Does anyone recall seeing a calculation that indicates the size of a nickel sphere that would be melted by a single fusion event? I performed a quick, dirty calculation where I began with nickel at room temperature and allowed it to reach melting and then actually melt and came up with an interesting result. I used a nominal energy release of 5 MeV just as a reference level that can be scaled as needed. The energy was assumed to be released within a sphere of material. The nuclear event should be very fast acting and any heat conduction through the surface area to the outside is neglected for this figure.
The size calculated to be approximately 56 nanometers in diameter. If my calculation makes sense, then I would expect this size to be too small for useful powder since any activity would result in instant melting of the active region. A powder of the size that Rossi teaches (10 micrometers) would qualify as being large enough to handle a reasonable number of simultaneous nuclear reactions and still maintain its integrity. Another feature revealed by the calculation is that it seems likely that a local NAE would instantly melt out of existence if the energy is immediately thermalized at the location of the event. It appears as though the melting would impact a region that is of significant volume. I can post my calculations if anyone wants to look into this issue further. I am also giving further consideration to the large heat pulse generated by the nuclear reaction since nickel-hydrogen is shown to have a positive temperature coefficient. One of the main questions is how quickly does the temperature effect respond and why is this true. How does temperature cause the reactions to increase? Dave
