Re: [Vo]:Explainig Rossi.

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Sat, 7 May 2011 02:47:06 -0400: Hi, You fail to explain why pure Hydrogen would fuse to copper. >Explaining Rossi. > > > >Rossi said: “We think that all the Ni participates to the reactions, even if >some isotopes should be more efficient.” “Only Ni 62 and Ni64

Re: [Vo]:The Modus Operandi List for Radiation Free Energy Gain

In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Fri, 6 May 2011 07:53:43 -0400: Hi, [snip] >On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 11:22 PM, wrote: > >> Electron annihilation doesn't produce a 1.22 MeV photon. It produces two 511 >> keV >> photons (180 deg. apart). > >I knew that. What I should have said was 1.22 MeV

Re: [Vo]:The Modus Operandi List for Radiation Free Energy Gain

In reply to Jones Beene's message of Fri, 6 May 2011 06:47:51 -0700: Hi, [snip] >-Original Message- >From: mix...@bigpond.com > >>Ed Storms suggests: > >>H-e-H --> D > >The problem with this one is that the energy is all taken by the neutrino > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton%E2%80%

Re: [Vo]:The Modus Operandi List for Radiation Free Energy Gain

In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Fri, 06 May 2011 12:56:56 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Deuterium is cheap, but helium-3 is potentially worth a fortune. If they >can tune cells to crank that out, that might be fantastic! I do not >think we would need He3 reactors for ordinary applications if we have

Re: [Vo]:The UIBM has granted Rossi's patent

In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Sat, 7 May 2011 11:44:15 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Ah, you beat me to it! > > >> I wonder if this will have a positive effect on other patent offices? Isn't it just a patent request (i.e. not yet granted)? >> > >Isn't there a rule that they have to honor a patent i

Re: [Vo]:The UIBM has granted Rossi's patent

In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Sat, 7 May 2011 22:25:02 -0400: Hi, [snip] >A protest against austerity measures in Athens. Greece is considering >leaving the euro zone, according to sources in the German government. [snip] I don't really see the point. Bankrupt is bankrupt. It's not the fa

Re: [Vo]:RE: Supersizing the BJT

In reply to Mark Iverson's message of Sat, 7 May 2011 19:39:32 -0700: Hi, [snip] >2) The only way I see to generate a signif potential between the two heaters >is to leave one of the >leads floating, thus, BOTH heater leads are at the same potential. However, >this means there is no >current flo

Re: [Vo]:RE: Supersizing the BJT

In reply to Mark Iverson's message of Sat, 7 May 2011 19:58:17 -0700: Hi, [snip] >Several thoughts: > >1) If there are ANY dielectrics in the path from one heater to the other, then >this is a NO GO since >one would need a low resistance path. > >2) That would require a low resistance (a few ohms

Re: [Vo]:The UIBM has granted Rossi's patent

In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Sat, 7 May 2011 22:54:28 -0400: Hi, [snip] >On Sat, May 7, 2011 at 10:49 PM, wrote: > >> I don't really see the point. Bankrupt is bankrupt. It's not the fault of the >> Euro, and changing currencies isn't going to make any difference. If >> Defkalion >> i

Re: [Vo]:RE: Supersizing the BJT

In reply to Jones Beene's message of Sat, 7 May 2011 20:47:11 -0700: Hi, [snip] >As I understand the dynamics of this situation, one cannot pass a current >through a nanopowder without promoting instant agglomeration - which over >time proceeds progressively back into a bulk conductor. > ...perh

Re: [Vo]:22 Steps of Love

In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Sun, 8 May 2011 15:29:39 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Our favorite blogger implies today that UoB is about to speak . . . >or, at least, that's how I interpreted it. > >http://22passi.blogspot.com/ > >If it purrs like a duck . . . > >T ...if looks could kill..;) Rega

Re: [Vo]:NASA Working on LENR Replication and Theory Confirmation

In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Sun, 8 May 2011 16:16:52 -0400: Hi, [snip] >The plan for NASA Langley to test LENR starts around 7:30. No need to >register to access. [snip] If NASA succeeds in getting excess energy, how are they going to prove that WL is responsible, rather than some othe

Re: [Vo]:Only one size E-Cat?

