I spoke with Liaw at ICCF-2 Como 1991. The system had very great problems of corrosion.
Rule No. 6 of problem solving says: NOT the main desired positive effect, but those secondary negative and/or undesired effects decide in most cases if a solution is implemented. It seems corrosion was so severe that this way was abandoned.. Peter *(* http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com/2011/06/super-rule-included-complete-list-of.html * * * * On Mon, Nov 28, 2011 at 3:01 AM, Alan Fletcher <a...@well.com> wrote: > It was in the 1990 paper : > > ----- Original Message ----- > > Liebert's still around : > > http://newenergytimes.com/v2/archives/fic/F/F199010.PDF > > 1990 : EXCESS HEAT USING MOLTEN-SALT ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL > > By Professors Liaw, Tao, Turner, & Liebert > > As an example shown in the last entry in TABLE I, the power to > the heating tape was maintained at about 69.25 W, the cell > potential was typically in the range of 2.45 V, and the > electrochemical input power was about 1.68 W at 692 mA/cm2 > for a total input power of about 70.9W. We would expect 1.68 > Wof joule heating to result in a 5.1 °C increase in temperature; > however, the temperature increased by 82.4° C, which > corresponds to a gain of about 27.1 W, according to the > calibration curve. Therefore, a net gain of 25.4Wwas in excess, > which results in an excess power gain of 1512 percent, in the > range of 627 W/cm3 Pd. > > -- Dr. Peter Gluck Cluj, Romania http://egooutpeters.blogspot.com