The reason for the use of nickel in the Ni/H reactor is its ability to support the development of robust dipole activity on the surface of the micro-powder.
This makes for stronger polariton development and associated strength in the formation of the power in the NAE.. On Wed, May 22, 2013 at 8:26 AM, Roarty, Francis X < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Dennis,**** > > I like the idea that NI 62 might be the source of energy, > initially I balked at selection of an isotope with the highest binding > energy thinking the best candidate should exhibit the weakest binding > energy and therefore be more susceptible to an “induced” form of decay > provided by the cavity, This idea of causing an unnatural mixture of > isotopes with excess binding energy and then mixing them in the NAE / > catalyst may be a way to rapidly accelerate reactions and aging of, and > between the isotopes. – I would like to read over your theory if you have a > link.**** > > Regards**** > > Fran**** > > ** ** > > *From:* Axil Axil [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Tuesday, May 21, 2013 2:57 PM > *To:* vortex-l > *Subject:* EXTERNAL: Re: [Vo]:substitutes?**** > > ** ** > > DJ Cravens **** > > **** > > The LENR reaction is driven by geometry not material.**** > > **** > > The high school reactor uses tungsten without isotope separation. The key > to the process is to use micro and nanoparticles is a wide range of > sizes to support dark mode EMF amplification.**** > > **** > > Additional theory is available upon request.**** > > ** ** > > On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 1:48 PM, DJ Cravens <[email protected]> wrote: > **** > > yes Ni62 has the lowest binding energy/nuc. > Fe 56 has the lowest mass per nuc. (due to p n masses). > > if some isotope of Fe or other material can be found to be active, there > is a chance that alloys with some isotope of Fe and something that is > permeable to p's might be useful. > > My guess right now is that perhaps Ni 62 is the energy out and that the > other isotopes of Ni might be "sucking" up some of the energy. > > Dennis > > PS I am presently using La Ni 5 alloys. But perhaps a Fe Ti alloy might > be worth a try. > > **** > ------------------------------ > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Vo]:substitutes? > Date: Tue, 21 May 2013 09:31:32 -0700**** > > **** > > *From:* DJ Cravens **** > > **** > > Ni-62**** > > If we assume that speculation about Rossi is correct, what materials other > than Ni-62 could be used?**** > > If it is p + X reaction, what other isotopes other than Ni62 could be used? > **** > > Or perhaps it is really a p+p reaction with Ni-62 donating something???*** > * > > Anyone have any suggestions? **** > > **** > > This is an important point – is there a substitute for Ni-62?**** > > The best way to approach the subject is to look at the isotope and ask – > is there anything which is unique about this species? Then, if the answer > is “yes” we must ask – how does the unique property materialize in the > gainful reaction?**** > > As to the first part – yes - Ni-62 is a singularity in the periodic table, > being the one isotope with the highest binding energy per nucleon of all > known nuclides (~8.8 MeV per) … and yet here it is being identified as > active for the anomalous energy Rossi claims to have found with hydrogen.* > *** > > On the one hand, if there is true gain in this device primarily due to > properties of this isotope - being a singularity could be an important > clue. OTOH it is most surprising that the physical property for which it > derives its uniqueness - is the opposite of what one logically expects in > the situation. That property, which is “highest binding energy” means the > isotope is the most stable. What is the next most stable? That would be an > iron isotope, but iron could have chemical properties which interfere with > the nuclear reaction**** > > As for Part-2 of the inquiry… which is “why” … this has been addressed > piecemeal in prior postings, and I will collect these, with revisions, in > another posting.**** > > Jones**** > > **** > > **** > > **** > > ** ** >
