Hello group,
Have a look at the following photo and the attached technical
information. These come from a quite reliable inside source who was
allowed to "leak" some data and information about Rossi's 1200 °C test
E-Cat core currently under testing. This was originally in Italian
language, any error in translation is my fault.
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http://i.imgur.com/4XlY2.jpg
[The reactor] is composed of two coaxial steel cylinders. The internal
space between the two cylinders contains an electrical heating
resistance and the reaction chamber with the active material. The
cylinder bases are sealed with heat resistant sealant for blast furnace
use. Pressure sealing is not needed. The whole has been painted in black
to increase emissivity and can withstand 1200 °C.
The photo shows a phase of the measurements
At the time of this photo, the average outer surface temperature was 801
°C, with local hot spots of 873 °C. The inner surface temperature ranged
from 1100 °C to over 1200 °C. Two electrical heating resistances in
parallel (the 4 visible cables). Value of the resistances in parallel: 6
Ohm. AC (50 Hz) input voltage of 147 Volts. Current consumption 24.25
Ampere. Power consumption 3.56 kW. Heat power irradiated by both inner
and outer walls, assumed equal for a total of 13.39 kW, including the
average ambient temperature of 35 °C.
Inner wall of bright white color, unapproachable under 1 meter of
distance because of hot air flow. Outer wall measured by thermal camera
with 2% measurement precision. Inner wall measurement by laser
thermometer from a 1.2 meter distance by the shaky hand of a person who
didn't want to get cooked.
Conservative, rounded down values due to heat taken off by convective
flow estimated to be at least 8% on the outer wall and low irradiation
cosine for the inner wall due to high irradiation angle toward laser
thermometer (pointing almost in axis with the inner cylinder).
Stable reaction, without strange happenings. Virtually boring.
COP raises when 1000 °C are exceeded on the outer wall. [Fuel]
consumption is that of a [nuclear] fusion reaction, that is, almost
nonexistent. A proper estimate would require to turn the thing on and
then taking a very long vacation before verifying the actual consumption.
For the sake of completeness, it should be noted that data are
preliminary and that inner cylinder measurements will have to be remade
with less shaky methods than a laser thermometer, in order to improve
results as it's a delicate measurement, since the inner surface is in
contact with the air heated by the surface itself.
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Cheers,
S.A.
