Dave, maybe there was no "runaway" until after the bang. If so, the runaway might be triggered by a cooling effect when the interior is suddenly exposed to the much cooler room air.
Harry On Wed, Feb 11, 2015 at 12:43 AM, David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: > That might be the ticket...no reason to cease searching. At this point it > is necessary for us to understand exactly what caused the explosion event. > Does the fuel have hot spots that go into thermal runaway rapidly at some > point? Are there other types of fuels that are more uniform in action? Is > it possible to adjust the thermal design of the device so that heat is > evenly distributed and thus prevent dangerous hot spots from forming? > > There are many engineering questions that I would like to see answered > before I believe that a best solution to the thermal runaway condition can > be determined. I am still pondering why there was apparently no indication > of extreme heat generation prior to the event. Perhaps there was but it > escaped detection by the instrumentation. > > So far my thoughts are that the problem was highly localized within a small > region of the fuel. I can imagine that a stronger structure might have > prevented the condition, at least until some form of indication was > obtained. Then I wonder how much the extreme hydrogen pressure contributed > to the initial bursting and can that be kept to a manageable level by > something such as you suggest. Of course it also makes sense to reduce the > amount of fuel to a value that does not end in this manner to determine its > activity as a function of temperature per gram. Hot spots might be revealed > without having to take cover. :-) > > How much fun would this be if everything went exactly as planned? This is > the way that real engineers demonstrate their strengths. The MFMP team is a > capable group and I have confidence that they are up to the task! > > Dave > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: hohlraum <[email protected]> > To: vortex-l <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, Feb 11, 2015 12:05 am > Subject: [Vo]:Re: [Vo]:Explosion May Be Out of Control LENR > > > > Pity we can't identify a moderator which begins consuming or absorbing H at > 1057. > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE Smartphone >
