Pierce Nichols wrote: > One of my big problems with the cermet catalyst is that > not only is the composition some deep dark secret, but > I have never heard anyone discuss how Kevin went about > coming up with it.
I believe I've heard it described in general terms... I've been aware of the organization's wishes for non-disclosure, and therefore haven't asked for details... my understanding is that Kevin or Michael might give detailed information to individuals within the organization (under a nondisclosure agreement), but since I have so far had no specific need to know that, I simply decided not to ask... I'm willing to keep secrets, but prefer not to have to... it's less of a strain on the memory that way. :) On the other hand, if you wanted to make up a batch, I suspect Kevin might be willing to give you the details. (Last I heard, we have some that has been pressed into pellets and needs only the high-temperature bake to become useful catalyst... the best way to expedite having catalyst to test with, in the near term, might be to find out where the "green" pellets are now and what it would take to get them baked.) (As far as the process of developing it, ISTR some mention of lines of research that roughly parallel the recent discussion...) On the other hand, if you want to do "Something Completely Different"... What would it cost to get enough platinum-plated nickel foam to fill the KISS engine? If we want to develop a metal-based (as opposed to cermet-based) cat pack, a dual bed approach might be promising... partial-depth silver pack discharging into a platinum pack. (Use an extra pair of support plates with a spacer ring between them to separate the sections, thus providing some sort of thermal barrier but allowing flow?) -dave w _______________________________________________ ERPS-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.erps.org/mailman/listinfo/erps-list
