I am sure you are correct about the particles being irregular in shape. The surface area is mainly what I am interested in and spheres of the average size would be on the low side, but not necessarily by much. It is difficult to get an exact answer for the surface areas that are active, but I think it is better to give it a try instead of assuming that it can not be done. One most likely can obtain a correction factor that accounts for the lack of perfection.
At the moment no one actually knows what proportion of the area is capable of LENR since we do not know exactly how the active regions are constructed. I think that it is interesting that a quick calculation of the power output of a roughly Rossi sized collection of particles came within the ballpark of his claims using information obtained from Celani's experiment. I envision this translation process as a tool to add to our understanding. Would it not be great if a wire could be tested that has been processed in a known manner to determine how well it performs in the powdered form? This type of process would eliminate many variables associated with a powder test such as the exact distribution of particle sizes within a powder and whether or not the individual particles were plated properly. This type of test translation could save a lot of experimental time. At the moment I am pretty excited about the possible applications of this concept. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Thu, Dec 6, 2012 2:36 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Method of LENR Material Comparison David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: I have found a way to calculate the area, volume, and number of spheres required to have any specified mass once a radius is chosen. I believe the particles are irregular. Not very spherical. How would that affect your method? - Jed
