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From: Jack Cole
* I wrote a short post about two papers that are of interest, but are
negative regarding Ni+LAH. Jean-Paul Biberian has conducted a series of
experiments with the Parkhomov formula … after some 20 experiments utilizing
mass flow calorimetry revealed no excess heat. Additionally, Budko and
Korshunov report a series of 17 experiments generating no excess heat…. My
conclusion at this point is that nickel and LiAlH4 does not reliably produce
excess heat, and if it does at all, it is rare.
Regrettably that seems to be the agonizing situation which we are facing; plus,
given many other failures not reported - it is recognizable that Rossi may have
forfeited the chance for a valid patent -- by holding back on details which
have prohibited those “skilled in the art” from replicating the effect.
Many observers seem to have their own opinions about what was left out, but
fortunately Leif Holmlid has come to the rescue with a catalyst known to
produce dense hydrogen. A population of dense hydrogen may be required for
success. There probably is more than one way to get it, and that detail is what
Rossi has left out. If so, then it would be wise to read Holmlid.
BTW Jack – if memory serves, you used iron oxide and potassium in an early
experiment which melted the heating wire. Looking back at that incident - what
is the possibility that a large sudden gain from dense hydrogen which reacted
too fast and caused the runaway?
(a special spillover catalyst called “Shell 105”, used by Holmlid, contains
iron oxide and potassium)
