Harry Veeder wrote:
disingenuous is stating that the reaction chamber is made of stainless steel.
Why? Stainless steel is a poor conductor of heat.
If stainless steel takes a few minutes longer to reach the maximum temperature
that is hardly a drawback if the Ecat runs for weeks or days or even hours.
Plus it is less likely to contaminate the sample. Mizuno and others used
stainless steel for all hot gas loading experiments such as the
phenanthrene one. I don't think they would consider any other material.
They used quartz glass for the tungsten glow discharge experiments.
I believe fission reactor vessels are all stainless steel. It is the
toughest common material, isn't it?
By the way, if Mizuno is ever funded and given a place to work, that
experiment might overtake Rossi in a short time. (Assuming it is a real
effect.)
- Jed
