I just realized that with the equipment Mizuno has been using
lately,
the oxygen and hydrogen cannot mix during the early phase of the glow
discharge experiment. There is a funnel over the cathode to prevent this.
The funnel was installed to prevent contamination because the effluent
gas is sent to a mass spectrometer.
I just sent this note Mizuno:
"Are you sure the oxygen and hydrogen were mixed? I
thought this was your glow discharge cell with the 'funnel' over the
cathode. Or did you use in some other cell without a funnel? With
ordinary electrolysis, the funnel should keep the oxygen from mixing with
hydrogen."
The photograph of the shattered cell remains show the same cooling loop
arrangement he used with the funnel, and some shards of glass left in the
top about where the funnel should be.
This is an interesting mystery. I will report his response
tomorrow.
- Jed
