Jones Beene wrote:
Precisely the point why they would never use boron unless it were
active in the nuclear sense.
As I said, I recall they said it helps stiffen the alloy. It inhibits
high loading, but it also prevents deloading. Quote:
"The addition of boron to palladium does not affect the initial
loading rate but slows further loading to higher levels. The presence
of boron in the palladium significantly slows the rate of the
deloading process. . . .
Tables 1-3 show that small amounts of boron added to the palladium
can produce major changes in the deuterium deloading rates. The
initial rates of loading, based on calorimetry, are similar for
palladium and palladium-boron alloys. Perhaps boron accumulates in
the grain boundaries during the initial loading and then hinders both
the further ingress and egress of hydrogen or deuterium into and out
of the metal lattice."
http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/MilesMelectrocheb.pdf
Did you even look at the patent?
No, I didn't. Please cite it, and quote the relevant portions if it
says they selected boron for the nuclear effects.
I have their papers but no patent.
. . . my comment initially mentioning Miles work was NOT to
disparage Miles at all . . .
I think you overstated it, in that case. You said: ". . . his
reported 100% reproducibility was accurate. Apparently not." That
sounds disparaging to me. It sounds like you doubt the statistics
published by Miles, which clearly show 100% reproducibility for Pd-B alloys.
. . . but to implicitly use his patent as an indication to Ed that
boron is active in at least some types of LENR.... without saying
"Ed you may be right about the glow discharge, but are wrong about
the more general case".
If that is what you meant, why not say it?
I suggest you tone down your statements overall. Frankly, I find them
too aggressive, categorical and irritating. If others agree with me
they will not read what you write, so it is in your interests to tone
things down.
- Jed
