Jouni Valkonen wrote:
These are just demonstrations, not scientific validations. And the purpose of them was that Rossi let some people to observe, while he was doing his own tests for the E-Cat units. Only January demonstration was actual demonstration.
Exactly right. Rossi said this, very clearly. When he invited me, I said I wanted to do confirmation test, where I measure temperatures independently and do a sparge test with a short hose. He said no, he does not want any more tests until after the 1 MW demonstration.
He said he does not have time for such tests. That is reasonable. It does take all day. He also said that as a matter of policy he wants no more tests. I do not understand why he thinks this is a good policy, but it is his decision.
What he showed Krivit was only intended to show how the thing works, not to prove that it works. This resembles a video or computer simulation more than a physics experiment. It is fine for that purpose.
Having said that, I feel that Krivit should have paid more attention to some technical details. He should have made more observations and reported more facts, such as whether Rossi placed the feedwater reservoir on a weight scale, and if so, how much did it weigh before and after. This would not have proved the claim, but it would have bolstered it. Also, when Rossi removed the hose from the drain, Krivit might have asked him to hold it before the camera for 5 minutes or so.
It isn't easy viewing a thing like this and making sound observations, especially while holding a camera, so you have to sympathize with Krivit.
Rossi is not very good at demonstrations, in my opinion. That is no reflection on his skill as an engineer. Doing a demonstration is like teaching classes or writing technical manuals. Many people who are good at what they do are hopeless when it comes to explaining or teaching what they do. That's why companies have both engineers and technical writers, in different cubicals. You have to maintain the separation factor, by the way.
- Jed
