[Vo]:Re: Ad Hominem against Joshua Cude, or is that "Ad Pseudonym" against "Joshua Cude" ?

2011-06-29 Thread Rich Murray
Re: Ad Hominem against Joshua Cude, or is that "Ad Pseudonym" against "Joshua Cude" ? https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&shva=1#label/Fusion2011/130bdafaefd392d9 Jed said to Joshua: "So you will stick to the Krivit demo and ignore the others. You look at one piece of data at a time while ign

[Vo]: Affect of Specific Heat on behavior of outlet temperature...

2011-06-29 Thread Mark Iverson
Josh: Would not any material with a significant heat capacity cause a sort of a low-pass filter effect; delaying and smoothing out the temperature fluctuations??? Well we have three material in this system that have high specific heats: - In the reactor we have water (4.18) and hydrogen gas (

RE: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Mark Iverson
Okay Rich, what have you been smokin' this evening? There are too many unknowns, unfortunately, to come to any real conclusion for or against... So we just wait and continue to discuss the information as it slowly flows out... Pun intended. :-) -Mark -Original Message- From: Rich Murr

RE: [Vo]:[Vo] : eCat Power Limitations

2011-06-29 Thread Mark Iverson
Robert: Thank you for taking time to do some calcs on the hydrogen pressure inside after ignition... Another interesting tidbit I noticed when investigating the specific heat of the rubber hose vs other materials (including cast iron which Joshua Cude was using as a comparison), I sorted th

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Rich Murray
Joshua Cude's most recent 2 posts are excellent, lucid, crisp, point by point, spot on, concise, pertinent -- they deserve reading and rereading. He mobilizes the available evidence to show a great likelihood that the outflow includes a lot of liquid water and mist, and therefore no evidence of my

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Joshua Cude
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 8:21 PM, Mark Iverson wrote: > ** > > I did as you suggest and searched for '2-phase flow', and even refined it > by adding "steam quality" to the search terms... I'm sorry to disappoint > you, but it only took the first two references I looked at to satisfy me > that your

[Vo]:[Vo] : eCat Power Limitations

2011-06-29 Thread Robert Leguillon
Assuming the eCat is not a scam: The Defkalion press conference video indeed says that the eCat power is limited by pressure. We know that the reaction chamber is controlled by - quantity of nickel powder, presence of hydrogen, and requires a sufficient heat to "ignite" the reaction. Saying tha

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Joshua Cude
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 7:14 PM, Mark Iverson wrote: > ** > > Josh wrote: > "they will have seen a mist coming out of the chimney." > > No, Kullander specifically states in his report: > "The 100 °C temperature is reached at 10:42 and at about 10:45 all the > water is completely vaporized found b

Re: [Vo]:[Video] Two short interviews recorded after Defkalion's press conference

2011-06-29 Thread Harry Veeder
- Original Message - > From: Akira Shirakawa > To: vortex-l@eskimo.com > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 6:03:40 PM > Subject: [Vo]:[Video] Two short interviews recorded after Defkalion's press > conference > > Hello group, > > This link was just forwarded to me: > > * * * > >

RE: [Vo]:Krivit's Napoli visit? To all Italian-reading Vorts

2011-06-29 Thread Mark Iverson
To all Vorts that read/speak Italian: Could you please visit the website that Harry Veeder supplied and report back to "The Collective"! http://www.ioriocirillo.com/eng/index.php Thanks in Advance, -Mark -Original Message- From: Harry Veeder [mailto:hlvee...@yahoo.com] Sent: Wednes

[Vo]:Krivit's Napoli visit?

2011-06-29 Thread Harry Veeder
> > What was interesting was this comment by SK, > > "the day after I left Bologna, I went to Napoli and visited with three > Italian researchers, one of > them a brilliant 33-year-old scientist who showed me what appears to be a > real > working experiment > (video forthcoming), real scientif

Re: [Vo]: Possible temperature feedback mechanism???

2011-06-29 Thread Harry Veeder
- Original Message - > From: Mark Iverson > To: vortex-l@eskimo.com > Cc: > Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 9:53:07 PM > Subject: [Vo]: Possible temperature feedback mechanism??? > > Would not the heating element be acting more as a heat SINK when in > steady-state?  Actually, > anythi

[Vo]: Possible temperature feedback mechanism???

2011-06-29 Thread Mark Iverson
Guys: The E-Cats have more than one resistance heater. With the last several demos, there have been two, one internal and one external... This proposal only deals with the internal one, and assumes that the internal heating element is very near to the reactor, or inside the outer walls of the

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Harry Veeder
From: Joshua Cude >To: vortex-l@eskimo.com >Sent: Wednesday, June 29, 2011 5:20:37 PM >Subject: Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's >analysis > > > > >The pump is still operating at steady state, meaning fluid is entering the >chimney all the time. It's gonna push

Re: [Vo]:Cold Fusion-the Economist Magazine + CNET ??

