Michael,
For the record, let me say that I am not suggesting fraud or
anything like that - only that this seems most improbable - since
the ouput is at the energy density of a fission reactor.
All true, except that as I understand how this is supposed to
work,
the beta decay releases large amounts of energy as magnetic
flux.
But where is the beta emitter? The fuel in this one is natural
uranium, an alpha emitter. There will be some "daughters" but the
betas from them are 'de minimis'.
The circuit is set up to make the the beta decay magnetic
fields,
which would normally be random, resonate with the LC circuit.
There should be only a little beta decay with 238U - so let's say
instead that the intention of the new inventors (or their good
fortune) is to get the secondary gammas (from the alpha radiation)
to resonate the LC circuit at much higher intensity than they
should, based on their won energy.
As best I can tell on short notice, the EM-equivalent energy from
the radioactive alpha decay of the one kg of un-stimulated uranium
is less than 0.3 milliW. A billion years ago, it may have been
half a mW. Even if the alphas were converted to gammas at 100% eff
and then the gamma converted to electricity at 100% eff. the ouput
of such a device should be is less than a microwatt per gram - so
the watt per gram which is claimed can mean:
1) the "stimulation" increases the energy a million fold
2) it is a foolish inaccuracy or fraud
3) there is something else going on, along the lines of a trade
secret
Do you have any reason to believe these guys are not on the
up-and-up?
Not at all. In fact I am ever hopeful that 3) is correct. But
what could that "something else" be? Paul Brown did not have it,
or even know about it - I can guarantee you that much.
And, most importantly, why would Paul essentially give up on this
device a full seven years before his tragic death - if it were so
promising??
He moved on to nuclear remediation. His US Patent # 4,835,433 for
this "Apparatus for Direct Conversion of Radioactive Decay Energy
to Electrical Energy" was sold and then has lapsed - so this is
open territory it seems unless the company he licensed it to has
made a major improvement.
But why wouldn't they say so? It doesn't add up.
Jones
