In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:31:51 -0500: Hi, [snip] ><mix...@bigpond.com> wrote: > > >> > >>During the test runs the weight of the hydrogen tank did >> >not measurably decrease, so less than 0.1 g of hydrogen >> >was consumed. >> [snip] >> This makes the assumption that there was no Hydrogen in the Ni before the >> run >> began. >> > >That was not an attempt to draw conclusions about the nature of the reaction >or the material. It was a crude method to ensure that the heat was not >coming from hydrogen combustion.
Precisely, but unfortunately that's a conclusion that one cannot draw, based upon weight change (or lack thereof) of the H2 cylinder. IOW there is no guarantee that the amount of Hydrogen in the Ni after the run is the same as before the run. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
