You can see some calculations I did on potential chemical effects here: http://www.lenr-coldfusion.com/2015/01/18/status-research/
On Wed, Jan 28, 2015 at 1:43 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: > Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Not in this case. Apparently you did not read that Jack is using aluminum >> powder in the fuel as a safer way to release hydrogen. This is a >> replacement for LAH which releases hydrogen thermally. >> > > How many grams? > > (I do not recall, and I cannot find that number.) > > As I said, you can use 43 kJ/g as the maximum energy density by weight. > There is no chemical fuel better than that. If there were, NASA would want > hear about it. > > > >> Aluminum will be oxidized to give off significant energy even in a >> ceramic mix. >> > > Aluminum thermite makes an excellent explosive. It is used in bombs. But > the energy density is well below hydrocarbons such as napalm. > > - Jed > >
