Re: Regarding Sonoluminescence

Bill McMurtry ( weber@powerup.com.au )
Tue, 10 Feb 1998 17:15:04 +1000

At 15:57 9/02/98 -0500, you wrote:
>Jer et all,

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>What I'm going to attempt is to replicate the following experiment where
>one man made a small set-up using a glass tube, and a ultrasound
>transducer. The end cap was positively charged to attract free electrons.
>His initial run with plain water heated it no more than expected, ie
>slightly
>less energy out than in. The next run used heavy water, plus dissolved
>deuterium gas and was a little more dramatic.
>His equipment was activated in one second bursts, in case of radiation
>production. In aprox 1/10 of a second enough energy was liberated to
>vapourise his water, causing a large steam explostion. Also sufficent
>light to blind him temporally.
>He stated that there was no detectable radiation. Upon later thought he
>theorised that the oxygen atoms where acting as neutron absorbers,
>and the surrounding water coped with the gamma.
>
> He had suggested that a modified internal combustion engine would
>be the next step - or ultimate demonstration. The air intake would
>convert to a water intake, with the fuel injector acting as a gasious
>deuterium injector. The spark-plug would be replaced with an
>ultra-sound transducer. Basically a fusion powered steam engine.
>
>
>v/r Ken Carrigan
>

Hi Ken,

sounds like a fascinating experiment, definately keep us posted. Do you
have details on who it was that performed this initial experiment?

This experiment would seem to have implications with some of the things
Keely talked about (as suggested by Jerry) - also Victor Schuberger's
turbine work. I seem to remember that Schuberger talked about a pale blue
light emenating from the centre of twisting water columns. Hmmm.

Bill.