In reply to Axil Axil's message of Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:14:05 -0500: Hi Axil, [snip] >Thanks Robin for responding > >My theory of operations regarding the Rossi powder requires that the >metal(s) must be paramagnetic at the operating temperature of the reactor. > >This comes from Dr. Kim who states that the powder be weakly reactive >magnetically to form a coherent proton based Bose-Einstein condensate as >follows > >http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2746057/posts: > >*The generalized BECNF theory [4] can be applied to the case of >hydrogen-nickel fusion reactions observed in Rossi?s device (the energy >catalyzer) [5] under the following two conditions: (1) additives used (not >disclosed in the patent application) form Ni alloy and/or Ni metal/alloy >oxide in the surface regions of nickel nano-scale particles, so that Ni >atoms/nuclei become mobile with a sufficiently large diffusion coefficient >and (2) local magnetic field is very weak in the surface regions, providing >a suitable environment in which two neighboring protons can couple their >spins anti-parallel to form spin-zero singlet state (S=0). Relatively low >Curie temperature (nickel has the Curie temperature of 631 * >*oK (~358 oC)) is expected to help to maintain the weak magnetic field in >the surface regions. If Rossi?s device is operated at temperatures greater >than the Curie temperature ~ 358 oC and with hydrogen pressures of up to ~ >22 bars, the conditions (1) and (2) may have been achieved in Rossi's >device."* >** >The nickel recrystallization temperature of 600C is probably enhanced by >the nano structure of the powder but 600C provides a good rule of thumb >recrystallization temperature for nickel. > > >The working range of the paramagnetic nickel powder is therefore 358C to >600C, >Iron does not have a similar working range because its curie point is about >750C and this is way above the recrystallization temperature of 400C. IOW, >Iron has a negative working temperature range making it nonfunctional >magnetically and therefore cannot be used as as a component material for >the Rossi powder.
There is however a whole range of stainless steals with varying magnetic properties. Perhaps one can be found to suit? Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
