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| File Name : TOMITEST.ASC | Online Date : 12/21/95 |
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| Contributed by : Bill Beaty | Dir Category : ENERGY |
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This file is from Bill Beaty's website as listed above.
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From little@eden.com
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Sat Oct 28 20:48:38 1995
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Date: Fri, 27 Oct 1995 16:17:49 -0500
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From: Scott Little <little@eden.com>
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Reply to: freenrg-list@mail.eskimo.com
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To: freenrg-list@eskimo.com
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Subject: TOMI device test
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TOMI DEVICE ENERGY BALANCE TEST
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27OCT95
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Scott Little
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EarthTech Int'l
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Austin TX 78759A
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A TOMI track was constructed according to instructions provided by the
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inventor, Pat Harris. This device consists of two cylindrical magnets fixed
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on opposite sides of an inclined track and an identical cylindrical magnet
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that serves as a roller on the track.
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In operation, the roller is placed at the lower end of the track even with the
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ends of the track magnets and given the slightest nudge upwards. The roller
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then races up the track between the track magnets and travels beyond their
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upper ends with significant kinetic energy.
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Measurements were made of the energy imparted to the roller by the track and
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the energy required to place the roller at the beginning of the track. These
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two quantities were found to be identical within the precision of the
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measurement.
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Apparatus
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The track and roller magnets were each assembled from 10 annular ceramic
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magnets (Radio Shack type) encased in heat shrink tubing. A long straight
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ramp (35" long, 5" wide) was constructed from furniture-grade plywood which
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provides a very smooth surface.
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The track magnets were clamped to this ramp near its center.
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Procedure
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For the energy output measurements, this ramp was propped up at a known angle,
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typically 4-10 degrees. The roller magnet was carefully introduced to the
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lower end of the track and pushed very slowly upwards past the neutral force
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point which is located very near the point where the center of the roller is
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even with the lower end of the track magnets.
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Once the roller has been nudged past this point, it takes off and rolls up the
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ramp past the upper ends of the track magnets. The highest point reached by
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the roller was recorded in each test.
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Several tests were made at 4 different track angles. In each case, the
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highest point the roller reached was taken as the height value for that track
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angle. The total length of the roll varied between 5" and 10" along the
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track.
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The sine of the track angle was used to compute the height gain for each test.
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The roller magnet was accurately weighed and the output energy was computed
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by:
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E = mgh
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where m is the roller mass, g is the acceleration due to gravity, and h is the
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vertical height gain that occurred during the roll.
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The input energy was measured by numerically integrating the product of force
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and distance while moving the roller magnet to the starting point of the track
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from a distant location on the entrance side of the track from the (6" away
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from the starting point).
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The force vs location data for this integration was obtained with a fixture
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that held the roller on the track at a specific location. This fixture
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captured the roller in a confined space which allowed a very small amount of
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rolling movement to occur.
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With the roller thus contained at a known location along the path towards the
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starting point of the TOMI track, the ramp was tilted until the angle was
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found that generated the necessary gravitational force resultant (in the track
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direction) to balance the magnetic repulsion force.
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The sine of the track angle was used to compute the force resultant. These
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force determinations were made at 1/2" intervals over the first four inches,
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1/4" intervals over the next inch, and 1/8" intervals over the last inch of
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the path.
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Results
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The output energy measurements: track angle (degrees) E (millijoules)
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4.86 31.8
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6.07 33.0
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8.73 34.0
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5.05 32.2
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The mean output energy was 32.8 millijoules and the observed standard
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deviation was .001 millijoules...about 3% relative.
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The input energy measurement consisted of 18 separate data points taken as
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described above. The sum of F*dx was 32.9 millijoules.
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Since this procedure was conducted only once, an observed standard deviation
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cannot be computed. However, an estimate of the error in determining the
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correct track angle for each location along the path indicates that the
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relative error in the integration result is probably about 2%.
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The ratio of the measured output energy to the measured input energy is 0.99.
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The errors in each measurement are independent and combine in quadrature to
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yield an overall expected error of 3.6%.
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In other words, Eout
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------- = 0.99 +/- 0.0036
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Ein
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Conclusion
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Within the measurement precision of this experiment, the energy required to
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place the roller magnet at the start of the track is equal to the energy
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delivered to the roller when released from the start of the track.
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The apparent anomaly in the TOMI track is presumably due to the difficulty one
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has in correctly perceiving the work done on the roller when it is placed at
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the start of the track by hand.
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The maximum repulsive force that occurs as the roller is placed is only about
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1/2 the weight of the roller. Thus the roller only seems to get a little
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lighter as it is placed. When the roller is released, the output energy is
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dramatically demonstrated by the motion of the roller.
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As a result, the TOMI device appears to involve an energy gain but these
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measurements show that it does not.
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It is possible that the TOMI device exhibits a small anomalous behavior that
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would not have been detected by these measurements. With the precision
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obtained in these tests, such an anomaly would have to be less than 5%
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relative.
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