did the "reaction" produce heat under those circumstances? Harry
On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 4:03 PM, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >
