At 01:57 PM 3/25/2010, Jed Rothwell wrote:
Jones Beene wrote:
Phenanthrene works for Mizuno, and there are several possible
reasons for "why" it might work - given the hindsight to know that
it does work - and also several reasons for why it might work *far*
better with D2 than H2.
I do not know if he has even tried D2 yet. I think he should. On the
other hand, I wouldn't want to be in the room when he does -- coward that I am.
I will ask him what his plans are regarding D2.
I think it might be prudent to start by mixing in a little D2 with
H2, to increase the concentration above natural levels.
Yes. Very little, in fact. The mixture results would be important, to
follow a medical analogy, you'd want to know a dose/effect response.
This kind of approach validates the measurements, you end up with
correlated data.
Someday, someone might happen across some process that arises
suddenly and that is efficient at catalyzing fusion. That's much less
likely with hydrogen than with deuterium. If it's tried with pure
deuterium first, it would only take a tiny amount to take out the lab
and possibly what is close to it.
For our safety and the safety of our neighbors, new approaches should
be tried in safe ways. Starting with the natural occurrence of the
isotope in hydrogen would seem okay, processes that would create a
major explosion with that seem sufficiently remote as possibilities.
In other words, do the controls first, if it is outside of prior work.
Are there any published works showing nuclear phenomena such as
excess heat, correlated with deuterium percentage? I'm starting with
99.9% D2O (atom percent D). What would be the difference I should
expect with 98% D2O, which is substantially cheaper? I've seen rumors
that ordinary water "poisons" the reaction. If so, at what level?
