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In reply to John Kassebaum's message of Wed, 06 Nov 2002 10:56:47 -0500:

<< I wonder what assumptions were part of this calculation, and how his measured parameters compared to
them. I too look forward to an academic paperor final report on this. >>

You can get a hint from the very last point in the summary:

"Potential applications for micropropulsion."

Note:- "micropropulsion". To me this sounds like a euphemism for "small effect".

Actually I told him before he started that in order to get a reasonable return, hydrinos require long term
confinement (because they react slowly), and consequently didn't appear to be a good choice as a direct
rocket fuel. I also suggested that they be used instead as the power source for an ion drive. (Of course, a
nuclear reactor could also serve that purpose).

I also warned him against using Ne, because of the three particle thing.

Regards,

Robin van Spaandonk

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