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- Rossi: Natural Gas Powered E-Cat Not a Matter of Simple Heat Posted on February 27, 2015 by Frank Acland <http://www.e-catworld.com/author/admin/> • 52 Comments <http://www.e-catworld.com/2015/02/27/rossi-natural-gas-powered-e-cat-not-a-matter-of-simple-heat/#comments> Andrea Rossi has frequently mentioned that ‘driving’ the E-Cat with a natural gas source, rather than electricity, is a goal that Industrial Heat is working towards, because in many cases it would make the E-Cat more economical (natural gas being much less expensive than electricity in many parts of the world). If it were simply a matter of replacing one source of heat (a gas flame for an electric heating element) one might think that this was a relatively simple task to perform — but a comment from Andrea Rossi today on the Journal of Nuclear Physics indicates that things are not this simple. Steven Karels asked Rossi: Can you discuss what some of the challenges are in going to a gas-fueled eCat compared to an electricity heated eCat? For example: 1. The difference in time constant between the application and removal of heat between electric heating and flame? 2. The difference in heat transfer for gas-fired versus direct electric windings? 3. The difficulty in providing adequate ventilation for gas-fired system (incoming air)? 4. The difficulty in exhausting the exhaust products? 5. The energy efficiency of gas-fired (how much energy goes up the chimney)? Rossi responded <http://www.journal-of-nuclear-physics.com/?p=874&cpage=6#comment-1058816>: None of them. The problem is deeper and has its roots in the core of the know how. It is not a problem of heat exchange or of heat conservation. Otherwise, it could have been already resolved. On Fri, Jun 19, 2015 at 1:13 AM, David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: > Rossi never stated that gas powered ECATs do not work. Where did anyone > get that idea? > > Dave > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: mixent <[email protected]> > To: vortex-l <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, Jun 18, 2015 11:13 pm > Subject: Re: [Vo]:Cat stimultion > > In reply to Axil Axil's message of Thu, 18 Jun 2015 20:43:15 > -0400: > Hi, > [snip] > >http://www.e-catworld.com/2015/02/27/rossi-natural-gas-powered-e-cat-not-a-matter-of-simple-heat/ > > > > > > > >Natural > gas did not work. Its more than just heat. > > That's interesting. It made me > think of MRI where resonance occurs for a > specific combination of frequency and > magnetic field strength. If a constant > frequency is available then resonance > could be achieved by regularly varying the > magnetic field strength as would > occur with AC current. > > Knowing your penchant for all things magnetic, I guess > you have already > suggested this. :) > > Regards, > > Robin van > Spaandonk > http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html > >