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Sun, 8 May 2011 16:07:23 -0400: Hi, [snip] >So Sorry, I had an order of magnitude error. But the point still applies. >The point I was trying to make was that the 130 kw heat spike could not come >from a reactor vessel with a limited surface area of a reaction ve

Re: [Vo]:RE: Supersizing the BJT

In reply to Jones Beene's message of Sun, 8 May 2011 05:52:04 -0700: Hi, [snip] >More like 6 minutes than 6 months - for nanopowder degradation from current >flow > This may be relevant. http://mpac.engr.ucdavis.edu/publications/FAS1.PDF > > >-Original Message- >From: mix...@bigpond.

Re: [Vo]:Self Running Free Energy

In reply to John Berry's message of Mon, 9 May 2011 12:13:28 +1200: Hi, [snip] >A Muller inspired Motor/Generator powering it's self suspended in air... >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iNrjKFSLu4 Notice that there is a part of the front that you never get to see? Regards, Robin van Spaandonk h

Re: [Vo]:NyTeknik reports on Rossi patent

In reply to Jones Beene's message of Mon, 9 May 2011 11:12:34 -0700: Hi, [snip] >Hmm ... Well actually, the boron could be the critical difference, and until >today it has been under the radar - have you seen anyone even consider the >possibility that boron could be the active heat source? Yes

Re: [Vo]:This may be the entire patent

In reply to Kyle Mcallister's message of Mon, 9 May 2011 16:09:30 -0700 (PDT): Hi, [snip] >That's not fission level energy, or even fusion level energy. That's talking >within the order of magnitude of converting rest mass directly into energy. > >Assuming by ton of oil he means 'tonne of oil equ

Re: [Vo]:Lead & Boron

In reply to Colin Hercus's message of Tue, 10 May 2011 10:32:34 +0800: Hi, [snip] >Hi, >Reading Rossi's patent it seems Boron & Lead are used not just for shielding >but to absorb the energy from the radiation. What I was wondering if there >is any specific radiation that would need lead vs a chea

Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Can Rossi generate steam hotter than 110 °C ?

In reply to Joshua Cude's message of Mon, 9 May 2011 23:19:05 -0500: Hi, [snip] >What makes that private experiment even harder to take seriously is the >claimed 130 kW excursion. Rossi has on occasion mentioned an optimum >operating temperature of about 400C. If this temperature provides the usua

Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Steam hotter than 110 °C / Internal heater

In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Tue, 10 May 2011 09:51:50 -0400: Hi, [snip] ... besides, I suspect that any government trying to do this would find that their reign only lasted until the next election, at which point they would be replaced by whichever party promised to repeal the tax. :)

Re: [Vo]:NyTeknik reports on Rossi patent

In reply to Jones Beene's message of Tue, 10 May 2011 15:38:31 -0700: Hi, >Good work Robin! > >However, would you not agree with me that this reaction, however desirable, >is unlikely due to V&B finding zero gammas? > >Jones Little less likely than a n-B10 reaction. It has the additional benefit

Re: [Vo]:Boron fission (fusion)

In reply to Jones Beene's message of Mon, 9 May 2011 11:49:36 -0700: Hi, [snip] >However, it still needs energy to tunnel into the boron nucleus - which, in >QM terms, is ?borrowed in advance? from the large amount available in the >end. This makes it true LENR, not hot fusion. It is the best of b

Re: [Vo]:Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to Jones Beene's message of Mon, 9 May 2011 16:25:38 -0700: Hi, [snip] >Rossi has clearly lost that bet. > > > >There is NO SUCH THING as stable copper-62 !! Obviously another typo. [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html

Re: [Vo]:Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to Roarty, Francis X's message of Mon, 09 May 2011 19:11:08 -0400: Hi, [snip] >WOW! Am I reading this patent right? Rossi’s patent seems to bet everything on >Ni62 to cu as THE important reaction. Note "All the other Ni isotopes, on the other hand, will generate unstable Cu, and, accord

Re: [Vo]:cu pipe is sealed inner reactor not Stainless steele

In reply to Roarty, Francis X's message of Mon, 09 May 2011 19:42:20 -0400: Hi, [snip] >So Rossi let us go ahead and think the cu was outside the SS reactor while it >was actually the sealed inner reactor filled with Ni powder and a resistive >heater. Water flows around the copper reactor inside

