But Jones, you describe an energy storage and transport method. BLP
is proposing an energy source. Would not the Johnson method also make
hydrinos and be a variation of the BLP method?
Ed
On Oct 27, 2008, at 11:20 AM, Jones Beene wrote:
Here is a rather amazing bit of possible synchronicity, meme-
correspondence, or whatever you want to call it... i.e. the JTEC
when juxtaposed with other recent postings here on the subject of
sodium hydride.
If this is not apparent, let me explain (or else demonstrate to all
concerned that I am completely non compos mentis).
The Johnson conversion system depends on a source of hot hydrogen.
He anticipates the heat will be solar - and that would be good for
half the day ... but.... there is an potential improvement to this.
Sodium hydride - as mentioned is an superb energy carrier - with
hydrogen as the medium. But normally you need heat input: i.e. to
heat the NaH to a threshold in order to release the hydrogen;
however, water will do the trick quite nicely and will also double
the amount of available hydrogen.
NaH (solid) + H2O (liquid) --> NaOH (liquid) + H2 (hot gas)
Which is to say that sodium Hydride (NaH) reacts strongly with water
releasing Hydrogen (H2) and heat. The resulting residue is Sodium
Hydroxide (NaOH) which can be recycled.
Sodium Hydroxide when it is further heat-treated, possibly by simply
passing it through a solar trough, can be converted back to Sodium
Hydride efficiently releasing pure oxygen. A small amount of
parasitic current may be needed in addition to the solar heat (not
certain on that requirement, as it seems that heat alone could do
the trick). In fact there is at least one company which has promoted
this very kind of thermochemical cycle. The original idea goes back
to the previous century.
This complex cycle is not unlike what Johnson proposes to do
directly, but with a two-step chemical intermediary, and with
toxicity which would demand extra precaution- but it is not "either-
or". There could be a commercial use for both methods.
The possible benefits of the added complexity are that the sodium
hydride cycle might do everything more efficiently; and with a
further possibility of a second added benefit - if Mills is correct:
harnessing the hydrino-heat which could be a huge "bonus". The third
bonus comes at night, the 24/7 aspect.
Think of it as a continuous thermochemical loop of sodium hydroxide
--> sodium hydride --> hot hydrogen --> electricity - BUT- with
lots of hydrogen left over, which can be stored to provide the heat
necessary for the nighttime NaH-NaOH cycle and for 24/7 electricity
production.
So basically you have what could be a very efficient system which is
soooo "green" that it will probably give Randy and the BLP staff
fits of envy that they didn't think of it first <g>
Hope that Mr Lonnie Johnson is listening.
Jones
