Bob-- Some thoughts relative to the MFMP test.
I would be nice to know how the magnetic and optical properties, including transmittance and absorption spectra, of the alumina with likely additives (for example Li and Ni nano powders and hydrogen) change as a function of: 1. Temperature up to 1500 C, 2. Grain size, 3. Different potential additives, including ones that make it more opaque above 1000 C. 4. Ambient magnetic and electric fields including changing fields. 5. Light wave length. 6. Nuclear magnetic resonances. (This parameter would entail a separate test--most likely.) Such information, if not already planned, may help calibrate the camera for the determination of internal temperatures up to 1500 C. Such tests may be able to be accomplished with small pieces of well defined alumina (including structural and chemical changes which occur at high temperatures) and a well known spectrum of light from a hot source and a simple controlled magnetic field. These questions arise in light of the fact accurate knowledge of the Lugano test alumina (optical properties and nuclear magnetic resonances) and its actual composition and the magnetic field is not well described in the test report. Some of these questions about the alumina may also be the subject of follow-up tests. If and when an actual test of an operating LENR device is accomplished, such information would be helpful in understanding the reactions occurring in the device. Reflecting on the R&D suggested herein, it would be nice to understand the MFMP R&D strategy with the priorities they have for testing. Appropriate and timely comments may be forthcoming, if one were to have a working plan for the R&D. Bob Cook ----- Original Message ----- From: Bob Higgins To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2014 7:00 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Ryan Hunt comments on the color of the MFMP reactor I believe this is the same model the MFMP intends to get. The "expansion" is the calibration at the factory for that high temperature range. That is what MFMP is waiting for - there is a long queue for the calibration at the factory. MFMP will be having the camera they borrow calibrated identically to that of the Lugano experiment. The cost is for the calibration, not additional hardware as far as I know. On Tue, Dec 23, 2014 at 6:46 PM, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: The reason for asking is that the model mentioned in the paper is the PI 160. This camera’s standard version has a temperature range from -20°C up to 900°C. It can be “optionally” expanded to 1500°C … for significantly higher cost. … but do we know for sure that the Lugano camera was the “expanded version” ? I can find no mention that it was the expanded version, and this is the kind of detail which should be noted. This is not a trivial question - when errors are exponentially multiplied by a fourth power. From: Jones Beene BTW – does anyone know the model # of the Optris camera used in Lugano ? From: Bob Higgins The original plan was to buy an Optris camera and sell it after MFMP's experiments were completed. Bob Greenyer even tried to buy THE camera used for the Lugano experiment.
