Alain Sepeda <alain.sep...@gmail.com> wrote: I think that comparative calorimetry is not accpetable, not needed, given > the hysteric level of skepticism and the high COP. >
I agree, but you do need a good calibration before and after the test. I suppose that amounts to the same thing as comparative calorimetry. It is best to apply the most conventional method available. Contrary to Carl Sagan, extraordinary claims require the most ordinary proof you can manage. Never use an unusual method when a standard, proven, off-the-shelf instrument is available. That is why the Levi test with the IR camera was so good, and why Ericsson and Pomp's suggestion that they use a do-it-yourself IR camera is so ridiculous. (I think the suggestion was they should use the raw output from a camera directly rather than going through the manufacturer's firmware and software.) - Jed