Re: [Vo]:cu pipe is sealed inner reactor not Stainless steel

In reply to Drowning Trout's message of Mon, 9 May 2011 19:13:05 -0500: Hi, [snip] >Could a copper reactor tube even be able to handle the heat (1100F?) and >pressure (25 bar?) of H2? I don't think that would be an issue if the outer tubes are strong enough, since it is all of them together that

Re: [Vo]:News from Mizuno

In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Tue, 10 May 2011 23:28:22 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Depending on wind conditions and the shape of the >ground, some areas closer to the reactor are safe, and some farther away are >not safe. You cannot just draw an arbitrary 10 km circle. It probably depends largely

Re: [Vo]:You do NOT need dry steam to get electricity

In reply to Jones Beene's message of Tue, 10 May 2011 07:31:34 -0700: Hi, [snip] >Yes - that is exactly why I mentioned a particular organic Rankine cycle >Turbine which can provide close to 15% thermal efficiency at 500 C : > >http://www.infinityturbine.com/ORC/ORC_Waste_Heat_Turbine.html > >Ther

Re: [Vo]:The waste heat problem

In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Tue, 10 May 2011 13:35:46 -0400: Hi, [snip] >It does not matter. You have to have a chimney and blower for the waste >heat no matter where you put it. I would be very surprised if someone didn't learn how to regulate the output from an E-cat within months of

Re: [Vo]:The waste heat problem

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Tue, 10 May 2011 14:00:37 -0400: Hi, [snip] >People will own a car for every day of the week. That doesn't make any difference. They can still only drive one at a time. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html

Re: [Vo]:The waste heat problem

In reply to mix...@bigpond.com's message of Sat, 14 May 2011 07:58:05 +1000: Hi, [snip] >I would be very surprised if someone didn't learn how to regulate the output >from an E-cat within months of the first one coming on the market. ...in fact, almost starving it of Hydrogen would probably work

Re: [Vo]:Slow Neutrons

In reply to Abd ul-Rahman Lomax's message of Tue, 10 May 2011 22:39:21 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Well, if it were that easy to make neutrons, we'd be making them all >the time. What happens when a slow proton meets a slow electron, >assuming they are free, is that a hydrogen atom is formed, not a >neu

Re: [Vo]:Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson's message of Thu, 12 May 2011 09:04:28 -0500: Hi, [snip] >Such apparent ignorance seems to suggest, at least to me, that >something else is responsible for generating all the mysterious >exothermic heat. That certainly is the 64 trillion dollar question.

Re: [Vo]:Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to Kyle Mcallister's message of Fri, 13 May 2011 14:42:21 -0700 (PDT): Hi Kyle, [snip] >I would have figured something of this magnitude (double meaning intended, re: >energy) would have generated some discussion. If I did the math wrong, hell, >I'd have expected to be told so. [snip] Y

Re: [Vo]:Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to Jones Beene's message of Thu, 12 May 2011 09:38:01 -0700: Hi, [snip] >http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=1rHHEBAJ&dq=20090146083 Quote: "where p is an integer greater than 1, preferably from 2 to 200." This is a bit strange, because Mills knows perfectly well that the absolut

Re: [Vo]:Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Fri, 13 May 2011 19:00:30 -0400: Hi, [snip] I don't necessarily believe it either. I just thought it was interesting to point out what is really at stake here, if it should turn out to be true. >I don’t believe Rossi when he says that Ni is being consumed in th

Re: [Vo]:The waste heat problem

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Fri, 13 May 2011 18:10:14 -0400: Hi, [snip] >In always on mode, the point is that energy is being produced if the car is >in use or not. That would be true, if they were indeed in "always on mode", however with a warm up period of even half an hour, one could st

Re: [Vo]:Slow Neutrons

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Fri, 13 May 2011 18:56:06 -0400: Hi, [snip] >If the negatively charged particle (muon) is heavy then the barrier to >fusion is low. Being so very heavy and long lived, if a H- ion finds a >positive particle it will readily fusion with it. If that is so, then one

