The more patents I read on LENR, the more the essencials become clear: - there should be a mechanism of mechanical stress causes by nickel lattices that expand due to the absorbtion of hydrogen ions. - the nickel surface parts should be ultra free of oxide to allow easy absorbtion of hydrogen.
In the case of contantan these mechanism are both in place. Oxidized nickel clusters will be reacting faster to hydrogen than the oxidized copper clusters, allowing the nickel to absorb hydrogen earlier than the copper clusters, causing friction between these different types of clusters. The early findings of Patterson show indeed this type of friction as well. I just wonder what Rossi is using. Likely not pure nickel powder, but also apowderized alloy. On Sunday, December 30, 2012, Terry Blanton wrote: > > > On Sat, Dec 29, 2012 at 9:15 PM, <[email protected]<javascript:_e({}, > 'cvml', '[email protected]');> > > wrote: > > >> >> 1) The coefficient of thermal expansion between the plastic and the >> metal coatings are at least an order of magnitude different. This >> causes stresses between the coating layers and the core of plastic >> ball. Repeated temperature changes of the metal coated ball will >> cause the coating to flake off and will stop the energy generation >> process. >> > > This might explain why Patterson's later beads no longer produced excess > energy. If Storm's theory is correct, it is the cracks resulting from the > stresses which made the beads produce excess heat. If Patterson found a > way to prevent the stressing due to the difference in coefficient of > expansion, he might have solved the flaking problem; but, at the same time, > he killed the process in preventing the surface cracking. > > Now wouldn't that be a hoot! > > >
