On Dec 22, 2005, at 10:16 AM, Frederick Sparber wrote:
As an aside.
What would be wrong with applying a high electrostatic field
across a D-loaded Pd foil?
This should unbalance the internal charges in the interstices
enough to let the Pd charge push the deuterons over the
repulsive D-D coulomb barrier. No?
Then take what you can get CF-wise.
Fred
I think this was the idea behind the Szpak cell. I had some
suggestions along that line in the "Variation on Szpak cell" thread
in Nov. 2004.
Fig. 3 below is my suggested modified version of Fig. 1 in the Szpak
paper at:
<http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/SzpakSprecursors.pdf>
The electrolysis anode is a platinum screen with a hole cut in its
center to accomodate the cathode. The cathode is in effect the edge
of Szpak's cathode.
Electrolysis
potential Ground
(+) (-)
I I
-----I------------------I-----
| I I |
(++) | I I | Key:
c | # I |
c | # I | I - Electrolysis power
wire
c | # I | # - Platinum screen anode
c | # I | g - Gold foil
c | # I | s - Piezo substrate
c | I | p - Deposited Pd
c | ggg I | -| - Clear plastic cell
wall
c | pgsgIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII | c - Copper foil HV
electrode
c | pgs |
c | pgs |
c | pgs |
c | pgs |
c | pgsg |
c | ggg |
c | |
c | # |
c | # |
c | # |
c | # |
c | # |
c | |
c ------------------------------
c
c
c
c Foil 1
Fig. 3 - Diagram of variation on Szpak's cell
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The intent of this configuration is to maximize the imposed
electrostatic field imposed perpendicular to the surface of the
cathode. I suggested earlier that this might increase the electron
density at the surface of the cathode. After seeing the
configuration in Fig. 3 it is fairly clear that the vast amount of
the potential drop should be across the plastic surface of the cell.
Still, the E field is present at the interface, countered by ion
redistribution and polarized molecule orientation. Within the
cathode the electron distribution should be skewed toward the active
surface. There may be unexpected results similar to what Szpak
obtained.
Horace Heffner