Re: [Vo]:Question about Coulomb Barrier

In reply to Jones Beene's message of Tue, 10 May 2011 15:07:19 -0700: Hi, [snip] From http://atom.kaeri.re.kr/cgi-bin/nuclide?nuc=Ni-62&n=2 one can see that the cross section for neutron absorption by Ni62 at thermal energies (~ 2E-8 MeV) is about 14 barn. Dividing this into the atomic volume of

Re: [Vo]:This may be the entire patent

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Fri, 13 May 2011 18:49:11 -0400: Hi, [snip] >I believe that the Ni-H theory that Rossi advertizes is invalid and I hold >that fusion of multi H is occurring. There is no reason why this would result in Copper, but it would make sense for it to result in Nickel,

Re: [Vo]: MAJOR eCat plans : 1MW USA Customer ?

In reply to Jones Beene's message of Fri, 13 May 2011 09:57:40 -0700: Hi, [snip] >One more reason to suspect the worst. My opinion is that this entire MW >plant scheme makes no logical sense - except as a carefully planned delaying >tactic for a pump and dump stock scam. > It may be as you sugges

Re: [Vo]:Scientists Discover Wild Solar Energy Effect, Allows Power Without Cells

In reply to Esa Ruoho's message of Thu, 12 May 2011 11:54:10 +0300: Hi, [snip] >Mankind currently only harvests a minuscule >fraction >of >the estimated 12.2 billion kilowatt-hours of

Re: [Vo]:Scientists Discover Wild Solar Energy Effect, Allows Power Without Cells

In reply to Esa Ruoho's message of Thu, 12 May 2011 11:54:10 +0300: Hi, [snip] >In certain materials, they >found, the magnetic field of light was strong enough to bend electric >charges into a 'C' shape. ...read: "Strong enough to bend the path, that a charge follows, into a C shape." Regards,

Re: [Vo]:ITER vs LENR

In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Thu, 12 May 2011 19:53:03 -0400: Hi, [snip] >The word battle is underway on > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Energy_Catalyzer > >It is alleged that some of the discussion results from people whose >livelihood depends on ITER and they are intentionally >di

Re: [Vo]:Explosion at Fukushima nuclear power plant

In reply to Mauro Lacy's message of Fri, 13 May 2011 19:35:09 -0300: Hi, [snip] >Tapping it from the Van Allen belt? I have my doubts. So do I for that matter! :) Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html

Re: [Vo]:Question about Coulomb Barrier

In reply to Jones Beene's message of Fri, 13 May 2011 18:05:59 -0700: Hi, [snip] >-Original Message- >From: mix...@bigpond.com > >> One can see that the cross section for neutron absorption by Ni62 at >thermal energies (~ 2E-8 MeV) is about 14 barn. > > >Yes of course - that is a thermal

Re: [Vo]:Comet Coincidence?

In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Fri, 13 May 2011 21:55:42 -0400: Hi, [snip] >I don't believe in them. I have seen this happen more than once in >SOHO videos. A coronal mass ejection corresponds with a comet >collision: > >http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2011/05/13/stunning-video-comet-coll

Re: [Vo]:Japanese Nuke Reactor Suffered a China Syndrome Meltdown

In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Fri, 13 May 2011 09:04:51 -0400: Hi, [snip] >I wonder what color they will be? I wonder how long it will be before they catch on fire and burn up. ;) > >http://www.myfoxny.com/dpps/news/japan-nuclear-reactors-giant-tents-dpgonc-20110513-fc_13185892 > >Japan

Re: [Vo]:HRCF

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Fri, 13 May 2011 15:16:47 -0400: Hi, [snip] >[quote] Muon-catalyzed fusion is a process allowing nuclear fusion to take >place at temperatures significantly lower than the temperatures required for >thermonuclear fusion, even at room temperature or lower. A muon

Re: [Vo]:HRCF

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Fri, 13 May 2011 15:16:47 -0400: Hi, [snip] >A muon is something that is massive and has a negative charge. By analogy, a >High-Rydburg(HR) state of hydrogen can build a compound virtual particle >that is very heavy and has a large negative charge. Because the gr

Re: [Vo]:HRCF

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Fri, 13 May 2011 15:16:47 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Lifetimes of HR have been observed at about 100 >microseconds to seconds based on their quantum excitation states. Yet no one conducting these experiments observes fusion reactions? Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http

