2009/10/29 Abd ul-Rahman Lomax <a...@lomaxdesign.com>: > What I meant by my comment was that > measuring elevated temperature of a cathode is an *indicator* of excess > heat. But the possibility would remain that some condition in the > electrolyte close to the cathode raises the resistance there, so the Joule > heat would be dissipated there, thus making the cathode appear hotter. But I > think it unlikely. Shanahan might disagree. But, remember, my goal is not to > prove that cold fusion is real, but to demonstrate it and detect its > signatures. A hot cathode is one.
No it isn't. A hot cathode means the global reaction at the cathode is exothermic, nothing else. Palladium hydride formation is exothermic (it releases around 11 kJ/mol heat for a loading factor of 0.8), so a hot cathode is to be expected, correct me someone if I am wrong. Michel
