"- no blank run without hydrogen to test the instruments and heat losses": Mary Yugo: Rich Murray 2011.10.29
er, I'm still a pragmatic skeptic re 470 KW Rossi claim... Rich Murray "- no blank run without hydrogen to test the instruments and heat losses" Other things to investigate: whether only a small amount of water is vaporized whether still hot water returns to the input of the reactor buildup of corrosion (boiler scale) in reactor amount of high T heat stored within the cores and shielding amount and effectiveness of heat insulation around cores accuracy of electric energy input measures role of water leaks role of electric leaks (shorts) in creating hot spots in cores accurate recorded measures of each of all of the cores air temperature in the metal shipping container changes of electric power input changes in water flow rate possible vapor blocks, bubble masses, and separated water slugs possible preheating of cores from known and unknown previous runs possible inadvertent combination of many effects that somehow create apparent excess heat anomaly failure of thermisters to give accurate measures of temperature (water, steam, water-steam mixtures) higher than measured high pressure zones within the complex plumbing many microphones to record vibrations and sounds at many locations very hot mineral-water complexes like gels that pass through the heat exchanger without losing much heat, so the water is not smoothly mixed and homogenous gamma and beta sensors that monitor many cores via small straight pipes to the outside elements placed securely in cores that would reveal gamma and beta emissions by easily measured transmutations, measured after extraction from the cores, via the small straight pipes while a little smoke is probably proof of fire, sometimes a lot of smoke is proof of smoke http://blog.newenergytimes.com/2011/10/28/energy-catalzyer-extraordinary-scams-require-extraordinary-claims/#comments maryyugo says: October 28, 2011 at 21:53 I think Rossi, so far, is a “jolly good show”. Thirteen experiments reported, most open to selected scientists and reporters, and so far, absolutely nothing conclusive either way! That is quite an accomplishment. The latest weirdness is a totally unnecessary increase in both electrical input and supposed power output to, supposedly, as of a few hours ago, 470 kW. Still: - no proper calibration of instruments - no blank run without hydrogen to test the instruments and heat losses - no independent testing done entirely apart from Rossi and his colleagues - no run long enough to exclude all possible sources of stored and externally supplied energy So thus far, nobody know whether or not Rossi has a technology or just some bizarre combination of showmanship and sleight of hand of some sort. And of course, a perfectly excellent and determinative test could have been done with a 10 kW or even a 1 kW machine had it run long enough and had the test been independent of Rossi and his associates. The megawatt power level of the current test only adds to difficulties in measurement and calibration and provides further opportunities for Rossi to mislead and bamboozle the observers. After all, you can hide almost anything in a shipping container-sized device. And then, the experiment only ran a few hours -- as usual with Rossi. Here we have a nuclear powered device and it can only run a few hours? Or is it so important for everyone to rush home, get some sleep, have dinner, WHAT? What could be more important than a very long test? I am shocked that all the reporters and scientists who have seen Rossi’s demos so far, except Mr. Krivit, have not asked a single difficult or critical question of Rossi. It’s unconscionable and incompetent. The other current mystery is the identity of Rossi’s client. If it’s a large and famous company or government lab and it approves the test, that would be encouraging. If it’s not or if it’s an organization related to Rossi, then anything it says is suspect. What fun! Reply