Re: [Vo]:HRCF

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Fri, 13 May 2011 23:35:44 -0400: Hi, [snip] Actually, only a compound particle is required. It doesn't have to be negative (neutral would work too). >A compound negative particle is required to explain the production of many >elements in the Rossi ash besides C

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: [Vo]:Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to Peter Gluck's message of Sat, 14 May 2011 08:55:06 +0300: Hi, [snip] >Mills has told many times that he has nothing to do, and is not interested >at all in Rossi's technology. >Otherwise take in consideration that in case of the hydrino >energy, the heat released per unit of weight of

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: [Vo]:Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Sat, 14 May 2011 02:02:27 -0400: Hi, [snip] > How does the hydrino technology explain the occurrence of transmutation in >exploding metal foils? A generalized cold fusion theory should. It wouldn't explain anything not involving Hydrogen. [snip] Regards, Robin

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: [Vo]:Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to Peter Gluck's message of Sat, 14 May 2011 10:00:17 +0300: Hi, [snip] >Why should the hydrino theory explain a nuclear phenomenon? Because very small Hydrogen atom can get closer to the nucleus of another atom, thus reducing the separation distance between nuclei and vastly increasing

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: [Vo]:Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to Peter Gluck's message of Sat, 14 May 2011 13:27:20 +0300: Hi, [snip] >not so close, perhaps. Is Randy speaking about something like this? Again >practical data not limits of theory [snip] Randy doesn't think Hydrinos can penetrate the electron shells of other atoms. I think he may be w

Re: [Vo]:Comet Coincidence?

In reply to Mauro Lacy's message of Sat, 14 May 2011 15:49:13 -0300: Hi, [snip] >Most probably, the reason is comets are charged bodies. The electric >field of the comet interacts with the electric field of the Sun, and a >CME occurs. The electric interaction is also the reason for cometary >ta

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: [Vo]:Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to Peter Gluck's message of Sat, 14 May 2011 13:23:57 +0300: Hi Peter, [snip] >please source, Robin! Thanks- I was referring to the practical results I'm not sure what you want the source of. As I said, the "200 times" is only a rough average because it varies from one experiment to the

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: [Vo]:Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to Peter Gluck's message of Sun, 15 May 2011 07:45:57 +0300: Hi, [snip] >Perhaps the best person to discuss your hydrino ideas >is Randy Mills himself. >This is science, not religion, so orthodoxia and heterodoxies can discuss >freely and peacefully- based on experimental facts. I think i

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: [Vo]:Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to mix...@bigpond.com's message of Mon, 16 May 2011 07:38:22 +1000: Hi, [snip] >I'm not sure what you want the source of. As I said, the "200 times" is only a >rough average because it varies from one experiment to the next (read any of >Mills' experimental papers). The 255 keV is just th

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: [Vo]:Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to mix...@bigpond.com's message of Mon, 16 May 2011 07:38:22 +1000: Hi, Oops, clicked on wrong button in spell checker! That should have been:- "(The square of the fine structure constant times the mass energy of the electron is exactly equal to 1 Hartree)." Regards, Robin van Spaandon

Re: [Vo]: Why did the engineer Rossi beat all the scientists? WAS: Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Sun, 15 May 2011 19:24:54 -0400: Hi, [snip] >I think it is more likely that he is using the spillover catalyst >effect to strip electrons which provide work and recombine when the H+ >hydride ions pass through the membrane to be oxidized. > >Now maybe the fre

Re: [Vo]:Comet Coincidence?

In reply to Mauro Lacy's message of Sun, 15 May 2011 19:02:45 -0300: Hi, [snip] >On 05/15/2011 06:14 PM, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: >> In reply to Mauro Lacy's message of Sat, 14 May 2011 15:49:13 -0300: >> Hi, >> [snip] >> >>> Most probably, the reason is comets are charged bodies. The electr

Re: [Vo]:Comet Coincidence?

In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Sun, 15 May 2011 18:28:50 -0400: Hi, [snip] >However, I tend toward Spaandonk's explanation, ie the hydrogen from >the comet's water is reacting with the corona. ...actually, I don't think it's the Hydrogen from the water that's reacting. More likely the oth

Re: [Vo]:Comet Coincidence?

