Jed, hot swapping can be done. I am certain that utilities will not buy a Lenr reactor or any other type of reactor for that matter that must be totally replaced in just 6 month.
If the 2.5 kw unit can only run for 6 months, then having 50 replacement sockets won’t matter, since after 6 months all 300 modules must ALL be replaced. On Thu, May 5, 2011 at 5:20 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote: > Axil Axil wrote: > > There is a concept called “hot swaping” where a module is replaced > without disabling the entire assemblage. . . . > > > > This is how the Rossi reactor should be built where hot swapping of the > small modules is possible. > > > I do not think hot swapping is practical when the cells are physically this > hot. It would be like hot-swapping a burning stove in a restaurant. Rossi is > building a 300-cell reactor with 350 cells. 50 are in reserve, or backup. In > other words, instead of hot-swapping, a malfunctioning cell will be turned > off, and one of the 50 reserve cells turned on. I believe that's the plan. > It is similar to hot swapping but after you do it 50 times you have to stop. > Eventually, you stop and do maintenance on all 350 cells, replacing the > catalyst. > > I have no idea how he intends to replace the catalyst. With the mini-Rossi > cells, I assume you turn one upside-down, shake it, and drain the catalyst > out the hydrogen hook up. I don't think you want to turn upside down a 7 x 7 > x 7 array of those things. > > Someone quoted the projected size, and I think it is roughly cubical, hence > 7 x 7 x 7. But for all I know it could be 20 x 3 long x 6 layers high, or > who-knows what. > > I mentioned earlier that I assume Rossi may have settled on the 50 ml cell, > and he can always change out the nickel catalyst if he comes up with a > better formula. I meant, he would take 300 finished cells off the testbed > and shelves, dump out the catalyst, and pour in new catalyst. Repeat 300 > times. Maybe it is harder than that, if the stuff has to adhere to the > inside walls as someone suggested. > > Axil Axil suggests as zirconium tube for the cells. This is, of course, > what is used in a fission reactor. I guess they are gas tight, unless you > let the core melt down as they have done at Fukushima. > > Zr melts at 1852°C. > > - Jed > >
