Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-04 Thread Jed Rothwell
Mattia Rizzi wrote: The point 2 is CRITICAL when the measuremnt is done with point 1, because without using a demister you made a mesuremnt error that *over-extimate* the real energy produced. Over-estimate by how much? 470 kW? I doubt it. The exact power level does not matter. An hour

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
On 11-11-02 04:48 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: Either that, or the water level fluctuated. That seems more likely to me. When it starts to rise, you increase the reaction. When it falls too far, you throttle it. This is, of course, all old stuff being reiterated

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Jed Rothwell
Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: Exactly which test do you refer to? What was the date? Despite my use of the singular, I wasn't thinking of a single specific test; as far as I can recall, all the steam tests done in the spring supposedly had the same output temperature, to within a degree: 101C

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Jed Rothwell
I wrote: The colonel and others who know a lot about steam have all said that they are certain this was dry steam. I mean that he said that about Rossi's previous tests. And this one too. There is no doubt the Oct. 28 test produced only dry steam. You can see the condensate collection bucket

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Mattia Rizzi
it. If there had been a lot of water coming out with steam, that bucket would have overflowed in no time. Incorrect since the valve is pratically closed. SImply you don't know. By the way, i've readed many comments by guys that are experts of thermodynamics: nobody will use the Colonel approach,

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Mattia Rizzi
Correction: with the Colonel approach you collect *a part *of the water already condensed, since there isn't a U water trap! 2011/11/3 Mattia Rizzi mattia.ri...@gmail.com it. If there had been a lot of water coming out with steam, that bucket would have overflowed in no time. Incorrect

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
On 11-11-03 03:41 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: I wrote: The colonel and others who know a lot about steam have all said that they are certain this was dry steam. I mean that he said that about Rossi's previous tests. And this one too. There is no doubt the Oct. 28 test produced only dry

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
On 11-11-03 04:20 PM, Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: On 11-11-03 03:41 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: I wrote: The colonel and others who know a lot about steam have all said that they are certain this was dry steam. I mean that he said that about Rossi's previous tests. And this one too.

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Jed Rothwell
Mattia Rizzi wrote: I think that the Colonel was hired by Ampenergo. Why would they hire someone to tell them what they already know? Rossi and Ampenergo did not use the colonel to improve their own credibility. By the way, Rossi confirmed that he has already worked with the Colonel.

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Mattia Rizzi
Jed, i think you missed the most important part of my message. So did the colonel, and so did the document they published. I mean, Rossi and the colonel have worked toghether in the past. 2011/11/3 Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com Mattia Rizzi wrote: I think that the Colonel was hired by

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Jed Rothwell
Mattia Rizzi wrote: So did the colonel, and so did the document they published. I mean, Rossi and the colonel have worked toghether in the past. Yes, I know they have. They talked about it. No one disputes that they have. What's your point? Do you think that anyone who has worked with

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Terry Blanton
On Thu, Nov 3, 2011 at 4:15 PM, Mattia Rizzi mattia.ri...@gmail.com wrote: By the way, Rossi confirmed that he has already worked with the Colonel. Fioravanti was at the Oct. 6 demonstration. I wonder if that is what AR meant. T

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Mattia Rizzi
What's your point? I think it's interesting that a *secret* USA customer hired a person that has worked with Rossi. But Jed, you missed again the most interesting part of my message. It's: Jed Rothwell: it. If there had been a lot of water coming out with steam, that bucket would have overflowed

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Jed Rothwell
Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: Wait -- do you mean Miley's recent work on Patterson-type cells? Nope. Gas loaded ZrPd powder. Similar to Arata. Roughly the same power density as Rossi. I've never argued that what Rossi is claiming is physically impossible. He's too clever to claim perpetual

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Jed Rothwell
Mattia Rizzi wrote: Jed Rothwell: it. If there had been a lot of water coming out with steam, that bucket would have overflowed in no time. Mattia Rizzi: Incorrect since the valve is pratically closed. SImply you don't know. Lewan felt the lower pipe and the valve attached to it and

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Mattia Rizzi
Jed, you are not answering my questions. The valve is not so much open, so the quantity of water is simply arbitrary. You cannot say 'if there was much liquid water then it will go out from the pipe'. What is interesting is: 1) Why the colonel as not installed a demister? 2) Why the colonel even a

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Peter Heckert
Am 03.11.2011 22:08, schrieb Jed Rothwell: He has also proved it by first principles in the Oct. 6 test. Unless you think a 30 L container of water can magically radiate heat for 4 hours and yet remain hot while you run 60 L of tap water through it. It is ridiculous that anyone would

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Jed Rothwell
Peter Heckert wrote: Rossi is a magically talented engineer but because he never has proven his claims -and this would be easy if true- we must assume that he abuses his abilities to fool us. Theory of magic: It is possible to keep the water boiling if you realize that the amperemeter was

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Peter Heckert
Am 03.11.2011 23:02, schrieb Jed Rothwell: Peter Heckert wrote: For example he is a good psychologist and he knows how to fool people. No, he is a terrible psychologist. He does not know how to fool anyone. He inspires no confidence in anyone. he gives everyone, including me, the impression

