In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Tue, 18 Jan 2011 17:38:25 -0500: Hi, [snip] >On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 5:13 PM, Terry Blanton <hohlr...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> I think Rossi is operating near the edge of a runaway reaction. He >> uses the resistive heating device to ensure runaway does not happen. >> If he tried to self-sustain, he gets runaway. With the added 400 W of >> resistive heating, he can operate the cell just below the runaway >> temperature. > > >Let's see. Using 400 W to maintain his window of stability on a >12,000 W reactor implies that he is a far cry from a "safe" reactor. >It implies that, if he pushes it to 13,000 W, he gets runaway. > >Based on this (gross) assumption, some really good feedback controls >are going to be required on a commercial product. > >T He also says that he has run with a COP up to 400+.
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
