Rossi's largest contribution to improving on the Piantelli-Focardi work, may have been his suggestion at using nano-nickel. The increased surface area, and available crystalline lattice has been garnering a lot of attention. Variations in particle size and, possibly more importantly, surface typography may come into play. Even when it comes to Pd cathodes, in other LENR experiments, surface preparation seems a key variable in successful replication. Just something to think about
Aussie Guy E-Cat <aussieguy.e...@gmail.com> wrote: >I plan to duplicate the 1998 Focardi Ni-H cell as per >http://www.lenr-canr.org/acrobat/FocardiSlargeexces.pdf except for the >water jacket and confirm or not his reported results. > >I have a really nicely fitted out workshop with toys like lathes, mills, >pulse welders, medium and high vacuum pumps, bell jars, and tech toys >like digital scopes, logic analyzers, electronic microscopes, data >recorders, temperature, pH and radiation meters (might need a new one >here), variable AC and DC power supplies, several laptop computers, >video and still digital cameras, etc. > >Duplicating the 1998 Focardi cell should not be difficult, especially if >I put my cell, totally wrapped in 2-3 cm of lead, in a old fish tank >full of water and measure the temperature increase of the water. Should >not be that difficult to do non H applied runs and compare with runs >that have H supply turned on. Doing the calorimetry this way to me seems >much simpler as all I need is a fish tank pump and water stirrer to >circulate the water in the fish tank and use say 6 thermocouples around >the tank to get an average water temperature. Then all that is required >to do is to measure the increased water temperature versus applied power >over time with H and no H applied to the cell. > >I may be proved wrong but I suspect Rossi's secret powder is nothing >more than an attempt to lead replicators away from the public Focardi >1998 cell results which reportedly only used a solid Ni rod. I also have >a few uni physics professors that would be very interested in having a >look at what is happening inside the Ni rod. > >As Vortex seems to be the only group of people who have some experience >in what I'm attempting to do and hopefully will not flame me to death, >any suggestions would be most welcome. I do intent to openly publish the >results as well as cell construction drawings / BOM but do not intent to >commercialize the product as I already have a good day job in the power >industry. > >Aussie Guy > >
