RE: [Vo]:Inside the inner box

2011-11-10 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
Mats Lewan told me that the cylinder was not attached to the gas inlet (it just looked that way in some photos) and its purpose was a radiation sensor (probably a gamma scintillator). Mats said the frequency device was behind the eCat - so I keep looking for glimpses of it in the videos.

RE: [Vo]:New diagram of Rossi reactor

2011-11-10 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
I originally surmised heat exchanger fins on the bottom, but several vorts insisted that there is no evidence for heat fins on the bottom and that the reactor cell is bolted to the bottom (but I didn't show bolts). So I removed the fins on the bottom. Your comment about the internal water flow

RE: [Vo]:Minor progress

2011-11-10 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
I generously considered that the insulation value was R6 in my analysis (an input in the spreadsheet), but much of that insulation may have been lost when the water leaked into the insulation. If you presume R6, and calculate the outside area of the eCat, the calculation of the heat loss is

RE: [Vo]:New diagram of Rossi reactor

2011-11-10 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
I think the effort of disassembly of the internal cell is being grossly under-estimated by those wishing for/expecting a viewing of the guts. In Rossi's big eCat, the cover seal was leaking water at 15 psi of pressure (maybe less). The cell is far more difficult to seal. Inside is initially ~150

RE: [Vo]:Physorg comments : new Krivit Crusade

2011-11-10 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
One of the reasons that Rossi may not wish to run a very long test is that I suspect that HE is the control mechanism. When it is run in self-sustaining mode, after some period it will need to be briefly reheated to stabilize the mode. If it was not in self-sustaining mode, then it may be in

RE: [Vo]: Is the ECAT out of the bag?

2011-10-30 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
And let us not forget Occam’s razor. Dr. Ed Storms, in his book, makes a good point that any theory of the mechanism should explain all of the experimental evidence, not just a convenient subset. It seems to me (Occam’s razor) that there is only one truly new phenomenon taking place in this

RE: [Vo]:Manifold mispositioning makes measurements meaningless

2011-10-27 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
This is a lot of good work, Alan. I am amazed at the number of high quality posts on Vortex. I am having trouble keeping up because each post warrants a good deal of thought. I examined pictures of the manifold and created a diagram to capture the important features. [I made a small .png

RE: [Vo]:Possible mechanism-Excess Power Reading of ECAT

2011-10-23 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
Regarding the thermocouples and isolation. I don't believe electrical isolation is responsible for a noticeable error because thermocouple measurements, particularly when measured with systems that accommodate more than one thermocouple, make the measurements differentially. I.E. the

RE: [Vo]:Possible mechanism-Excess Power Reading of ECAT

2011-10-22 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
Hi David, Yours was a very thoughtful post. It has taken some time to digest, and I can say I have not fully evaluated the implications across the whole experiment. However, I don’t think something so complicated need be invoked to explain the power spike immediately after shutdown.

RE: [Vo]:Steam engines

2011-10-21 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
My PV system uses a 5kW grid tie DC-AC inverter that is all solid state, no moving parts (not even a fan), and is 96% efficient. It has been working beautifully for the last 3 years. Note that unless you make a provision to throttle the E-cat, you will have to at least provide a sacrificial

RE: [Vo]:S-C currents not DC?

2011-10-20 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
/Superconducting_Radio_Frequency mic 2011/10/19 Higgins Bob-CBH003 bob.higg...@motorolasolutions.com: Say that initially the superconductor was brought into its SC state not in the presence of magnetic fields.  At that time there are nominally no supercurrents.  As you bring the SC into the presence of a magnet

RE: [Vo]:quantum levitation

2011-10-19 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
Note that superconductors have zero resistance only for DC. At all frequencies above DC, the resistance is finite and there is penetration. Consider also that true DC extends from time -infinity to +infinity as a constant. Moving the superconductor in a magnetic field does create resistance

RE: [Vo]:S-C currents not DC?

2011-10-19 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
? How are S-C currents not DC? To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:quantum levitation From: fznidar...@aol.com Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2011 16:19:59 -0400 thanks for the info -Original Message- From: Higgins Bob-CBH003 bob.higg...@motorolasolutions.com

RE: [Vo]:Primary Flow Calculation

2011-10-18 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
The reason that I included the pressure regulator in the diagram of the output of the E-cat was based on two pieces of evidence. First, the temperature, T2, in the 10/6 test gets too hot for room temperature boiling water, but is about right for water at 1 bar (gauge). Second, if you look at

RE: [Vo]:How to simulate the four-hour heat after death event in your kitchen

2011-10-18 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
Since the E-cat was leaking, it is likely that the insulation was saturated with water by the end of the experiment. Could that account for the gain in weight? Bob Higgins -Original Message- From: itsat...@gmail.com [mailto:itsat...@gmail.com] On Behalf Of Alexander Hollins Sent:

RE: [Vo]:Thermocouple extends beyond steel nut?

2011-10-14 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
As I recall, at the same time the hydrogen was discharged, the water flow rate was increased - basically being doubled. This caused short term stored energy (hot water) to be pushed out of the E-cat output and then measured in the heat exchanger. If you look at the reactor temperature, it

[Vo]:Analysis by Bob Higgins

2011-10-13 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
I was concerned about the high temperatures being seen in the E-cat which were not plausible without elevated pressure. I remembered seeing an account on the web (can't recall where at the moment) where there was mention of a visible spring used in a pressure limiter (think of a pressure

RE: [Vo]:Analysis by Bob Higgins

2011-10-13 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
The drawing I included is only meant to be a diagrammatic/schematic representation to help understand the quantities being considered. Regards, Bob Higgins -Original Message- From: Mark Iverson-ZeroPoint [mailto:zeropo...@charter.net] Sent: Thursday, October 13, 2011 4:27 PM To:

RE: [Vo]:Analysis by Bob Higgins

2011-10-13 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
Hi Mark, I will consider such a drawing. However, the present diagram is not geometrically correct - the internal unit is rotated in the cross-section so as to highlight the fins. What is needed is a proper drawing from the pictures. I just don't know what useful insight would be obtained from

RE: [Vo]:Analysis by Bob Higgins

2011-10-13 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
At this point, I can only say that my involvement is personal. I was around in those Patterson days and was part of a panel that considered Motorola's involvement. Unfortunately, I am one of the few from that group that is still with the company. Patterson really didn't want Motorola's

RE: [Vo]:Analysis by Bob Higgins

2011-10-13 Thread Higgins Bob-CBH003
: Thursday, October 13, 2011 7:20 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: RE: [Vo]:Analysis by Bob Higgins At 03:26 PM 10/13/2011, Higgins Bob-CBH003 wrote: Hi Mark, I will consider such a drawing. However, the present diagram is not geometrically correct - the internal unit is rotated in the cross