On 2011-06-19 14:08, Stephen A. Lawrence wrote:
How many reactions, which produce heat, and which may produce runaway
heat, can be quenched by ... *heating them up* ?
To be fair, I don't think this is what Rossi actually means.
Self-sustaining reactors probably operate on a closed loop, heated by
the same steam (which I assume would be in high-pressure superheated
conditions) they heat themselves. I suppose Rossi et al. don't have yet
a quick, safe and reliable way to stop a thermal runaway, especially if
devices are left operating unattended.
When devices are plugged to the wall, it would be instead sufficient to
simply switch off electrical power.
Cheers,
S.A.
