I think both the temperature gradient and the reactor temperature contribute to the effect, IMO. Harry
From: Damon Craig <[email protected]> >To: Harry Veeder <[email protected]> >Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 4:45:55 PM >Subject: Re: [Vo]:modified fourier law > > >You’re alluding to a thermal gradient, where I think you are saying reaction rate is a function of the magnitude of the gradient. > >I don’t think it is the gradient that should be considered but the temperature itself. > >A thermal gradient is responsible for heat flow. The greater the temperature >difference between two regions the more heat energy will flow. > >What you seem to >On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Harry Veeder <[email protected]> wrote: > >Harry veeder wrote: >>>To be more precise, the temperature difference between the inside of the >>>reaction vessel and the water cannot be >greater than a certain value or >>>the generation of heat will cease and the difference cannot be less than a >>>certain >value or the reactor temperature will then begin to rise >>>autonomously until the vessel melts. These crucial temperature differences >>>are calculated by subtracting the water temperature from the optimal >>>operating temperature of the vessel's interior. >> >> > >
