Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-26 Thread mixent
In reply to Jones Beene's message of Sat, 25 Feb 2012 08:35:11 -0800: Hi, [snip] -Original Message- From: integral.property.serv...@gmail.com Robin: This has nothing to do with me (Robin). Think, say 20 atoms of Ni in a cluster surrounded by H gas. The thermal energy in the cluster

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-26 Thread integral.property.serv...@gmail.com
Robin, The cost of developing the prototype is estimated at between $100,000 and several million Check out Brad Lowe's images of his garage set up. You can do it for much less. http://ecatbuilder.com/builders/bhlowe H is the heat transfer agent. Not good. Why is this not good? Read

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-26 Thread mixent
In reply to integral.property.serv...@gmail.com's message of Sun, 26 Feb 2012 17:56:24 -0500: Hi, [snip] Robin, The cost of developing the prototype is estimated at between $100,000 and several million Check out Brad Lowe's images of his garage set up. You can do it for much less. I

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-25 Thread Robert Lynn
I agree, hydrogen will diffuse through metal walls until the hydrogen pressure (partial pressure) is the same on both sides. On 24 February 2012 20:54, mix...@bigpond.com wrote: In reply to Axil Axil's message of Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:20:54 -0500: Hi, [snip] • The high pressure CO2 coolant

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-25 Thread integral.property.serv...@gmail.com
Robin: Think, say 20 atoms of Ni in a cluster surrounded by H gas. The thermal energy in the cluster increases and transforms the increase of kenetic energy to the surrounding H. H is the heat transfer agent. Not good. Better: Surround cluster with other inert medium. Example: mix Cu, Fe,

RE: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-25 Thread Jones Beene
-Original Message- From: integral.property.serv...@gmail.com Robin: Think, say 20 atoms of Ni in a cluster surrounded by H gas. The thermal energy in the cluster increases and transforms the increase of kenetic energy to the surrounding H. H is the heat transfer agent. Not good.

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-24 Thread mixent
In reply to Axil Axil's message of Sun, 19 Feb 2012 16:20:54 -0500: Hi, [snip] • The high pressure CO2 coolant will eliminate hydrogen exfiltration from the hot kernel stainless steel reactor kernel walls; I don't think so. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-21 Thread Jay Caplan
. - Original Message - From: Chemical Engineer To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Monday, February 20, 2012 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor The travesty of the existing grid is that only 25-45% of the fossil energy produced in heat and elec. at the utility company ever

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-20 Thread Chemical Engineer
- *From:* Axil Axil javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'janap...@gmail.com'); *To:* vortex-l@eskimo.com javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'vortex-l@eskimo.com'); *Sent:* Sunday, February 19, 2012 7:30 PM *Subject:* Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor We are talking the cost effective generation

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-20 Thread Jed Rothwell
Chemical Engineer cheme...@gmail.com wrote: The grid of the future is no grid (existing grid will transistion to a hot backup for some time) That's what I said in my book, chapter 14. I discussed this with a lot of power company and EPRI people. Abandoning the distribution network will save a

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-20 Thread Axil Axil
and electric cars being notable examples. - Original Message - *From:* Axil Axil *To:* vortex-l@eskimo.com *Sent:* Sunday, February 19, 2012 7:30 PM *Subject:* Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor We are talking the cost effective generation of electricity here. Let us draw proper lessens from

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-20 Thread Jed Rothwell
Axil Axil janap...@gmail.com wrote: The economy of scale says that one room sized CO2 supercritical electric turbine is far more economical then 10 million sterling electric power generators. I doubt it. Not when you include the cost of the wires, substations, the people who repair the wires

RE: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-20 Thread Robert Leguillon
. This won't occur overnight, but seems to be a logical result of power system evolution. Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:36:15 -0500 Subject: Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor From: janap...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com The economy of scale says that one room sized CO2 supercritical

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-20 Thread Axil Axil
evolution. -- Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:36:15 -0500 Subject: Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor From: janap...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com The economy of scale says that one room sized CO2 supercritical electric turbine is far more economical then 10

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-20 Thread Chemical Engineer
In the future, I think the industrial sector will become independent power producers supplying all of their own needs and act as a backup for local communities. Utility companies will become obsolete long term. I hope LENR will be the boost that US manufacturing needs to cut costs, expand and

