DEFKALION'S TEST PROTOCOL FOR PUBLIC DEMO

Test code: 3.2.30

Hyperion lab devise Functional & Performance Test

protocol

Test Plans & Test Results

By: Defkalion GT S.A. R&D Team

Table of contents

TEST PROTOCOL FOR PUBLIC DEMO ............................................................. 1

PART I: TEST PLAN 3.2.30, OBJECTIVES AND PERMISSIONS (DEFKALION INTERNAL DOCUMENT AS PART OF THIS PROTOCOL) ........................ 3

R5.1 lab prototype testing procedures...................................................................................3

Overview .....................................................................................3

Test Description; Sub-Systems/ Critical Components Being Tested; Main test objectives; Secondary test objectives ....................................................................................3

PART II TEST SCHEDULING………………………………6

Test Strategy……………………………………………………6

New Definitions; Important Terminology; Key Words ......................................................................12

Hyperion devise Functional & Performance Test Plans & Test Results

PART I: TEST plan 3.2.30, objectives and permissions (DEFKALION INTERNAL DOCUMENT as part of this protocol)

R5.1 lab prototype testing procedures

Overview

The 3.2.30 scheduled test on Defkalion GT’s lab reaction triggering procedures is part of the series of triggering and performance tests of R5 series lab prototype reactions focusing to investigate conditions that influence reaction’s triggering and performance versus expected phenomena.

Test Description; Sub-Systems/ Critical Components Being Tested;

Main test objectives; Secondary test objectives

Test description

3.2.30 testing of Hyperion Single Reactor Kernel will follow the same procedure as for all 3.X.X testing protocols. Reaction will be triggered in the R5 type reactor (R5.1, using the following test parameters:

Test parameter                                                              Condition                                                  Remark

Atomic Hydrogen production  method                                   SP                              As identified in ICCF17 paper by.J.Hadjichristos et all

Internal structure                                                          Typical 5.1


Calibration and control                                            Calibration of instrumentation     Control run using Argon “blind test” run before the H2 run (actual test) 

Leakages control                                                     Yes                                           H2 under pressure at min 10bar

Ni mixture                                                             No V04 sample, prepared 4gr

Initial dry preparation                                               Yes                                            With parallel heating up to 200C,for 25min, vacuum for at least
                                                                                                                                 12h prior to the test

Electric pre- heating                                                  Yes

H2 or Ar                                                                 1st input: >1,1 bar
                                                                               2nd input, 1,1 bar when reaching
                                                                               mixture temp if required

Safety levels                                                             Not changed

Sub-Systems/Critical Components being tested

R5 Kernel reaction ignition 

Reaction ignition is expected following the atomic hydrogen production only with the method

SP (high voltage spark generator)

Main test objectives

•   Control (Start, Stop, Increase, Decrease) Reaction ignition

•  Reaction duration to produce enough energy to exceed

equivalent energy of a chemical reaction of mass of

components internal to the reaction chamber

•  Total accumulated energy output divided by total

accumulated energy input greater than 1.1 on the active test

and less than 1 in the Ar control test 

Independent testers/observers

The test will be performed in the presence of: 

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Paolo Vitulo (University of Pavia – Researcher for CMS Project, CERN – Geneve), 

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Raymond Zreick (News editor, Focus), 

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Mats Lewan (Journalist, NyTechnik) 

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A member of CICAP (Italian comitee for the control on scientific scams). His name will 

be announced on Monday, 22. 

from Defkalion GT application lab in Milan, Italy. Test will be photographed and videoed from

DGT and broadcasted live to ICCF18. A short pre-recorded introduction will be broadcasted

also before the start of the live test (to be repeated 1 or 2 times during the test without

disturbing data broadcast using slit screens)

 Test objectives. 

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Run Control test using Argon (instead of H2) in the same conditions and 

with all “powders” in presence within the reactor to isolate the  

dependence of Hydrogen in the reaction.

Run the test for as long as required to assure that excess heat is not due to 

chemical reactions.

To calibrate flow meters using scale and stop watch during tests..

To spot check the power measurements with independent loop meter 

provided by DGT (RMS factored post test on LabView data) and. 

Approval

Approved by: John Hadjichristos, Stavros Amaxas, Luca Gamberale (June 20th 2013., RDF VLT

012/7/2013)

Distribution

Team Head Members 

John Hadjichristos, Luca Gamberale, Stavros Amaxas  

Ciro Areni, Fabio Salvaggio,

 Guide –

John Hadjichristos   Sponsor –Defkalion GT BOD 

PART II : Test scheduling

Test Strategy

Note to Teams: The important components of the Test Plan and later Final Test

Plan are:

1. Reactors type R5

2. One reactor of type R5 will be configured to run with flow calorimetry.

A R5.1 similar to th one operating will be weighted.

3. Monitor temperature

Calibrated thermocouples will be present inside the reactor chambers, on the

external surface of each reactor and in In and Out of the coolant circuit. All

temperature monitoring will be through the same DataLogger (NI) and National

Instruments Lab-View software. Data sampling every 3 sec.

