I am sorely tempted to give experimental advice even though I have no right to. So let me succumb.
I would not do this stuff myself out of fear of bodily harm. In the beginning of your experimentation, I would keep it as simple as possible. IMHO, the excess heat detection route is not the easiest and most sensitive way to go. I would look for excess high energy protons at 6 MeV, or in general any change in radiation production as an indicator of research progress. To start out stay away from powder, use a bar or foil of nickel to get the Nickel surface preparation right. Expose the bar to hydrogen and when you think that the reaction has stabilized, remove it from your reactor, place it in a radiation detection device: cloud chamber (Build it yourself for $10), Particle Detectors - Geiger Counter, Scintillation Detector, Solid State Detectors …something that detects ionizing radiation… and see if there is an increased level of radiation over the background that you have initially measured before the hydration process. Use the increase or decrease in radiation levels as a feedback mechanism to hone your surface prep. When you think that you have optimized this step, only then move on to micro powder. BE very careful. So sorry, please excuse me…Even at the risk of embarrassing myself, succumbing to temptation always feels good. Best regards, Axil On Wed, Feb 1, 2012 at 1:17 PM, Jojo Jaro <jth...@hotmail.com> wrote: > ** > With all the floating theories on how Rossi Cold Fusion works, do we have > a consensus on whether the Ni powder needs to be attached to the reactor > walls? or free floating inside the reactor? > > There are very good reasons for either strategy. I have read all the > comments on this collective on this. On the one hand, sintering the Ni > powder may improve thermal conduction, thereby improving reaction stability > by allowing for more efficient removal of heat; on the other hand, free > floating Ni nanopowder may make a larger surface area available for > reaction. Does anybody have info on whether DGT sinters their powder? I > haven't read anything on that. > > I'd like to hear the best educated guesses of the smartest people in our > collective. I will adjust my reactor design based on what the collective > thinks is the best initial guess. > > > Jojo > > > >