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Peter Heckert
Am 03.11.2011 23:28, schrieb Peter Heckert: Am 03.11.2011 23:02, schrieb Jed Rothwell: Peter Heckert wrote: For example he is a good psychologist and he knows how to fool people. No, he is a terrible psychologist. He does not know how to fool anyone. He inspires no confidence in anyone. he

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Jed Rothwell
Peter Heckert wrote: This is how he appears to you, and this is why he doesnt invite you. He wants to look like a crook? This is complicated reverse psychology. It could easily backfire I suppose, and have the opposite effect. I suppose he also wanted the authorities to send him to jail

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Jed Rothwell
Peter Heckert wrote: What do you think why did he invite an AP journalist who has no technical or scientific knowledge? Who told you this journalist has no technical or scientific knowledge? Did you communicate with the journalist? Where did you get this information? Please do not make

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Peter Heckert
Am 03.11.2011 23:45, schrieb Jed Rothwell: Peter Heckert wrote: What do you think why did he invite an AP journalist who has no technical or scientific knowledge? Who told you this journalist has no technical or scientific knowledge? Did you communicate with the journalist? Where did you

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Mattia Rizzi
Jed, i'm still waiting to know why an expert of thermodynamic, hired for checking a 2,000,000$ trade, would: 1) Mesaure the energy by measuring the liquid water condensed and then calculate the energy by the ASSUMPTION that the remaining water has been converted into a dry steam, when there are

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-03 Thread Robert Leguillon
I know that this post is going to ruffle some feathers, but: He has indeed done stints in jail. He has repeatedly claimed incredible strides in developing rare technology, and has seen things go awry in delivery. Petroldragon appeared totally revolutionary. The telling of this story varies

RE: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson
Did the buyer take away the huge eKat in its storage container? No he left it in Rossi's care.  Andrea plans to sell it again to another buyer. A variation on the gift that keeps on giving. That's humorous. But then... such a scenario doesn't make much sense to me. Why would the anonymous

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread Terry Blanton
On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 8:49 AM, OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson orionwo...@charter.net wrote: What did I miss? My acerbic sense of humor. T

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
Terry Sez: What did I miss? My acerbic sense of humor. Heh! Specifically meant for Mr. Murray's benefit? Sorry, Mongo still a little cunfuz'd on this point. (He lost his box of candy in all the excitement.) Mongo want's to know who's currently in possession of the eCat. Cuz... maybe that's

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread Jed Rothwell
OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson wrote: Mongo want's to know who's currently in possession of the eCat. Cuz... maybe that's where Mongo left left his box of candy. Rossi, or the alleged anonymous customer? Inquiring Minds Wanna Know. No idea. - Jed

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
Jed sez: No idea. Thank-u Jed, It's back to the candy store for Mongo. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread Terry Blanton
On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 10:08 AM, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson svj.orionwo...@gmail.com wrote: Jed sez: No idea. Thank-u Jed, It's back to the candy store for Mongo. Candygram for Mongo: The test was for a customer - his first name was Colonel - who immediately hooked up the 20-ft

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
Terry sez: ... Personally, I don't think he trucked it off since it would have taken hours to un-plumb it.  Not to mention that a number of the little kittens resided on the roof of the container. And as all cat owners, of the biological configuration know, they will seek out warmth. So, if

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread ecat builder
The value of the first 1MW plant to the first dozen customers will not be its steam, per se: Its getting first-mover advantage on learning about this new technology that might replace 1/5 of the world economy. Yes, the customer probably left the container on site with rights to use it. Rossi says

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread Terry Blanton
On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 11:35 AM, ecat builder ecatbuil...@gmail.com wrote: If there is someone in Bologna who could snoop around the Rossi building and send us some intel, that would be fantastic. Someone who is registered on his web log could just ask (except Jed :-). T

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
Terry sez: If there is someone in Bologna who could snoop around the Rossi building and send us some intel, that would be fantastic. Someone who is registered on his web log could just ask (except Jed :-). A famous quote from Animal House comes to mind: Dean Vernon Wormer: Put Neidermeyer

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread Terry Blanton
On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 1:23 PM, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson svj.orionwo...@gmail.com wrote: Terry sez: If there is someone in Bologna who could snoop around the Rossi building and send us some intel, that would be fantastic. Someone who is registered on his web log could just ask (except

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
On 11-11-01 10:25 PM, Rich Murray wrote: Steven A. Lawrence has presented a new argument, No I didn't. (No credit where no credit is due, please.) It's the same argument that's been bashed around for the last how-ever-many months. I think it's vanishingly unlikely that the power level

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
On 11-11-01 10:36 PM, Terry Blanton wrote: On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 10:25 PM, Rich Murrayrmfor...@gmail.com wrote: Did the buyer take away the huge eKat in its storage container? No he left it in Rossi's care. Andrea plans to sell it again to another buyer. Boy, that sure saves a lot of

