-----Original Message----- From: H LV > Since the apparatus was not enclosed in a calorimeter, Thermacore's estimate > for excess heat production depends on the assumption that the "heat loss to > the environment" is the same for the calibration runs and the active runs.
Yes, but that parameter can be accurately controlled and measured by skilled experts. Thermacore is possibly the leading expert in the world at heat measurement. They invented the heat pipe, for instance. Thermal engineering is their specialty.
