yes, in my tubing I used Hepa filters (to slow them, and Neodymium magnets to try to keep them out of the parts). They really getinto pump oil, and make needle valves useless. I used out doors hood, ...... etc. I now don't think that nano is needed. It is also why I am now using metals in C mesopore materials - a lot easier to handle. (yes, I posted a health warning and such on CMNS a year or so ago). I think now that you must have at least 10 million+ atoms in your material per "thing" for it to distribute the energy over the array of atoms without destroying your sites. (I.e. more fractional microns than a few nano) (yes, that piece of info was shared at the Navy Monterey meeting). People actually doing the experiments should know. D2 To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:Miley Arpa-E startup project reloaded! vote for for 10 days.. hurry up From: dlrober...@aol.com Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 17:07:34 -0500
Dennis, You mentioned that Ni nanopowders linger in the air for a long time. Have you tried to use a powerful magnet to attract them out of the air? I wonder if such an arrangement would help keep the air safer for those performing this type of experiment? Dave -----Original Message----- From: DJ Cravens <djcrav...@hotmail.com> To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com> Sent: Wed, Mar 6, 2013 3:43 pm Subject: RE: [Vo]:Miley Arpa-E startup project reloaded! vote for for 10 days.. hurry up Incorrect assumption. I have not been too successful with Ni H gas systems. And that nano Ni leaks through valves, chews up your pumps, clogs your gauges, suspends in the air for days, and messes with your lungs. (at one time they diagnosed me with pulmonary hypertension… not good) I might be seeing something sparking at HV but the input measurements are the pits. I do not trust them. In fact, one reason for trying to get a new potentially large application platform is that I would have to totally redo input measures for some systems. A conversion -stand alone- and being able to measure dc from batteries is much easier. In a quick nut shell- I am using Pd with additives (including Th and rare earths) in mesopore C and D2 gas. Think of it as a cross between Les Case's Pd in C material and Mitch Swartz' Nanor thing, with a twist of B fields and pulsed current excitation. D2 To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:Miley Arpa-E startup project reloaded! vote for for 10 days.. hurry up From: dlrober...@aol.com Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2013 14:00:12 -0500 ...... ....... Can I assume that you have a nickel-hydrogen type arrangement? Dave