Hi,
On 20-9-2011 0:11, Horace Heffner wrote:
It is not necessarily true that the E-cat can not harm a fly if there
is no excess energy produced. This is because purely normal
electrical input may be enough to blow the thing up. The 4 metric
tons of mostly steel constitute an enormous thermal mass. With a steel
heat capacity of 0.49 J/(gm K), the 1 MW E-cat has a possible thermal
mass Mt given by:
Mt = (0.49 J/(gm K))(4 tons)(1x10^6 gm/ton) = 1.96x10^6 J/K
On 19-9-2011 23:47, Jed Rothwell wrote:
OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
It's quite odd to notice that on the skeptical side of the fence
the subject of CF continues to be perceived as a bogus &
completely unproven source of energy. Therefore, one would infer
from such conclusions that Rossi's 1 MW demonstration couldn't
possibly harm a fly.
If it is fake, presumably those are electric heaters. Fake or real, it
will produce a great deal of steam -- presumably about a megawatt, or
it will not fool anyone. He could hardly get away with dry ice instead
of steam. 1 MW of anything is dangerous: steam, hot water, hot air,
electricity . . . Very dangerous!
It's funny to notice everyone (believers and skeptics) is talking about
a 1 MW power plant, but if it has at least a COP of 6, which Rossi
claims, then the input is a maximum of 167 kW!
So if it's fake, there is only a 167 kW that can be dangerous, don't get
me wrong that can still be very dangerous.
But if you are a true skeptic than the calculations should be based also
upon this fake amount of 167 kW i.s.o. 1 MW, because everyone can see
the amount of energy that is put in it!
Kind regards,
MoB
