In reply to [email protected]'s message of Sat, 06 Feb 2010 09:00:36 +1100: Hi, [snip]
According to http://www.cosmicrays.org/ the muon flux at the surface is about 200 / m^2 / sec. Assuming each muon catalyzes 120 fusion reactions, and each such reaction produces 23.8 MeV, we get a "power" output of 9E-12 W / cm^2. IOW to create an output of 1 Watt, the collector would have to have an area of ~ 11 sq. km. (nano powder surface area does not help in this case. It has to actually extend over 11 sq. km of Earth's surface.) In short the notion is ludicrous. >In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:59:03 -0500: >Hi, >[snip] >>That's remarkably positive. Good! >> >>- Jed >[snip] >I don't really agree. They are trying to explain away CF results with comic ray >muons, which is utter nonsense. That would explain energy production at the >level of nanowatts (or microwatts at best), not the many watts that some have >reported. >Regards, > >Robin van Spaandonk > >http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
