Bob, I have posted several times on this topic. Yes, Piantelli believes that the hydrogen anion is complicit in Ni-H LENR. He believes that the anion on the surface of his Ni rod is absorbed into a metal grain acting as a condensate when stimulated by a shock of various types. The anion, thus absorbed, enters a Ni atom as though it were a muon. It quickly decends the electron shells to close proximity to the nucleus, wherein something nuclear happens. This produces a Ni transmutation reaction branch and a high energy (6 MeV as I recall) proton ejection branch.
The interesting thing about the hotCat and Parkhomov reactions with LiAlH4 is that the LiAlH4 dissociates and becomes LiH which is molten forms a wetted film on the Ni powder. LiH is an ionic hydride and that means that the hydrogen in the liquid LiH exists as hydrogen anions. Because the liquid LiH is wetted to the Ni, the anions are presented directly to the high surface area of the Ni. This sounds like a highly desirable scenario from a Piantelli theory point of view On Mon, Dec 21, 2015 at 9:36 AM, Bob Cook <frobertc...@hotmail.com> wrote: > One interesting item that Piantelli noted was important in the 90’s was > the existence of a H(-1) ion. I wonder if researchers are trying to assure > its existence in the Ni-H-Li system? > > I wonder what the calculated distance is between Li(+1) and H(-1) in a > lithium hydride structure? The nano Ni particles may provide a 2 > dimensional surface that facilitates the formation of the Li-H compound. > > Al has also been suggested as being important. The issue is what happens > at the higher temperatures. > > The formation of the H(-1) species may depend upon an absence of normal > molecular H. This could explain the reason why the AP”s successful test, > which lost pressure and went into a partial vacuum, happened as molecular H > escaped. The Li and H more easily react without the competing reaction to > form H2 particularly at the higher temperatures. In addition it may be > important to obtain a high Ni-62 (stable isotope) AT THE SURFACE of the > nano Ni structure to allow the Li-7 to react to form Be-8. > > Piantelli noted that there were 22 items that were important in getting > the Ni system to work well. It’s no wonder why researchers have such a > hard time getting that system to work. I wonder if the isotopic > concentration of Li-7 is important. It’s not mentioned. It is expensive > to control however, unless merely using natural variation in Li-7 > concentration is carefully controlled and monitored during the research. > > As Jones points out, understanding the interaction of the 22 parameters > with sensitive instruments (Piantelli’s lab) is what is necessary it would > seem. > > As Jed and others have indicated, governments should have a leg up on the > good lab capabilities. I have a hard time imagining that the US Navy, for > example, is not highly invested in engineered LENR systems that work. (It > only took 4 or 5 years to develop 2 DIFFERENT fission reactors for > Nautilus and Seawolf subs in the late 1940’s and early 1950’s. Based on > Rossi’s success, the fission reactor development was more complicated than > LENR development, particularly considering Rossi’s modest laboratory > capability. (This capability has probably substantially improved in the > recent years with the $70M influx of monies to fund his R&D.) > > Bob Cook > > *From:* Jones Beene <jone...@pacbell.net> > *Sent:* Sunday, December 20, 2015 4:42 PM > *To:* vortex-l@eskimo.com > *Subject:* [Vo]:Piantelli's group gets its act together > > > *http://www.nichenergy.com/about-us.html#Gallery* > <http://www.nichenergy.com/about-us.html#Gallery> > > Someone has invested some major funds here… >
