Yes, it makes sense to think there is still a closed reactor within the 'thick doughnut'. It shows also, in that case, that control of this unit seems well working, since instead of having a flow of cooling fluid a very restricted form of air cooling is applied here. The use of a hydride tablet seems very logic. This is not very exotic.
On Monday, August 13, 2012, Andre Blum wrote: > PES network confirms the use of a hydrogen tablet: > > First, the E-Cat tested was constructed using two steel tubes or cylinders > of equal length. The tube with a smaller diameter was placed inside of the > tube with a larger diameter. In the gap between the two cylinders (the > outer surface of the inner cylinder and the inner surface of the outer > cylinder) a resistive heating element was placed, along with the "charge" > consisting of nickel powder, catalysts, and a tablet that would release > hydrogen when heated. The ends of the cylinder were then covered with a > putty that could withstand high temperatures. As can be seen in the picture > posted by Cures, the central "hole" was not covered. > > > The article ( > http://pesn.com/2012/08/11/9602159_Stunning_Third_Party_E-Cat_Test_Report_Details_Leaked_During_NIWeek/) > is very informative in general and contains other info I had not seen > elsewhere. > > Andre > > > > On 08/13/2012 10:14 AM, David Roberson wrote: > > I think that the hole in the center of the device is open to allow cooling > fluid to flow through. This appears to be the hottest region of Rossi's > reactor. Notice the bright color seen through the hole. > > Dave > -----Original Message----- > From: Andre Blum <andre_vor...@blums.nl> <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'andre_vor...@blums.nl');> > To: vortex-l <vortex-l@eskimo.com> <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', > 'vortex-l@eskimo.com');> > Sent: Mon, Aug 13, 2012 9:28 am > Subject: Re: [Vo]:1200 degrees E-cat operating at 1 bar? > > As far as I understand, but I could be wrong, the hot cat reactor is not > open at all. > > These are two concentric tubes with their ends somehow closed with some > kind of appropriate 'putty'. > So: the part that you are seeing as open is the hole in the donut, but it > is the hollowness of the donut itself that is the reaction chamber. > > Unclear to me is how they filled that with the gas and at what pressure. > Then again, Rossi says he uses some metal hydride, not gas per se. > > Andre > > > > Andre > > On 08/13/2012 04:25 AM, Teslaalset wrote: > > Group, > Recent posted foto that seems to represent a test Rossi test unit > generating 1200 degrees C heat, made me wonder: > Is the new unit operating at 1 Bar gas pressure? It seems to be an open > setup to me. > Past explanation by Rossi gave me the impression the E-cat works at quite > higher gas pressures. > Is it just me than is puzzled about this observation? > > > >