Calorimetry experiments in the Physics Division, ORNL (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)

Technical Report · Thu Sep 14 04:00:00 EDT 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5578272· OSTI ID:5578272

Hutchinson, D. P.; Bennett, C. A.; Richards, R. K.; Bullock, J. IV; Powell, G. L. ^[1]

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1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)

Four calorimetry experiments were performed with palladium cathode electrolysis cells to investigate the possibility of cold fusion heat production based on the reported results of Fleischmann and Pons. Two of the cells contained 6.35 mm diam {times} 10 cm long palladium cathodes in a 0.2 M Li{sup 6}OD electrolyte, one cell contained a similar cathode in a 0.1 M Li{sup 6}OD electrolyte solution and one cell used a cast 1.27 cm diam {times} 10 cm palladium rod in a 0.2 M electrolyte. All four cells were constructed with platinum wire anodes. One of the cells exhibited an apparent 2-3 watt power excess for a period of approximately 300 hours of a total operating time of 1800 hours; each of the remaining cells remained in power balance for the 1800 hour period. 2 refs., 5 figs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• Sponsoring Organization: DOE/ER
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 5578272
• Report Number(s): DOE/OR/21400-T399; ON: DE90000740
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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