Current Science

David J. Nagel ¹

Affiliations
1 NUCAT Energy LLC and The George Washington University, 725 23rd K Street NW, Washington DC 20052, US

Abstract

The energy gain of a system is defined as the ratio of its output energy divided by the energy provided to operate the system. Most familiar systems have energy gains less than one due to various inefficiencies. By contrast, lattice-enabled nuclear reactions (LENR) offer high energy gains. Theoretical values in excess of 1000 are possible. Energy gains over 100 have already been reported. But, they have not yet been sustained for commercially significant durations. This article summarizes the current status of LENR energy gains.

Keywords

Energy, Energy Gain, LENR.

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David J. Nagel ¹

Affiliations
1 NUCAT Energy LLC and The George Washington University, 725 23rd K Street NW, Washington DC 20052, US

Abstract

Thousands of lattice-enabled nuclear reaction (LENR) experiments involving electrochemical loading of deuterium into palladium have been conducted and reported in hundreds of papers. But, it appears that the first commercial LENR power generators will employ gas loading of hydrogen onto nickel. This article reviews the scientific base for LENR in the gas-loaded Ni-H system, and some of the tests of pre-commercial prototype generators based on this combination.

Keywords

Gas Loading, Hydrogen, Lattice Enabled Nuclear Reactions, Nickel.

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