On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 8:46 AM, OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson <orionwo...@charter.net> wrote:
> But so far no one has discussed and/or offered any speculation as to the > lower temperature limit. IOW, how "cool" can the chain reaction be kept > more-or-less sustainable? I think the control of the reaction is a bit more complex. Since the pressure in the sealed reactor is very much a function of temperature both must be considered. The temperature affects how the H moves within the Ni confinement and the pressure determines the density of the H in the Ni cells. If it is truly proton capture as speculated by the inventor, then probability of penetration of the barrier is a very complex function of geometry, temperature and pressure. Even the observers could have an effect since quantum events are likely. The complexity of stable control of the reaction at the MW level is probably beyond the capabilities of the single engineer. I think he is finding this to be true and this is why he is reducing the gain of his reactor. The first thing I learned in complex linear systems with feedback is that there are likely to be far more unstable states than stable ones. T
