On 2011-04-21 22:49, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson wrote:
The exterior copper pipe lining/jacket which encases the external reactor "torus" wall might assist in the transfer of reactor heat to the adjacent flowing water. If the reactor "torus" had been built entirely outside of the copper tubing holding the flowing water only the internal "torus" wall of the reactor would be able to transfer heat to the adjacent water. The external wall of the "torus" configuration would not be able to transfer ANY of its heat to the flowing water.
I suspect the electric heater is not there to heat water, but to heat hydrogen and increase its pressure inside the reactor and therefore controlling the reaction together with water flow (which cools the reactor). Once the Ni-H reaction starts, water is heated by it.
Increasing heater power and decreasing water flow probably stimulate Ni-H reaction, and vice-versa.
Cheers, S.A.
