Stephen A. Lawrence <[email protected]> wrote:
> OK, well and good. But you named a specific figure, saying it "can > easily go above 400 deg C". I wondered if that was based on speculation > and Rossi's imprecise assertions about the internal temperature of the > device, or it if was based on something specific. > Rossi says one thing and then he says another. I can't keep track of the different conflicting claims he has made. However, I have heard from others that the internal temperature of the thing go above 400 deg C. Frankly, I don't know of any reason or indication that it can't be that hot. I think the main reason Rossi achieves such high power is because it is so hot. There are lots of observations in the literature for both Pd and Ni indicating that the reaction works better at higher temperatures. That's one of the big reasons gas loading is more promising than electrolysis. The melting point of Ni is 1453 deg C. There are problems with Pd sintering into blobs and losing surface area at high temperatures, so perhaps that is the limiting factor, rather than the melting point. - Jed
