[论文解读] Indication of anomalous heat energy production in a reactor device

G. Lévi, Evelyn Foschi+5 more|arXiv (Cornell University)|May 16, 2013

Nuclear reactor physics and engineering参考文献 2被引用 6

一句话总结

本研究报告了一款使用负载氢气和添加剂的镍粉的E-Cat HT反应堆装置中出现异常产热现象，该装置通过电阻加热驱动。在96小时和116小时的运行中，通过高分辨率热成像和高精度功率测量，显示输出的过剩热量远超输入能量，其能量密度比化学能源高出数个数量级，表明存在超出经典物理理论的未解释能量生成。

ABSTRACT

An experimental investigation of possible anomalous heat production in a special type of reactor tube named E-Cat HT is carried out. The reactor tube is charged with a small amount of hydrogen loaded nickel powder plus some additives. The reaction is primarily initiated by heat from resistor coils inside the reactor tube. Measurement of the produced heat was performed with high-resolution thermal imaging cameras, recording data every second from the hot reactor tube. The measurements of electrical power input were performed with a large bandwidth three-phase power analyzer. Data were collected in two experimental runs lasting 96 and 116 hours, respectively. An anomalous heat production was indicated in both experiments. The 116-hour experiment also included a calibration of the experimental set-up without the active charge present in the E-Cat HT. In this case, no extra heat was generated beyond the expected heat from the electric input. Computed volumetric and gravimetric energy densities were found to be far above those of any known chemical source. Even by the most conservative assumptions as to the errors in the measurements, the result is still one order of magnitude greater than conventional energy sources.

研究动机与目标

• 研究使用镍粉和氢气的反应堆装置中异常产热现象。
• 确定在受控条件下是否会出现持续的过剩热量输出。
• 使用高精度仪器测量并验证能量输出与输入。
• 通过无主动充电的对照实验排除实验误差。
• 评估所观察效应的能量密度与已知能源的相对关系。

提出的方法

• 反应堆装置E-Cat HT被填充了负载氢气和添加剂的镍粉。
• 初始加热由内部电阻丝线圈提供，以启动反应。
• 高分辨率热成像摄像机每秒记录一次反应堆表面的温度数据。
• 三相功率分析仪以高带宽测量输入电功率。
• 进行了两次持续96小时和116小时的实验运行，包括一次无主动充电的对照实验。
• 根据测量数据计算了体积能量密度和质量能量密度，以与已知能源进行比较。

实验结果

研究问题

• RQ1 E-Cat HT反应堆是否产生了远超电输入能量的热量？
• RQ2 过剩热量输出在多次实验运行中是否保持一致？
• RQ3 所观察到的过剩热量是否可归因于测量误差或实验伪影？
• RQ4 与常规化学反应相比，所观察效应的能量密度如何？
• RQ5 无主动充电的对照实验是否显示出任何异常产热？

主要发现

• 在96小时和116小时的实验运行中均显示出异常产热现象。
• 116小时运行包括一次无主动充电的对照实验，结果显示无超出输入的过剩热量。
• 计算得出的体积能量密度超过任何已知化学能源。
• 计算得出的质量能量密度也远超常规化学能源。
• 即使在保守的误差假设下，过剩热量输出仍至少高出常规能源一个数量级。
• 结果表明反应堆装置中存在持续且未解释的能量生成过程。