I have not kept up with vortex posts of late, so if this duplicates
material already discussed my apologies. I have been working on
photo analysis to better estimate E-cat dimensions, volume, and flow
rates.
These comments are in regard to the Lewan 6 Oct video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=NNCuLAZKvL4
This video starts about 1 hour into the self sustaining portion of
the test. I just happened to notice that for about 3 seconds, from
time 1:22 to 1:25, Rossi grasps the non-insulated portion of the
steam hose where it enters the heat exchanger. If the hose were full
of steam this would seem difficult to impossible?
Also noteworthy: In the ecat.com video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EhvD4KuAEmo
at time 0:29, there were 30 strokes in 40 seconds, or about 45
strokes per minute. That is a maximum flow rate of (30 str/(40 s))*(2
ml/str) = 1.5 ml/sec, or 5.4 liters per hour, if the pump stroke were
set at the maximum 2 ml.
The Lewan video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?NR=1&v=NNCuLAZKvL4
at “one hour or so” into self sustained mode, at the beginning of
the video, there were 62 strokes in 90 seconds, or about 41 strokes
per minute. This represents a lower maximum feasible flow rate than
the above earlier video, i.e. a maximum of 1.38 ml/sec, or 5 liters
per hour.
The pump stroke rate was reduced during the heat after death segment.
Perhaps this was due to increased pressure in the E-cat vs the
initial warm up period when internal temperature was below 100°C,
when the first video was taken. If the pressure is indeed regulated
at 2 bar then the flow per stroke for the pump should be
significantly less than 2 ml, further reducing the flow rate.
Best regards,
Horace Heffner
http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/