In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Sun, 15 May 2011 19:32:32 -0400: Hi, [snip] >On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 7:20 PM, Horace Heffner wrote: > >> The typical comet has more than enough kinetic energy to generate the >> average CME. > >Geeze, this would imply that I could use a directed mass at the

Re: [Vo]: Why did the engineer Rossi beat all the scientists? WAS: Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to Peter Gluck's message of Mon, 16 May 2011 09:11:34 +0300: Hi, [snip] >I think it is outrigth logical fallacy to compare Mills' hyperchemistry to >Rossi's nuclear jiu-jitsu. Mills has told me that his process has nothing to >do with Rossi's and he is not interested in what Ross has done

Re: EXTERNAL: Re: [Vo]:Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to Peter Gluck's message of Mon, 16 May 2011 09:57:23 +0300: Hi Peter, [snip] >Dear Robin. > >in more practical terms- in your understanding how much >energy can be squeezed out of. say, a gram of hydrogen? >Compared to burning, or to what Rossi has suceeded to obtain in the February >dem

Re: [Vo]:Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to Stephen A. Lawrence's message of Mon, 16 May 2011 22:21:45 -0400: Hi, [snip] >>> There is NO SUCH THING as stable copper-62 !! >> Obviously another typo. > >Indeed -- if you add a proton to nickel-62, don't you get copper-63 >(which is stable)? Yes, in fact that's what Rossi claims i

Re: [Vo]:Revised and extended Rydburg ion conjecture

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Wed, 18 May 2011 22:03:20 -0400: Hi, [snip] >During the fusion process as the pressure within the shrinking lattice >defect increases, the electrons circulating in the Rydburg ion are heated by >increasing rates of subatomic collisions in an ever shrinking volume

Re: [Vo]:Temperature regulation mechanism.

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Wed, 18 May 2011 12:25:53 -0400: Hi, [snip] >High temperature is required to provide a vibrative movement in the walls of >the erosive cavities formed on the surface of the nickel oxide nano-powder >that are the epicenter of nuclear activity. It should be just a

Re: [Vo]:Revised and extended Rydburg ion conjecture

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Thu, 19 May 2011 18:13:48 -0400: Hi, [snip] >These atomic CN imperfections induce bond contraction and the associated >bond-strength gain deepens the potential well of the trapping in the surface >skin. By how much? >This CN reduction also produces an increase

Re: [Vo]: Why did the engineer Rossi beat all the scientists? WAS: Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to Charles Hope's message of Fri, 20 May 2011 01:01:11 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Is there anyone who believes Mills' hydrino theory who also understands >quantum mechanics? Yes, Mills. :) (Actually he's not the only one, there are probably quite a few, but far less that would go out on a limb

Re: [Vo]: Why did the engineer Rossi beat all the scientists? WAS: Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson's message of Fri, 20 May 2011 07:24:55 -0500: Hi, [snip] >From Robin: > >> [snip] >>> Is there anyone who believes Mills' hydrino theory who also understands >>> quantum mechanics? >> >> Yes, Mills. :) >> >> (Actually he's not the only one, there a

Re: [Vo]: Why did the engineer Rossi beat all the scientists? WAS: Rossi bets the farm on Ni62?

In reply to Charles Hope's message of Sat, 21 May 2011 13:59:45 -0400: Hi, [snip] >This paper is pretty harsh. >http://iopscience.iop.org/1367-2630/7/1/127/pdf/njp5_1_127.pdf It's difficult >to imagine how the CQM advocates could have adequately addressed these >questions. There is at least o

[Vo]:IRH

Hi, If Holmlid et al. are correct about the size of IRH, then it's production should yield about 200 eV / atom just from shrinkage, i.e. even without any pursuant nuclear reactions. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html

Re: [Vo]:IRH

In reply to Jones Beene's message of Sun, 22 May 2011 06:33:10 -0700: Hi, [snip] >Robin, > >Your assumption seems to be 200eV per atom is released if Mills' theory >holds and there is a regular progression to the small geometry, but that is >not necessarily the way it happens. [snip] No, my calcu

Re: [Vo]:ZPE as 'quantum foam' and Dirac's sea

In reply to Jones Beene's message of Sun, 22 May 2011 08:33:20 -0700: Hi, [snip] >... whereas hydrogen consists of an electron and a proton in 3-space, but >there is a great deal of mathematical similarity. The binding energy level >of positronium is 6.8eV whereas for hydrogen it is 13.6eV. The 2

Re: [Vo]:Who is Rossi's USA partner?

