>From Mr. Lawrence: ...
> You are making an unconscious assumption here, which is that > water is being added just exactly fast enough to replenish > the water which is boiled away. > > That's not what's happening! The water is being added at > a constant rate, with no feedback from the reactor! > > And that is exactly the point. Yes, I do see your point. I DON'T know what kinds of "checks and balances" are presumed to have been built into Rossi's device to make sure an adequate supply of water would always be maintained within the reactor core. I admit, I'm no expert on thermodynamic matters. Nevertheless, I would assume (perhaps naively) that Rossi, an engineer mind you, would have been intimately aware of the thermodynamic issues for which you have brought up here in a sincere manner. I freely admit the fact that I'm making a presumption here, an assumption that Rossi probably designed his prototype through a painful series of trials and errors... plus a few sobering lab fires. I'm presuming Rossi learned what fixed "flow rate" probably works best to "regulate" the core's innards. How??? Well... how many years has he been at it??? OTOH, I ain't the engineer here! I'm just gessin... My best guestimate would be that over the years Rossi naturally accumulated an extensive knowledge base as to the typical thermal characteristics of the reactor. It seems reasonable for me to assume that Rossi would thereby know, generally speaking, how much water to feed into the system - for a period of time, oh let's say... for 30 minutes. As such, I could see the 30 minute limit as prudent reason (on Rossi's part) as to why he didn't want to push the demonstration any longer - for fear that his ball park "fixed flow rates" estimates might no longer apply anymore. He might have been concerned that the internal core would have "dried up", which in turn would have caused a run-away temperature situation, and ultimately ending up with a permanently damaged prototype. Again, my perception on the presumed internal regulation matter could be way off base. It might be naïve. To clarify, the original point I was trying to make (quite consciously I might add) is that IF we presume Rossi's reservoir always contains sufficient amounts of water within the reactor core the temperature of the vented steam will not increase all that much above 100 C no matter how hot the surface of the internal reactor might get, the internal surface that is in direct contact with the reservoir of water. Again, I'm making a presumption here that the entire contents are NOT under pressure. I'm assuming the generated steam is allowed to escape immediately from within the presumed hellish conditions within the reactor core. Can anyone clarify and/or append technical data that helps clarify exactly how the external input water is fed into Rossi's reactor? How flexible/inflexible is the system? Can anyone make a reasonable assessment as to how much flexibility could possibly be built into Rossi's device? Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
