Robin, It would be almost impossible to be sure that the amount of gas was constant since the pressure varies during operation and small leaks are inevitable. Plus - where is gain coming from?
Mass is being converted into energy but how? That method would be critical to know to calculate the energy per D atom. The main contenders look like this: 1) D+D -> He 2) Loss (deflation) of electron mass-energy- Millsean 3) Disintegration of deuterons into muons – Holmlid - which is more energetic than fusion 4) Sequential oscillation of Coulomb explosions – emerging hypothesis from Hora, Miley etc. 5) Any combination or permutation of the above If fusion of D into He is your choice - then one gram of deuterium yields 10^12 J (terajoules) of energy, so if there is a milligram in the reactor, it could generate about 278 kWhr but the internal pressure would need to be maintained, so that makes it difficult to quantify rate of consumption. If Mizuno was using close to 3 kW to heat his house, he could run it for only about 100 hours without a refill but to maintain the internal pressure it would need constant pressure readjustment I do not believe that meaningful information can be obtained without mass-spectrometry of the contents after a long run. After 100 hours there should be a whopping milligram of helium in there – that should be quite easy to measure in contrast to the puny subwatt reactors which have been responsible for the belief that nuclear fusion into helium is the main gain. My bet is that Mizuno will find almost no helium. From: mix...@bigpond.com If the amount of gas in the device is constant, then it should be possible to calculate the amount of energy generated by each D atom. That could point the way to an explanation. Has this been done? Regards, Robin van Spaandonk local asymmetry = temporary success
