Bob,
One advantage not mentioned was on geometry, nature opposes
construction of Casimir geometry in bulk powders and skeletal cats… this method
is far easier than leaching aluminum out of a nickel alloy or counting on
stiction forces to maintain the powder in bulk form .. It should increase the
catalytic properties of the powders by packing the individual grains closer
together and making the geometry between grains smaller. IMHO a more robust
dynamic tapestry of smaller geometries is better than loosely packed larger
geometries.
Regards
Fran
From: Bob Higgins [mailto:rj.bob.higg...@gmail.com]
Sent: Monday, March 09, 2015 12:34 PM
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: EXTERNAL: Re: [Vo]:Seeing the Light
The LockTherm testing is certainly interesting, but it is not clear to me that
it has any advantage over Parkhomov. I have seen no additional videos, nor
have I heard that they achieved excess heat.
An interesting phase of this whole Parkhomov/Rossi fuel is what is happening in
the 700-1100ºC range. By 700ºC, both aluminum and LiH are melted. LiH is an
ionic hydride with the hydrogen as an H- anion. At temps of 900-1000ºC, the
LiH is reported to dissociate. However, high ambient H2 pressure may keep the
LiH from dissociating until higher temperatures. I think the high temperature
molten LiH + Al in contact with the Ni is a very interesting place to find LENR.
However, in the LockTherm case with only 5 bar of H2, the lower pressure may
allow the dissociation of the LiH in the 900ºC range, and the opportunity for
LENR may not exist until the temp reaches 700ºC where the LiH and AL have
melted. This would perhaps leave a lesser, narrower temp range where LENR
could occur with their use of only 5 bar of H2 pressure.
On Mon, Mar 9, 2015 at 8:30 AM, Jones Beene
<jone...@pacbell.net<mailto:jone...@pacbell.net>> wrote:
Interesting note from Quantum Heat/Hunt/MFMP/.
Quote: LockTherm LLC representatives did not say if they had seen excess heat
in these tests… they demonstrated a video where, with 5 atmospheres of pressure
put into a used tube, they could see light…
Does anyone have a citation for that video or is it this one which turned up on
YT?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6e1dhVnWupY
There seems to be a direct link between light emission (incandescence) and
thermal gain. This seems to indicated that SPP are the operative mechanism.
BTW – it looks now like “LockTherm LLC” is a major player in the race to
understand this phenomenon.
Jones
