In the design previously reported by Penon (8/2012), we have to conclude that it was functional - perhaps exceptionally so, because it melted down. In this design the only place to contain the H2 would be in a thin layer between the proposed close fitting concentric tubes welded to appear as a single tube in the core. Given this possible history, there are 2 initial possibilities for the "HT2" design. One is that they simply took the welded concentric steel tube of the 8/2012 design and hammered in some end caps. The second is that the powder is coating the inside of the HT2 cylinder and the hydride was added inside and it was hammered shut eliminating the need for the concentric metal tubes.
As I think about Rossi's reference to "cat and mouse", it strikes me that both of above may be true. Rossi may have begun with his successful concentric tube design having fuel powder and a hydride between the two tubes that are welded closed. Then he could have added more fuel powder (perhaps a different blend) and a hydride to the center of the welded coaxial tube. Then the end caps were cold welded (hammered) into place creating a second LENR chamber. Maybe it is the same fuel in the center, but a different hydride loading to provide a different H2 pressure in the inner cylinder, and hence, a hybrid 2-stage behavior. Clever fellow, Mr. Rossi! On Fri, Jul 5, 2013 at 11:14 AM, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: > Bob - The quote I supplied applies to the last HotCat design and you > stated that the coaxial arrangement you envisioned was in the previous > design. Sorry to conflate the two.**** > > ** ** > > But the bottom line is that in the current design, which we must assume is > advanced beyond the Penon design, the stainless capsule is probably not > coaxial with another tube inside of it, due to the end caps - so the point > is moot. **** > > ** ** > > However, it is a big deal – in general to determine whether or not > plasmon/polaritons are involved. That could be the major breakthrough > allowing high temperature operation, if true.**** > > ** ** > > If they are involved, then they probably cannot form easily inside the > stainless capsule due to lack of a proper dielectric/metal surface > interface. Of course if another ceramic tube were actually inside the > stainless, rather than outside - then that arrangement would suffice, but > there is no evidence for that arrangement due to the conical end caps.**** > > ** ** > > A third possibility would be that the capsule contains all four items > needed: the hydride to release the hydrogen, the nickel, the catalyst and a > dielectric ceramic on which plasmons form in powder form.**** > > >
