On 01/18/2011 05:56 PM, [email protected] wrote: > 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 <[email protected]> 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+. >
If he's run with the input shut off, as other statements of his imply, then he's run with a COP of infinity. > Regards, > > Robin van Spaandonk > > http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html > > >
