This is the dynamic NAE theory where ideally NAEs are formed and destroyed at a constant rate. But the Dynamic NAEs are centered on the nickel powder as a nucleating site.
The Nickel powder must be evenly distributed to keep the heat production balanced. This is important, because this heat is the mechanism that produces the Dynamic NAEs in the first place. If the temperature of the reaction is kept close to constant, the production of NAE sites will remain relatively constant. If the heat increases too much, more NAE’s are produced in a positive feedback mode and the reactor melts down. If NAE’s were fixed in number, when the temperature increased, the NAEs would simply destroy themselves with the increase in heat level and the reaction would stop without melting the reactor down. On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 12:19 PM, DJ Cravens <djcrav...@hotmail.com> wrote: > He doesn't have to have constant stable sites. Perhaps instead it is a > constant creation of sites. For example (there must be many), he could be > creating and then creating sites with something like Nickel carbonyl that > would could create sites and the CO then be allowed to react again. > However, it would take the right kind of kinetics- I am not sure carbonyl > would allow for the correct temp cycles. > > D2 > > > ------------------------------ > CC: stor...@ix.netcom.com > From: stor...@ix.netcom.com > To: vortex-l@eskimo.com > Subject: Re: [Vo]:Speculation about hotCat > Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 09:42:32 -0600 > > > Bob, this is a good analysis of a possible design. You are right, the > powder must make good thermal contact with the wall for the nuclear > reaction to be controlled by temperature. Just how Rossi makes this happen > is unknown. Nevertheless, most of the active nickel must be attached to > the inner wall of the stainless tube. In addition, at the temperatures > used, the Ni powder would sinter and not be easily to remove. > > As for modifying the stainless using chemical etch, I doubt this would be > effective. This texture would have to be active initially and remain > unchanged at high temperature. Such textures are not stable and would not > survive the high temperature. Rossi has done something to the Ni powder > that is very stable and not affected by high temperature. This fact alone > greatly reduces the possibilities to anyone familiar with the materials > science of this material. Rossi is gradually letting the cat out of the > bag, whether he wants to or not. > > Ed Storms > >
