Dennis, There are so many inconsistencies with what Rossi has said, compared to what is mentioned in the patent, that it is hard to give the patent much credence... especially since it is poorly drafted to begin with. I look at it as a smoke-screen as much as anything.
One thing is fairly clear however, and it may indicate that you have hit on a critical detail - that a comparatively large amount of nano nickel might be a key to success. AFAIK - no one in LENR has ever tried large amounts (kilograms?) of active matrix material before, even Mills, and a liter volume capacity tube will hold 5 kg of nickel (packed) or perhaps 2 kg of loose powder. Moreover, the 5 PLC controllers indicate that thermal control is of the highest importance to this device; and a large mass of active material would possibly make it easier to keep the internal heat steady at a threshold, so that only a small amount of differential heating is required. Obviously no one could easily afford to purchase or use 2 kg of palladium in nanopowder, but with inactivated Raney from China costing about $150/kg or less if you buy more, then this tactic (large mass of material) becomes feasible. Was that your thinking, or is there another advantage ? -----Original Message----- From: Dennis Subject: Re: [Vo]:Rossi's Nickel The size and shape looks more like PM Nickel to me: http://www.korea-nickel.co.kr/products/powders.asp and it seems more in keeping with what is listed in the patent as: Powder nickel: Gerli Metalli--Milan I don't see them making Raney nickel. Dennis C -------------------------------------------------- From: "Jones Beene" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2011 3:14 PM To: <[email protected]> Subject: RE: [Vo]:Rossi's Nickel > At the magnification used, this patent image is consistent with Raney > nickel > IMO. > > You can see that the globules have a lot of smaller nano features which > would not be resolved without far greater magnification. > > Are not the globules consistent with this image? > > http://www.esrf.eu/Industry/case-studies/raney-nickel/raney-nickel > > > > >
