Hi All, I've been considering ideas for running LENR experiments in parallel. I know P&F and others have done some experiments like this in the past with running multiple electrolytic cells simultaneously, so this is certainly an option. I'm wondering if there are any other thoughts on parallel experimental methods to screen materials. If we know that the effect appears maybe 1/20 to 1/7 times can a pre-screening process be performed in a relatively rapid manner to narrow down the material that works the best.
One idea I had was to take a quartz tube (e.g., Celani/MFMP original cell design) with a heating element and loaded with hydrogen. In the bottom of the tube, have several types of materials (e.g., different nickel powder mixtures/sizes etc..) discretely separated and monitored with an IR camera similar to the setup for the E-cat test. The image could be monitored to determine which samples give off the most heat. Since the reproducibility problem is in part a materials problem, then it makes sense to me to develop a screening method to more quickly find samples that work and discard those that don't. A process using a method to simultaneously screen many samples would seem to be the most efficient way to empirically screen materials. NASA's chip array design would have some promise in this area, but would seem less practical, more expensive, and limited compared to other possibilities (e.g., IR camera). Any thoughts on this matter or other ideas on efficient materials screening processes? Best regards, Jack
