wrote [*corrected*]:
As I read about spectacular explosions
As I read about spectacular explosions in LENR experiments - that appear to
have explosive energy beyond available chemical means - I recall something
I read in a book that may be somewhat obscure to this forum. In Robert
Hazen's book, the Diamond makers, he describes the history of high
complex ... ... Shrapnel sprayed out across the room and
ricocheted off the walls and ceiling.
On Mon, Aug 27, 2012 at 8:09 PM, Bob Higgins rj.bob.higg...@gmail.comwrote:
As I read about spectacular explosions in LENR experiments - that appear
to have explosive energy beyond available chemical means
The CNT hypothesis it is interesting in that it provides a way engineer the
nano-feature cavities. However, a problem may exist with this strategy if
Peter Hagelstein's theory is correct. According to Hagelstein, the excited
fused nucleus relaxes to a ground state by emitting multiple phonons
Peter Hagelstein says that transmutation of nickel to copper is overall
endothermic.
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 9:46 AM, Jones Beene jone...@pacbell.net wrote:
** **
If you want to show the heat came from the transmutation - that is a far
different story, and Piantelli or no one else has come
a thing, by the way. I don't bug them,
because they have signed NDAs.
That's a pretty sad experimental setup, isn't it?
- Jed
--
Regards,
Bob Higgins
Since Rossi’s public display of his reactor and subsequent discussions of
his technology, I have been anxious to reproduce his results – primarily
just to know that it is a real phenomenon. I listen to the excellent
exchanges on Vortex and have learned much from the posts here. As I
continue
--
Regards,
Bob Higgins
else the
insulation and controllability
2012/7/15 Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com
Doesn't look like glow plugs:
http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8rh=n%3A15729261page=1
--
Regards,
Bob Higgins
for heating is very natural, since it is very resistant,
cheap, and easy to find.
--
Regards,
Bob Higgins
Of course, I was not there to personally witness any of the hardware or the
testing. I am working entirely from second hand reports of what was done.
Rossi appears to have been well versed in the behavior of his smaller,
early systems in terms of warm-up, self-sustain, re-start/maintenance
Axil, please keep thinking, posting, and discussing. It is what this
vo-collective is for! They are good explorations.
I believe the reason for the Rossi's flattened reactor is simply to better
couple the heat out of the powder. The inside may be filled with posts to
further improve the
Axil, these are interesting posts that will stir our imagination. However,
some of what you said doesn't ring true and some of it I just don't
understand.
You said:
*Rossi’s previous work experience includes the development of prototype
thermionic converter, so he should know all about Rydberg
Nice posts on the Rydberg effects, Axil. I like reading them. Please
continue posting them. But, I am confused. Could you can help me
understand these questions:
Rydberg hydrogen has a very loosely bound electron. How would these
Rydberg electrons survive high temperature phonon collisions
seems to be operated
via a transformer that is fed with a Variac (variable transformer). The
plot at the end shows temperature(s) vs. time.
Bob Higgins
On Mon, Jan 30, 2012 at 7:46 AM, Peter Gluck peter.gl...@gmail.com wrote:
It is an industrial research lab, people are working with new self
(and their large H2
bottle may be evidence that they have found this to be the case), but it is
not clear where the argon will come from for diluting that much discharged
hydrogen. Any thoughts?
Bob Higgins
Which shows that 1 g atomic hydrogen can release 5.35 x 10^16 kWh of . . .
--
Regards,
Bob Higgins
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