Am 07.10.2011 22:44, schrieb Jed Rothwell:
As shown in the video, the water condensed from steam in the external
heat exchanger is not recycled back into the cell. It goes out the
hose into the drain. So it is not accounted for in the flow
calorimetry. In the plans for this test, someone mentioned that the
condensed water would be recycled back into the cell.
The primary circuit is closed, the condensed water&steam IS recycled.
Rossi explained this /repeatedly/ in his forum.
The secondary circuit is open. The water is not recycled.
Rossi explained this /repeatedly/ in his forum.
This would reduce heat loss. I am sure that the condensed water is
still quite hot. As I said, this is not detected by the flow
calorimetry. It is not "recovered."
2. There is a "crinkly" internal heat exchanger inside the reactor. I
do not understand what its purpose is. Lewan told me it transfers heat
from the cell to the steam primary loop. Why do you need a heat
exchanger for that? . . . The design of this thing baffles me.
I think that is the additional big "heat spreader" in the fat cat. It
increases efficiency and stability, but also increases weight and volume.
Rossi often said this in his forum.
Of course a heat spreader is also a heat exchanger, but "heat spreader"
is more specific.
Peter
