This subject may have already been thoroughly discussed in the past, but if not I think it would be a good one for us to consider. On occasions I have seen one LENR material used within a device compared to a second one based upon the power being extracted and the mass of nickel. An example would be to state that some particular device produced 10 watts per gram of nickel mixture.
It is relatively simple to understand that the power must pass through the surface area of a sphere or other geometric shape on its way to being measured. Furthermore, the teachings of Dr. Storms and many others suggest that the surface features of the nickel contain the active regions which harbor the energy release mechanisms. If this is true then I think that it is more descriptive to rate an LENR material in watts per square meter or square centimeter, etc. If we use this type of comparison, it tends to illuminate the actual active process instead of concentrating upon the amount of material in use. Of course we care about the amount of material and that should also be stated along with the watts per surface area so that the complete picture emerges. If, for instance someone wants to predict the performance of a material that is composed of spheres of a particular size as the radius is reduced or increased, he can use the new factor directly. This comparison factor seems to be well suited to nickel-hydrogen gas systems since one would expect the hydrogen to work its way deeply into the nickel powder looking for reaction regions. I have not calculated this factor thus far for any of the current materials such as the wire used by Celani or the powder of Rossi, and I was hoping others would take the initiative saving me the extra effort. Please post your results if you take the time to perform this task. It should be noted that the factor is not totally open ended in both directions. For instance, a given mass of nickel can have only one minimum area which can go no lower. This would be in the form of a smooth sphere of material. Any other geometric shape must have a larger surface area than that of the sphere. The lower end is a bit more difficult to handle since theoretically it is possible to reduce the size of the individual particles until they consist of single atoms. I suspect that some magic will show up as the size of the particles of material are reduced heading toward the size of a single atom. There will most likely be some nano sized particle that exhibits the most controlled power output for its surface area. Davve
