IMHO, LENR engineering must go in the other direction; toward the production of randomness. Outside of the nano-hairs on the micro particles, the engineering in the NiH reactor is an exercise in random particle production.
As I have posted repeatedly, the key to developing an active reaction is to provide a wide range of micro/nanoparticle sizes. This requirement comes from nanoplasmonic doctrine. A single sized particle does not work. For example, in the open source high school reactor (cop = 4) that does work, the design calls for a tungsten particle collection of varying diameters. The 5 micron micro-particles coated with nanowire is important in feeding power into the aggregation of smaller nanoparticles. This is how Rossi's secret sauce fits in. Potassium nanoparticles provide and intermediate sized particle population to the particle ensembles. Hydrogen provides the smallest particle population. When there are particles of varying size clump together, and alight on the nickel nanowires, strong dipole motion in the micro particles drive the reactions in the spaces between the hydrogen nanoparticles. The bigger particles act like step-up windings in a high voltage transformer as power is fed to the smallest particles. If a single diameter sized nanoparticle is used, the reaction will not be productive. If only nanoparticles are use in the reaction, the reaction will not be strong. All nanoparticles of a certain size have a negative index of refraction as regards to the long wavelengths of infrared light. Short wavelengths are absorbed. It's a matter of geometry. A mix of particles of various sizes is needed in a Ni/H reactor to form an amalgam. This may be why BIG particles are needed to absorb the infrared light and that infrared energy once absorbed in the big particles is passed via dipole motion to the smaller particles witch usually reflect that long wavelength light. On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 6:15 PM, OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson < orionwo...@charter.net> wrote: > Hi Ed, > > > > Based on what little I have been able to comprehend, I get the sense that > that learning how to create appropriate surface topologies, (most likely at > the nano-scale) may ultimately turn out to play a crucial role in igniting > reliably consistent reactions. > > > > If creating appropriate surface topologies is a key factor... I'm curious. > Do we currently possess appropriate technology that could, for example, > allow us to cut grooves and valleys in the target surface material on an > appropriate nano-scale? I realize nano-scale means working with structures > as small as at the atomic scale. I know research labs have already proven > we can nudge individual atoms around on a surface, and even spell words. I > get the sense that demonstrated procedures of this nature are at present > totally impractical, and certainly not useful on an industrial scale. I > have instead wondered if we might eventually learn to employ laser > technology to construct the correct kinds of surface topology to enhance > the CF/LENR effect - perhaps in a similar manner as how lasers are > currently being used to carve tiny micro pits onto the surface of CDs and > DVDs. Using laser technology in order to create CDs and DVDS is an example > of a matured technology. I've wondered if a similar "mature" technology > might eventually turn out to suit LENR objectives on a commercial scale as > well. > > > > Regards, > > Steven Vincent Johnson > > svjart.OrionWorks.com > > www.zazzle.com/orionworks > > tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/newvortex/ > > > > *From:* Edmund Storms [mailto:stor...@ix.netcom.com] > *Sent:* Sunday, March 09, 2014 12:44 PM > *To:* vortex-l@eskimo.com > *Cc:* Edmund Storms > *Subject:* Re: Replications. Formerly [Vo]:LENR a gateway into the theory > of everything. > > > > Good question, Steven. The answer is no. The reason for this answer comes > from the inability to identify and measure all the variables that influence > the LENR process. In fact, until recently I did not know which variables > were important. I can now identify the important variables, but money is > required to use equipment necessary to see what is actually happening at > the nano level. > > > > LENR is complex and not consistent with how hot fusion behaves. > Unfortunately, the people who attempt to explain the effect have not > identified the correct variables. As a result, people have been wondering > aimlessly in the wilderness in search of the gold. A few people have found > nuggets by chance, but the main ore body is still hidden. Rossi is as close > as anyone to finding the main ore body, but he is not telling where his > gold outcrop is located. I'm trying to follow his trail. > > > > Ed Storms > > > > > > On Mar 9, 2014, at 11:29 AM, OrionWorks - Steven Vincent Johnson wrote: > > > > From Jed: > > > > ... > > > > > Storms pre-tested 92 cathodes. He found 4 that passed all tests, and he > ran > > > a full cold fusion experiment on those 4. They all produced robust heat > > > repeatedly. So, was that 92 tests, or was it 4? Was the success rate 4%, > > > or 100%? Those question are silly. It is what it is. > > > > > > The effect has been reproduced many, many times. If it were any other > > > experiment, no one would express the slightest doubt that it is real. > > > That's all there is to it. > > > > I apologize up front if this seems an ignorant question to ask at this > late hour, but did Storms learn enough about the unique makeup of the four > successful cathodes to acquire a fairly good idea as to how to go about > building new cathodes that would reliably, consistently, and repeatedly > generate excess heat 100% of the time? > > > > I have no doubt that Storms has a goal of generating excess heat > consistently, reliably, and repeatedly a primary goal. > > > > I'm also assuming securing adequate funding remains one of the major > impediments that continues to define the on-going CF/LENR saga for the past > quarter of a century. > > > > Regards, > > Steven Vincent Johnson > > svjart.OrionWorks.com > > www.zazzle.com/orionworks > > tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/newvortex/ > > > > >
