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| In 1992, Pons and Fleischmann published their 'Heat after Death' work. It showed that electrolysis was not necessary for 'excess heat', Instead, a deuterium flux on the surface of the palladium electrode might be necessary to generate 'excess heat'. Moreover, it also showed that the high loading was not necessary; however, the higher working temperature might be useful to achieve the 'excess heat' due to the diffusive nature of deuterium flux through palladium. Three sets of gas-loading experiments have been carried out along this research direction: a long-thin palladium wire (250 cm X 0.008 cm) at 50°C, 100°C, and 120°C; a thin wall palladium tube (2.3cm X 0.4cm X 0.01cm) at 140°C; a bunch of 5 thin wall palladium tubes (20cm X 0.3cm X 0.008cm) at 140°C. It verifies the early Fralick gas-loading experiment using hydrogen purifier. In addition, the direction of diffusive deuterium flux is different in this new set of experiment, crucial in order to build a self-sustaining heater in condensed matter nuclear science (CMNS). |
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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 |