tnx Giancarlo, for pointing this out! I think what this means is that he uses a separate bottle for demonstrations versus his own testing. maybe he has a big bottle that is hard to weight but more practical in daily operation? Maybe the hydrogen is a red Herring all together?
the small amounts used and the little difference between big and small ecat means that it is mostly the plumbing that gets charged. one load of hydrogen doesn't necessary suffice for 6mo, it does for 6hour. what bothers me is that it is noted that the tank pressure drops. impossible with so little consumption, unless the tank valve wasn't actually open. then only the hydrogen still present in the tubing was used. but that also means that the ecat was running on a lower pressure ... Bastiaan. On Nov 25, 2011 6:29 AM, "Alain dit le Cycliste" <alain.sep...@gmail.com> wrote: > FYI i've found this FAQ > > http://faq.ecat.com/113090/i-was-wondering-if-you-may-inform-us-as-to-the-amount-of-hydrogen-that-will-be-required-to-run-an-ecatfor/ > say that for 24h the 10kW e-cat use 0.2g of H... > > it is hard to interpret about Ni... > > the 0.2g might be just the fixed value to fill the Ni for 6 month... in > that case, it can fill 12g of nickel at loading factor 1/1... > but what about the volume used to fill the pipes? maybe is it 0.1g of Ni, > 0.0016g of H loaded, and the 0.198 rest to fill the pipes and chambers. > > it can also be just the leaks for one day, telling nothing about the > quantity stored in the Ni, and thus, the Ni quantity... > and implying that it consume 3.6kg of H for a 1MW on 6month... but what > about Ni? > > it can be a mix... > > so, missing data to estimate Ni quantity, nor H consumption and cause of > the consumption (loading, leaks, reactions)... > > not yet answer to my FAQ > > http://faq.ecat.com/113004/in-faq-how-much-nickel-and-hydrogen-will-it-take-to-generate-one-megawatt-of-heat-continuously-for-six/ > on the site, but he seems to copy FAQ and answer from another source ... > if someone know where to deposit question, so they ane answered clearly. > > if someone find a better analysis... > > > 2011/11/24 Alain dit le Cycliste <alain.sep...@gmail.com> > >> so two article of the same FAQ are not coherent. >> http://faq.ecat.com/112273/how-much-ni-is-in-the-cell/ >> >> http://faq.ecat.com/112449/how-much-nickel-and-hydrogen-will-it-take-to-generate-one-megawatt-of-heat-continuously-for-six-months/ >> >> is'nt there a known issue with an error of unit that rossi admit. >> I remember some comment about that mistake. >> >> 10g instead of 10kg... ??? >> >> note that the cost estimated of the powder is about 1 euro/MW.6month >> >> >> http://faq.ecat.com/112602/if-selling-price-is-planned-for-500-euros-per-1-kw-of-output-capability-this-is-5000-euros-for-10-kw/ >> >> and that 1kG of raw nickel is 13Eur/kg on the market... >> >> incoherences... >> >> To clear the doubt, I put the question on the FAQ. >> >> http://faq.ecat.com/113004/in-faq-how-much-nickel-and-hydrogen-will-it-take-to-generate-one-megawatt-of-heat-continuously-for-six/ >> >> >> maybe the different base numbers we have explain the disagreement. >> >> >> >
