On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 11:15 AM, Bob Higgins <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > Another point has to do with how the heat is conveyed from a LENR > reaction. Since the LENR reaction is likely a nano-scale event, heat must > be conveyed from the reaction in a way that doesn't make the NAE the > hottest spot. Otherwise, none of the reported melt-downs would be possible > - the NAE would evaporate itself before it could create enough heat to melt > the macro apparatus. This implies that the heat is conveyed from the NAE > by photons - not such high energy that they readily escape the reactor, but > high enough that it can penetrate through a mm or so of the surrounding > materials (which could be LENR powder), depositing heat as the photons are > attenuated in penetration. The important take-away is that the NAE cannot > be the hottest spot - it must heat its surroundings more than itself. > Given this, it is possible that the heat from the LENR is being absorbed in > the alumina in a distributed way, causing the LENR powder to be largely the > same temperature as the surrounding ceramic. I don't believe it is > necessary or probable that the core must be much higher temperature than > the shell. > > What you are proposing is the existence of anomalous cooler zone which conflicts the thermal expectations of law bound scientists. Anyway, IMO, if anomalous cool zones exist I think it is more likely they are able to persist away from the core. > Can we refocus this thread into discussion about the construction of the > latest reactor? For example: > > - Why do we think the end caps are so big? Are they part of a lower > temperature insulated mounting system? > - > > Perhaps he assembles each tube into a larger array and the end caps keep them thermally isolated from each other. Harry > > - Why do we think the 3-phase drive is used? > - What else? > > Bob Higgins > >