Observer’s thermocouples can be attached in parallel with DGT LabView

thermocouples on the coolant circuit.

Pressure will be monitored and logged using both a manual pressure meter on the

hydrogen circuit and a digital pressure meter to Data Logger. Data sampling every

3sec.

4. Electric consumption of heating element

Sampling/data logging for electric energy to the heating elements will be through

Carlo Gavazzi accuracy measure M2172D-3 phase energy meter will be every 3

sec, logging data in NI board. Manual or when changing conditions upon request of

the independent observers/testers, using portable clamp A/V meters. L1 is used to

power heating elements.

5. Electric consumption of spark high voltage

Sampling/data logging of triggering currents will be through Carlo Gavazzi 

accuracy measure M2172D-3 phase energy meter will be every 3 sec, logging 

data in NI board. Manual or when changing conditions upon request of the 

independent observers/testers using portable clamp A/V meters. L2 is used to 

power triggering high voltage mechanism.

6. Flow meter

Coolant in use to perform calorimetry will be water. Flow meter will be performed

with an Alpha Dynamic (Australia) AM2S pulse (1/4’) logging to NI board every 3

sec.

7. Maintenance of reaction

After pre-heating the reaction to its triggering level, maintenance of the reaction will

be performed with the triggering method, decreasing electric energy to the heating

elements and increasing the coolant flow in order to maintain the internal

temperatures in the reaction as steady as possible.

What you’ll test (and what you won’t test) 

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Transmutations and gamma spectrum or gamma emissions will not looked at. 

How you’ll test: equipment and materials needed, test configurations and procedures

Equipment tested: 

As shown in Graph below

Test procedures

1. Leakages testing before tests

2. Test will run in two phases:

a. Phase I: Run R5.1 with the same input values as any active H2 tests, using

Argon instead of Hydrogen as input gas (control test).

b.Phase II: Run R5.1 with the same input values as with the Phase I test

above using Hydrogen instead of Argon as input gas (active test)

3.Calibration/ Accuracy Control curves

a.Run in R5.1 with Argon in the same apparatus with the test run

b.Check the accuracy of flow meter with scaling of coolant at 2 different

levels (0.2 – 0.8 lt/min)

c. Measure input electric energy during and after each test using RMS clamp

meters versus the recorded in the data logging system.

d.Calculate measurement error of each instrument.

4.Cool the reactor after shutting down reaction

5.Test procedure

a. Prior to start of test , dry and hold vacuum in reactors heating to 200C for

45min (approx) and maintenance the vacuum into the reactor’s chamber

for at least 12h. Leave the reactor to cool to room temperature (first run

only)

b. 1st input of Ar at approx 1,2 bar

c.Preheat the reactor

d.Trigger sequence when reaching proper conditions

e.Maintain the input condition for the period of approx 1.5h by monitoring

output power vs input power

f. Shut down all input energy

g.Cool the reactor to room temperature and vent Ar using vacuum pump.

h.Maintain vacuum for at least 30 mins.

i. 1st input of H2 at a pressure in the range 1-2 bars

j. Preheat the reactor

k. Trigger reaction

l. 2nd input of H2 if we observe a leak 

m.Maintain the reaction for the period of approx 3h by monitoring output

power vs input power.

n. Shut down all input energy

o.Cool the reactor to room temperature

6. Test data logging:

a. T1(internal), T2, T3, T4, T5, T6 (external on reactors body) from R5.1

b. T-in and T-out of coolant

c. Water flow rate

d. Pressure in hydrogen circuit

e. Power in from L1+L2 -> TOTAL

Reactor and Test Equipment available

As shown in the following diagram:

Test equipment configuration 

(Thermocouple T_body in one of the hole heaters)

 New Definitions; Important Terminology; Key Words

The following table describes the sensors attached and the name of the

records in the log files:

The actual names and sequence of the data columns are the following

No.       Notation In  report file       Notation used in data files         Description 

1               T3                            Tamb                                  Room temperature

2               T4                            T_back                             Temperature of back flange of the reactor

3                T5                          T_front                              Temperature of front flange of the reactor

4                T1                          Tinside                               Temperature inside the reactor

5               Tin                          Tin                                      Coolant (cold) input temperature

6                Tout                       Tout                                    Coolant (hot) output temperature

7                 T6.1                      T_body                         Temperature signal around the reactor from a

                                                                                   thermocouple placed in one of the holes (#1) next

                                                                                   to heating resistors. Appears as T6 

8               T2                          Tcoil                           Temperature between the two coils rounding the

                                                                                  reactor where the coolant is driven.

9                                           Pressure (bar)                 Internal gas pressure

10 WR                               P in (heaters) W                 Electric consumption of pre-heating resistors

11 WTrig                            P in (HV) W                      Spark generator electric consumption

12                                      Pout (flow)W                    Energy output from the system

13 F                                    Flow(lt/min)                      Current water flow

14                                       Minutes since start             Minutes since start logging