A modular 3D printed isothermal heat flow calorimeter for reaction calorimetry in continuous flow

The presented continuous flow calorimeter enables process understanding of novel flow syntheses and the use of highly reactive compounds. Adaptation of the calorimeter is possible via 3D printing and due to its modular and expandable design.

Correlation between Excess Heat and Pressure in a D/Pd Gas-Loading System with Heat-Flow Calorimeter

Previously on the work [1-3] of excess heat triggering in a D/Pd gas-loading calorimeter system, we got that the system had the maximum excess power (6.398 ± 0.191 W) at the condition of an optimum current (8.47 A) and a deuterium pressure (3 × 104 Pa). In order to get higher excess heat power and to confirm the reliability and accuracy of the excess heat triggered by current in the previous work, we did a serials of experiments under different conditions. The results came from the heat-flow calorimeter system showed that the system produced the maximum excess heat power (10.284 ± 3.402 W) when the D2 pressure was 220 Pa. The key conditions of generating excess heat need to be further studied.

Excess Heat Power Measurement by Heat-Flow Calorimeter in a D/Pd Gas-Loading System

In order to confirm the reliability and accuracy of the excess heat triggered by current in the previous work [1-3], a new designed and built heat-flow calorimeter [4] was introduced in the same D/Pd gas-loading system as mentioned previously. The calorimeter was calibrated in nitrogen atmosphere and the results between the input power (P) and the exothermal electromotive force (V) could be simulated by a quadratic equation: P = (15.356 ± 0.068) V – (0.014 ± 0.039) V2. The maximum excess power (6.398 ± 0.191 W) were found at the condition of an optimum current (8.47 A) and a deuterium pressure (3 × 104 Pa). The reproducibility was 3/3 and the total excess energy released in these experiments was about 0.70 ± 0.02 MJ within 40 hours, which means (1.6 ± 0.1) ×103 eV for each palladium atom. The excess heat power and excess heat energy were far more than that in a chemical reaction.