Jed wrote: Here is an ICCF11 paper describing an Ohomori-Mizuno replication:
Cirillo, D. and V. Iorio. Transmutation of metal at low energy in a confined plasma in water. in Eleventh International Conference on Condensed Matter Nuclear Science. 2004. Marseille, France. Quote: "Once a stable plasma has been achieved for more than 500 sec., we can compare the input energy, electrical power, with the quantity of energy necessary to warm up and evaporate the solution water. Omitted from this calculation is energy associated with chemical reactions; energy related to the heating-up and fusion of the tungsten; energy used in expanding gas and steam leaving the cell; energy lost by thermal and electromagnetic radiation; and loss of heat through the insulation. Even though this extra energy is omitted from the calculation, the cell is found to produce more energy than is being applied." That is astounding. Quite a robust result! ------------------------------------- MC: This is a very important paper, and should be studied *very* carefully. 1) Light water is used; 2) Potassium carbonate is the electrolyte; 3) Plasma is produced in a confined space; 4) Erosion of the tungsten cathode is observed; 5) Transmutation occurs and 6) Macroscopic excess heat is produced. Many on vortex studiously ignore the work of Mills and BlackLight Power, or try to demonstrated that Mills' results are "really LENR" and vice versa. I have maintained that they should be studies separately, although they may be connected at a deeper level. Postassium carbonate will be ionized uder the cell conditions, releasing K+ ions. There will also be H atoms in the plasma, and these can and do react to produce very exothermic reactions in which H atoms are reduced to a lower orbital state. Thus there is no mystery to production of excess heat with light water. Transmutation is a nuclear reaction and it is **also** occurring. The source of neutrons in this instance is a real puzzle. The authors are porperly and understandably puzzled by what they have observed. I have sent a message to Cirillo alerting him to Mills' work, and to Mills, alerting him to Cirillo's work. No significant response from either; Mills had the courtesy to acknowledge the email. I should note that a pivtoal experiment by Mills long ago involved an electrolytic cell with light water, potassium carbonate electrolyte, which showed instant turn-on and produced excess heat when peopel working with F&P cells were seeing long loading cycles. Among Mills' posted experiments is a gas phase cell with a tungsten heater, potassium carbonate and hydrogen, which produces intense plasmas. These elements are also present in the Cirillo cell. Mike Carrell
