You are exactly right. DGT have presented ZERO data. Every detail is anecdotal and probably non-existent.
Not only that their reported progress depends on trusting a company which admittedly stole the underlying technology. According to their own CEO, Defkalion acquired their process by way of industrial espionage at the University of Siena, where they pilfered Rossis secret ingredients. Why afford them the least bit of trust? They could actually poison the well for Rossi. From: Jed Rothwell Frederic Gilardone is quoted: Currently, the temperatures obtained are of the order of 600 ° C in the secondary circuit through the use of appropriate thermal fluids. The reactor can be activated and deactivated in a short period of time and the reaction is quite mastered (about 20 to 30 minutes after start). . . . What is it with the people who visit Defkalion?!? They don't have wristwatches? They don't carry pens or a pad of paper?!? "About 20 to 30 minutes" -- what the hell is that supposed to mean? Which is it? 20 or 30? How many times did you observe it? Did you write down the start time and duration to full power, or did you stand there gaping? "On the order of 600°C" means what? 550°C? 670°C +/- 30°C? What kind of calorimetry do they use? What is the flow rate? How has it been calibrated? What instruments do they use to measure input power? This is terribly annoying. Dekalion has is annoying! To my knowledge they have never published a calibration curve or any other qualitative data. These impressionistic reports are not science and not engineering. They are public relations fluff, like the science reporting in the "USA Today" newspaper. - Jed