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-20 Thread Axil Axil
The US industrial sector is outsourcing absolutely everything they possibly can, including entire industrial plants and oil refineries. Electric utility companies might be obsolete in the UK because they are outsourcing their electric power from French nuclear. Germany will do the same when

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-20 Thread Chemical Engineer
2012 16:36:15 -0500 Subject: Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor From: janap...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com The economy of scale says that one room sized CO2 supercritical electric turbine is far more economical then 10 million sterling electric power generators. If you

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-20 Thread Axil Axil
to be a logical result of power system evolution. -- Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2012 16:36:15 -0500 Subject: Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor From: janap...@gmail.com To: vortex-l@eskimo.com The economy of scale says that one room sized CO2 supercritical electric turbine

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-20 Thread Robert Lynn
The key issue is that household electricity demand averages about 0.3-1.5kW, but can spike up to 10kW with aircon, ovens, hairdryers, clothes dryers, toasters, kettles, lawnmowers, powertools etc. It is very hard to make a system that can cover such a range efficiently or cheaply. Currently even

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-20 Thread Chemical Engineer
After LENR, eLectricity, now virtually free will be exchanged like college kids share torrents, afterall they are just electrons. On Monday, February 20, 2012, Robert Lynn wrote: The key issue is that household electricity demand averages about 0.3-1.5kW, but can spike up to 10kW with aircon,

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-20 Thread Alain Sepeda
I agree. the grid will not die, but will change from a delivery grid to an exchange grid. for me it is like internet. internet did nt kill the mainframe, but replaced it by servers that behave like big or small mainframes, providing different services, organized according to the needs, but also

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-20 Thread Chemical Engineer
The travesty of the existing grid is that only 25-45% of the fossil energy produced in heat and elec. at the utility company ever makes it to the end user. The rest goes out the stack/cooling tower/river or ocean water as Polution to the environment On Monday, February 20, 2012, Alain Sepeda

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-20 Thread Alain Sepeda
you mix two lossed. the thermodynamic cycles are the same for LENR, even worse for small units, and lower temperature of reactors. this is why bigger units might be more efficent that smaller. the other lossed are transport losses. but don't forget that in LENR the biggest cost is not fuel but

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-20 Thread Chemical Engineer
the thermodynamic cycles are the same for LENR Yes they are the same Rankine cycle but the 65% excess heat energy generated locally with LENR can be used to heat water, homes and factories and in the summer maybe to run absorption chillers for extra cooling. Also, DGT's reactor can cycle up 5 kW

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-20 Thread Jed Rothwell
Robert Leguillon robert.leguil...@hotmail.com wrote: I believe that it was Jed that first made the comparison: In the past ice (simple, frozen H2O) was delivered to businesses and homes. Centralized production, then distribution made sense due to the technological limitations of the time.

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-19 Thread Alain Sepeda
good design, but I think it is not adapted to the need. your design save energy, but at the cost of investment. the structure of LENR is that it is investment that cost, not fuel. so my vision is that classic water, moderate temperature, will will, because it will ensure the least total cost

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-19 Thread Jed Rothwell
Alain Sepeda alain.sep...@gmail.com wrote: good design, but I think it is not adapted to the need. your design save energy, but at the cost of investment. the structure of LENR is that it is investment that cost, not fuel. so my vision is that classic water, moderate temperature, will will,

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-19 Thread Axil Axil
We are talking the cost effective generation of electricity here. Let us draw proper lessens from recent history and current reality. If the production of electric power was more cost efficient in the individual home, then natural gas turbines would be now found in everyone’s basement; but there

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-19 Thread Alain Sepeda
I agree with your vision. just one detail, nuclear energy huge size is alos linked to the need to concentrate criticall mass, AND safety protection in one place... the possibility of medium sized nuclear power plant, like hyperion look like another compromize. however saftery is also critical in

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-19 Thread Axil Axil
A flexible interface matching LENR modular steam boiler that can be fitted into the current electric power plant infrastructure footprint would have a large and eager customer base from in-place current electric utilities. Such an approach would save untold $billions in existing electric power

Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor

2012-02-19 Thread Jay Caplan
and inefficiencies. Tax credits and deductions for solar panels and electric cars being notable examples. - Original Message - From: Axil Axil To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 7:30 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:The first real NiH reactor We are talking the cost effective