In reply to Edmund Storms's message of Mon, 02 Jan 2006 14:11:30 -0700: Hi, >The only reason to use the electrolytic approach at this time is because >this method creates the NAE on occasion. The other methods require the >NAE to be created on purpose, which a few people have done without >knowing how. However, once the NAE can be created in large amounts, what >would be the point of using messy electrolysis? You only need to heat >the NAE in D2 gas and the assembly will stay hot forever, as the small >amount of D2 is replaced and the He removed. > >Regards, >Ed [snip] In that case, it may just be a matter of convenience. At some point the heat has to be converted to electricity. That implies heating a working fluid which passes through a turbine. The working fluid may be the fuel gas itself in the method you describe, or it may be steam from an electrolysis cell. I imagine that both methods will find application.
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://users.bigpond.net.au/rvanspaa/ Competition provides the motivation, Cooperation provides the means.
