In Part IB, Joshua Cude says:
Let's look at the input power and the temperature in some detail, shall we?
Levi actually plots a graph of the input power in his report, and if
you watch the video, you can get a pretty good picture of the
temperature vs time graph -- better than what's in Levi's report.
Fortunately, the people at
www.esowatch.com/en/index.php?title=Focardi-Rossi_Energy-Catalyzer
have done so and reconstructed the temperature graph.
Here's what happens:
The power is turned on at 1250 W at time zero.
Then at 29 minutes (more than a few), the temperature reaches boiling
point (101C).
At 30 minutes, one minute after boiling begins, the power is reduced to 400 W.
But oops, they jumped the gun.
The reactor probably produces a little heat, and the system has some
thermal mass, which keeps the outlet water at boiling even after the
power has been reduced, but not long enough, because at 39 minutes (9
minutes after the power reduction), the temperature dips below the
boiling point for 2 minutes.
Someone must have noticed this, because at 40 minutes, the input power
is cranked hard to 1550 W, and the temperature returns to the boiling
point. At 49 minutes, the power is reduced to 700 W.
The reactor was probably not producing much heat by that time, because
almost immediately the temperature begins to drop gradually.
At 56 minutes, the power is turned off, and the temperature continues
dropping to ambient.
Rich Murray:
Clearly, the simple evidence so far made available shows that the
input electric heater power is enough to raise the water flow to
boiling.
The Rossi reactor is a scam.
I congratulate Joshua Cude on his outstanding clarity and attention to
significant details.
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