http://digital.csic.es/bitstream/10261/83021/1/Sintering%20to%20transparency.pdf
See page 528 Al2O3 is transparent to mid range infrared between the 2 and 5 micron wavelengths. That is the operating temperature of the E-Cat. On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 7:34 PM, Axil Axil <janap...@gmail.com> wrote: > Jones is right... > > If the reactor material is transparent to infrared to any degree, the > remote temperature sensor would be looking at the temperature somewhere > inside the ceramic tube. Since the amount of radiate heat is proportional > to the surface area of the radiating body at the air boundary, the > temperature measurement would be incompatible with the proper temperature > times surface area formula for calculating heat flow. > > They should have painted the reactor black or covered it with graphite > and calibrated the remote temperature sensors based on a dummy reactor > also painted black. > > > > On Fri, Oct 10, 2014 at 7:08 PM, Alan Fletcher <a...@well.com> wrote: > >> At 03:48 PM 10/10/2014, you wrote: >> >>> Yes and the thickness of the alumina and the "time constants" of heat >>> transfer dTouter/dt = K(Tinner - Touter) or similare suitable equation. >>> >> >> Fundamentals of Ceramics >> Michael Barsoom >> About 600 pages. >> >> I found a probably bootleg copy on the web, but you'll have to google it >> yourself. >> >> >> >
