It was 5 oz of water. I shut it down after the temp maxed out at 158F. On Oct 1, 2012 12:29 PM, "Arnaud Kodeck" <[email protected]> wrote:
> ** > Find here some simple calorimetry calculations : > > Electrical energy given to the system : 4.33 hours @ 12 watt = 187056 J => > 44677 cal > > To rise the temp from 55 F to 146 F, the system need 50 cal/g of water. > (Assuming electrodes and recipient are negligible) > > Assuming no loss of heat by dissipation, the electrical energy released > will rise the temperature of 44677 / 50 = 884g of water. > > If Jack use more than 884g of water, we are sure that there is another > energy source (chemical or other). > > ------------------------------ > *From:* ken deboer [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* lundi 1 octobre 2012 19:00 > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: [Vo]:Replication of Chuck Sites Nickel/Boron Experiment > > Very interesting, indeed. How much water are you using? If everything > were 100% efficient, and you were inputting 12 watts/hr = ~40 btu/hr, over > 3 hours you would have 120 btu, which theoretically could raise 1 pound of > water 120 F. > Best regards, kend > > On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Jack Cole <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks Jed, glad to do it. >> >> Small update: >> >> 7 am Temp 55F Start >> 9 am Temp 110F >> 10 am Temp 129F >> 11:20 am Temp 146F >> >> Outside temp started at 55F and was at 57F at 11:20 am. >> >> I'll keep running until the temp levels off. At that point, I'll work on >> setting up a control cell. The water has turned brown, so I presume >> something is also happening with the copper (either in the nickels or the >> exposed portion of copper wire attaching to the electrode). >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 1, 2012 at 10:00 AM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> Thanks for doing this! >>> >>> - Jed >>> >>> >> >
