Biphasic behavior in thermal electrolytic generators using nickel cathodes

Author

Swartz, Mitchell R.

Author_Institution

JET Energy Technol. Inc., Wellesley Hills, MA, USA

fYear

1997

fDate

27 Jul-1 Aug 1997

Firstpage

1338

Abstract

Thermal spectroscopy, with attention to background noise, enables accurate determination of sample activity and has revealed a biphasic behavior to the generated excess heat. Nickel cathodes (using ohmic thermal and other metallic cathodic controls) were examined versus either platinum or gold anodes in light water systems. The peak power amplification [Π_outΠ_IN=Π_N1] was in the range of ~2.27 (+/-1.02). Peak power outputs have been in excess of 2 watts, with power densities (nickel) of more than ~7 (+/-4.3) watts/cm³. There may be several reasons for the biphasic effect. The origin of the site of the heat shifts at different locations within the π-notch

Keywords

cathodes; cold fusion; electrochemical electrodes; electrochemistry; electrolysis; nickel; thermal analysis; water; π-notch; Ni; biphasic behavior; cold fusion; excess heat generation; heat site; light water systems; nickel cathodes; peak power amplification; peak power output; power densities; thermal electrolytic generators; thermal spectroscopy; Anodes; Background noise; Cathodes; Gold; Lighting control; Nickel; Platinum; Power generation; Spectrogram; Spirals;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1997. IECEC-97., Proceedings of the 32nd Intersociety

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4515-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECEC.1997.661963

Filename

661963