Thanks Jones, for the link. It is an interesting article. Stainless at 800C was probably not a good choice because it is a prolific proton conductor at high temperatures (though reproducing the experiment may require SS). It would probably be better to use a steel that is nearer to pure iron from a high temperature H2 containment standpoint. I don't know why they used a 3L vessel when the fuel was probably less than half a liter. The fuel would seem to have been in a pile in the bottom.
One possible vessel for a perhaps scaled down version of that experiment would be to use an empty steel gas lecture bottle. It is already designed with high pressure threaded fitting and probably could be obtained from some gas supply shops for next to nothing. Even filled, they are only a little over $200. You would want to make provision for it to be at high temperature but still have the heat variably withdrawn. There are many ways to do this. It would be a fun experiment. On Thu, Nov 10, 2016 at 12:03 PM, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: > For anyone not familiar with the Thermacore runaway reaction, which is > many… (it was unpublished) … here is a bit more background information on > the Revolution-Green website > > http://revolution-green.com/lenr-thermacore-inc-runaway- > reaction-back-1996/ > > > > > > *From:* Brian Ahern > > > > I have experience with LENR. I spent 2010-2012 replicating > Yoshiaki Arata's nanopowder work under EPRI contract. My report is EPRI > 1025575 dated August 2012. > > In 2007 I replicated Mizuno's neutron experiment with limited success. > > In 2008-2009 I replicated the work of Urutskiev with 50,000joule > capacitor discharges through titanium films under water. No transmutations > were observed, but My radio was damaged by the EMI. > > In 1994-96 I was a contract monitor for Thermacore Corp in lancaster PA. > At that time they were working with Randall Mills and getting reasonably > large excess power. > > Their final experiment was never reported. They used 5 pounds of nickel > powder mixed with K2CO3 powder in hydrogen gas at 30 psi. They added heat > and produced a runaway reaction that seemed far beyond a chemical > explanation. > > I will repeat that experiment and I welcome comments. This has the > potential to be a ground breaking experiment. >