In reply to Angela Kemmler's message of Tue, 24 May 2011 20:33:12 +0200: Hi, [snip] >Today, I saw a rather strange message from Andrea Rossi: > > >Andrea Rossi >May 23rd, 2011 at 2:40 PM >Dear Mr Charlie Zimmerman: >1- I am absolutely not interested to the skepticism, since we are >manufacturi

Re: [Vo]:Rossi knows the reaction but keeps it secret

In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Tue, 24 May 2011 15:38:18 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Feathers in the wind, good analogy. > >I think there are several levels of knowing how a reaction takes >place. Indeed. He must have a pretty good handle on the external physical aspects of the process, even if

Re: [Vo]: Why are the electric and magnetic fields perpendicular?

In reply to Joshua Cude's message of Wed, 25 May 2011 16:08:10 -0500: Hi, [snip] >What do mean by "we"? It's not from observing e-m waves that we know the >fields are perpendicular. It follows from Maxwell's equations, which predict >the waves. So, certainly some people can explain in arbitrary de

Re: [Vo]:A question about how e-Cats manage to self-sustain

In reply to OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson's message of Wed, 25 May 2011 16:37:04 -0500: Hi, [snip] >Perhaps I've misunderstood a fundamental aspect concerning how excess >energy is supposed to be extracted from Rossi's e-cats. Is it rather >the situation where once 500 C is reached (by external me

Re: [Vo]:My essay "Buying the E-cat in the sack?"

In reply to Alan J Fletcher's message of Wed, 25 May 2011 13:06:10 -0700: Hi, [snip] >Rossi implies that the output is constantly monitored and automatically >adjusted. He guarantees a 6x amplification, but he probably has plenty of >'amplification' in reserve. [snip] I'm beginning to wonder abo

Re: [Vo]:My essay "Buying the E-cat in the sack?"

In reply to Alan J Fletcher's message of Wed, 25 May 2011 13:59:30 -0700: Hi, [snip] >At 01:24 PM 5/25/2011, you wrote: >HARD CURRENCY ENERGY- how the thermal energy of the active core can be >converted in electric energy in an economical way? > > >I don't think that's going to (or needs to) hap

Re: [Vo]: Why are the electric and magnetic fields perpendicular?

In reply to Joshua Cude's message of Wed, 25 May 2011 17:54:32 -0500: Hi, [snip] >Maxwell's equations were developed to describe laboratory electricity and >magnetism experiments. ...from which the peculiar perpendicular nature of the phenomenon was already evident. >The resulting equations the

Re: [Vo]:A question about how e-Cats manage to self-sustain

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Wed, 25 May 2011 23:21:44 -0400: Hi, [snip] >In the Rossi reactor, the control system controls the temperature at or very >near the center of catalytic activity. IMHO, it is at or near the internal >heater. The internal heater produces an “active agent” via the s

Re: [Vo]:Rossi and Mills

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Wed, 25 May 2011 21:18:50 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Is it possible that Mills is seeing the same reaction that Rossi sees and >has mistakenly invented the “hydrino atom” mechanism to explain it? [snip] Mills developed the theory first, then went looking for experimental

Re: [Vo]:Rossi and Mills

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Wed, 25 May 2011 21:18:50 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Could the Rossi process just be the Mills process extended to operate on a >continuous semi-annual basis? [snip] That what I proposed about a month ago. :) Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/

Re: [Vo]:New Stremmenos Paper on JNP -- sustaining mode

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Wed, 25 May 2011 21:33:26 -0400: Hi, [snip] >I say that it is impossible (unthinkable – it just cannot be) to create >light elements from the fission of nickel or copper. [snip] What's impossible about: 4H + Ni60 => 2 S32 + 16.7 MeV ? (Note that while fissionin

Re: [Vo]:A question about how e-Cats manage to self-sustain

In reply to OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson's message of Thu, 26 May 2011 14:48:52 -0500: Hi, [snip] >From Axel > >> If you need an exact number, the start temperature is not >> that high. In the Sweden test, the water temperature was >> pushed up to 60C by the external heater before the reac

Re: [Vo]:Joshua Cude at it

In reply to Joshua Cude's message of Thu, 26 May 2011 05:03:48 -0500: Hi, [snip] >> If even one of them is correct about the calorimetry, tritium, helium and >other evidence, then the effect is real after all. > > >Now, that's just ridiculous. Of course, many -- even most, possibly even all >-- of

Re: [Vo]:New Stremmenos Paper on JNP -- sustaining mode

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Thu, 26 May 2011 03:53:45 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Stremmenos Paper does not take about 4H + Ni60, The paper takes about a >single neutral hydrogen atom H + Ni58. Rossi says the same thing. And both may be wrong. > > > >we adopt the hypothesis of trapping a neutral t

Re: [Vo]:A question about how e-Cats manage to self-sustain

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Thu, 26 May 2011 18:55:32 -0400: Hi, [snip] >*Initial running to reach vaporization. *The temperatures of the inlet water >and the outlet water were monitored and recorded every 2 seconds. The heater >was connected at 10:25 and the boiling point was reached at 10

Re: [Vo]:Theories lost

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Fri, 27 May 2011 15:48:49 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Through countless revelations generously supplied, Rossi has put to rest >untold numbers of my pet speculations on the working principles behind his >Cat-E reactor. > >As the latest example, Rossi says that a Bunsen bu

Re: [Vo]:The Swedish Physical Society article by Ekstrom -- translatioin

In reply to Abd ul-Rahman Lomax's message of Fri, 27 May 2011 15:55:33 -0400: Hi, [snip] >The detection >of iron in the used sample is >even stranger: there is no reaction >with positive Q-value, i.e. positive >developed energy, which leads from the nickel >to iron. Actually there is:- Ni62 + H

Re: [Vo]:The Summer of ECat

In reply to Abd ul-Rahman Lomax's message of Fri, 27 May 2011 19:52:05 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Look, the obvious application for an E-Cat is for heating, if it's >designed to heat water, and many heating systems do simply circulate >water -- or steam -- for heating. So that's almost as efficient as

Re: [Vo]:The Summer of ECat

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Fri, 27 May 2011 20:59:34 -0400: Hi, [snip] >Not being a mills expert, how do we know the Mills effect is not nuclear? >No radiation and/or transmustation? If the Mills effect is nuclear, then it also has to function in a gas/plasma (see some of Mills' early ex

Re: [Vo]:The Swedish Physical Society article by Ekstrom -- translatioin

In reply to Abd ul-Rahman Lomax's message of Fri, 27 May 2011 20:01:43 -0400: Hi, [snip] >At 07:01 PM 5/27/2011, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: >>In reply to Abd ul-Rahman Lomax's message of Fri, 27 May 2011 15:55:33 -0400: >>Hi, >>[snip] >> >The detection >> >of iron in the used sample is >> >even st

Re: [Vo]:The Summer of ECat

In reply to Abd ul-Rahman Lomax's message of Sun, 29 May 2011 18:23:51 -0400: Hi, [snip] >>If the Mills effect is nuclear, then it also has to function in a gas/plasma >>(see some of Mills' early experiments with e.g. Sr, Ar.) > >Aw, geez, folks. No, CF doesn't function in a plasma. Period. My po

Re: [Vo]:Rossi on Gamma

In reply to Peter Gluck's message of Mon, 30 May 2011 08:37:17 +0300: Hi, [snip] >Let's suppose that 100% of what Rossi tells is 105% true. >100% of the time. >Then what about this: > >" My process has nothing to do with the process of Piantelli,” Rossi wrote. >“The proof is that I am making opera

Re: [Vo]:Rossi on Gamma

In reply to Axil Axil's message of Mon, 30 May 2011 13:43:27 -0400: Hi, [snip] >The same is true with gamma production in the Ni-H process. Gamma rays must >come from the same universal origin no matter what the engineering >peculiarities of that origin may be. That would be true if one may make

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