On 02/09/2011 02:28 PM, Peter Gluck wrote: > Jones has explained the case better than me. > It was a peristaltic pump, see Celani's report "peristaltic pump, > small size 10-20 W power" I have used this type of pump for many > liquids, including phosgene- so I noticed it immediately.
Interesting. Jed's report refers to, " a plastic tube that runs to the yellow/black positive displacement pump that sits on table..." In email to Vortex, Jed said, > > 30 seconds is how they quote the flow rate. It seems the pump setting > is for 30 second intervals; i.e. 146 ml/30 s. > > In the video the pump makes a loud noise and sends a pulse of water > every few seconds. I can understand just enough Italian that I think > someone is saying "that's the pump." A constant displacement pump > grabs a precisely calibrated amount of water and sends it in a pulse, > so you vary the flow by timing the pulses. Peristaltic pumps have a > more even flow. That seems very clear to me. I was surprised that Celani says it was a peristaltic pump. Levi's report says nothing about the pump which I can find. [Peter wrote:] > The temperature of the steam was 101 C- and to be again personal when > you are burned with it as I was twice, you don't feel the difference.. > I hope to see a similar device, if my health permits I will visit > Francesco Piantelli this summer and see his cells in action. > Peter >
