In Jed's posting of comments between Josephson and Rossi, Rossi says of the dry steam test, "I was terrorized of that test, because should something go wrong I would have been killed, but I accepted the test because I had total and full trust in the Scientists."
He doesn't mean he would have been physically killed! He is well aware of the reason for doing the test, and that a finding of wet steam could seriously jeopardize his credibility. Thus, he was very concerned about the person doing the test properly, so they would get the right answer. Rossi knows the steam is dry, but if the scientist doing the measurement makes a mistake and concludes that it was not dry, then it'd be all over for Rossi! -Mark _____ From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2011 6:28 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [Vo]:Rossi addresses RH probe issue Here are some recent messages from: http://www.journal-of-nuclear-physics.com/?p=360#comments Apparently there is a high temperature probe available for this model. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Brian Josephson January 20th, 2011 at 11:32 AM Some queries have been raised regarding the meter used to check that the steam is dry. Could you indicate here details such as its working temperature range and sensitivity? Andrea Rossi January 20th, 2011 at 12:18 PM Dear Mr Brian Josephson: To answer you I phoned to the scientist who made the measure of the water in the steam, Dr Gilberto Galantini. The instrument was: Delta Ohm HD 37AB1347 supplied with a particular probe idoneous for the high temperature. I have received many other questions on this issue in these minutes, so this answer is valid for all. Of course the probe was a high temperature probe, if not it could not make the measure in the steam. Warm Regards, A.R. ["idoneous" means appropriate; fit; suitable; apt. (from Italian perhaps?)] Brian Josephson January 20th, 2011 at 12:51 PM Thanks for your clarification re the humidity instrumentation, Mr. Rossi. I see in theinformation sheet that there is indeed a probe available with 'application range' up to 150 deg. C (though confusingly it says below it sensor operating temperature -20 . +80which I think must be a mistake). The sensor is based on capacitance, which should provide a good measure of the amount of water present. BDJ Andrea Rossi January 20th, 2011 at 12:54 PM Dear Mr Brian Josephson: To answer you I phoned to the scientist who made the measure of the water in the steam, Dr Gilberto Galantini. The instrument was: Delta Ohm HD 37AB1347 supplied with a particular probe idoneous for the high temperature. I have received many other questions on this issue, so this answer is valid for all. Of course the probe was a high temperature probe, if not it could not make the measure in the steam. Warm Regards,A.R. Andrea Rossi January 20th, 2011 at 1:01 PM Dear Mr Brian Josephson: Sincerely, the test has been made by very high level scientists who brought their instrumentation. I am not a strumentist, but I assume that a guy (Dr Galantini), president of the order of Chemists, with 50 years of experience is able to measure the dryness of steam. I for sure did not control the instrumentations of the scientists, because I believed "a priori" to their very high professionality. I was terrorized of that test, because should something go wrong I would have been killed, but I accepted the test because I had total and full trust in the Scientists. Warm Regards, A.R.
