Jack--
It looks like you had a pretty good reaction.
What was the input power? What is the R value of the insulation on the outside
of the electric coils? What was the nature of the electrical input--frequency
etc? And what is the electrical heating element material? If you have an
acetylene torch, see if you can melt a piece of the tube that melted.
The tube may have had glass fibers incorporated in order to improve strength.
You indicated it was 95% pure. What was the other 5%?
What was you fuel mixture? You may want to try a small fuel loading and see if
the same intense reaction happens--all else the same.
Try the test with a iron core instead of a fuel load and determine if there is
an apparent magnetic field which would hold the iron core in position when
direct current is applied to the heating coil. An alternating current would of
course change the magnetic field and may make for null reaction conditions.
Try 2 or 3 t/c's if you can--one inside and two outside to get a measure of
the temperature gradient along the tube. Also another easy way to determine
temperatures is the use of thermal sticks on accessible surfaces. Welders use
these to determine preheating temperatures. They may provide a cheap
temperature measure for you.
Keep it shielded--good luck.
Bob
----- Original Message -----
From: Jack Cole
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Sent: Tuesday, March 17, 2015 9:39 AM
Subject: Re: [Vo]:melted alumina tube
To add a couple of more details. The agglomerated piece of material is
extremely hard. I tried to break it off with pliers, but it seemed like it
would take more force than to break the entire cell. The resistance wire is
extremely difficult to separate from the cell. I plan to open the cell with a
diamond blade later today to see if more can be learned about what took place
(e.g., evidence of melting on the inside of tube). I was able to get one piece
of the resistance wire pried from the tube. There were indentations in the
cell.
As a follow-up experiment, I need to run it without the fuel to the same
power levels to see if the same effects occur.
On Tue, Mar 17, 2015 at 9:42 AM, Jack Cole <jcol...@gmail.com> wrote:
I had an interesting experiment yesterday. This was my first time using a
triac to regulate input power and sealing the tube with a compression fitting.
Unfortunately, my thermocouple failed.
Take a look at the alumina tube and the evidence for melting. The furnace
sealant which I coated it with completely melted and agglomerated to the bottom
of the cell (also appears to be mixed with melted alumina).
http://www.lenr-coldfusion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/IMG_20150317_084823_361.jpg
The tube was purchased from China and is purportedly 95% pure. It was
supposed to have a continuous operating temperature of 1500C.
Any opinions?
Jack
