If there is carbonyl nickel inside the hot-cat, a leakage will be
extremely dangerous.
Tetra carbonyl nickel is known as liquid death.
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On Wed, 29 May 2013 10:19:03 -0600, DJ Cravens 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
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Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 09:42:32
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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
