RE: EXTERNAL: Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2015-01-07 Thread Roarty, Francis X
...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2015 10:31 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: EXTERNAL: Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type? On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 2:08 PM, mix...@bigpond.commailto:mix...@bigpond.com wrote: Something else I just thought of: 17O+6Li = 16O + 7Li + 3.107 MeV I would

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2015-01-06 Thread Eric Walker
On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 2:08 PM, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: Something else I just thought of: 17O+6Li = 16O + 7Li + 3.107 MeV I would not be surprised if there were other stripping reactions occurring if Ni(7Li,6Ni)Ni was happening. As a side note, with the introduction of a gas phase

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2015-01-05 Thread mixent
In reply to Axil Axil's message of Mon, 5 Jan 2015 22:07:23 -0500: Hi, [snip] In the nuclear industry, there is a reactor type called the pebble bed reactor. That reactor uses a uranium and plutonium nuclear fuel enclosed in a graphite and Silicon carbide coating called TRISO fuel.

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2015-01-05 Thread Axil Axil
http://luratia.com/graphene/graphene-is-impermeable graphene is impermeable Graphene is the most impermeable material Earth scientists have yet discovered. It’s so impermeable the smallest element hydrogen can’t pass through. Real-life applications: Graphene-lined hydrogen fuel tanks.

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2015-01-05 Thread mixent
In reply to Axil Axil's message of Mon, 5 Jan 2015 23:37:08 -0500: Hi, [snip] The last MFMP test showed that stainless steal leaked hydrogen badly at high temperatures. Actually that wouldn't surprise me. Iron like Pt, Pd, Ti, and Ni, will absorb some H. A process which I imagine would go faster

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2015-01-05 Thread Axil Axil
What if a coat of graphite was applied to the outside of the HotCat as a hydrogen barrier during its fabrication and then a final thin veneer coat of alumina cement completes the fabrication by covering the graphite and forming the heat radiating fin structure. The hydrogen could permeate

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2015-01-05 Thread mixent
In reply to Eric Walker's message of Fri, 2 Jan 2015 23:36:57 -0800: Hi, [snip] Have I missed something important? Eric Something else I just thought of: 17O+6Li = 16O + 7Li + 3.107 MeV This reaction would provide a path for Li7 to be regenerated from O17 in the Al2O3. The same mechanism

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2015-01-05 Thread mixent
In reply to Axil Axil's message of Mon, 5 Jan 2015 17:58:58 -0500: Hi, [snip] Providing that a graphite coat would actually perform this function, it could be a good idea. What if a coat of graphite was applied to the outside of the HotCat as a hydrogen barrier during its fabrication and then a

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2015-01-05 Thread Bob Cook
05, 2015 2:58 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type? What if a coat of graphite was applied to the outside of the HotCat as a hydrogen barrier during its fabrication and then a final thin veneer coat of alumina cement completes the fabrication by covering the graphite

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2015-01-05 Thread Bob Cook
: Axil Axil To: vortex-l Sent: Monday, January 05, 2015 7:07 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type? In the nuclear industry, there is a reactor type called the pebble bed reactor. That reactor uses a uranium and plutonium nuclear fuel enclosed in a graphite and Silicon

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2015-01-05 Thread Axil Axil
. In summary, your TRISO LENR reactor would not compete with Rossi's drug store variety IMO. Bob - Original Message - *From:* Axil Axil janap...@gmail.com *To:* vortex-l vortex-l@eskimo.com *Sent:* Monday, January 05, 2015 7:07 PM *Subject:* Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2015-01-05 Thread Terry Blanton
On Mon, Jan 5, 2015 at 9:08 PM, Bob Cook frobertc...@hotmail.com wrote: I just heard Sunday that one of the first Thermo nuclear devices exploded in the Pacific yielded 15 Megatons of TNT vs the predicted 5 Mega tons. This estimate or prediction was off by a factor of 3. Teller-Ulam.

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2015-01-05 Thread Axil Axil
In the nuclear industry, there is a reactor type called the pebble bed reactor. That reactor uses a uranium and plutonium nuclear fuel enclosed in a graphite and Silicon carbide coating called TRISO fuel.

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2015-01-03 Thread Alain Sepeda
I don't think that the 2mg are a problem , that is more the number of grains analysed. it is like poling. the size of the sample have to be bigger if there is tiny minorities. few samples are ok to measure the majority. the problem like on polling is more about bias on the sampling, like taking

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2015-01-02 Thread Eric Walker
On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 7:21 PM, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: In reply to Jones Beene's message of Wed, 8 Oct 2014 09:22:13 -0700: Hi, [snip] Li7 + Ni58 = Ni59 + Li6 + 1.75 MeV Li7 + Ni59 = Ni60 + Li6 + 4.14 MeV Li7 + Ni60 = Ni61 + Li6 + 0.57 MeV Li7 + Ni61 = Ni62 + Li6 + 3.34 MeV Li7 + Ni62

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-10 Thread Eric Walker
On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 7:21 PM, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: Li7 + Ni58 = Ni59 + Li6 + 1.75 MeV Li7 + Ni59 = Ni60 + Li6 + 4.14 MeV Li7 + Ni60 = Ni61 + Li6 + 0.57 MeV Li7 + Ni61 = Ni62 + Li6 + 3.34 MeV Li7 + Ni62 = Ni63 + Li6 - 0.41 MeV (Endothermic!) This series stops at Ni62, hence all

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-10 Thread Axil Axil
The isotopic shift observed is only a side effect of the real reaction that are taking place. From others LENR experiments one can suspect that hydrogen is the fuel and that Ni is just modified by whatever is in its vicinity. Do you remember all the internet ink was used to debate the copper ash

