ENVR 45 |
| Important advantages exist for selecting a Dewar type isoperibolic calorimeter for measurements of anomalous excess enthalpy produced by the Fleischmann-Pons effect(FPE). These advantages include a wide dynamic range, high accuracy, direct visual observations inside the cell, and heat transfer mainly by electromagnetic radiation. Various generations of the FP calorimetry are described along with the mathematical modeling. The use of control experiments show that the anomalous excess power is measurable within 0.1 mW using this electrochemical calorimetry. The applications of isoperibolic calorimetry at various other laboratories is discussed. The correct equations for modeling isoperibolic calorimetry using open cells are now well established. These calorimetric equations were used to evaluate the Caltech, MIT, and Harwell (U.K.) isoperibolic calorimetry performed in 1989. It appears that objectivity was sacrificed by these three influential institutions in order to hastily obtain the desired result of no anomalous excess power effects. |
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New Energy Technology
1:30 PM-4:50 PM, Monday, March 23, 2009 Hilton -- Alpine Ballroom West, Oral
Division of Environmental Chemistry |