>From analysis of the remains of the MFMP Bang! experiment, it is clear that the carbonyl Ni particles sinter into a finely porous 3D web of particles (probably happening by 400C). By 1000C, the evidence shows that this web of hydrogen cleaned Ni particles are completely covered in a molten Li-Al. By analysis of the Li-Al on the alumina tube ID, it is clear that this molten Li-Al has dissolved Ni from the web into the molten metal to 3-4% molar fraction (not counting the Li). The fine features on the carbonyl Ni particles are what is dissolving into the molten Li-Al-Ni metal.
This also happened to the HotCat. Based on the MFMP SEM images, it is easy to identify particle 1 (TPR2 page 43, Figure 2 left) as having come from the sintered Ni 3D web in the core of the reactor. Be sure to pay attention to the scale in this image - the 2 micron bar in the picture is small. The features are as big as the whole Ni particles that comprised the fuel, now sintered into a web (these are not tiny "tubercles" on top of a particle - "tubercles" are an alleged part of Rossi's low temperature fuel). The sintered Ni particle web is cleanly coated with about 200 nm thickness of the solidified metal. All of the nanoscale features of the carbonyl Ni particles have dissolved into the molten Li-Al metal - there are no tubercles. At reaction temperatures (>800C) this metal film was liquid and wetted to the hydrogen cleaned Ni. Also, at this pressure of H2, it is likely that much of the Li in the molten metal was melted LiH, an ionic hydride - the molten metal was probably saturated with hydrogen in the form of H- anions as part of the ionic hydride of Li. This appears to be a [liquid metal ionic hydride - Ni] reaction, not a gas phase reaction. Bob Higgins On Sun, Mar 15, 2015 at 5:03 AM, Roarty, Francis X < francis.x.roa...@lmco.com> wrote: > [snip] But maybe these tubercles serve a function at relatively low > temperatures, then as the reaction takes hold, the tubercles are mostly > distorted and destroyed. But the function that these tubercles are meant to > serve have been put in place and are independent once established and self > reinforcing. [snip] > > > > And here we come all the way back to whether a fractional molecule can > persist once formed outside of the environment that produced it. Such that > after sufficient heat the environment is gone but fractional molecules > remain. Heat after death reports would suggest it does persist for a time > and the questions regarding restart of hot cats in the fall begs the > question if the sealed reactor is allowing these fractional molecules to > hibernate in the reflowed lattice without run away reactions. > > > > > > *From:* Axil Axil [mailto:janap...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Saturday, March 14, 2015 6:08 PM > *To:* vortex-l > *Subject:* EXTERNAL: Re: [Vo]:What did Rossi learn from the Lagano test? > > > > More... > > > > We were all amazed that the fine nano surface features on the nickel > particles could ever be preserved at reactor operating temperatures above > the temperature that these nano features were expected to deteriorate. > > > > But maybe these tubercles serve a function at relatively low temperatures, > then as the reaction takes hold, the tubercles are mostly distorted and > destroyed. But the function that these tubercles are meant to serve have > been put in place and are independent once established and self > reinforcing. > > > > On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 5:55 PM, Axil Axil <janap...@gmail.com> wrote: > > The Lagano test may have revealed to Rossi that the function of the nickel > micro-particles are transitory. These particles may only be required at > startup just to get the LENR reaction going without producing the BANG. > > But the Lagano testers ran the reactor very hot, and many if not most of > the nickel particles melted. But after 32 days of operation, the reaction > was gaining in effectiveness and vigor even as the nickel particles were > being degraded by the high heat. This revelation may have allowed Rossi to > rethink his fuel mix strategy. Rossi may have been surprised that the > nickel particles showed limited transmutation. > > The nickel particles may only be required to setup a quantum mechanical > preconditions that allows the LENR reaction to begin gradually and smoothly > without a BANG. > > Once startup is achieved, the LENR reaction precedes as a fire would by > maintaining the conditions necessary for its continuing progression. > > No LENR reaction has yet to be restarted. Could it be that the nickel > particles can only be used once at the initial startup. And once used these > particles become ineffective? > > >
