______________________________________________________________________________ | File Name : TOMITEST.ASC | Online Date : 12/21/95 | | Contributed by : Bill Beaty | Dir Category : ENERGY | | From : KeelyNet BBS | DataLine : (214) 324-3501 | | KeelyNet * PO BOX 870716 * Mesquite, Texas * USA * 75187 | | A FREE Alternative Sciences BBS sponsored by Vanguard Sciences | | InterNet email keelynet@ix.netcom.com (Jerry Decker) | | Files also available at Bill Beaty's http://www.eskimo.com/~billb | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| This file is from Bill Beaty's website as listed above. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ From little@eden.com Sat Oct 28 20:48:38 1995 Date: Fri, 27 Oct 1995 16:17:49 -0500 From: Scott Little Reply to: freenrg-list@mail.eskimo.com To: freenrg-list@eskimo.com Subject: TOMI device test TOMI DEVICE ENERGY BALANCE TEST 27OCT95 Scott Little EarthTech Int'l Austin TX 78759A A TOMI track was constructed according to instructions provided by the inventor, Pat Harris. This device consists of two cylindrical magnets fixed on opposite sides of an inclined track and an identical cylindrical magnet that serves as a roller on the track. In operation, the roller is placed at the lower end of the track even with the ends of the track magnets and given the slightest nudge upwards. The roller then races up the track between the track magnets and travels beyond their upper ends with significant kinetic energy. Measurements were made of the energy imparted to the roller by the track and the energy required to place the roller at the beginning of the track. These two quantities were found to be identical within the precision of the measurement. Apparatus The track and roller magnets were each assembled from 10 annular ceramic magnets (Radio Shack type) encased in heat shrink tubing. A long straight ramp (35" long, 5" wide) was constructed from furniture-grade plywood which provides a very smooth surface. The track magnets were clamped to this ramp near its center. Procedure For the energy output measurements, this ramp was propped up at a known angle, typically 4-10 degrees. The roller magnet was carefully introduced to the lower end of the track and pushed very slowly upwards past the neutral force point which is located very near the point where the center of the roller is even with the lower end of the track magnets. Once the roller has been nudged past this point, it takes off and rolls up the ramp past the upper ends of the track magnets. The highest point reached by the roller was recorded in each test. Several tests were made at 4 different track angles. In each case, the highest point the roller reached was taken as the height value for that track angle. The total length of the roll varied between 5" and 10" along the track. The sine of the track angle was used to compute the height gain for each test. The roller magnet was accurately weighed and the output energy was computed by: E = mgh where m is the roller mass, g is the acceleration due to gravity, and h is the vertical height gain that occurred during the roll. The input energy was measured by numerically integrating the product of force and distance while moving the roller magnet to the starting point of the track from a distant location on the entrance side of the track from the (6" away from the starting point). The force vs location data for this integration was obtained with a fixture that held the roller on the track at a specific location. This fixture captured the roller in a confined space which allowed a very small amount of rolling movement to occur. With the roller thus contained at a known location along the path towards the starting point of the TOMI track, the ramp was tilted until the angle was found that generated the necessary gravitational force resultant (in the track direction) to balance the magnetic repulsion force. The sine of the track angle was used to compute the force resultant. These force determinations were made at 1/2" intervals over the first four inches, 1/4" intervals over the next inch, and 1/8" intervals over the last inch of the path. Results The output energy measurements: track angle (degrees) E (millijoules) 4.86 31.8 6.07 33.0 8.73 34.0 5.05 32.2 The mean output energy was 32.8 millijoules and the observed standard deviation was .001 millijoules...about 3% relative. The input energy measurement consisted of 18 separate data points taken as described above. The sum of F*dx was 32.9 millijoules. Since this procedure was conducted only once, an observed standard deviation cannot be computed. However, an estimate of the error in determining the correct track angle for each location along the path indicates that the relative error in the integration result is probably about 2%. The ratio of the measured output energy to the measured input energy is 0.99. The errors in each measurement are independent and combine in quadrature to yield an overall expected error of 3.6%. In other words, Eout ------- = 0.99 +/- 0.0036 Ein Conclusion Within the measurement precision of this experiment, the energy required to place the roller magnet at the start of the track is equal to the energy delivered to the roller when released from the start of the track. The apparent anomaly in the TOMI track is presumably due to the difficulty one has in correctly perceiving the work done on the roller when it is placed at the start of the track by hand. The maximum repulsive force that occurs as the roller is placed is only about 1/2 the weight of the roller. Thus the roller only seems to get a little lighter as it is placed. When the roller is released, the output energy is dramatically demonstrated by the motion of the roller. As a result, the TOMI device appears to involve an energy gain but these measurements show that it does not. It is possible that the TOMI device exhibits a small anomalous behavior that would not have been detected by these measurements. With the precision obtained in these tests, such an anomaly would have to be less than 5% relative. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------