I guess the reason is that LENR has always been considered a condensed matter reaction, not a gas or liquid phase reaction. The alumina is still solid, even if the Ni is not. If we consider the Ni to be the LENR active material, I presumed it needed to be in some form of condensed state.
On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 12:56 PM, Eric Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 9:01 AM, Bob Higgins <[email protected]> > wrote: > > >> What puzzles me the most is why such a small amount of nickel is not >> completely vaporized by an emission of that much heat. Again, this >> suggests the possibility that the LENR output is low energy photons, which >> like a microwave oven, could heat the surroundings more than the source. > > > Can you elaborate on the reason why vaporization of the nickel would be > problematic? Does this concern go back to theoretical considerations about > how a reaction would need to occur? > > Eric > >
