[Vo]:Reality check: hidden chemical fuel impossible in 1-hour test

2011-01-21 Thread Jed Rothwell
I have done a ballpark analysis of the hidden chemical fuel scenario for Rossi's one-hour test. I have looked at the water heater specifications in my house and also a tabletop butane cook stove. I conclude that chemical fuel cannot be the source of this heat, for a number of reasons. To

Re: [Vo]:Reality check: hidden chemical fuel impossible in 1-hour test

2011-01-21 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
On 01/21/2011 11:13 AM, Jed Rothwell wrote: I have done a ballpark analysis of the hidden chemical fuel scenario for Rossi's one-hour test. I have looked at the water heater specifications in my house and also a tabletop butane cook stove. I conclude that chemical fuel cannot be the source

Re: [Vo]:Reality check: hidden chemical fuel impossible in 1-hour test

2011-01-21 Thread Jed Rothwell
Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: Jed, you apparently didn't read the message I sent on this in response to one of your earlier posts. Thermite provides sufficient energy density, consumes no air, and produces only solid ash. I did miss that. Thermite burns very rapidly and produces extremely

Re: [Vo]:Reality check: hidden chemical fuel impossible in 1-hour test

2011-01-21 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
On 01/21/2011 01:12 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote: Stephen A. Lawrence wrote: Jed, you apparently didn't read the message I sent on this in response to one of your earlier posts. Thermite provides sufficient energy density, consumes no air, and produces only solid ash. I did miss that.