In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Mon, 20 Apr 2009 12:36:58 -0400: Hi, [snip] >On Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 11:28 AM, OrionWorks <[email protected]> wrote: > >> This is, of course, the same strategy that BLP is attempting to >> exploit. Economically speaking, it is less disruptive if one includes >> the white elephant. > >Being an engineer and always seeking reliability, I will have a CF >generator with a BLP backup.
Note that even in BLP's best reactor so far, the *excess* was less than the input, i.e. the output power was less than twice the input power (AFAIK), and furthermore it only lasted for a short time. (IMO either because NaOH production in the cell couldn't keep up with NaOH consumption, or because it got deposited around the walls of the cell rather than on the nickel catalyst). This would seem to imply that any working reactor will need to mechanically recycle the catalyst through the cell, and rejuvenate it externally. One possibility might be a "dynamic flow" cell where a hot hydrogen vortex is created with the catalyst powder injected into the core of the vortex, and extracted from the other end for recycling. The vortex is maintained by injecting cold Hydrogen tangentially around the walls of the reactor so that it keeps the abrasive catalyst away from the walls. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk <[email protected]>
