1. Andrea Rossi July 25th, 2012 at 11:13 AM<http://www.journal-of-nuclear-physics.com/?p=666&cpage=5#comment-286670>
Dear Ecco Liberation: We are studying how to make a direct conversion into electric power, therefore we are probing all the possibilities. We are far from the solution, but this is a very interesting field of R&D. Maybe we have found a thread, thanks to precious help we are getting here, in the USA. Warm Regards, A.R. I read this to mean that Rossi is no longer spearheading the development of his product but is depending on the defense industrial complex in the US to make good progress in E-Cat R&D. Cheers: Axil On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 3:07 AM, Axil Axil <janap...@gmail.com> wrote: > *Why is the DOD interested in Carbon Nanotubes (CNT)?* > > * * > > * * > > *The DOD has been interested in field emission knowhow as a critical air > warfare weapons technology from as far back as the development of the B2 > stealth bomber. This technology is used to cover the air close to the > surface of the stealth plane with a thin layer of plasma.* > > * * > > *From about the turn of the century, carbon nanotube applications became > important in stealth technology and the DOD became a major sponsor in > supporting R&D in field emission nanotubes based appliances to replace the > older less efficient field emission devices. Hundreds of grants are issued > every year to university departments that specialize in carbon nanotube > (CNT) field emission technology including optimize mass production of the > highest quality CNT manufactured in bulk quantities.* > > * * > > *From the technology roadmap from the air force major that I have > recently posted about, This PhD thesis shows an example of very advanced > unclassified CNT field emission technology and the steps in its > development. * > > * * > > *Being confused by it at first, I noticed that the nanotubes were housed > in a regular cavity patterned lattice formed in the substrate material. In > mulling it over, this design peculiarity is probably needed to protect the > CNTs bundles from the ravages of turbulent air flow at the surface of > selected locations on the skin of a stealth aircraft using plasma stealth. > This perforated configuration can also support an electron acceleration > grid to increase the potential of the plasma.* > > * * > > *Plasma stealth is a phenomenon that utilizes ionized gas; air (plasma) > to reduce the radar cross section of a stealth aircraft. This plasma sheet > redirects radar reflections as the interactions between electromagnetic > radiation and this thin ionized gas layer redirects and randomizes > reflected broadcast electromagnetic radiation echoes. * > > * * > > *The Plasma stealth method is one of various methods that might plausibly > be able to form a layer or cloud of plasma around a vehicle to deflect or > absorb radar through the production of a steady state electrostatic > discharge. * > > * * > > *The Journal of Electronic Defense reported that "plasma-cloud-generation > technology for stealth applications" developed in Russia reduces an > aircraft's Radar Cross Section (RCS) by a factor of 100. According to this > June 2002 article, the Russian plasma stealth device has been tested aboard > a Sukhoi Su-27IB fighter-bomber. The Journal also reported that similar > research into applications of plasma for RCS reduction is being carried out > by Accurate Automation Corporation (Chattanooga, Tennessee) and Old > Dominion University (Norfolk, Virginia) in the U.S.; and by Dassault > Aviation (Saint-Cloud, France) and Thales (Paris, France).* > > * * > > *Plasma layers around aircraft have been considered for purposes other > than stealth. There are many research papers on the use of plasma to reduce > aerodynamic drag. In particular, electrohydrodynamic coupling can be used > to accelerate air flow near an aerodynamic surface. Research suggests that > the use of a plasma panel for boundary layer control on a wing increases > low-speed wing performance. If the generated plasma layers are tunable, > this layer could shield against HMP/EMP and HERF weaponry or act as optical > radiation pressure actuators.* > > * * > > *From an overview of their sponsored research, for more than a decade the > DOD has acted in their R&D policies consistent with the goal of producing > the most powerful and efficient CNT field emission technology that money > can buy, These defense need far exceeds anything that a commercial > application could possibly use or need, IMHO.* > > * * > > *When did Rossi switch his process to carbon nanotubes?* > > * * > > *All indications are that Rossi changed the design of his core just after > he broke his relationship with DGT on or about August 4th 2011* > > * * > > *He replaced the pipe based topology with a square box setup which Rossi > used when he went into the October pre demo warm-up and the self-sustain > dog and pony show with US government agents. About that time we hear that > Rossi begins to use the frequency generator; a device that does not rely on > thermionic control mechanisms to keep his reaction operating stably. * > > * * > > *He also begins to use CNTs in this period of development to gain better > control of his reaction as witnessed by the newly adopted rectangular shape > of his reactor. * > > * * > > * * > > *What the DOD gave to Rossi?* > > * * > > *When Rossi explained how his reactor worked in detail to the DOD LENR > developers, these DOD R&D journeymen saw the opportunity to replace an > amateurishly produced and poorly grown CNTs and their associated spark ark > drive with their state of the art direct current drive Single Walled > Nanotube (SWNT) field emission devices adapted from stealth applications. > This superior device had been in an accelerated development cycle for more > than a decade since about the year 2000. It was a good fit, and a good > marriage between Rossi and the DOD. This partnership laid the groundwork > for excellent computer based control of a very high temperature LENR > reaction in an extremely small high efficiency core. The miniaturization of > the core is a critical design goal of the DOD project managers so that they > could to meet or exceed airborne power applications specifications as > supported by the cores unmatched power to weight ratio and the simplicity > of its direct current integrated computer control. * > > ** > > ** > > *Cheers: Axil* > > >
