At 03:00 PM 7/11/2012, Rich Murray wrote:
maybe, the cathode becomes coated with many micro and nano bubbles, raising its surface electrical resistance -- then micro and nano explosions on the surface, which quickly becomes much more rugged with tractal geometry, expose the metal directly to the electrolyte, with reduced average electrical resistance -- check this with microphones able to hear very brief, tiny micro and nano explosions --
This effect would be quite visible, if large enough to affect resistance in this way. Notice that with some observations of this effect, the lowered resistance persists and is sustained, along with sustained excess heat. That indicates that a single transient phenomenon like bubble-blowing-off is not the cause, that wouldn't last for more than a minute or two, at most given bubble generation rates.
Bubble noise is well-known in this work, it shows up when you look at voltage with high data rate and no averaging. So, with this theory, there would be a rapid transient (the effect described) and bubble noise would disappear for a short time. Easy to spot.
can this be done with unusual electrolytes at a few degrees above absolute zero? -- then the explosions might be more easily detectable as sounds and light flashes -- can verify any subtle nucear reactions -- strive to set up micro and nano scale experiments to allow detection and precise measurement of individual events ...
Rich, you are to be congratulated for an ability come up with utterly preposterous ideas. Electrolytes at a few degrees above absolute zero, when nearly everything is frozen utterly solid? This is an electrolytic effect, with a deuterium oxide electrolyte (by the way, the effect has been seen with light water as well, another story. Less well established, for sure.)
The FPHE is known to be generally enhanced at higher temperatures. We expect LENR to be non-existent at very low temperatures, at least this kind of LENR. Muon-catalyzed LENR is only operable at those very low temperatures, the formation of muonic hydrogen would be very transient at higher temperatures, I'd assume. Basically, nobody with resources is even going to think of looking there, and it makes no sense.
We do know that deuterium at close to absolute zero, and even under very high pressure, doesn't fuse....
Good thing, too. Or we'd be minus at least one lab, the first one to try it.
