In the context of the new high temperature NiH reactor designs, lead will melt at a lower temperature (327C) as compared to the temperature of the high temperature coolant (349C), therefore the theory of heat production in lead is untenable.
On Wed, Jan 25, 2012 at 10:41 AM, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson < [email protected]> wrote: > Somewhere in a recent collection of Vort posts was a thread or two > touching on speculation (evidence?) that the source of the massive > amount of exothermic heat generated from Rossi's eCats is actually due > to gamma radiation being emitted from the reactor core. It is the > generated gamma radiation (which itself is not necessary "hot" in the > thermal sense) that subsequently bombards the surrounding lead > shielding, thus HEATING up the lead. It suggests the fact that the > eCats themselves do not necessarily need to be anywhere near as hot > (in the thermal sense) as the surrounding lead shielding eventually > gets. This suggests it is the accumulated heat being generated within > the LEAD shielding is what Rossi ends up exploiting in order to > generate massive amounts of hot water and steam. > > This implies that the external heating elements Rossi applies as Input > to the ecat, in effect, is used primarily to CONTROL the internal > temperature of his reactor cores. It suggests Rossi's eCats need to be > maintained within a narrow temperature range, which the external > heating elements more-or-less supply. I would also speculate that the > optimal internal temperature range of the eCat may not need to be > anywhere near as hot (thermally speaking) as the thermal temperature > being generated within the surrounding lead shielding. > > If Rossi were to turn off the external heating element, leaving only > some of the generated thermal heat from the surrounding lead shielding > to return back to the reactor cores, it is conceivable that attempting > to maintain a precise reactor core temperature range may be much more > difficult to control. To be honest, however, I'm not entirely sure I > buy such speculation. For example, what's stopping thermal heat being > generated from the lead shielding from entering the reactor cores > WHILE the external heaters are turned on. What's the difference? > > OTOH, is it possible that accompanying temperature sensors are > constantly monitoring the internal temperature of the reactor core. If > so, perhaps Rossi's heating elements ARE smart enough to gauge the > internal temperature. Maybe they are smart enough to adjust their > power settings based on the amount of heat being returned back from > surrounding lead shielding. If that is the case, if the external > heating elements are deliberately turned off, Rossi would lose a > critical control factor. > > Speculation, both pro and con, is invited. > > Regards > Steven Vincent Johnson > www.OrionWorks.com <http://www.orionworks.com/> > www.zazzle.com/orionworks > >
