On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 9:59 AM, David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote:
> You misread the graph. Ask Horace to help you understand what it shows as > he has the program that answers your question. Direct any further inquires > to him. I am confident he can straighten your problem out. > > A graph is worth many words Cude. It is clear that a large instantaneous > fixed heat source generates a delay which is followed by a rapidly > increasing gradient. Look at the graph more carefully. > > > In other words, you don't have a clue what the graphs mean, and you're hoping I don't either. But I do. In the first graph, a step increase in the power input at x=0, results in a very *gradual* increase in the temperature gradient at the water interface over several hours. The next graph shows the power transfer (proportional to the temperature gradient) increases slowly to about half the power input over about 3 hours. The graph he put in at the end involves active controls, which I didn't look up, but although power spikes occur there, they are extremely narrow, and not at all consistent with the step increase needed to explain Rossi's claims.
