The released energy for eq. (1) can be estimated by mass defects if we postulate that four deuterons react with Cs. About 50.5 MeV should be released per reaction. Figure 4(a) shows that there exist about 1014 atoms of Pr at the surface of the test piece because the reaction surface area is 1.0 cm2. Therefore released energy can be estimated to be 800 J. The average power is calculated to be 1.8mW when the reaction time is assumed to be 120 h. Even if 1.8mW were released as heat during the experiment, we could not detect or notice the released heat.That doesn't look good for energy production or Rossi the Fraud. The amount of heat produced is below their ability to detect it. They also detected no gamma rays, nor were they able to detect the amount of D2 consumed.
It's a curious result, though. The paper is 10 years old.
The experiment was specifically designed to accomplish transmutation.....not heat. That they didn't detect heat is to be expected.
"It's a curious result, though. The paper is 10 years old."
A lot of old work is suddenly seeing the light of day (or at least being discovered by others than the inhabitants of the "cold fusion ghetto"). Perhaps you can tell me how the fact that the paper is 10 years old affects its validity.