In reply to James Bowery's message of Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:20:21 -0500: Hi, [snip] >> >How could such a short-lived neutron could get to the engine block? >> >> ..the reaction happens at or in the wall of the engine block. e.g. D + >> 56Fe => >> 57Fe + H + 5.4 MeV, or D + 58Fe => 59Fe (radioactive) + H + 4.3 MeV. >> >> BTW this is interesting because there is actually only a small amount of >> 58Fe in >> natural iron. Adding a neutron to either of the more common isotopes 56Fe >> or >> 57Fe yields a stable isotope in both cases. There are of course other >> elements >> present in steel in small amounts, and adding neutrons to these can also >> create >> radioactive isotopes. >> >> Regards, >> >> Robin van Spaandonk >> >> http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html >> > >But now you're denying the original premise Jones put forth which was that >the chemical energy from reactions involving neutron transfer from D were >uniquely energetic as in the formation of hydrogen chloride.
I take Jones' original statement to mean that the formation of HCl (DCl?) is the only chemical reaction known to result in nuclear reactions. If Hydrino formation is the actual mechanism involved, then the explanation is simple:- The chemical chain reaction which creates DCl results in the production of lots of free D atoms and also DCl molecules (the latter being a Mills catalyst). These two in combination can create some highly shrunken D or D2, which then could at least in theory, react with the metals in the cylinder wall, as described here above. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
