>From Jed > See: > Storms, E., What is now known about cold fusion? (Addendum to Student's > Guide). 2011, LENR-CANR.org. > > http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/StormsEwhatisnowk.pdf > This was prompted by recent progress in the field, and also, in part, by > confusion about the role of helium and the W-L theory. > I would describe this as a model rather than a theory, the main difference > being that I can understand this whereas theories are over my head. > I updated the ASCII and Acrobat versions of the Student's Guide to point to > this file.
I especially enjoyed the ramifications Storms ponders in the following excerpts: "Is the mechanism operating in the hydrogen + Ni combination related to the one operating in the Pd+D combination? This becomes an important question in deciding whether nature has a single mechanism with variations, or two different mechanisms. A single mechanism seems more likely because the process has such unique requirement. If so, a proposed theory has been further limited in its characteristics by needing to explain the behavior of light hydrogen, which eliminates most present suggestions. Consequently, Rossi's success has advanced application of the phenomenon while creating a serious challenge to theoreticians." ... "...The main difference between the palladium and nickel-based system is that nickel holds the fuel (H or D) to higher temperatures than does palladium, which results in larger reaction rates being available because higher temperatures can be used without losing the fuel. Failure to explore the higher temperatures may be one reason success has been poor using nickel before Rossi showed the way." * * * * Fun reading. Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
