On Aug 30, 2011, at 6:18 AM, Jed Rothwell wrote:
As far as I know, this is the only eCat that Levi et al. tested in December, which is when the event occurred. The flow rate was typically ~300 ml/min I believe.
Are you sure about that flow rate being present in the heat after death observation? It does correspond roughly to 12 kW boiling power. Of course, it could also mean water was pushed out of the top of the device during the run merely giving the appearance of 12 kW output when it is assumed all water is boiled.
I am curious as to how the steam was observed if the hose was in the drain. If the steam stopped then water pouring out of the hose should have followed immediately if the 5 ml/s pump rate was maintained.
It is notable that in the right conditions "steam" will be seen coming off a hot bowl of soup, or even a cool river. You can't actually see steam of course, only condensation. Too bad there is no video of this event.
Best regards, Horace Heffner http://www.mtaonline.net/~hheffner/
