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Status of our test cells

Written by Ryan Hunt on .

We have had requests to clarify exactly where we are in our progress.  To summarize, we have assembled and tested the first two units and tested them to 7 Bar of pressure and 400C with Helium.  The number two unit is being prepared for shipment to our team members in France.  Because it will be so far away we are taking extra precautions to make sure it will work and collect data properly, and in the case it doesn't, that we can service the computer remotely.  We are also adding the pressure relief valve and the gas manifold that we have done without till now because we were using it with our existing lab infrastructure.  Additionally, we have to make sure we get the international shipment paperwork done properly.  It all takes time, and usually more time than you think the first time.

The premise of the experiment we are planning is simple.  We calibrate the cell by running a range of precisely measured levels of electrical power through the two wires wrapped around the core of the cell.  For each power level we measure the temperatures in the cell.  Then, we replace one of the standard wires with the active "Celani wire", load hydrogen into the it, and proceed to raise the temperature and pressure to the same conditions as the calibration.  If the wire is creating extra heat, the cell will appear significantly hotter with the active wire than it was with the standard wire at a given electrical power level.

 Our next step is to calibrate the test cell in every likely combination and pressure of Argon and Hydrogen that we might want to run at after we load the cell with the active wire.  Once the wire is loaded with Hydrogen we will not want to have to take it back out of the cell atmosphere if we don't absolutely have to.  Celani recently reported that unloading the hydrogen from his active wire seemed to damage its performance.

The previous Helium calibrations were useful tests to tell us the range the device is capable of and get a rough performance curve, and to work the bugs out before loading hydrogen.  Those data won't be what we use for the next stages of the experiment, though.

Once Cell#2 arrives in Europe, Mathieu and Nic will run the same calibration cycles and we will compare results.

Only after the full calibration is complete will we load the active wire into the cell.  It will be very intersting to see how that wire handles being coiled onto the supports and fastened to the terminals.

I hope to post a step by step plan for this dual, initial replication phase of the project prominently on the site somewhere and shade the steps that are done and provide links to the results from each stage.  Please be patient because all these steps take time.  If there are any web developers out there keen to get involved, we'd be interested in hearing from you.

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0 #4 Ryan Hunt 2012-10-22 14:35
Thanks for the offer Timar. I will try to define a manageable piece you could contribute to.
Charlie, your thoughts stimulated me to define the list of documents I want to publish. You can expect some clarification in the coming days.
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0 #3 Charlie Smith 2012-10-20 06:44
Thanks for the clarification,
It would be nice to see some more detailed drawings / photos/ specs of your test cell, and the Cellini wire, what process has it gone through?

I still don't understand if your going to truly 'open source' this information or are just looking to publicly verify Celinis work. Obviously Cellini has existing patents on this, and I think your angle is the electrical control gear which is fine to have commercial interests, as it is fine to submit your info to 3rd parties for verification,

but verified or not I would be interested in all the data, patents and specs you can give me just out of interest in the technology, as a hobbist and as someone that hates being ripped of by energy companies.

Anyway I'll be patient,

Good luck in your endeavours.
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0 #2 James Bryant 2012-10-18 16:53
Thanks for the eloquent summary.
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0 #1 Timar 2012-10-18 08:51
Well, I happen to be a professional web developer (specialized in JavaScript and database systems). Unfortunately I'm going to have quite a workload during the next weeks, but for a project like this I would love to spare some hours, if that would be enough to take the task.
So what exactly would be the task?
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