> > MFMP didn't show COP>1, with the dog bone test, last night
It was a bit more disappointing than that. They didn't seem to have a clear understanding of the protocol. They leveled the temperature at 855 C, initially; then decided it should be leveled at 875 C. Then they decided to raise it more, to an unspecified number. Meanwhile, the peanut gallery was saying that the reaction didn't even start until the outside core temperature was near 1200 C, and that the only constraint was that nickel melted around 1455 C. They were also using a nickel powder for fuel which was not to spec, but this was understood before the run. Learning how to replicate a known phenomenon is a learning process all by itself. I can only imagine that several more tests will need to be done, and that Parkhomov will need to be consulted, before this team has a chance of success. Craig