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
From Stephen: (Terry, what are you talking about?  Sometimes I think I understand your posts but this isn't one of them.) I believe the honorable Mr. Blanton was being sarcastic. ;-) To be honest, I wasn't sure at first as well. My excuse was that I had been highly distracted for the past

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread Jed Rothwell
Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: I think it's vanishingly unlikely that the power level could have been held constant to better than 1%, and precisely matched to the pump rate. Jed and a number of other people see no problem with it. Nonsense! I never said that. I said I assume the water level

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread Man on Bridges
Hi, On 2-11-2011 19:07, Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: On 11-11-01 10:25 PM, Rich Murray wrote: Steven A. Lawrence has presented a new argument, No I didn't. (No credit where no credit is due, please.) It's the same argument that's been bashed around for the last how-ever-many months. I

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
On 11-11-02 02:22 PM, Man on Bridges wrote: Hi, On 2-11-2011 19:07, Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: On 11-11-01 10:25 PM, Rich Murray wrote: Steven A. Lawrence has presented a new argument, No I didn't. (No credit where no credit is due, please.) It's the same argument that's been bashed

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
On 11-11-01 09:36 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: Stephen A. Lawrence sa...@pobox.com mailto:sa...@pobox.com wrote: Since the pump rate was constant, that means the power level was constant with a precision of +/- 0.09 percent. (That's 9/100 of 1 percent.) This, in a process which is

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread Michele Comitini
I would not worry too much about the level of water in the boiler. See this classical example of dobule retroactive feedback for managing water level ;-) . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flush_toilet mic 2011/11/2 Stephen A. Lawrence sa...@pobox.com: On 11-11-01 09:36 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote:

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread Jed Rothwell
Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: Either that, or the water level fluctuated. That seems more likely to me. When it starts to rise, you increase the reaction. When it falls too far, you throttle it. This is, of course, all old stuff being reiterated here. In the test from last spring, the

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread Terry Blanton
On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 2:15 PM, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson svj.orionwo...@gmail.com wrote: From Stephen: (Terry, what are you talking about?  Sometimes I think I understand your posts but this isn't one of them.) I believe the honorable Mr. Blanton was being sarcastic. ;-) At least some

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread Terry Blanton
On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Stephen A. Lawrence sa...@pobox.com wrote: This is, of course, all old stuff being reiterated here. Regurgitated. ;-) See? That is my humor. T

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-02 Thread Harry Veeder
On Wed, Nov 2, 2011 at 3:26 PM, Stephen A. Lawrence sa...@pobox.com wrote: On 11-11-01 09:36 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: Stephen A. Lawrence sa...@pobox.com wrote: Since the pump rate was constant, that means the power level was constant with a precision of +/- 0.09 percent.   (That's 9/100

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-01 Thread Jouni Valkonen
Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com wrote: Smart man. He is exactly right contrary to many discussions here. Yes indeed, It is curious how hard this thing has been for many to understand, that it is impossible to get low quality steam by boiling in low pressure. But low quality steam can be made

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-01 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
Alan J. Fletcher wrote [quoting Colonel Fioravanti): The only case when you have low steam quality or droplets or liquid water in this steam is in long or poorly isolated tubes fro steam transport. Steam then condenses and there will be a flow of water together with the steam. This is not

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-01 Thread Man on Bridges
Hi, On 1-11-2011 22:31, Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: That's with multiple E-cats working together, and with a system which was flaky enough that the final power level measured was just under half what it was supposed to be (that's a 50% variation from what was predicted). So, we've got a

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-01 Thread Jed Rothwell
Stephen A. Lawrence sa...@pobox.com wrote: Since the pump rate was constant, that means the power level was constant with a precision of +/- 0.09 percent. (That's 9/100 of 1 percent.) This, in a process which is said to be hard to start and hard to control. Either that, or the water

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-01 Thread Rich Murray
Steven A. Lawrence has presented a new argument, worthy of the level of critical acumen shown by the very astute Joshua Cude, that Rossi claims a stablility of control of the level of power output that seems unbelievable, given the evident problems of controlling the chaotic output of a very

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-01 Thread Terry Blanton
On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 10:25 PM, Rich Murray rmfor...@gmail.com wrote: Did the buyer take away the huge eKat in its storage container? No he left it in Rossi's care. Andrea plans to sell it again to another buyer. T

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-01 Thread Rich Murray
Thanks for reading my post and answering the question -- I wonder if the buyer has the right to cancel the purchase and get his money back at this point? R On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 7:36 PM, Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com wrote: On Tue, Nov 1, 2011 at 10:25 PM, Rich Murray rmfor...@gmail.com

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-11-01 Thread Jed Rothwell
Terry Blanton hohlr...@gmail.com wrote: Did the buyer take away the huge eKat in its storage container? No he left it in Rossi's care. Andrea plans to sell it again to another buyer. A variation on the gift that keeps on giving. - Jed

Re: [Vo]:Mats Lewan on Steam Quality

2011-10-31 Thread Terry Blanton
Smart man. He is exactly right contrary to many discussions here. T