David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: 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. >
People often use powder these days, which has a surface area slightly astronomical. I have no idea how you would compute that! Perhaps some method similar to dropping a little oil on water to estimate Avogodro's constant. Fleischmann is the only major figure in this field I know who said this is a bulk effect. Everyone else says "surface effect." Storms says "yes, surface, and only part of the surface" which is the best answer, I think. Who knows what fraction of the surface? That's difficult to determine. The IR camera videos from Pam Boss show that areas of the surface turn on and turn off. Cathodes with the same surface area from the same source sometimes produce completely different levels of heat. In short, this issue is important. It is interesting. It is a can of worms. - Jed