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-10 Thread Eric Walker
On Thu, Oct 9, 2014 at 11:33 PM, Axil Axil janap...@gmail.com wrote: Do you remember all the internet ink was used to debate the copper ash in the nickel powder; now all that is for naught. Yes, and thankfully so. Ni(p,ɣ)Cu can go away and die a peaceful death. (Not to say that it doesn't

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-10 Thread Teslaalset
Sample 2 was the fuel used to charge the E-Cat. It’s in the form of a very fine powder. Besides the analyzed elements it has been found that the fuel also contains rather high concentrations of C, Ca, Cl, Fe, Mg, Mn and these are not found in the ash. This indicates that also virgin powder was

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-10 Thread frobertcook
Eric-- It may not be so high in the local mag. field if the Li7 is lined up properly with the Ni nucleus.   The question remains, what is the mechanism that transfers mass energy to thermal energy at Mev levels without gammas? The paper on neutron hopping that Jones identified may help answer

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-10 Thread Eric Walker
On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 12:58 AM, frobertcook frobertc...@hotmail.com wrote: The question remains, what is the mechanism that transfers mass energy to thermal energy at Mev levels without gammas? As you allude, gammas were not seen in this test run. That leads me to adopt Robin's hypothesis,

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-10 Thread Axil Axil
On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 3:58 AM, frobertcook frobertc...@hotmail.com wrote: Eric-- The question remains, what is the mechanism that transfers mass energy to thermal energy at Mev levels without gammas? Superabsorbsion of a polariton (SPP) boson condensate. SPP last about 50 picoseconds,

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-10 Thread Eric Walker
On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 7:22 PM, Axil Axil janap...@gmail.com wrote: At 1400C all atoms are either ionized or in dipole vibrations. There is an electron plasma formed from which polaritons are then formed from electron shielded infrared photons, Sometimes I wonder whether there's a

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-09 Thread frobertcook
I for one consider a hot Li6 is inconsistent with no radiation. The enerrgy release must be by a different mechanism. Bob Cook Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE SmartphoneAxil Axil janap...@gmail.com wrote: I agree, you really can tell where that Li6 came from. On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-08 Thread Craig Haynie
On 10/08/2014 12:22 PM, Jones Beene wrote: You have to wonder - given the tiny amount of hydrogen at the start, and the isotopic analysis at the end, if hydrogen was necessary for this reaction. This looks like a lithium burner. Captain, we're going to need more dilithium crystals! Craig

RE: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-08 Thread Jones Beene
-Original Message- From: Craig Haynie You have to wonder - given the tiny amount of hydrogen at the start, and the isotopic analysis at the end, if hydrogen was necessary for this reaction. This looks like a lithium burner. Captain, we're going to need more dilithium crystals!

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-08 Thread Axil Axil
I have postulated for years that a alkali metal would be the secret sauce based on the operating temperature of the reactor. When the operating temperature is about 1200C, this makes lithium the best fit to vaporize at about 1330C and at lower temperatures condense into nano-particles in areas of

RE: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-08 Thread Jones Beene
One more interesting thing about this report. If lithium is the active fuel, and not hydrogen, which seems to be the case, then the ash which is lithium-6 is as valuable for batteries as is the natural metal. Maybe more valuable. Thus the fuel is essentially free, since the ash can be sold for

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-08 Thread Axil Axil
What is missing from LENR theory is how any nuclear radiation types are not detected in the Rossi reaction. I have put forward the Super-absorber theory made possible by boson condensation. The testing and analysis group are afraid to put their names onto a nuclear reaction mechanism that is

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-08 Thread Axil Axil
I also see that the tubules on the a fraction of the micro-particles are melted by the high heat. This leads be to the conclusion that reaction is also being carried by lithium based nano-particles produced by plasma condensation. The testers are only looking at the nickel particles for isotope

RE: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-08 Thread Jones Beene
On the subject of energy balance and radiation Mass of Ni58 =57.935 mass of Ni62 =61.928 difference 3.993 amu Mass of neutron 1.0087 x 4 = 4.035 Mass of Li7=7.016 Mass of Li6= 6.015 difference 1.001 x 4= 4.004 The problem is that on paper - lithium cannot give up a neutron easily as there

RE: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-08 Thread Jones Beene
It may have been noted that lithium has a heat of vaporization of about 140 kJ/mol and that the boiling point is close to the operating temp of this reactor on the inside 1350C. This seems to work out to a whopping 20 MJ/kg which is high (did I get that wrong?) Consequently a lot thermal

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-08 Thread mixent
In reply to Jones Beene's message of Wed, 8 Oct 2014 09:22:13 -0700: Hi, [snip] Li7 + Ni58 = Ni59 + Li6 + 1.75 MeV Li7 + Ni59 = Ni60 + Li6 + 4.14 MeV Li7 + Ni60 = Ni61 + Li6 + 0.57 MeV Li7 + Ni61 = Ni62 + Li6 + 3.34 MeV Li7 + Ni62 = Ni63 + Li6 - 0.41 MeV (Endothermic!) This series stops at

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-08 Thread Axil Axil
I agree, you really can tell where that Li6 came from. On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 10:21 PM, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: In reply to Jones Beene's message of Wed, 8 Oct 2014 09:22:13 -0700: Hi, [snip] Li7 + Ni58 = Ni59 + Li6 + 1.75 MeV Li7 + Ni59 = Ni60 + Li6 + 4.14 MeV Li7 + Ni60 = Ni61 + Li6

Re: [Vo]:A bombshell of a different type?

2014-10-08 Thread Axil Axil
I agree, you really can tell where that Li6 came from should read I agree, you really can not tell where that Li6 came from On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 10:35 PM, Axil Axil janap...@gmail.com wrote: I agree, you really can tell where that Li6 came from. On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 10:21 PM,