At 07:11 PM 8/20/2012, David Roberson wrote:
I agree with you Jed. The surface that is emitting the heat should be at the same temperature regardless of what the internal structure looks like. If the test wire dissipates 48 watts, then that much must exit through the surface. If less is released into the environment, then it must be stored continuously which of course is not possible. If more is released, then the internal temperature must continue to drop.
The issue here would be lack of uniform temperature in the device. Temperature is being measured at certain positions, but heat is flowing out from the whole device. Depending on where the temperature sensors are placed, errors in calorimetry can arise, that's the problem with the method of calorimetry being used. It requires skill.
It may be adequate for Celani and his purposes, and not adequate for McKubre and his. That's okay. McKubre is not dismissing Celani's results, only noting that the calorimetry he saw wasn't conclusive, as far as he saw it.
If you are looking for "proof" of LENR from Celani, you won't see it in this demonstration, unless you wanted to see it. NcKubre is very aware of expectation bias, taking great caution about it.
Celani's goal, however, is not proof. Just get that!
