Anyone interested in the subject should read this paper describing two experiments conducted by outside researchers. http://arxiv.org/pdf/1305.3913v3
Indication of anomalous heat energy production in a reactor device
Giuseppe Levi, Evelyn Foschi, Torbjörn Hartman
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Bo Höistad, Roland Pettersson, Lars Tegnér, Hanno Essén
2013 · arXiv
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An experimental investigation of possible anomalous heat production in a special type of reactor tube named E-Cat HT is carried out. The reactor tube is charged with a small amount of hydrogen loaded nickel powder plus some additives. The reaction is primarily initiated by heat from resistor coils inside the reactor tube. Measurement of the produced heat was performed with high-resolution thermal imaging cameras, recording data every second from the hot reactor tube. The measurements of electrical power input were performed with a large bandwidth three-phase power analyzer. Data were collected in two experimental runs lasting 96 and 116 hours, respectively. An anomalous heat production was indicated in both experiments. The 116-hour experiment also included a calibration of the experimental set-up without the active charge present in the E-Cat HT. In this case, no extra heat was generated beyond the expected heat from the electric input. Computed volumetric and gravimetric energy densities were found to be far above those of any known chemical source. Even by the most conservative assumptions as to the errors in the measurements, the result is still one order of magnitude greater than conventional energy sources.
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Well it appears I get to eat a little crow. It was not NASA work, but it was a peer-reviewed paper cited in the NASA materials: http://arxiv.org/abs/1305.3913 The NASA material is worth reviewing in its own right though - and the Navy has conducted quite a few LENR experiments of its own.
Yup. In this case there's some beta (electron) decay. I'm curious about how heat is transmitted, though, too. Possibly it's just from the electrons. Hmm, time to look up the nuke charts again. Edit: here's a chart: http://atom.kaeri.re.kr/ton/nuc4.html Edit2: for convenience, here's the paper: http://arxiv.org/pdf/1305.3913v2.pdf
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