The refuel process adds noble gas instead of replacing it. This on-the-fly refuel means that there is no buildup of reaction ash as is normal in all other LENR devices.
Cheers: Axil On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 5:48 PM, Alan J Fletcher <[email protected]> wrote: > At 04:29 PM 8/14/2012, Michael Foster wrote: > >> The piston rings are rubber O-rings. There's no way in hell that >> the helium in the noble gas mixture will stay in the cylinder for an >> appreciable length of time. >> Helium is notoriously fugitive and will escape from virtuall any >> container not made of solid glass >> or metal. O-rings just aren't going to work in their engine unless the >> noble gas mixture can be >> replenished frequently. >> > > Both the new patent application and John Rohner's descrpition > http://pesn.com/2009/07/18/**9501554_Plasma_Transition_** > Process_motor_system/<http://pesn.com/2009/07/18/9501554_Plasma_Transition_Process_motor_system/> > say there is a gas cannister so that the engine can be recharged on the > fly : > > The same volume of gas mixture is used for reaction over and over again > for an extended period of time. Loss of gas mixture is not considered > because of the increased pressure during the power stroke and the vacuum > during the non power stroke. So any gas leaking past the sealing rings of > the pistons will be very small. The PlasmERG controller also has a refuel > action to keep this from being a field problem. PlasmERG's fuel cans look > like the air conditioner refueler "freon " cans used to refill a car air > conditioner. They are screwed in and used as needed. > > ..... > > > They also sense cylinder reaction power output, so they know when to > "refuel"; and they expect to be able to do this automatically on the run. > > > > >
