Dear Henry
Thanks for the contribution and the attachments. I have been following this story and perhaps you could fill in the small blank that remains from the message. The process adds one proton to a stable isotope of Nickel and I am going to assume here that it is 58Ni becoming 59Ni, is that correct? There are several stable isotopes of Ni http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotopes_of_nickel I wondered if it was clear by now whether it was a particular isotope of Ni that is needed. There seems to be a lot of speculation about this. An attractive aspect for cooking is that the energy needed to prepare the fuels (H and Ni) is less than the gain in energy from the fusion. The binding energy seems to indicate 58Ni => 59Ni not some other reaction delivering 62Ni which would be higher. To develop the product would require skills available at a National Laboratory. For those how have little time to read this, see the link http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/04/swedish-researchers-confirm-rossi-and.html for a recent update and confirmation that it works. Thanks Crispin From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Brown, Henry, DoIT Sent: October-13-11 5:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Stoves] Ni/H cooking stone for developing nation cookstoves Replacing charcoal production would save trees and prevent deforestation all over the world. A new reactor Ecat could be simplified into a cooking ceramic stone that produces 1000 F (580 C) temperature. This stone could produce heat for years, replacing wood fires in developing countries. A red brick with a cigarette sized reactor inside could cook food and sterilize water. SAM Kargbo works for SUNY in Albany, NY - Sam is a SUNY educator who grew up in Africa. "This (nuclear cooking stone) sounds really promising. I believe it will help millions. You are right, deforestation is one big problem in a continent like Africa. Many places in Africa are now dry due to the loss of trees being cut down. I would definitely be the first man to go sell the new invention (cooking stone) for you in Africa. " Scratch Ecat Cartoon: There are more references below. <http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/GeneMachine/1791470> http://scratch.mit.edu/projects/GeneMachine/1791470 Ecat uses hydrogen as its primary fuel. Managing hydrogen ions limits sustaining the Ni/H reaction. A ceramic Ecat using a solid-state hydrogen fuel source would allow Ecat to be widely used. US Air Force lab reproduced Ecat and reveals Nickel catalyst. http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/06/brian-ahern-getting-8-watts-in-low.html Ecat could be used in the home to produce steam for heating, hot water, and electric generation for homes and cars. http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/04/swedish-researchers-confirm-rossi-and.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Catalyzer See attached (Ecat_Nuclear_Reactor_Rankine_Model.doc) Nickel is a very common waste product from copper mining ($12.10 /LB). Nickel is the 5th most common element on earth. The Ecat uses 50 grams of Ni to produce 25kWh (approx) http://www.nyteknik.se/incoming/article3144960.ece/BINARY/Download+the+repor t+by+Kullander+and+Ess%C3%A9n+%28pdf%29 Girls in developing countries must collect firewood and leave school. Could students devise a small cigarette sized Ecat to place in a brick to produce heat for cooking? See attached Nuclear Cooking Stone.doc I worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory (90-91). I was a Peace Corps Volunteer working on renewable energy and water in Jamiaca, WI in the 1970's. I saw the deforestation by firewood collection in Haiti. Could NIH and DOE develop a solid state hydrogen fuel to power the cooking stone? http://ceramics.org/ceramictechtoday/2011/03/23/two-new-mgh2-based-approache s-for-hydrogen-storage-proposed/ Henry Brown [email protected] 505 795-3680
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