I wrote: "What I am curious about is the fire itself."
That should have read: "What I am curious about are the fires
themselves."
Did one of them affect the MW reactor effort? Is there no longer an
effort in the US to build a MW reactor?
On Apr 4, 2010, at 7:18 AM, Jones Beene wrote:
Horace,
AFAIK – Rossi apparently intends to “fly under the radar” at least
in the USA, and there are no published references as to what is
happening with his LENR work – except that he has selectively
allowed (encouraged) a persistent rumor to circulate of
extraordinary gain, validated by one trustworthy eye-witness
observer who was apparently asked to spread the information. The
logic of this is not clear, but it may have something to do with
placating dissatisfied investors.
If you search online for his published work and patents, here and
in Europe, you will find the TEG work, going back a decade - which
was apparently abandoned after being funded at high levels by DoE,
followed for a few years of coal liquefaction work, apparently
abandoned, followed by the nickel-hydride LENR. That later patent
application is almost ludicrous, given the prior art.
There is a common denominator on all of this research, however,
although it is not obvious at first.
As it turns out, in all three R&D projects the active metal was
nano-nickel is one form or another (usually Raney nickel) – even
the in the TEG ! which is a surprise. Is there a hidden connection
between thermoelectrics and LENR? Apparently Rossi is a world-class
expert on nano-nickel.
The other common denominator appears to be a number of disgruntled
investors in the USA.
Jones
Correction: there is also a third common denominator, and it is
‘inventor’s syndrome.’
As we all know on this forum, there a few creative if not brilliant
inventors who are often their own worst enemies. Often, they find a
glimmer of success, promise investors the moon and then move onto
something completely different, when they cannot deliver.
However, they often are working around the fringes of a great
breakthrough, and sometimes if they live long enough – and keep the
cash flow high enough - they can “get lucky” despite themselves.
From: Horace Heffner
Jones Beene wrote:
It is probably no coincidence that this company is headquartered
near Bologna, where Rossi has set up camp – after his second lab in
the USA “caught fire”. That Raney nickel can be extremely dangerous
to handle J
When did this happen? Is this the place where a MW generator was
supposed to be built? Do you have any references?
I haven't been able to keep up with vortex posting lately, so sorry
if I missed it.
Best regards,
Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/
Oh, I see, you were referring to the fire in 2000.
On Mar 11, 2010, at 9:19 AM, Jones Beene wrote:
[snip]
Dr. Rossi believed that he could increase the physical size of the TE
Devices and maintain superior power generation. In furtherance of his
research, in early 2000, LTI had tests conducted at the University
of New
Hampshire (UNH), Durham, NH, using a small scale LTI TEG Device.
Over a period of 7 days, the UNH power plant staff recorded voltage
and
amperage readings every 1/2 hr. The TE Device produced
approximately 100
volts and 1 ampere of current, providing 100 watts of power. After
this
initial success, and a fire that destroyed his Manchester, NH
location, Dr.
Rossi returned to Italy to continue the manufacture of the TE Devices.
[snip]
Best regards,
Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/
