The sequence you suggest is not observed!! Therefore, we must agree,
transmutation CAN NOT be the source of heat from an e-Cat.
Ed
On Jun 22, 2013, at 11:44 PM, Axil Axil wrote:
The transmutation model that I believe that the ash assays of LENR
reactors point to is a quark plasma model in which nuclei are broken
down by fission and concurrently built up by fusion. The elements so
derived could be reprocessed by a reaction reformulation process
indefinitely.
For example, Ni fusions to Cu by addition of another p, then it
fissions to Co, then fissions to Fe, then fission to Cr, then
fission to Ti, then fusions to V, then fusions to Cr and so on over
and over again.
In this way, the energy (E=Mc2) content of the initial fuel load of
metal and gas is gradually released by repetitive nuclear processes.
The mass of the fuel load gradually evaporates over months of
operation.
As your calculations show, this is the only way that a Ni/H reaction
can operate for months of years without reload.
This long duration reaction fuel load requirement puts a tight limit
on the reactions that can produce this long duration release of
nuclear power.
On Sun, Jun 23, 2013 at 1:04 AM, Edmund Storms
<[email protected]> wrote:
Regardless of the mechanism, each proposed nuclear reaction has an
energy consequence. Here are the consequences for the three
reactions proposed to occur. Notice that to make one watt of power,
the rate must be between 10^11 and 10^12 events/sec. This means that
the reactants must move at this rate from where they are normally
located in the material by diffusion and assemble where the nuclear
reaction can occur. Which model do you think can be consistent with
such a reaction rate?
In addition, notice the amount of reactant that must be converted
in one year while 10 kW is made. The amount of deuterium isotope is
easily contained in the material. The amount of H2 is less likely to
be contained and would have to be added from an outside source to
produce this much energy. Notice that 31 g of Ni would be converted
to Cu. This means that ALL of a typical charge of Ni powder would
have to be converted to copper to achieve this much energy. Why do
you think this might be possible?
Of course, different amounts of power and total energy can be used
as the basis for the calculations, but several basic facts remain.
1. Use of H2 has a limit to the duration of energy production while
using H2 only contained in the e-Cat. So far, no test has run ling
enough to test this limit. Nevertheless, the limit will determine
the practical use of this energy source.
2. Use of transmutation requires a large fraction of the Ni in a
typical charge be converted. How is this possible? How can a large
number of small Ni particles be made active such that all of the Ni
in many particles would be converted to Cu? This requirement is
based on the logical assumption that many particles would be dead,
typical of normal Ni, while a few particles would be active and have
to suffer complete conversion to account for the claimed amount of
energy. This fact does not depend on HOW the reaction might occur,
which creates an entirely different problem. Once all of the Ni is
converted to Cu in an active particle, why is the Cu not converted
to Zr by addition of another p? I suggest a proposed model that
requires use of transmutation to make energy MUST take these
questions into account.
Ed
d+e+d, ~24 MeV/event
1 watt= 2.6x1011 events/sec
10kW for 1 year = 0.54 gm D2
p+e+p, ~1.4 MeV/event
1 watt= 4.5x1012 events/sec
10kW for 1 year = 4.7 g H2
62Ni + p = 63Cu, ~6.1 MeV/event
1 watt = 1.0x1012 events/sec
10kW for 1 year = 31.0 g Ni