2011-06-29 Thread Alan J Fletcher
At 10:09 AM 6/29/2011, Ron Kita wrote: Cold Fusion  LENR : I was amazed to find this link: http://www.economist.com/node/18774834/comments Also made it to http://news.cnet.com/8301-11128_3-20075206-54/a-reality-check-on-nuclear-fusion-at-mit/#comments   Not noted by the original author, though

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Daniel Rocha
Mark, I put an entire book on 2-phase flow on this discussion list, 3 days ago.

RE: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Mark Iverson
Joshua wrote: "No, this is not the way it would happen. Even if the power is enough to vaporize only a few per cent of the water (by mass), then gas will occupy nearly all the volume (ninety some per cent). So, there is no way that the chimney would fill up with water; that would block the hig

Re: [Vo]:China Mirage

2011-06-29 Thread Harry Veeder
Scientists say Erie mirage could be real http://www.crystalinks.com/mirage.html   AP - July 31, 2006 - Cleveland, Ohio Scientists say it's a mirage, but others swear that when the weather is right, Clevelanders can see across Lake Erie and spot Canadian trees and buildings 50 miles away. Eyewit

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Harry Veeder
From: Mark Iverson >  >This is certainly a concern in that there seems to be no feedback of outlet temperature in order to provide data to the control boxes (PLCs)..   >Is the operation of the E-Cat so consistent that so long as there's a steady flowrate and fairly constant input temperature

RE: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Mark Iverson
Josh wrote: "they will have seen a mist coming out of the chimney." No, Kullander specifically states in his report: "The 100 °C temperature is reached at 10:42 and at about 10:45 all the water is completely vaporized found by visual checks of the outlet tube and the valve letting out steam fr

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Joshua Cude
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 6:26 PM, Mark Iverson wrote: > > > There is a concern that due to the likely rigorous boiling inside, some > (macroscopic) liquid water is being thrown upward and some of it exiting > thru the opening in the side of the chimney... > Depends what you mean by macroscopic. Co

RE: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Mark Iverson
Joshua wrote: "I guess I misunderstood you when you said " "The chimney could also have some baffles inside that would prevent liquid water from being ejected; it would simple fall back down into the boiling water." [iverson] Ever hear of an 'ejection' seat... or the phrase, 'the person

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Joshua Cude
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 5:13 PM, Mark Iverson wrote: > ** > Again, I think it would be obvious that ***IF*** the heat production of the > reactor is not enough to vaporize nearly all of the water flowing in each > second, then YES, the chimney will eventually fill up and spill water out of > the

Re: [Vo]:[Video] Two short interviews recorded after Defkalion's press conference

2011-06-29 Thread Terry Blanton
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Akira Shirakawa wrote: > Hello group, > > This link was just forwarded to me: > > * * * > > http://vimeo.com/25785236 > > Two short interviews recorded after Defkalion's press conference. > by Giacomo Guidi Production capacity is sold out for the next five years!?

RE: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Mark Iverson
Again, I think it would be obvious that ***IF*** the heat production of the reactor is not enough to vaporize nearly all of the water flowing in each second, then YES, the chimney will eventually fill up and spill water out of the inlet... And yes, a clear hose would be a very simple way to elim

Re: [Vo]:China Mirage

2011-06-29 Thread mixent
In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Tue, 28 Jun 2011 17:21:33 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Multiverse M Brane intersection? > >http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2008161/Ghostly-mirage-appears-river-Huanshan-City-China.html I find it surprising that no one appears to have made an effort to actually

[Vo]:[Video] Two short interviews recorded after Defkalion's press conference

2011-06-29 Thread Akira Shirakawa
Hello group, This link was just forwarded to me: * * * http://vimeo.com/25785236 Two short interviews recorded after Defkalion's press conference. by Giacomo Guidi Really short interviews with mr. Rossi and A. Xanthoulis, investors representative. The interviews were recorded after the press

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Joshua Cude
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 4:04 PM, Mark Iverson wrote: > ** > Geezus Josh, you're grasping at straws... and obviously flawed ones at > that. > > First: > It should be COMPELETLY obvious that we're talking about the > behavior/performance of the system at steady-state -- NOT start-up. > I get that.

[Vo]:The Greatest Show on Earth

2011-06-29 Thread Terry Blanton
Are any Vorts planning on attending? Looks like lots of fun. http://www.teslatech.info/ttevents/2011conf/program2011.pdf T

RE: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Mark Iverson
Geezus Josh, you're grasping at straws... and obviously flawed ones at that. First: It should be COMPELETLY obvious that we're talking about the behavior/performance of the system at steady-state -- NOT start-up. Start-up is only a transient state and performance calcs are made on measurements

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Joshua Cude
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 3:20 PM, Jouni Valkonen wrote: > > Good try but you forgot the surface tension. When you boil water in the > kettle then you will get bubbles. Therefore steam can be hotter than actual > boiling point. If you reduce the surface tension or make fine mist like in > your setup

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Joshua Cude
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 2:53 PM, Mark Iverson wrote: > Steven: > > Another proposal here is that liquid water is ejected out of the chimney, > which may very well > happen. This is certainly possible with the new, smaller e-Cats which have > a much shorter chimney, > but I would think that its v

