This is explosive Jones. Many of us here in Vortex seems to have reached
the conclusion that the LENR effects are primarily due to Topology.
I was unaware of this result from Ahern that seems to clearly say otherwise.
Well, I guess I learn something new everyday. That is why I value this
forum so much.
Jojo
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jones Beene" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, August 22, 2012 2:47 AM
Subject: [Vo]:Not simply a surface effect
For to record ... and to correct potential disinformation.
Excess heat as seen recently in Celani/Technova etc. is NOT simply a
surface
morphology effect, according to Ahern's EPRI report.
Rather, excess heat depends on both nano-geometry and the proper alloy
being
found together in the same powder.
Unfortunately, EPRI have not yet published this report, but the
experiments
showed clearly that identical nano-geometry, in a variety of metal
powders,
have massively different thermal effects, dependent on the alloy.
The original Copper-Nickel alloy which inspired Celani to do this recent
work came from Ahern, and showed the excellent predicted results, much
better than palladium, which corroborated the Romanowski paper. That paper
was based on simulation, not experiment; and Ahern's work offered the
first
important corroboration. He chose the alloy (which was supplied by Ames
Labs) specifically from the Romanowski data (details of which Celani
curiously misquoted in his paper).
BTW - with titanium-nickel alloys (both metals implicated in prior LENR
experiments) - there was NO excess heat, despite having good
nano-features.
That pretty much tells you that it is completely incorrect to label this
as
a surface morphology effect only. Pure nano-nickel is poor, pure
nano-palladium is poor but an alloy of 90% Pd and 10% Ni is excellent
(though not as good as the Cu-Ni alloys). The differences are not small.
For excess heating, according to Ahern - you must have the 2-12 nm surface
features and you must ALSO have the proper spillover alloy, which
Romanowski
essentially nailed.
Hopefully EPRI will publish the study soon.
Jones
