This is one of many statements made by the reviewers that is incomplete
and based on confusion. The fact is that when solid palladium is used
as the cathode, time is required for it to acquire the required high
D/Pd ratio and time is required for the active material to plate on the
surface. If this active surface is plated before it is put in the
calorimeter and Pt or another inert metal is used as the substrate, the
required time is much shorter. Cathodes once activated continue to
produce energy until the surface has been covered by material dissolved
from the anode. An electrolytic system is dynamic and can not be
expected to perform immediately and for a long time. The method used by
Arata is much more stable and long-lived, as are the ion bombardment
methods.
Ed
Harry Veeder wrote:
One of the criticisms of the DOE panel was that the cells did
not provide continuous excess power over the entire time span
of an experiment.
I think this is natural trait of CF systems, but it is not
without value as the DOE panel implies.
If one can learn to predict when a cell will produce
bursts of power, the cell is potentially a useful source
of power.
Harry Veeder
