On May 25, 2013, at 2:45 PM, Eric Walker wrote:
On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 11:14 AM, Edmund Storms
<[email protected]> wrote:
You are really suggesting H+D = He3 fusion. This was suggested in
1989 and efforts were made to look for the resulting He3 without
success. The only time He3 was detected, it resulted from tritium
decay. Nevertheless, tritium IS detected, which can only result
from H+D fusion with an electron added. The absence of He3 and the
presence of tritium led to my model describing a process that
functions the same way no matter which hydron is present.
Since you mention 1989, I assume you're talking about Pd/D
experiments. I would not be surprised at all if there were
insignificant levels of 3He in Pd/D experiments, given what we know
about the 4He being correlated with excess heat. When I talk about
3He as a byproduct, I have the Ni/H system specifically in mind.
If D+H can fuse, what effect do you think the relative concentration
of D and H has on the rate? The D2O contains as much H2O as the H2
contains deuterium. Therefore, both conditions should produce the same
amount of He3. Nevertheless, no He3 is found when D2O is used
containing a little H2O. Why not? On the other hand, the rate of
tritium production is sensitive to the D/H ratio. This is a major
clue - we don't get many clues in this field and have to make the most
of what is observed.
Have there been systematic investigations of 3He evolution in
connection with Ni/H in recent years? Was there excess heat? Have
there been convincing demonstrations of excess heat in Ni/H
systems? It seems pretty clear to me at this point that we do not
know enough about the Ni/H system to give positive answers to these
questions -- it's all still up in the air. That means that we're at
the beginning, in a sense, and 3He is just one among many possible
byproducts that might be detected, as well as additional D2, as you
propose.
Eric, you are making a different series of assumptions than I am.
The future will determine which assumption is correct. As for me, I'm
not going to waste my time looking for He3 unless more reason is found.
Ed Storms
Eric
