What is the difference between the Fleischmann-Pons and the Jones experiment?
The Fleischmann-Pons experiment (University of Utah) used D2O in LIOD. Fleischmann and Pons had a very clear and distinct intention for their use of Pd and deuterium, derived from many years of study in that domain, as Fleischmann explained in his paper “Background to Cold Fusion: the Genesis of a Concept.”[1] Steven E. Jones’ (Brigham Young University) intention was to replicate what he believed was a fusion reaction occurring in the earth. Jones’ electrochemistry was based on a mixture of elements he thought were present and/or related to the volcanic sites. Excess heat and helium are the dominant signatures of the Fleischmann-Pons experiment. Jones did not expect to see excess heat and did not seek to measure it. In a congressional hearing in 1989, Jones compared the trivial amount of energy claimed in his experiment to that claimed in the Fleischmann-Pons experiment as analogous to the comparison of a dollar bill to the national debt. Jones’ reported an experiment in 2003 [2] which
The Fleischmann-Pons experiment (University of Utah) used D2O in LIOD. Fleischmann and Pons had a very clear and distinct intention for their use of Pd and deuterium, derived from many years of study in that domain, as Fleischmann explained in his paper “Background to Cold Fusion: the Genesis of a Concept.”[1] Steven E. Jones’ (Brigham Young University) intention was to replicate what he believed was a fusion reaction occurring in the earth. Jones electrochemistry was based on a mixture of elements he thought were present and/or related to the volcanic sites. Excess heat and helium are the dominant signatures of the Fleischmann-Pons experiment. Jones did not expect to see excess heat and did not seek to measure it. In a congressional hearing in 1989, Jones compared the trivial amount of energy claimed in his experiment to that claimed in the Fleischmann-Pons experiment as analogous to the comparison of a dollar bill to the national debt. Jones’ reported an experiment in 2003 [2] which
The Fleischmann-Pons experiment (University of Utah) used D2O in LIOD. Fleischmann and Pons had a very clear and distinct intention for their use of Pd and deuterium, derived from many years of study in that domain, as Fleischmann explained in his paper “Background to Cold Fusion: the Genesis of a Concept.
