Ed Storms wrote: > I suggest several facts must be kept in mind when proposing the hydrino > explanation. > > 1. Energy is only released when hydrinos are formed, not when > accumulated hydrinos are returned to "normal".
Correct. > > 2. Hydrino production can only be produced rather slowly, only as > rapidly as normal H diffuses to the active site and the resulting > hydrino diffuses away. No. Hydrino production can proceed at any speed, including instantly. There is one essential condition, the proximity of an H atom (not H2) and a catalyst. Relevant catalysts in the Mizuno case are 2K+ and O++. My comment was that these can be produced in a plasma hydrolysis cell. The reaction rates depend on many complex factors which are not well controlled, even in Mills' experiments. My conjecture was that electrolysis liberates both K+ and H in the proximity of the cathode, which is supported by Mills' early experiments with Thermacore and other later experiments. The 2K+/H reaction is a three-body one. The probability is enhanced by the high density in the liquid/plasma interface, but so are competing reactions -- this is a problem with the Mills cells. O++ can be produced in a plasma -- some mills experiments start with water vaporizing at low pressure and then being ionized by a microwave field. I don't know of any reason why O++ can't be produced in a hard-driven electrolytic cell. I have no clue about the dynamics here. If it could be reproduced at will, it would be a great leap forward toward solving the world's energy problems. One is reminded of other effects, such as attributed to Stanley Meyer. Mills has shown the presence of these reactions; putting them to work is something else. It's as daunting as making reliable CF cathodes. > > 3. According to Mills, hydrinos do not react with oxygen to produce > hydrino water. Hydrinos can form hydrides, which can form chemical compounds. I don't recall any comment about water specifically; it would not be "water". O++ is a BLP catalyst, and one can conjecture that both H and O++ will exist in the plasma in the Mizuno and Cirilli cells. > > These facts would seem to make the hydrino explanation unlikely. 2 out of 3. It is indeed "unlikely" but the ingredients are there. > > Nevertheless, I agree that too much energy seems to have been released > to be accounted for by a "normal" H2+O2 reaction. Remember F&P? Also unlikely. Mike Carrell
