Yes, the info from that interview with Parkhomov is very encouraging. (See bottom of page 1.) I did some further checking on nickel - like some other metals, sitting in air it develops an oxide layer that inhibits hydrogen penetration into the metal. This oxide layer breaks down around 600C - which may be why "interesting effects" (LENR reactions presumably) "go critical" around 600C according to Parkhomov: The system begins to produce anomalous heat at around 4-500C (as far as can be determined) but starts to ‘go critical’ and produce a more rapid thermal output at around 600/700C. then the thermal output takes off until you reach around 1000C. At this point the reaction may go ‘supercritical’ with a very rapid temperature rise until the fuel melts at around 1450+ . Even this is not guaranteed to stop the LENR process and there is a possibility of containment meltdown. Best to keep the temperature in the lower zone, perhaps 800-900 C There may be other ways, like sanding the surface (of a nickel wire or foil) just before beginning expts, to lessen the oxide layer and allow hydrogen to "soak" into the metal...
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Topic: LENR aka Geo-fusion aka Transmutation aka Cold Fusion (Read 19176 times)
