Defkalion offers testing of cold fusion reactors

Ny Teknik ^ | Jan 23 2012 | Mats Lewan

[Kevmo]

The Greek company Defkalion has invited scientific and business organizations to test the core technology in its forthcoming energy products. The products are based on LENR – Low Energy Nuclear Reactions.

In a press release on January 23, Defkalion has invited "internationally recognized and reputable scientific and business organizations" from now and two months ahead, to do independent testing with their own instruments on the reactors used in the Defkalion's forthcoming energy device, "Hyperion" .

The apparatus is according to Defkalion based on "Chemically Assisted Low Energy Nuclear Reactions caused by Nickel and Hydrogen Nuclei", a technology supposedly developed by the company after the termination of the agreement on production and distribution of Andrea Rossi's "E-cat" last summer .

Low Energy Nuclear Reactions, or LENR, is the term used in recent years instead of the more controversial "cold fusion", a new type of nuclear reactions that there is still little knowledge about.
Measurements will be made on the "bare" reactor without cooling, and according to Defkalion temperatures above 650°C will be reached, and also a power development that is far more than 20 times the input electrical power required to start the reaction (COP) .

Defkalion describes a test method known as "Differential thermal analysis". The intention is to measure the difference between power development in a reactor loaded with fuel and one that is empty and only heated by the resistor needed to start the reaction, and then repeat the measurement after the reactors have been switched .

The description in the press release, however, is scant and partly incorrect .

In addition to power measurement, alpha and gamma radiation will be measured, and the reactors will be weighed, measured, and also opened .

Test protocols will be published before tests and the results may be published freely by invited evaluators .

Defkalion maintains that independent testing of the finished Hyperion products, which were presented in November 2011, will be made in the beginning of this year after certification of the products. Final products are supposed to be ready for market in 2012 .

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[Kevmo]

http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/energi_miljo/energi/article3391463.ece

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[Kevmo]

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[Kevmo]

Here is their press release



http://www.defkalion-energy.com/files/2012-01-23_Independent_Testing_on_Hyperion_Reactors.pdf


1 | P a g e
Independent Testing on Hyperion Reactors
Praxen Defkalion Green Technologies Global Ltd. (PDGT) is ready to further allow third parties to evaluate its core technology: a multi stage LENR reaction between Nickel and Hydrogen.

PDGT has successfully completed its scientific, technological and engineering steps necessary to sustain such a reaction with results exceeding a COP of 20 and with temperatures capable to exceed 650 degrees Celsius.

As it was announced in our November 30th Press Release, a series of third party tests on Hyperion products have been scheduled to be performed within the first months of 2012, immediately after our product’s certification. This announcement does not refer to such product tests.

Independent tests have already been scheduled. With this announcement, PDGT welcomes further requests from internationally recognized and reputable scientific and business organizations interested to conduct their independent tests on “bare” Hyperion Reactors.

Tests will be conducted following mutually agreed protocols based on the general principles herein.

Test Objectives
Measurement of excess heat produced by reactions within Hyperion reactors
Measurement of “bare” Hyperion Reactor COP (i.e. total energy consumed versus energy produced)
Measurement of radioactivity during testing
Measurement of reactor’s stability using its control mechanisms

Type of Testing
Parallel run of two identical Hyperion Reactors connected in parallel to the same electric energy sources for pre-heating and the same Hydrogen input source.

The active Reactor #1 will be equipped and prepared ready to trigger and sustain a steady reaction. 2 | P a g e
The Reactor #2 will be empty of any powders and with all triggering and control mechanisms deactivated.

Following a parallel test run of both Reactors for at least 48 hours, the two Reactors will be switched for a second run (Reactor #1 empty and Reactor #2 active) in order to authenticate the same results.

Configuration & Measurements
Both Reactors are of the same configuration, placed in the same room with a 50-60cm distance from each other.

Both reactors will be identically isolated.

Calibrated thermocouples of the same type will be connected inside each Reactor chamber and attached in the outer surface of each reactor. All four thermocouples will report their measurements to the same data logger and PC logging software.

The pressure of the Hydrogen circuit will be monitored and logged with the same sample rate as the thermocouples logging (i.e. 1/sec).

All electric consuming devises attached to the Reactors will be measured and logged (Volt and Amps). All electric supplies to the reactors will be through a UPS unit to avoid grid problems and any possible fluctuations.

