In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Mon, 7 Dec 2009 20:27:03 -0900: Hi, [snip] >This is an interesting idea, but as noted above, a 50-50 D-T >experiment produced nominal high energy neutrons. For this idea to >be valid that hot T fusion works in a lattice, and cold T fusion does >not, there needs to be an explanation as to *why* lattice conditions >foster cold D+D but not cold D+T. In other words, hot T should not >be necessary for a reaction. If cold D fuses then cold T should also >fuse, and if anything better. It may well be there is a reason, but >on the surface it looks nonsensical. > [snip] If De Broglie wavelength is involved in the CF mechanism, then mixing isotopes may not work due to the mismatch in masses disrupting the Hydrogen lattice (atoms with the same charge but different mass will oscillate mechanically at different frequencies). However if the fusion mechanism is based either on Horace's Deflation Fusion or a Mills variant, then mixing isotopes shouldn't make any difference. Hence enriching the T percentage could help in determining what sort of reaction mechanism is involved. Regards,
Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
