again, be sure to see Letts' IE issue #112 article next month.
I don't really know about a "catalyst". However, I do find the use of addition
of alloys that lower the energy of vacancy of formation are useful. examples:
Cu in Ni, Au in Pd, Sn in Ti,.......
I know that some are opposed to the concept of vacancies being relevant-
However, lowering the energy for their formation seem useful. I envision it as
allowing for ease of H or D flux through the material and allowing more rapid
shifts from equilibrium.
The other useful additive is ammonia or CO to help remove oxide covers of Ni
powders. However, I prefer to reduce the metal in situ and avoid oxide
complications.
D2
To: vortex-l@eskimo.com
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Cravens report on NI Week demo
From: dlrober...@aol.com
Date: Fri, 20 Sep 2013 20:41:11 -0400
Eric,
Rossi has done an excellent job of hiding the details of his catalyst. The
facts will come out before long if production begins in earnest on his system.
Do you have any idea what function is performed by his catalyst? My first
thoughts are that it facilitates the breaking up of the hydrogen molecules into
individual atoms somewhat like what happens when a spark passes though the low
energy gas. This is just a guess since DGT appears to achieve the same goal
with their system.
Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Walker <eric.wal...@gmail.com>
To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com>
Sent: Fri, Sep 20, 2013 6:39 pm
Subject: Re: [Vo]:Cravens report on NI Week demo
On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 3:32 PM, David Roberson <dlrober...@aol.com> wrote:
I have begged Rossi to produce a curve of energy generated versus temperature
applied to his material to no avail. With that type of information one can
begin to actually engineer a device that functions on demand provided the
material is not too inconsistent.
Btw, I've come to the working hypothesis that Rossi really does have a
"catalyst" (just as he has always claimed). The catalyst in this instance
would either be heat activated or possibly activated from electrical
stimulation (I assume there is not much difference in the resulting behavior).
When the catalyst kicks in, at the right threshold or level of electrical
stimulation, one would see more of an heat effect. I suppose this might or
might not be accompanied with runaway, but the two are not necessarily the same
-- increased activity, on one hand, and runaway, above and beyond such an
increase, on the other. It would be interesting to see the results of your
model with the effect of a catalyst added in. I assume in Rossi's case the
catalyst is temperature activated (e.g., a thermionic beta emitter).
Eric
