Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > > The real value of the Rossi device is not that it will be a viable energy > source but that it proves the cold fusion meme and will spark a wild frenzy > to produce a really useful energy generation product. > > > > And that product will most certainly NOT use steam. >
Of course it is a viable energy source! What do you think it will use to generate electricity? Thermoelectric chips? The output from cold fusion is heat. "Heat is principal signature of the reaction" as Martin says. At present, the most effective and economical way to generate electricity from heat is with a steam turbine. Small steam turbines have been developed, and will be rapidly improved with the advent of cold fusion. Eventually, turbines are likely to be replaced with thermoelectric devices. I do not know of any evidence that cold fusion can be made to produce any form of energy other than heat. That's what I say, anyway. See: http://lenr-canr.org/acrobat/RothwellJcoldfusiona.pdf - Jed
