(word processor parameters LM=8, RM=75, TM=2, BM=2) Taken from KeelyNet BBS (214) 324-3501 Sponsored by Vangard Sciences PO BOX 1031 Mesquite, TX 75150 There are ABSOLUTELY NO RESTRICTIONS on duplicating, publishing or distributing the files on KeelyNet except where noted! November 29, 1992 PLATEN.ASC -------------------------------------------------------------------- This document was originally printed in the Canberra Times, on Wednesday, May 7, 1975. -------------------------------------------------------------------- A Radical New Thermal Engine A Swedish scientist has revived a centuries-old controversy with contentions that he has discovered the theoretical basis for a perpetual-motion machine. Most foreign scientists dismiss the notion of such a device as contravening fundamental laws of thermodynamics, but the Swedish claim has created much excitement among scientific circles in Stockholm. The man making the claim is Professor Baltzar von Platen, 77, regarded in Sweden as the inventor of the modern refrigerator and the first person to produce synthetic diamonds. His theories involve the production of energy through a complex process involving air, ammonia, and salt in an apparatus rotating at very high speed, but scientific sources said the system was difficult to explain in layman's language. Professor von Platen has said in newspaper interviews that unless his ideas are invalidated by some natural law, the energy could be harnessed to run cars, warm houses, or power aircraft. He is expected to file a patent application soon and the secretary of the Royal Academy of Science, Professor Sam Nilsson, said he had gone through the 50-page documents and could find no basic flaw. He said the theory put Professor von Platen in a class with Thomas Edison, who perfected the electric light bulb, and Marconi, who developed the modern radio. But other scientists were more skeptical. One physicist said the theory ran counter to all known laws. "There is only a limited amount of energy around, if you use energy up and don't replace it, you run out", he said. The physicist was asked if it was possible that Professor von Platen had hit upon an entirely new law of thermodynamics that could explain his ideas. Page 1 "Every day there are millions of processes going on and they all obey the laws as we know them", he said. At the heart of Professor von Platen's idea is a spontaneous heating process which is continuous. It begins with the air-water-ammonia process in the centrifuge. As it spins faster and faster, the pressure at the extremities increases up to 1,000 times that of the atmosphere (14.7 x 1000 = 14,700 PSI), generating heat which could be used to drive a turbine. Professor Sven Brohult, director of the National Academy of Engineering Sciences, said that even if the theory was only partly correct, the practical applications could be enormous. -------------------------------------------------------------------- Vangard Note We understand that heat pumps are routinely claimed to have excess energy outputs in the range of 2 to 5 times what it takes to operate the heat pump. An engineer we met here in Dallas named Mike Eskely also claimed to have a turbine which generated overunity by high velocity rotation of gases. Although we never saw a working model, he is convinced he is onto something and has over 50 patents to his name. Mr. Eskely told us that in Texas, there were laws that protected the power companies from having to purchase energy that was not produced using "acceptable" co-generation sources. One of the methods that is forbidden is HEAT PUMPS. If you try to sell your excess power (generated through a Heat Pump co- generator) back to the power company, they are NOT REQUIRED to buy it. As we understand it, they ARE REQUIRED to purchase excess power generated from Solar, Wind, Fossil Fuel, Geothermal or Hydro co-generated systems. We would greatly appreciate further information relating to this subject, especially details of Professor von Platen's work. -------------------------------------------------------------------- If you have comments or other information relating to such topics as this paper covers, please upload to KeelyNet or send to the Vangard Sciences address as listed on the first page. Thank you for your consideration, interest and support. Jerry W. Decker.........Ron Barker...........Chuck Henderson Vangard Sciences/KeelyNet -------------------------------------------------------------------- If we can be of service, you may contact Jerry at (214) 324-8741 or Ron at (214) 242-9346 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Page 2