In a video of the Papp engine that was fitted with a transparent cylinder sleeve, no coil was used so that the reaction could be seen. The piston sometimes moved but not with any force.
Cheers: Axil On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 3:55 PM, Harry Veeder <[email protected]> wrote: > does that mean the piston does not move? > Harry > > On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 2:53 PM, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > > Removing the coil disables the Papp reaction. > > > > > > > > Cheers: Axil > > > > > > On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 12:32 PM, Harry Veeder <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> > >> sorry if this has already been discussed, but does the papp engine > >> heat up if the coil is removed? > >> > >> Harry > >> > >> On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 8:37 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > In reply to Axil Axil's message of Fri, 10 Aug 2012 20:34:44 -0400: > >> > Hi, > >> > [snip] > >> >>(*C12* is C12 in an excited state - it has an additional 15.96 MeV > that > >> >> it* > >> >>* * > >> >> > >> >>*desperately wants to get rid of)* > >> >> > >> >>This is only true when the coulomb barrier is up at full strength. But > >> >> when > >> >>the coulomb barrier is completely down, protons behave like neutrons. > >> >> They > >> >>can exit the nucleus with no energy penalty. > >> >> > >> >>I explain this in the thread “the bumpy road.” > >> > > >> > If there were no energy penalty to protons (or neutrons) leaving the > >> > nucleus, > >> > then the nucleus would fall apart. This doesn't happen. > >> > > >> > BTW the Coulomb barrier is partially a misnomer. It's a Coulomb > barrier > >> > for > >> > positively charged particles trying to enter the nucleus, but > actually a > >> > nuclear > >> > binding force barrier for particles trying to leave the nucleus. > >> > > >> > Regards, > >> > > >> > Robin van Spaandonk > >> > > >> > http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html > >> > > >> > > > >
