Hi all If the mention of Neutron emission by "Paul" on e-catworld is correct; then is Rossi fully vindicated by the Goldilocks nature of LENR in his choice of an Edisonian approach to LENR development?
I say Goldilocks nature of LENR because I conjecture that control of the Neutron emission is the key to maintaining an LENR. I think Rossi's catalyst forms an important part of the NAE and may sustain it with ionised emissions from an absorber or more likely moderate i,t keeping the Neutron flow even, this is standard for a hot fission reactor so I see no reason LENR would be any different. As water acts as a general Neutron absorber/moderator it may also explain why the F/P water based reaction was not as successful. TOO HOT! if the Neutrons are too fast they escape the reactor/NAE producing Gamma bursts outside the reactor vessel and starving the reactor of Neutrons the equivalent of a car backfiring and the reaction shuts down. TOO COLD! Not enough Neutrons or too slow to sustain the reaction or they all get absorbed in a moderator and the reaction starves of power and stalls like a car without enough gas. JUST SO and the Neutron emissions are constant and steady and the reaction cruises along. This Goldilocks zone would explain why so much LENR research is so hit and miss. On the Catalyst I think moderation is the key. Graphite and Beryllium or maybe a Hydrocarbon are the catalyst and provide that even Neutron flow that I think is key to a sustained repeatable LENR. Boron or Lithium could act as absorbers that then emit ionised particles at a lower than hot fusion or normal fission energy level; then they may be part of the heat production system. And may be part of the Catalyst, maybe both processes are required. I speculate that once again granular size and percentage in the mix of moderators/absorbers are key. That we are looking at a bell curve of NAE's in a reactor mass and that the mix of catalyst in the Nickel shifts the Neutron production either way, fast or slow. I submit that Rossi's Edisonian approach to the field is what has allowed him to discover the LENR Goldilocks zone. Kind Regards walker
