An HTCS disk was ordered from a CAN superconductor producer44. Material is melt textured YBa2Cu3O7-x with Y2BaCuO5 excess. Critical temperature 90 K. Diameter is 56 mm. Height is 16 mm. See Fig. 1.
Figure 1. HTCS disk
Cooling of the HTCS was performed by liquid nitrogen. The HTCS disk was placed in a plastic tank and immersed in nitrogen vapors. See Fig. 2.
Figure 2. One of the plastic tanks with the HTCS disk
Figure 3. Cooling by liquid nitrogen
The detection of weight changes was made by digital scales HL-100 with accuracy 0.01 gram. Balance rod with mass difference about 20 grams were located in a stable place of laboratory where any vibrations were minimized. The loads are 50 grams and 70 grams. In another experiment two loads were equal to 500 grams and balanced with small (about 20 grams) difference. See Fig. 4. The loads were made of plastic.
Figure 4. Balance scales
The HTCS disk was mechanically rotated by a 3.000 rpm electromotor. See Figure 5.
In this experimental setup the HTCS disk that was placed in the rotor and cooled by liquid nitrogen could be used in a superconductive state only during a period of 20-30 seconds. Due to this problem many measurements on rotational tests could not be reported here as reliable data.
Figure 5. Electromotor and rotating plastic tank for HTCS disk
6. Logbook
June 23, 2007. Reproduction of Schnurer experiment with balance scales. There were no visible effects for
the phase transition from superconductive state to non-superconductive.
It was planned to build a more precise rotational detector for more precise measurements. Production of low-frequency and high-frequency generators and the experimental setup to rotate a HTCS disk was started.
Another experiment was organized June 23: High-voltage discharge to an HTCS disk, which was immersed in liquid nitrogen, See Fig, 6.
Figure 6
Initially significant weight changes (up to 0.3 gram) were detected for the case of negative electrode connection to an HTCS disk, which was immersed in liquid nitrogen. But future testing without an HTCS disk also produced effects, which were identified as electrostatic interference to digital weight scales.
June 30, 2007. Test with rotational detector. See Fig. 7.
The detector is made of wooden rods and plastic loads. Small glass plate in central point of the horizontal rod reflect a red laser beam to the wall of the laboratory placed at 2 meters distance that allowed detection of small angle oscillations of the horizontal rod. The vertical axis was made of tungsten wire 0.05 mm diameter. All parts of the detector were placed under glass bell to avoid air flow interferences.
Experiment: cooled in plastic tank HTCS disk was placed near the detector. After 30-40 seconds when the disk was changing to non-superconductive state the attraction of mass to the disk was detected. After 3-5 min the detector is turning back to previous stable position. Maximum of the effect was measured if the HTCS disk was oriented by its flat side to the detector. Experiment was reproduced 4 times.
It seems to be impossible provide any quantitative data on this effect and future testing is necessary.
Possible mistakes here related with heat and cold flows, i.e. thermogravitation theory. To confirm or disprove this idea new tests with cold non-superconductive mass were organized. Metal disk of mass, which is equal to mass of tested HTCS disk, was cooled by liquid nitrogen and placed near of the rotational detector. Small effect of attraction of the load to the cold mass also was detected in this case. Values of effects for HTCS disk and simple metal disk are different. Conclusion: Future testing is necessary to confirm if phase transition in superconductor generate gravity wave and produce attraction/repulsion of the detector.
July 2, 2007. Experiment with permanent magnet installed near of rotating HTCS disk.
This experiment was planned to test if Lorenz force can be the reason for the gradient in Bose condensate that changes its density and generates gravity a wave. Fig. 8 is the case of radial magnetic field, and Fig. 9 shows the axial superposition of the permanent magnet (Faraday disk).
Figure 8. Superconductive disk and radial magnetic field
Figure 9. Superconductive disk and axial magnetic field
The mass of the loads for this case was 50 grams (above the HTCS disk) and 70 grams (on the weight scales). The rotation velocity was about 2000 rpm. The magnet of the 1T field is made of NdFeB material. The cylinder was 25 mm in diameter and 24 mm in height. The distance from magnet to HTCS disk was about 7 mm.
Weight changes were detected as 0.02 gram only in experiments with axial superposition of the magnet
Fig.10 Radial permanent magnet installed near rotating HTSC disk
July 4, 2007
Tests with low-frequency magnetic fields were organized both for the case of stationary HTCS disk and for the case of rotation of the disk. Sinusoidal input signal with frequency from 10 Hz up to 1 kilohertz was connected to transistor current amplifier loaded on an output coil. For frequencies between 10 Hz – 100 hertz the coil was made of 500 turns of 1 mm wire on a U-shape transformator metal core. See Fig. 11.
Figure 11. Low-frequency tests
Frequencies from 100 Hz up to 10 KHz were tested with another output coil and ferrite core – see Fig.12 and Fig.13.
Figure 12
A small positive result was detected for the case of rotation in the field of 1 kilohertz frequency. Weight changes were detected as 0.02 gram for mass of the load 500 gram. It probably was a measurements mistake since percent ratio of the mass changes here is 0.004% only.
July 9, 2007
Tests for frequencies from 10 KHz up to 3 MHz were organized with an air core output coil placed above the HTCS disk, Fig. 14 and Fig. 15.
Figure 14
Figure 15
All tests in this case were negative. That is it was not confirmed that the electromagnetic field in this case produced significant weight changes. Both stationary and rotational HTCS disks were tested.
July 12, 2007
A high-frequency generator was designed. See Fig. 16 and Fig.17 for tests of 3 MHz – 40 MHz frequency band. The output power was about 10-30 watts.
Figure 16
Figure 17
Weight changes were detected as 0.06 gram for the case of stationary disk. The frequency was about 30
MHz. A high-frequency generator was installed above the HTCS disk, which was immersed in liquid nitrogen. It seems to be strange that the weight changes were stable after the electromagnetic generator was OFF. Quantitative data: This weight change is about 0.01% only.
The case of rotation of the disk in high-frequency electromagnetic field also was tested but without
estimated effects – see Fig. 18. Perhaps that in this case important data was missed due to the short time of superconductive state of the disk placed in the rotor. Another possible reason is that a high-frequency electromagnetic field was dissipated in metal parts of the rotor.
Figure 18
7. Conclusions
7.1. Experiments were organized with low-power electromagnetic fields. Due to the short time of
superconductivity state of rotating HTCS disk, reported effects for rotation tests can not be considered as reliable data and additional experimenting can be necessary.
7.2. There are positive effects in the case of rotation of the HTCS disk in permanent magnet field oriented cross the disk axially. If this effect is not a mistake then it can be explained by consideration of conditions created by this design for local gradient of Bose condensate density in the disk due to Lorenz force. Oscillations of this density due to rotation for the disk can generate gravity wave in axial (vertical) directions above and below the permanent magnet.
7.3. The main task of the project was to find resonance effects in the 10-100 MHz frequency range. Some effects were detected for 1 KHz and 30 MHz frequencies. To get more reliable data it is necessary to increase the power of the electromagnetic field.