I wrote:
> Assuming the reactor is connected to some sort of radiator or ventilation > system like any other space heater, then any licensed HVAC engineer who > works with large furnaces could do this test. > I mean a test to confirm the heat. Many other important tests must be done with a cold fusion reactor, such as looking for tritium. An HVAC engineer would not be qualified to look for tritium. You have to conduct long-term tests for reliability and stability, which I suppose calls for a mechanical engineer. You would need a team of people including one or more HVAC engineers. An HVAC engineer could set up and perform the heat balance test in about an hour, I think. A full test of a large conventional heating system takes longer than this. It covers many other performance parameters and safety checks. Many of the steps would not apply to a cold fusion reactor, such as measuring incomplete combustion. See, for example: http://www3.epa.gov/ttnemc01/guidlnd/gd-051.pdf To confirm that the reactor is producing heat beyond the limits of chemistry, you would not do a single one-hour test. You would set up equipment to record the electric power input and thermal output continuously for hours or days. The basic methods are the same as a one-hour test of a heating system. They are usually air-flow calorimetry, for a space heating furnace. (I do not know know what the 1 MW reactor heats. It could be water. The principles are similar.) - Jed
