A temperature difference is not required between the cathode and the reactor walls to work however there would be one. The wall would be at a temperature of 600C and the cathode would be at a temperature of 2500C.
It is the very hot temperature of the cathode that allows electrons to escape the surface of the cathode where high temperatures matter. But the difference required is electrostatic. The cathode would be emitting large numbers of negatively charged hydrogen ions; the wall would be at a neutral electrostatic charge since it is grounded by the water flow and the structure of the Cat-E itself. But the wall would be seen as positive electrostatically relative to the negative cathode and negative ions would flow toward the wall. The minimum cathode material that could generate hydrogen ions is tungsten. Usually, thorium is alloyed with tungsten to increase electron emissions. This may be why Rossi did not want a radiation spectrum taken of the Cat-E because it would have detected thorium gamma emissions since thorium is slightly radioactive. Other low work function elements can be added to the cathode alloy to increase electron production. Oxygen also increases the emissions of electrons from a cathode and Oxygen would naturally migrate from the NiO wall material to the cathode. The closer the cathode is to the wall, the more hydrogen ions will reach the wall. With the cathode running completely down its entire length, a long thin reaction tube is better than a short stubby one to optimize wall ion capture. The heater that Rossi has specified in his patent could also serve well as a cathode. Could it be that ion production by his internal heater also produces ion activation of the nuclear process, and Rossi doesn’t know it? It is possible. On Thu, Apr 21, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Harry Veeder <hlvee...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > would the ion production mechanism require a temperature difference between > the cathode and the reactor walls to work? > Harry > > > *From:* Axil Axil <janap...@gmail.com> > *To:* vortex-l@eskimo.com > *Sent:* Thu, April 21, 2011 2:14:56 AM > *Subject:* Re: [Vo]:Negative hydrogen (H-) ions make all the difference. > > It is probable that neither Piantelli nor Rossi understand the exact nature > of the Ni-H reaction. In point of fact, neither do I. > > > > The point of my post was to suggest that Rossi’s “secret catalyzer” is not > a secret element or a chemical compound but the production of ionized > hydrogen through the action of thermal radiation. > > > > The heater inside the reaction vessel serves a duel purpose, the production > of heat as per the Rossi patent but also the production of hydrogen ions by > cathode action that Rossi has so far kept secret. > > > > This ion production mechanism is the key to the Rossi process an it is what > really makes the Rossi reactor work so well. > > > >
