I'm suggesting what I believe many others have. What should be eliminated is complications like anything flowing, anything shanging phase, heat leakage. If we have a well characterized vessel (i.e. we know heat conduction properties well we can use it to contain the reaction. Then we might be able to charcterize heat flow from it better. This might also be done by solding the vessel in a vacuum and measuring the IR spectrum to characterize radiation. It could then be compared with nickel or another metal in the vessel with an inert gas (maybe deuterium). After intensive investigations there should be a conclusion possible. ----- Original Message ----- From: Jed Rothwell To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2011 10:29 AM Subject: Re: [Vo]:The Percolator Effect
Joe Catania <[email protected]> wrote: One should stay away from E-Cat calorimetry and instead perform calorimetry on the actual nickel-hydrogen reaction. What is the difference? An eCat is a reactor vessel, and so is a Defkalion reactor. You can only perform calorimetry on a vessel of some sort. Are you suggesting they should examine the powder itself as it reacts, with some sort of window in the vessel? - Jed
