At 12:32 PM 6/18/2011, Akira Shirakawa wrote:
On 2011-06-18 18:27, Akira Shirakawa wrote:
Some more info:
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3) What do you consider is the maximum âsafeâ output level?
4) Do you think the one megawatt power plant
being opened by Defkalion might operate with zero input?
http://www.journal-of-nuclear-physics.com/?p=360&cpage=13#comment-46963
Dear Herald OPatterson,
Here are the additional answers:
3- the maximum safe output level is 10 kW per module
4- Not so far, it is too dangerous. So far. We
are making modiles operate without input in this
precise moment, but under my direct control.
Yeah. Controlling with electrical heat input is
way simpler. It's been said that the output of
one E-Cat could heat another. Not at the
operating temperatures involved. It's necessary
to be able to heat the reaction chamber to
operating temperature, which is 450 degrees C or
so. To do that, the generating E-Cat must operate at a higher temperature!
Unless, of course, electricity is generated,
which is inefficient, but they may not care, if
the waste heat is still available in the output.
Thermoelectric power, though, doesn't seem to be
efficient enough, my guess, if the E-Cat is
operating at 6:1 excess power over input power,
thermoelectric wouldn't cut it. But a hybrid
solution might work: i.e., recirculate working
fluid to reach a generated "internal ambient"
temperature, then boost it with
thermoelectric-generated power to produce
reaction chamber temperature that's higher.
It's fun to think about but all this can easily be a waste of time.
The simple solution is to use mains power. You
get heating that is (say) six times the mains
power usage, which is certainly worth doing if
the costs are low enough. You get easy control by
electronics, no moving parts needed. The mains
power is not wasted, it all ends up as heat.
Thermoelectrics would add a lot of equipment cost
with not that much advantage that I can see. It's
looking like an E-Cat is not much more than some
plumbing, it could be very cheap to make with
off-the-shelf parts. The expensive (and
difficult) thing is the preparation of the
catalyst/fuel, but they are claiming low
refueling cost, and if that's true and not just
smoke, then they will be, I'd expect, making
money hand over fist at E 5000 per E-Cat, is that the price now?
