In reply to Edmund Storms's message of Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:36:01 -0600: Hi, [snip] >OK, here is another example of wishful thinking based on no data what- >so-ever. The idea that lithium can be involved in LENR is based on the >W-L theory,
Not in my case. I base my suspicion that LENR may be involved on the fact that the sum of the first two ionization energies of Li is a close match to the Mills "energy hole" value of 81.59 eV (m=3). There is also a K shell x-ray absorption energy of 54.75 eV, which is a close match for m=2. In short, Li could well be a Mills catalyst. If so, it would result in Hydrino production, and possibly the occasional nuclear reaction, either H + 7Li => 2 x 4He + 17.35 MeV or H + 6Li => 3He + 4He + 4 MeV Of course the Hydrino reaction alone would easily account for sufficient excess heat to cause a battery fire. [snip] >But suppose Li does participate in a LENR reaction. What would be the >consequence? The nuclear product would be helium and heat. This heat >would not give the battery more capacity, hence can not be the source >of the claimed extra energy even though it might produce enough heat >to cause local failure. As for giving the battery more power, granted it's a bit of a stretch, but there are at least two possibilites:- 1) Process analogous to Mills' CIHT. 2) Fast particles (e.g. alphas) resulting from a Li fusion reaction would ionize lots of other atoms. IOW potentially create lots of free electrons and matching ions. If some of those electrons found their way into the external circuit, then it would appear as additional power from the battery. Alternatively they might undergo chemical reactions with the constituents of the battery resulting in an apparent internal "recharge". [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
