Chapter 409 Risk

The bigger the gain, the bigger the risk. Risk and gain are always proportional. There is no such thing as a free lunch in this world!

For ordinary people, the prerequisite for gaining something is to be brave enough to pay, to pay time and energy... But for them at this level, this attempt is a risky investment. This effort is risky. There may be gains, but there may be nothing.

However, they cannot afford not to do it just because of the risks. Controlled nuclear fusion is a major technology that they must invest in and develop.

"We place our hopes on him and are prepared for a long battle and failure. Isn't this a normal process? Mr. Wu's participation can bring us more hope! This is beyond doubt, but we can't put all the pressure of possible future failure on Mr. Wu! Full support and trust, this is what we should do most!"

"Yes, this is obvious, I agree with this decision!" Even if it was a failure, they would not blame Wu Tong for this failure. What's more, it was said that from the time Mr. Wu proposed the project to the time he applied for the project, in a short period of time, he had already made the first and most transcendent step based on his initial contact with controlled nuclear fusion. Their hope of success was very great!

On scientific research that is for the advancement of humanity and the country, they are united in their opinions.

If they have controlled nuclear fusion, they will have an early say in the future, the confidence to compete with the international community, and a steady supply of clean and cheap electricity.

This is the technology they must master and break through. Every year, they invest money in research and development, and even participate in the construction of the international TTRE with the mentality of not missing out on losses, all in order to keep up with the process.

Now, the domestic market has the potential to surpass the international market and move forward in great strides. If the domestic market misses this opportunity, it will be like going to a mountain of gold and coming back empty-handed!

What the dragon needs is to be able to soar freely in the blue sky and shock the world with its mighty power, rather than being bound and powerless. The Eastern Dragon has risen in this century and is showing its mighty power to the world.

In the office, Wu Tong sat behind her desk, writing furiously. A series of derivation formulas were written on her pen. Her thinking was already infinitely extended. Wu Tong tried the three major research and development directions one by one.

As time goes by, with Wu Tong's efficiency, there will naturally be progress and gains.

In the huge project of artificial sun, the first wall material is regarded as one of the key materials. The first wall material is the first material in the nuclear fusion device to come into contact with the fusion reaction, so it must have high temperature resistance and radiation damage defense capabilities.

Wu Tong extended the derivation on alloy materials. Although he did not reach the final destination, he also obtained a material research and development design plan with great progress. It is expected that this material is a metal composite material composed of multiple layers of different materials. It can withstand high temperatures of up to 10 million degrees Celsius and also has good radiation damage defense capabilities.

Although it has not yet fully met Wu Tong's absolute requirements, this material design, even if it cannot be used in controlled nuclear fusion, can be used in other fields in the future. Wu Tong saved this unexpected gain and will conduct experimental preparation when he has time in the future. The current focus is still on the research and development of the first wall material.

Although this material can barely be used for a fusion experiment, what they need is a first wall material that is as damage-free as possible, rather than a material that only has good resistance but can still be corroded.

Because during the fusion reaction, the neutrons that penetrate the first wall do not just make a hole in the first wall. They will form a cavity inside the first wall material like blowing up a balloon, eventually causing the entire first wall material to swell, become brittle, or even fall off the surface material, thus causing serious accidents.

If the cost of continuous replacement and maintenance of the internal parts of a fusion reactor in the future is too high, they should still maintain the absolute requirement of excellence from the beginning of the design to avoid the possibility of being scolded by workers and future generations.

Wu Tong still wanted to solve the first wall material problem in one step, rather than just using the phased results. This would be irresponsible to the higher authorities and to scientific research. It would be a frivolous act of playing with people's lives and property. Such a criminal act would not be done by the Office of Affairs.

Having reached the limit of current capabilities in metal composites, Wu Tongfu has turned his attention to other methods.

The second major direction, carbon-element extended materials, eventually became Wu Tong's most important research and development direction. Wu Tong, who was prepared, chose this direction as the most valuable and it was not surprising.

Carbon has been known and used for a long time, and a series of carbon compounds - organic matter is the basis of life. Carbon also has many allotropes, such as diamond, graphite, graphene, fullerene, etc. These allotropes are widely used in aviation, medical, petrochemical, national defense and other fields. In addition, carbon is one of the components of pig iron, wrought iron and steel.

Carbon can combine chemically to form a large number of compounds, and is an important molecule in biology and commerce. Most molecules in living organisms contain carbon. What is more attractive here is that it is stable at high temperatures and is not easy to react.

Wu Tong is also very familiar with the carbon material sector. This time, he is still focusing on the further development of carbon, or isotope graphene.

Of course, graphene, a pure carbon material, cannot achieve the results that Wu Tong wants. For carbon fiber composite materials, Wu Tong has pushed the degree of improvement to the maximum, but based on the current foundation, it has only reached the upper limit of 4,000 degrees, which is definitely far from the material performance requirements of the fusion reaction at a high temperature of one million or one hundred million degrees.

In choosing this material, Wu Tong actually values ​​the graphene material's unique single-layer two-dimensional honeycomb lattice structure.

From many perspectives, it is not enough to simply resist high temperatures relying solely on material properties. It is better to unblock than to block, which is a truth that has been verified since ancient times.

At present, it is too difficult to achieve complete resistance and tolerance. However, the road is dead, but people are alive.

The cooling system, the cooling module...these will be the key areas for improvement. Once all the personnel are in place, Wu Tong will deploy them and have dedicated personnel responsible for the research and development. She will optimize and deduce according to the situation, which can save a lot of effort and also help gather everyone's strength to tackle the tough task of controlled nuclear fusion.