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- From: tomk@netcom.com (Thomas H. Kunich)
- Subject: Re: CNF bibliography update (total now 765 papers, 117 patents/appl.).
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.010059.27510@netcom.com>
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- References: <C24B5835131F203349@vms2.uni-c.dk>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 01:00:59 GMT
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- In article <C24B5835131F203349@vms2.uni-c.dk> Dieter Britz <BRITZ@kemi.aau.dk> writes:
- >
- >Hello fellow searchers for The Truth,
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- > COLD NUCLEAR FUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY
- > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- > Additions 19-Nov-1992
- > Dieter Britz alias britz@kemi.aau.dk
- > Total no. of journal papers: 765
- >
- >
- >
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- >Bush RT; Fusion Technol. 22 (1992) 301.
- >"A light water excess heat reaction suggests that 'cold fusion' may be
- >'alkali-hydrogen fusion'".
- >** Bush here outlines, in a qualitative manner, his disavowal of the theory of
- >Mills and Farrell (which "is flawed"), and his own theory of how cold fusion
- >takes place in a Pd or Ni lattice. A multitude of reactions of the kind p + M1
- >==> M2, and d + M1 ==> M2, are possible, where M1 are alkali metals (as well
- >as hydrogen isotopes), and M2 are ultrastable (or near-ultrastable) elements
- >such as (40)Ca, (4)He, etc. This ultrastability, plus the special conditions
- >in a metal hydride/deuteride lattice, is what enables cold fusion. There is
- >thus a wide choice of fusion fuels, and the good news is that deuterium is not
- >needed. In each case, the resulting high energy is dissipated in a kind of
- >anti-Moessbauer effect, due to the rigidity of the metal lattice at these low
- >temperatures. FPH were lucky because Li can do it with d. The author's TRM
- >model (with Eagleton) is invoked along with all this.
- > There is experimental proof. Using a Ni cathode, a Pt anode and 0.57M K2CO3
- >as electrolyte, and a plate of a "Ni alloy", excess heat was found, in
- >contrast with M&F, whose theory demands light water and a sodium salt (but
- >using Ni itself). Rb salts, too, do the trick. The reaction with potassium
- >should yield some Ca as the ash, and in fact 14 microgram (about the right
- >amount) were found; using a Rb salt, again about the right amount of Sr was
- >found (3 microgram). This subrevolution within cnf could have immense economic
- >ramifications, writes Bush. Jul-91/Sep-92
-
- Immense economic ramifications is a bit understated, if his results could be
- duplicated.
-
- The question is: Is anyone trying to duplicate this work? While I have
- my doubts, this at least looks somewhat promising as an avenue of
- investigation. Finding calcium ash is pretty interesting.
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