Excess heat production by the electrolysis of an aqueous potassium carbonate electrolyte and the implications for cold fusion

Journal Article · Thu Aug 01 04:00:00 EDT 1991 · Fusion Technology; (United States)

OSTI ID:5752593

Mills, R L ^[1]; Kneizys, S P ^[2]

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1. Mills Technologies, Lancaster, PA (US)
2. Ursinus College, Academic Computing, Collegeville, PA (US)

This paper reports that according to a novel atomic model, the predominant source of heat of the phenomenon called cold fusion is the electrocatalytically induced reaction whereby hydrogen atoms undergo transitions to quantized energy levels of lower energy than the conventional ground state. These lower energy states correspond to fractional quantum numbers. The hydrogen electronic transition requires the presence of an energy hole of {approximately}27.21 eV provided by electrocatalytic reactants (such as Pd{sup 2+}/Li{sup +}, Ti{sup 2+}, or K{sup +}/K{sup +} and results in shrunken atoms analogous to muonic atoms. In the case of deuterium, fusion reactions of shrunken atoms predominantly yielding tritium are possible. Calorimetry of pulsed current and continuous electrolysis of aqueous potassium carbonate (K{sup +}/K{sup +} electrocatalytic couple) at a nickel cathode is performed in single-cell dewar calorimetry cells. Excess power out exceeded input power by a factor of {gt}37.

• OSTI ID: 5752593
• Journal Information: Fusion Technology; (United States), Journal Name: Fusion Technology; (United States) Vol. 20:1; ISSN 0748-1896; ISSN FUSTE
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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