On Dec 4, 2008, at 10:17 AM, Jed Rothwell wrote:
I wrote:
"Here is a hypothetical situation to ponder. Suppose Mizuno uses
conventional nuclear theory as a working model for his experiments.
Suppose this 'works' in the sense that he makes progress toward
better control of the excess heat and higher power levels. . . ."
In real life Mizuno depends entirely on chemical theory. He assumes
that whatever the effect is, it is being produced (or triggered) by
conventional chemical catalysis. So he is doing all that he can to
enhance the catalytic effect, such as cleaning off the platinum
screen and raising the temperature. This seems to be working.
As far as I know, he does not have a working model of the nuclear
reaction, although he does speculate about it. He has discussed
this experiment with Takahashi and other physicists, but as far as
I know they have not given him useful advice.
When I say "useful advice," I mean something like: "try increasing
the gas pressure" "mix in more helium" "give the cell a heat pulse"
or what-have-you. You might call this "actionable" advice. If
hydrino theorists can come up with something along these lines,
perhaps you should communicate with Mizuno and suggest that he try
it. I mean concrete, specific suggestions that can be implemented
and will produce a measurable results with this experimental setup.
(To be accurate I should say: "steps that you predict or hope will
produce a measurable result . . ." It is understood that you may be
wrong.)
I do not mean, for example, that you should suggest a
spectroanalysis that would confirm these are hydrinos. I do not see
how that knowledge would do Mizuno much good.
- Jed
Something that may be of general interest is that helium implantation
on the surface of SUS316L may increase its absorbtion of hydrogen. See:
http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1998NIMPB.136..483O
"We have studied the effects of helium incorporation on trap-sites of
hydrogen in high-purity stainless steel SUS316L. We implanted 10 and
30keV He ions into high-purity SUS316L samples with several doses
ranging from 3x10^15 to 1x10^17/cm2 and then 30keV hydrogen ions with
a dose of 1x10^17/cm2 at a temperature of 300K, and then observed
depth profiles and thermal behavior of hydrogen in the samples by
means of the elastic recoil detection (ERD) method. It was found that
hydrogen implanted into the high-purity SUS316L is chemically
absorbed in helium cavities."
Helium implantation, by either ion implantation, thermal
implantation, or electrochemical implantation plus fusion, may
provide a nuclear active surface zone?
See also:
http://cat.inist.fr/?aModele=afficheN&cpsidt=2722217
for data regarding thermal implantation of helium vs hydrogen in
various materials, including Inconel 625.
Regarding the possibility of hydrino involvement, see:
http://mtaonline.net/~hheffner/Ostressing.pdf
Of special interest are the possibilities indicated by:
He+ + e- ----> He + 24.59 eV
C++ + e- ----> C+ + 24.38 eV
Mo++ + e- ----> Mo+ + 27.13 eV
which are close to the 27.21 eV energy Mills prescribes. This
suggests the possibility of using a HF discharge to heat a C, He, and
H containing gas, and the possible usefulness of a Mo or molybdenum
containing steel vessel or electrode. The utility of HF heating is to
make up the roughly 3 eV deficit required to catalyze hydrino formation.
Best regards,
Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/
