An important issue is how one could possibly hoax such measured values of input and output energy and power densities.
Since the supply powering the E-cat is off-limits, they measure only wall power. That means that one could secrete a discrete power source inside the supply box, and its power output would evade measurement. That's the "input hoax". The "output hoax" might consist of secreting a nuclear power source, appropriately shielded, inside the other inaccessible part of the apparatus; the E-cat itself. So, that's the how of it, and it's qualitative. Can we fill this in quantitatively? Andrew ----- Original Message ----- From: Jed Rothwell To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Sent: Tuesday, May 21, 2013 12:47 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Levi Hot Cat paper is a gem Andrew <andrew...@att.net> wrote: Doesn't he have this backwards? At constant output power, as the emissivity reduces, output powerwill 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
