Posted by Morris Dovey on May 1, 2013, 5:41 pm
On 5/1/13 11:01 AM, harry k wrote:
>> On 5/1/13 7:18 AM, amdx wrote:
>>
>>> On 4/30/2013 8:29 PM, Morris Dovey wrote:
>>>> On 4/30/13 6:38 PM, amdx wrote:
>>>>> Not much happening here!
>>>>> Morris do you have anything to brighten up this group?
>>
>>>> Paraphrasing Obiwan: I?m not the entertainment it?s looking for.
>>
>>> You were the Chosen One!
>>> You were supposed to destroy the Sith,
>>> not join them! Bring balance to the Force,
>>> not leave it in darkness...
>>
>> Yes, I have no magnets today. ;-)
>
> Tossed out with all your failed 'inventions'?
I never needed/used magnets, and my ?failed inventions? are improving
lives in three countries so far. That?s not much, but it?s a step in the
right direction. Thanks for asking. :-)
Posted by TomCat on May 2, 2013, 6:23 pm
wrote:
>> On 5/1/13 7:18 AM, amdx wrote:
>>
>> > On 4/30/2013 8:29 PM, Morris Dovey wrote:
>> >> On 4/30/13 6:38 PM, amdx wrote:
>> >>> Not much happening here!
>> >>> Morris do you have anything to brighten up this group?
>>
>> >> Paraphrasing Obiwan: I’m not the entertainment it’s looking for.
>>
>> > You were the Chosen One!
>> > You were supposed to destroy the Sith,
>> > not join them! Bring balance to the Force,
>> > not leave it in darkness...
>>
>> Yes, I have no magnets today. ;-)
>>
>> --
>> Morris Doveyhttp://www.iedu.com/Solar/http://www.facebook.com/MorrisDovey
>
>Tossed out with all your failed 'inventions'?
>
>Harry K
What have you done to make life better Harry?
What ideas have you come up with recently or ever?
Morris has accomplished a fair amount on the budget he has.
You are just breathing our air and reducing its' oxygen content it
seems.
Tom
Posted by mike on May 1, 2013, 10:58 pm
On 4/30/2013 6:29 PM, Morris Dovey wrote:
> On 4/30/13 6:38 PM, amdx wrote:
>> Not much happening here!
>> Morris do you have anything to brighten up this group?
>
> Paraphrasing Obiwan: I?m not the entertainment it?s looking for.
Aren't you the guy with the heat absorbers with the curved vanes
and the three way air flow?
Anything interesting going on there?
Posted by Morris Dovey on May 1, 2013, 11:58 pm
On 5/1/13 5:58 PM, mike wrote:
> Aren't you the guy with the heat absorbers with the curved vanes
> and the three way air flow?
> Anything interesting going on there?
A draft tutorial and project write-up with photos and CAD drawing is
online at http://www.iedu.com/Solar/Panels - and there?s a guy in
Edinburgh who agreed to do a DIY assembly video for less than I would
have had to pay for the software to do the job myself. I'll put the
video on the web site as soon as it?s ready.
Beside the panels already installed in the US and Canada, more are being
built in Poland, there are tentative plans for a teaching workshop in
Greece, and I'm kinda hoping to see something similar happen in Spain.
Other than being available as a long distance coach, I'm not personally
involved with any of the offshore activity.
Most of my recent effort has been focused on an MHD electrical generator
and a LENR heat source. You can catch a glimpse of this project at
http://www.iedu.com/Solar/Electricity . To me, it?s at least as
interesting as the passive solar heating panels, but progress is slow
enough (from a spectator perspective) to be about as exciting as
watching paint dry.
--
Morris
Posted by mike on May 2, 2013, 3:44 am
On 5/1/2013 4:58 PM, Morris Dovey wrote:
> On 5/1/13 5:58 PM, mike wrote:
>
>> Aren't you the guy with the heat absorbers with the curved vanes
>> and the three way air flow?
>> Anything interesting going on there?
>
> A draft tutorial and project write-up with photos and CAD drawing is
> online at http://www.iedu.com/Solar/Panels - and there?s a guy in
> Edinburgh who agreed to do a DIY assembly video for less than I would
> have had to pay for the software to do the job myself. I'll put the
> video on the web site as soon as it?s ready.
>
> Beside the panels already installed in the US and Canada, more are being
> built in Poland, there are tentative plans for a teaching workshop in
> Greece, and I'm kinda hoping to see something similar happen in Spain.
> Other than being available as a long distance coach, I'm not personally
> involved with any of the offshore activity.
>
> Most of my recent effort has been focused on an MHD electrical generator
> and a LENR heat source. You can catch a glimpse of this project at
> http://www.iedu.com/Solar/Electricity . To me, it?s at least as
> interesting as the passive solar heating panels, but progress is slow
> enough (from a spectator perspective) to be about as exciting as
> watching paint dry.
>
Oh, Morris...say it isn't so!!!
You've gone over to the dark side.
You had a wonderful, easily reproduced solar dwelling heater.
I tried to read your links, but couldn't get the videos to play.
I did skim the MHD book. I'm not the slightest bit interested
in reliving math experiences from 50 years ago...but there were
some interesting statements glossed over.
MHD seems to work with a uni-directional flow of ionized material.
If you're sloshing it back and forth, there are all kinds of
issues with reversing the flow of massive ions. And there's the
tiny detail of superconducting magnets. And the 0.2Volt output.
I had a few questions...
About the MHD generator. What does the math say about heat flow?
For every kW of heat input to the hot center,
How many watts of real usable electricity at usable voltage do you get out
and how many watts get lost keeping the cold ends cold and the magnet
energized and the other implementation details?
And how does that compare to a classical steam turbine at those temps.
No moving parts is attractive, but if you have to put the moving
parts back in the compressors to manage superconducting magnets, is it
worth it?
About LENR...
If Rossi could make it work, you'd be able to buy 'em at home depot
by now.
If he can't, I wouldn't have a prayer of making it work.
And even if I did, I couldn't afford the boatload of patent lawyers
required to get it off the ground.
LENR is a fool's errand. Don't let your wonderfully practical
side succumb to the fantasy side.
Work on stuff that obeys the currently known laws of physics
and buy magic stuff at Home Depot after Rossi gets it working.
;-)
How's that for a discussion starter?
>>
>>> On 4/30/2013 8:29 PM, Morris Dovey wrote:
>>>> On 4/30/13 6:38 PM, amdx wrote:
>>>>> Not much happening here!
>>>>> Morris do you have anything to brighten up this group?
>>
>>>> Paraphrasing Obiwan: I?m not the entertainment it?s looking for.
>>
>>> You were the Chosen One!
>>> You were supposed to destroy the Sith,
>>> not join them! Bring balance to the Force,
>>> not leave it in darkness...
>>
>> Yes, I have no magnets today. ;-)
>
> Tossed out with all your failed 'inventions'?