In reply to grok's message of Thu, 7 May 2009 15:13:47 -0700: Hi, [snip] >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > > >> The major achievement of this work is to have devised a temperature >> range in which the generation of excess power is a totally reproducible >> phenomenon. In fact, only a reproducible phenomenon can be investigated >> successfully, due to its dependence on the experimental variables. >> Here, the dependence of electrolysis time, current density, cathode >> shape, o.c. conditions, and presence of hydrogen in the electrolyte >> highlighted some correlations which, although they do not explain the >> excess power generation, may help to rationalize the phenomenon. >> Attention will be focused on these correlations." > >So would it be the case that heating the palladium alloy cathode expands >the matrix to a certain critical size -- allowing the (near) optimum >placement of deuterium ions in relation to each other to fuse?
I doubt it. The "optimum" distance is "as close as possible", so making the lattice larger should have a deleterious effect. >And/or >would heating the cathode near boiling be making the alloy vibrate at a >certain intensity (whatever the frequency) which aids in the fusion >process (as well)? This could be nearer the mark. An obvious possibility is that as it gets hotter the number of particles in the Boltzmann tail increases, which means that more have the necessary energy to help them overcome the barrier (what ever the barrier is). (It could also be that more have enough energy to help them meet the "energy hole" requirement, of whatever catalyst is present, needed to undergo a Hydrino shrinkage). BTW has anyone checked for characteristic Pd emission x-rays (as might be expected if fast particles were being produced). Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
