Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote:
> This adds substance to several other findings that there is slight gain – > COP of about 1.1 in the Parkhomov type reactor setup. > To be more exact, it says "the excess heat versus the electrical consumption varied between 5% and 20%." So that is a COP of 1.05 to 1.20, not 1.1. I think 1.2 is significantly higher, and easier to measure with confidence. Also the absolute excess power of 20-65 watts is large. It is difficult to imagine how this could be a mistake, but Parkhomov and others have made improbable mistakes in the past. > Slight gain can be a big deal – when it is consistent slight gain. > I would not call that a "slight gain." Many important cold fusion experiments have produced much smaller gains than that, and far smaller absolute power. Granted, a COP of 1.2 has no technological significance. But it is large enough to measure with confidence, unless there is some huge mistake. As I have often said, I do not think the magnitude of the excess heat is important, once you go above the level that can be measured with confidence. What matters at this stage in the development is the ability to reproduce and control the heat. - Jed
