Mats Lewan sent me a note with links to his article, a report and the spreadsheet of temperature data:
http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/energi_miljo/energi/article3284823.ece http://www.nyteknik.se/incoming/article3284962.ece/BINARY/Test+of+E-cat+October+6+%28pdf%29 http://www.nyteknik.se/incoming/article3284968.ece/BINARY/Temp+data+Ecat_6_10_11+%28xls%29 He said that unfortunately the spreadsheet did not include data from the secondary cooling loop, but only data from the steam outlet. He said "I took these data manually and put them in the spread sheet." His pen and paper data is in column G and H in the spreadsheet. I wrote to him: "Pen and paper is fine. That is FAR better than nothing! That is how we collected data in the 1970s when I was in college. But, did Rossi record the cooling loop data on a computer? I mean the inlet, outlet and flow rate. Will he publish this data? If he did not record it, or he will not publish it, he has disgraced himself again. You say there was [a 0.1°C bias] between the inlet and outlet thermocouples. That is also a disgrace. It is ridiculous. Such things are easily corrected, and should be corrected before the test begins. [Dedicated, computer-based instruments should have a smaller bias than that. Handheld instruments usually show only 0.1°C increments. They may vary by 0.1 or 0.2°C.] This test was convincing but it was excessively crude. There is no reason and no justification for doing crude tests. It takes no more effort, preparation or expense to do careful tests with proper instruments. By doing such crude tests and by expecting people to believe them, Rossi expresses contempt for the scientific community. Perhaps it is subconscious, but I think it is contempt . . . Did you collect the water into a vessel, stirred and measure the temperature externally away from the machine? If you did not do this, and you relied on Rossi's internal thermocouples only, the data cannot be relied upon. It is absolutely essential to check all temperature measurements with independent instruments. Unless that is done, there are too many ways this could be a mistake or even fraud. . . ." Lewan remarked that he was not prepared to collect data and play as active a role in the test as he ended up playing. I responded: "I wish Rossi had allowed me to come, as I requested, because I might have been better prepared if I had been given a week to prepare. He said it would be crowded and that many people wanted to come. I suspect he was exaggerating. . . ." "Exaggerating" is a polite way to put it. - Jed
