He might be attempting to extract the energy of charged particles by some means. If they have a significant amount of kinetic energy, then they can be directed against a retarding electric field to give up some of that energy. I once speculated upon that possibility many months ago but felt that the amount of energy that could be obtained would not be enough to make a huge difference to the overall efficiency.
To accomplish this feat he will need to have a dialectic spacer of some sort that allows the charged particles to pass through(air would do) and be collected upon a metal electrode. Perhaps Compton effect driven electrons arising from low energy gammas might do the trick, especially if the number is multiplied due to multiple collisions. This is pure speculation buy I believe it is possible. I do not give much credence to what Rossi states these days. I think we must wait until we see the data to gain significant confidence. Dave -----Original Message----- From: mixent <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Mon, Apr 22, 2013 6:51 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:The Mexican hat In reply to [email protected]'s message of Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:09:55 +1000: Hi, [snip] >In reply to Jones Beene's message of Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:43:55 -0700: >Hi Jones, > >Wherever different metals meet, and heat is available, a thermocouple may form >that is capable of delivering large currents at very low voltage. Hence the need >for careful measurement. >(BTW, obviously not a very efficient way of generating electric power.) ..shooting from the lip again. :) Upon further reading I note the he is trying to capture the energy of energetic particles directly. A much more interesting approach. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
