The volume of the 15 kW reactor cell (officially rated at 10 kW) is about 1 liter. The smaller 4 kW reactor cell (officially rated at 2.5 kW) volume is ~50 ml.
During the Feb. 10 test, the 15 kW reactor (officially rated at 10 kW) was operated for about 18 hours ~ 250 kWh (Levi). (22passi.blogspot.com) Smaller devices are safer to operate. Potentially, due to the fact that the reaction does not "spike" at start up and shut down.
The 1 MW (thermal) device will be made of many smaller ones ganged together. It was originally planned to be made up of 50 modules of 20 kW each (Rossi, 3/26/2010), then later ~130 10 kW units, where 30 were held in standby to replace or augment older ones as the power decreased. Also, by having extra modules some of them can be pulled and re-fueled without disruption to power production. As of April 2011 they now plan to use ~300 units of 4 kW each (the smaller one).
Power density for a module as a whole, including the container, is 1 W/cm3. (Rossi, 3/28/
During the Feb. 10 test, the 15 kW reactor (officially rated at 10 kW) was operated for about 18 hours ~ 250 kWh (Levi). (22passi.blogspot.com) Smaller devices are safer to operate. Potentially, due to the fact that the reaction does not "spike" at start up and shut down.
The 1 MW (thermal) device will be made of many smaller ones ganged together. It was originally planned to be made up of 50 modules of 20 kW each (Rossi, 3/26/2010), then later ~130 10 kW units, where 30 were held in standby to replace or augment older ones as the power decreased. Also, by having extra modules some of them can be pulled and re-fueled without disruption to power production. As of April 2011 they now plan to use ~300 units of 4 kW each (the smaller one).
Power density for a module as a whole, including the container, is 1 W/cm3. (Rossi, 3/28/
