In reply to Jones Beene's message of Wed, 15 Oct 2014 12:13:20 -0700: Hi, [snip]
If 0.006 gm of H has to supply 1.5 MWh, then each atom needs to supply 9.3 MeV. This is not out of the question, if the right reaction is found. However if it only acts as a catalyst for neutron transfer reactions, then nowhere near that amount would be needed. >Lithium - 0.01 grams >Aluminum 0.05 grams >Hydrogen 0.006 grams > >We are also told that the fuel powder is put into a cavity filled with air >and not evacuated, so it is clear that as soon as the 6 milligrams of >hydrogen is released from the carrier, it will oxidize to steam, and then as >the temperature rises, and the steam pyrolizes at 1200 C, we will end-up >preferentially with a stable hydroxide. > >That would be Gibbsite, perhaps. Is there a better scenario? > >At any rate this does not seem to be a hydrogen reactor. Since no >radioactive debris is seen in the ash, it may not be a nuclear reactor >either, but for certain 6 milligrams of hydrogen is unlikely to provide over >a MWhr of heat. If every single atom converted in the Alain's version of the >"hydrotron" reaction we would be left out in the cold by a factor of 10 >times too little heat. > >Jones > Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
