On Tue, Oct 13, 2015 at 9:13 AM, Bob Higgins <[email protected]> wrote:
It seems like a reciprocating Papp engine would need to have a cyclic > pressurization, not something the continually increases pressure as you are > describing. I thought the reported mechanism had a way to catalyze > pressure increase electrically and then the pressure returned to the prior > lower pressure state. From this cyclic pressure, mechanical energy was > extracted. > Your understanding is the same as mine. My hope was that the induced alpha decay would only ionize the noble gas and not increase the temperature of the system significantly. If the temperature of the system did increase beyond a certain point, I assume you'd get problems. Regardless, I imagine that there would be a gradual buildup of heat and that you'd have to manage it. Interesting speculation: when Feynman pulled the power chord on the engine and it continued to run, what he disabled was a coolant system. Eric
