Re-reading,
http://oemagazine.com/fromTheMagazine/oct02/eyeontech.html
I came across this useful factoid,
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Scientists have characterized nanotubes
as the Superman of the molecular world.
Composite materials made with nanotubes
can be 100 times stronger than steel at
one-sixth the weight.
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and thought I'd calculate the Beta-atmosphere
shielding in "English" taking the nanotube as
an impenetrable cylinder.
Say steel is 50,000 psi.
So the shielding is 100 x 50,000 = 5 million psi.
Now the Beta-atmosphere pressure which holds liquid
water together is.
3750 atmospheres x 6 (the Spaandonk Power) x 14.7
= 330,750 psi
which means that the pressure drop is 15 time greater
that the point at which the water structures falls
apart and the individual water molecules are like a
lot of loose ball bearings.
Admittedly, the assumption of a solid surface to the
nanotube is a boundary condition since it is more
like a net. However, the factor of 15 suggests that
if they aren't loose molecules they're pretty damn
close. Also the exclusion of a lot of the Beta-atm.
transverse jiggling explains why......
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http://www.technologyreview.com/read_article.aspx?id
=16977&ch=nanotech
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The carbon nanotubes used by the researchers are
sheets of carbon atoms rolled so tightly that only
seven water molecules can fit across their diameter.
Their small size makes them good candidates for
separating molecules. And, despite their diminutive
dimensions, these nanopores allow water to flow at
the same rate as pores considerably larger, reducing
the amount of pressure needed to force water through,
and potentially saving energy and costs compared to
reverse osmosis using conventional membranes.
Indeed, the LLNL team measures water flow rates up
to 10,000 times faster than would be predicted by
classical equations, which suggest that flow rates
through a pore will slow to a crawl as the diameter
drops. "It's something that is quite counter-
intuitive," says LLNL chemical engineer Jason Holt,
whose findings appeared in the 19 May issue of
Science. "As you shrink the pore size, there is a
huge enhancement in flow rate.
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I reckon nanotube technology is a far better bet for
Gold Fusion (sic) than palladium.
But I suppose, once an electro-chemist, always an
electro-chemist. They really need some of those
"Get out of cell, FREE" cards. <g>
Cheers,
Frank
