Motl is a pretty racist guy saying all the Italians are part of the mafia family. Very offended. Giovanni
On Tue, May 21, 2013 at 2:47 PM, Jed Rothwell <jedrothw...@gmail.com> wrote: > Andrew <andrew...@att.net> wrote: > > *Doesn't he have this backwards?* At constant output power, as the emissivity > reduces, output power >> >> will apparently reduce, meaning that what is measured is progressively less >> than what's actually output. >> >> > Yes, he has it backwards. Emissivity of 1 means the power is lowest. As > emissivity declines toward zero, power increases. > > The IR camera software computes temperature based on the emissivity you > enter into the software. In the second test, they entered the actual > number, rather than 1 (worst case). They confirmed the number was correct > by comparing the IR camera software output to the actual temperature of the > reactor surface measured with a thermocouple. What's not to like? What else > would anyone have them do? > > IR cameras are widely used and reliable. It isn't like these people > invented them for this purpose. Some people do invent special purpose > instruments for cold fusion. That does not usually end well. > > - Jed > >
