Rossi provides a moving target for those who want to understand what he is doing from one day to the next.
When he described the Hot-Cat, he said that he did not need a catalyst any more. But this statement is equivocal. Rossi when from a hydrogen gas envelope to supply hydrogen to his reactor, to a solid hydride, that releases and restores hydrogen as a function of the reactors operational temperature. But this Lithium Aluminum hydride performs two critical functions symaltianiously. Yes, the hydride stores and releases hydrogen, but it also supplies lithium as the "secret sauce" which replaces potassium that was used in his lower temperature reactors. This lithium will find its way into the crystal structure of the alumina, where it combines with hydrogen to form lithium hydride. This is the fuel source of the Hot-Cat. The vapor pressure of the LiH is increased by its storage inside the alumina crystals which keeps the hydrogen from decomposing at high temperatures which would usually free the hydrogen from its chemical bounds with lithium. Rossi might know what is happening with lithium but he also might not. Is this lack of revelation about lithium destructive of his patent application, you be the judge. On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 11:24 AM, H Veeder <[email protected]> wrote: > Rossi's original name for the Ecat was the energy catalyst, so the > putative catalyst​ might be the reactor itself. ;-) > > Harry > > On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 12:50 AM, Eric Walker <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> See David French's analysis of Andrea Rossi's new patent application: >> >> >> http://coldfusionnow.org/andrea-rossi-2nd-us-patent-application-published-6-nov-2014-at-uspto/ >> >> David French concludes: >> >> How can the best mode requirement be met when a catalyst is required and >>> that catalyst is not disclosed? How could this application even have been >>> filed? ... Others can search through this disclosure for ostensibly useful >>> technical information, but as a patent filing this application will >>> encounter great difficulties. >>> >> >> With the acquisition of the technology by IH, Rossi has had the >> opportunity to avail himself of competent counsel. At face value it seems >> he has not done so. Or perhaps this is another play of some kind. Things >> never seem to get boring. >> >> Eric >> >> >