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Harry Veeder
this site says: "Steam - produced in a boiler where the heat is supplied to the water and where the steam are in contact with the water surface of the boiler - will contain approximately 5% water by mass." http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/wet-steam-quality-d_426.html Harry

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Jouni Valkonen
On Jun 29, 2011 6:03 PM, "Joshua Cude" wrote: > > You yourself argued at length that the temperature > is not above the boiling point, as evidenced by its > perfectly flat nature. You argued it was because only > liquid water is heated directly. If the steam is dry > and above the bp, then the ste

[Vo]: Old vs New (chimneys)

2011-06-29 Thread Mark Iverson
Another interesting observation of the old chimney, is that not only is it about 4 times taller, but the diameter of it increases to at least double that of the short vertical section of pipe that feeds it! Could it be that when they were running this thing at 10KW to 20KW, the volume of steam

RE: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Mark Iverson
Steven: If you're implying that Angela (or someone) might be proposing that weather conditions might have some effect OTHER THAN simply affecting the BP of water, then NO, I don't think that's the case. As has been discussed at length here, the E-Cat's performance critically depends on the ste

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
>From Angela: > no, they measured it a bit away, but still in Bologna. I you > want the precise position, I may tell you that later, I have > access to all the historic weather data. I think it is the > airport there. Meteorology was my business for a long > time. Every station transmits the local

RE: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Mark Iverson
Angela: Thanks for providing some hopefully more accurate data! I posted a question a few days ago as to what the altitude was for the location of Rossi's office where all the tests/demos have been done. We can't make the mistake of thinking they were done at the University. Just how well do y

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Angela Kemmler
Original-Nachricht > Datum: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:10:41 -0300 > Von: Daniel Rocha > An: vortex-l@eskimo.com > Betreff: Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom\'s > analysis > Why are you subtracting the in Bologna if it was actually measured there? Its th

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Daniel Rocha
So, the boiling temperature is 99.9C.

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Angela Kemmler
Original-Nachricht > Datum: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:10:41 -0300 > Von: Daniel Rocha > An: vortex-l@eskimo.com > Betreff: Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom\'s > analysis > Why are you subtracting the in Bologna if it was actually measured there? no, th

[Vo]:Cold Fusion-the Economist Magazine

2011-06-29 Thread Ron Kita
Greetings Vortex-L: Cold Fusion LENR : I was amazed to find this link: http://www.economist.com/node/18774834/comments Respectfully, Ron Kita , Chiralex Ah...the Nervous Nellies of the World of Cold Fusion ...perhaps Lemmings. One must learn the "Art of Waiting". I can wait until Octo

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Daniel Rocha
BTW, the boiling point for water at 1016hPa is 100.1, according to this boiling point calculator (pure water) http://www.partyman.se/boiling-point-calculator/

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Daniel Rocha
Why are you subtracting the in Bologna if it was actually measured there?

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Angela Kemmler
Original-Nachricht > Datum: Wed, 29 Jun 2011 09:53:12 -0400 > Von: "Stephen A. Lawrence" > An: vortex-l@eskimo.com > Betreff: Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom\'s > analysis > More bizarreness. > > Note that in all the apparent anger over the wetn

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Joshua Cude
On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 9:23 AM, Jouni Valkonen wrote: > Mysterious AND measured boiling point of water was 99.7±0.1°C. Therefore if > steam temperature is above 100.1±0.1°C, then the steam is dry, because water > cannot remain in liquid phase in normal atmospheric pressure when > temperature is s

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Jouni Valkonen
Lawrence, the definition of movie clown is to make conclusive deductions from low resolution video footage without knowing what is a) surrounding temperature b) temperature of the hose and c) current power output of E-Cat. There was just too many unknowns to make strong conclusions. Pseudosceptic

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
On 11-06-29 10:23 AM, Jouni Valkonen wrote: Very good response by Andrea. We see that those "movie clowns" have also infiltrated Vortex, like Joshua, Abd and few other pseudoskeptics. So Abd is a "pseudoskeptic" because he questioned the dryness of the steam, and asked if it's possible t

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
On 11-06-29 10:06 AM, Rich Murray wrote: Ad hominem responses are always confirmations that the responder is unable to support his position with evidence and reason... Lack of playful humor is another sign. Abd and Jed have shown this too, in recent days. Nonsense. Please don't make such c

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Jouni Valkonen
Very good response by Andrea. We see that those "movie clowns" have also infiltrated Vortex, like Joshua, Abd and few other pseudoskeptics. One thing also what must be considered, but what was ignored by pseudoskeptics was that the room temperature was over 30 degrees. This makes steam less visible

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Rich Murray
Ad hominem responses are always confirmations that the responder is unable to support his position with evidence and reason... Lack of playful humor is another sign. Abd and Jed have shown this too, in recent days.

Re: [Vo]:Rossi responds to "movie professor" and Peter Ekstrom's analysis

2011-06-29 Thread Stephen A. Lawrence
More bizarreness. Note that in all the apparent anger over the wetness of the effluent, nobody has stated *any* measurement which was made and which indicated the steam was dry. We've got temperature, we've got pressure (relative to ambient, please note, not even an actual pressure number, so