Re: Burning Water, 5,500 BTU/LB Freebie

[Frederick Sparber]

FWIW, department.

The  4.6 eV work function of Nickel  is close to the 4.52 eV

work function of Tungsten, but the Amp/Meter^2/Deg^2

is half the 6.0E5 for Tungsten.

OTOH, with a Helmholtz  Double Layer Zeta Potential

of 0.125 volts at the Water-Nickel Interface. which is comparable

to a Boltzman temperature  of 1450 K based 11600 K/eV.

IOW with the right surface conditions of the metal "cold

electron donation" of the metal to the H3O+ or H+ is

possible. Likewise for the donation of the OH- electron

to the image charge on the Nickel Anode especially if

the electrodes are "pre-biased" using Contact Potential

(about 0.21 volts for Iron-Nickel or Copper-Nickel 0.3 volts).

 

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Frederick Sparber

To: vortex-l

Sent: 5/12/2006 7:06:58 PM

Subject: Re: Burning Water, 5,500 BTU/LB Freebie

Quite obviously a high compression engine (spark or diesel ignition) 

operated closed-cycle using Argon in the manner that Caltech used it,

will work as well as theirs except that the low pressure high Metal-Water Interface

surface area and a higher Ion Product Constant Autoionization Self Electrolysis

of warmer water ( low current battery bias) will negate the need for electrolyzing the

re-circulated H2O.

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Frederick Sparber

To: vortex-l@eskimo.com

Sent: 5/12/2006 4:28:58 PM

Subject: Re: Burning Water, 5,500 BTU/LB Freebie

No magic ingredients, just Autoionization and  the Helmholtz Double-Layer

Reduction-Oxidation Effect  of  High Purity Water on a sufficient large

anode-cathode metal surface area with a current return path.

 

2 H2O <---> OH -   +   H3O+

 

Cathode H3O +  + e-   ----->  H2O +  H   (gas)

 

Anode OH -  -  e-   ------>    OH  (gas)

 

ICE Combustion H + OH ----->   H2O + 226,000 joule/gram-mole

 

= 12,555 joule/gram = 12 BTU/gram = 5,500BTU/LB