Monitoring of any type of radioactivity from the tested Reactors will be performed following a 24hours measurement of the testing environment, to be used as base measurement.

Cooling Method
Cold air may be blown to both Reactors through their isolation if the maximum safety temperature level as defined in the test protocol is reached in the active Reactor. 3 | P a g e
Measurement Methodologies
1. On Heat Energy and COP
Differential Thermal Analysis:
Following the test run, the Temperature/Time logged plots of inner and outer thermocouples will be used to calculate:
The difference of integrals between the Temperature/Time logged plots of inner thermocouple measurements of the two Reactors. This results to the calculation of the absolute excess heat energy produced by the active Reactor.

The difference of integrals between the logged plots of each pair of inner and outer attached thermocouples attached to each Reactor.

The difference of the respective energy of the absolute excess heat energy produced by the active Reactor versus the total electric energy consumed by the active Reactor (heater and controls). This results in the COP of the active Reactor.

Reactors will be weighed before and after testing.


2. On Radiation
A Muller-Geiger tube, calibrated to the environment base radiation level, will be used to measure alpha and gamma emissions from the active Reactor.

3. On Stability
The active Reactor’s thermocouples measured temperatures, both inner and on outer surface, will be maintained stable with a fluctuation of no more than +/- 10% during the whole testing period, as observed after the triggering of the reaction in the active Reactor.

4. Other Measurements
No other measurements (e.g. calorimetry), will be performed during such “bare” Reactor testing.

The existing already released specifications of Hyperion products relating to system performance, stability, safety and functionality will not be tested during this series if tests. 4 | P a g e
Reactor’s Performance
It is expected that tests will conclude a COP in excess of 20
Publication of Protocols and Results
The detailed test protocols will be published by PGDT before any third party test is performed.

Test results may be published by the independent evaluators in the media they choose and in our site, jointly.

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Following the above, PDGT remains committed to its vision as a pioneer in LENR technology. Hyperion products can be used as a cheap, clean and green energy source for households and industrial applications.

PDGT remains committed to the world at large, providing its technology with responsibility and diligence.

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Praxen Defkalion Green Technologies Global Ltd.

January 23rd 2012

[Lx]

Finally, some tests. I would have done it different but having a working and a non-working reactor running from the same source and electronics aught to be interesting.

4. Other Measurements No other measurements (e.g. calorimetry), will be performed during such “bare” Reactor testing.

This is a concern though.

Defkalion's press release

When is the test?

[frank46]

I thought this has been decided to always be a folly. I am no nuclear scientiest but in the 1980’s someone rolled out this discovery only to be proved again a folly. It sounds so promising like Co2 reduction mechanisms

[SC Swamp Fox]

I thought this has been decided to always be a folly. I am no nuclear scientiest but in the 1980’s someone rolled out this discovery only to be proved again a folly. It sounds so promising like Co2 reduction mechanisms

I was skeptical and derisive when I first saw articles and press releases about the E-Cat a couple of years ago. It didn't help matters that the people pushing it looked and sounded like dozens of other "free energy" scams I've seen on the internet.

I'm still skeptical, but I now think that they are not con artists and they are observing "something". Their willingness to push forward with working prototypes, development of marketable products and "some" independent testing is encouraging. They claim that mainstream gov't and academic researches are biased against them.

There have been rumors and some claims of proof that the independent facilities that tested the claims of cold-fusion back in the 80's modified the experiment protocols and doomed the tests to failure. The "scientific consensus" was that the testing proved that there was nothing to it, just some bumbling physics professors at a couple of Podunk Universities who didn't design appropriate experiments and then jumped to erroneous conclusions.

I never would have believed it possible...until I witnessed the global warming scam in action. Like I said, I'm holding on to my skepticism, but I'm pullin' for the guy.

How does an E-Cat work?

[RetiredTexasVet]

Measurement of “bare” Hyperion Reactor COP (i.e. total energy consumed versus energy produced)

Got to plug it in or does it run on batteries? Not a self sustaining reactor?

Total energy consumed versus USEFUL/USABLE energy produced.

[SC Swamp Fox]

Please add me to the ping list. Thanks.

[Moonman62]

The description in the press release, however, is scant and partly incorrect.

That's OK. Who really needs precision from a company promising nuclear fusion devices?

