For the record…
This statement from Rossi confirms Dave’s original observation that AR never said that natural gas power does not work for triggering … quite the contrary. In fact the implication is that gas heat works but requires another input in addition to thermal… which is probably magnetic. From: Axil Axil Rossi: Natural Gas Powered E-Cat Not a Matter of Simple Heat 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 <http://www.journal-of-nuclear-physics.com/?p=874&cpage=6#comment-1058816> responded: 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. David Roberson wrote: Rossi never stated that gas powered ECATs do not work. Where did anyone get that idea? Dave
