Nick Palmer wrote: > Harry Veeder wrote:- > <<They claim that they know how to improve the COP of a cold fusion cell! > So I cam calling on them to TEST the claim. This is not engineering request. > It is a scientific request!>> > > This COP you are talking about is the ratio of input electrical power to > output heat. Jed was trying to explain to you that this figure is only > marginally relevant to improving the CF reaction. This topic was discussed > right back at the beginning, almost 17 years ago. This COP ratio that you > think is so important is somewhat like reducing the force necessary to push > the accelerator (gas) pedal in a car and then claiming that halving the foot > pressure has doubled the efficiency of the motor... > > Nick Palmer >
It is more like the difference between burning gasoline as a liquid vs gasoline as a vapour. While you need to exert some effort to vaporise the gasoline, the COP is still much bigger. Harry