[Kevmo]

This will be my standard post to moonboy that says you’re not worth trying to have reasonable discussion, also says “buzz off” & doesn’t leave crickets. But if it offends you to the point that you get it removed like my prior innocuous citation then I’ll have to come up with some other ‘ignore button’ post.

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/backroom/2800058/posts?page=55#55
To: Moonman62

This means I have nothing more to say to you about LENR. Bye.

55 posted on Sunday, October 30, 2011 4:41:07 PM by Kevmo (Caveat lurkor pro se ipso judicatis: Let the lurker decide for himself)
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[Wonder Warthog]

"I thought this has been decided to always be a folly. I am no nuclear scientiest but in the 1980’s someone rolled out this discovery only to be proved again a folly. It sounds so promising like Co2 reduction mechanisms"

That's what the folks who have worked so hard to suppress cold fusion want you to think. In point of fact, the CF phenomenon is very real, and highly reputable scientists have replicated the Pons and Fleischmann results, one such replication having done within a few months of the P&F results. When the final story is written, that suppression will likely prove to be one of the biggest scandals in science history.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Total energy consumed versus USEFUL/USABLE energy produced."

1:20 (energy in:energy out). As further progress is made in understanding and tuning the process and the hardware, that will probably increase.

Think of the reactor as like your car engine....it needs a large amount of input power to start up, and then a continuous trickle of power to keep going. It is also mode similar to a Diesel....still needs a large amount of input power to start up, but no further power to keep going.....but is "more cantankerous" than the engine WITH the continuous trickle. But in both cases, the output power is gigantic compared to the "input" power.

[Wonder Warthog]

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Cold-fusion

has a reasonably balanced discussion. There is quite a bit of evidence of suppression using the same tactics as the promulgators of “global warming” use to suppress countering views....denial of funding, denial of tenure, accusations of fraud (both public and in academic “witch hunts”), loss of career, termination (if possible)

[Moonman62]

the CF phenomenon is very real

Right. It's a phenomenon and anomaly. The energy produced, if any, is unpredictable, which is why any claim of having a commercially viable energy producing product is rubbish.

[Moonman62]

There is quite a bit of evidence of suppression using the same tactics as the promulgators of “global warming” use to suppress countering views....denial of funding, denial of tenure, accusations of fraud (both public and in academic “witch hunts”), loss of career, termination (if possible)

Teenagers have accomplished fusion with deuterium gas plasmas. There is no suppression of the results. The difference is they aren't trying to scam people by saying it produces more energy than it consumes.

[Wonder Warthog]

"The energy produced, if any, is unpredictable, which is why any claim of having a commercially viable energy producing product is rubbish."

Have you read the proceedings from ICCF15 yet?? Or ANY paper from LENR-CANR.org?? If not, you're still ignorant. Probably willfully.

[Wonder Warthog]

"Teenagers have accomplished fusion with deuterium gas plasmas. There is no suppression of the results."

Of course not. It fits the accepted "hot fusion" paradigm. Have you studied the stories of Bockris, Hagelstein, Taleyarkhan yet?? Lots of evidence for suppression. But, you just can't be bothered to actually look at the facts.

[Lx]

Have you seen the scheduled date of the test?

This doesn't prove or disprove Rossi if it succeeds or fails. I hope people realize that. Rossi said he misled them and Defkalion said they found the catalyst on their own and from what I've seen of Defkalions Hyperion, it is a different animal in configuration, I have no idea if it runs on the same exact principle as Rossi's.

The good part is this seems to separate the two companies so that the elaborate scams that included both aren't applicable.

I do know who is going to make a ton of moolah off of this and Rossi, attorneys, fighting over either the catalyst, or Rossi breaking off the contractor finally, the disparaging remarks Rossi made about Defklalion (you know attorneys), they'll use anything they can get their hands on. Rossi will say that Defkalion stole his catalyst which might be mitigated by him also saying he misled them.

Sit back and enjoy the ride. I hope they both work, that doesn't mean I think they will.

[Moonman62]

Of course not. It fits the accepted "hot fusion" paradigm.

The same applies to muon catalyzed cold fusion. The only real paradigm is, like I said, one group has scammers claiming to produce net energy.

[Moonman62]

Have you read the proceedings from ICCF15 yet?? Or ANY paper from LENR-CANR.org??

Has Defkalion, the mysterious company with no background (except links to Rossi), published any of them?