Chapter 413 Wu's Speed
The strong magnetic field confinement is to restrain the movement of plasma in the fusion reaction and allow the reaction to occur within the confinement. This is controlled nuclear fusion.
Accumulate power to avoid the danger of plasma dispersion and further invasion of the first wall material. You know, the starting temperature of fusion reaction is millions of degrees Celsius, and long-term operation must be maintained at a high temperature of more than 100 million degrees Celsius, which is more than seven times the temperature of the sun!
The cooling system, water-cooled divertor... are all designed to enable the fusion reaction to operate at ultra-high temperatures, so that the fusion reaction can operate stably for a long time, allowing people to use the fusion energy to convert it into energy to supply human life.
The research of all-tungsten water-cooled divertor is a key area of fusion research at home and abroad, and has accumulated technical achievements. However, considering the embrittlement effect of materials, especially the heat sink material (chromium zirconium copper) of the tungsten copper divertor under neutron irradiation, whether the current ITER structure divertor can be directly extrapolated to the operating conditions of future fusion reactors still has many problems to be explored.
After the foundation of the first wall material was established, Wu Tong did not feel it was too difficult to connect with the research. Compared with the first wall material that has always troubled the international progress, the water-cooled divertor still has a good foundation both internationally and domestically. On this basis, further optimization should be easier than developing the first wall material from scratch.
"Are there any results for the first wall material?" Wu Tong's understated statement brought Chu Hengyuan an irresistible surprise.
After all, the first wall material needs to be extremely resistant to high temperatures and also be able to solve the problem of neutron impact radiation, a major problem that has plagued mankind for decades and has caused controlled nuclear fusion to be shrouded in the curse of being another 50 years into the future.
Now, they have made a breakthrough in the first wall material, which puts them at the forefront of the world again. The first wall material, coupled with the previous breakthrough in superconducting materials, will bring about a stronger magnetic field to confine plasma. It can be said that half of the biggest difficulties in their controlled nuclear fusion project have been solved...
This also means that their controlled nuclear fusion project has gone from being a slim hope to being almost within reach in just a short period of time. Such progress must have surprised Chu Hengyuan.
As expected, if they believed in Mr. Wu, there would be absolutely no problem. They should be thankful that China has Wu Tong, and they should be even happier. They made the right choice and gave their all to support Mr. Wu. They did the right thing!
"Mr. Wu, just tell us how you need our cooperation and we will do our best to cooperate!" Too many words of thanks would sound a bit empty, so Chu Hengyuan directly represented the higher-ups and made a firm promise to Wu Tong. When this news was reported to the higher-ups, there would surely be another round of shock and joy.
"The material research and development work of the first wall is going more smoothly than I expected! After the material is successfully prepared, I may need to test the material in the previous controlled nuclear fusion device. In this regard, you need to communicate with the corresponding machine to make arrangements!" Wu Tong did need assistance from above. He only had an understanding of domestic controlled nuclear fusion institutions and had not established any diplomatic relations. For specific communication, he still needed the assistance of Minister Chu.
"No problem, contact me anytime when you need to make arrangements. I'll send someone to get the materials and escort them over for experimental arrangements!" When Wu Tong was about to take another steady and decisive step towards a breakthrough, and continued the Wu speed and Wu Tong's usual brilliant pace, and made a major breakthrough in a short period of time, the higher-ups would definitely cooperate with Mr. Wu's needs at all costs and unconditionally tilt resources towards Wu Tong.
Don’t mention it, Mr. Wu just needs another controlled nuclear fusion device to verify the materials. Even if other controlled nuclear fusion devices in the country need to be dismantled to fill Mr. Wu’s experiment, the higher-ups will help Mr. Wu do it after weighing the pros and cons and making arrangements.
As Mr. Wu produces one breakthrough after another, both he and his superiors will certainly tip the balance of controlled nuclear fusion towards Mr. Wu. This is the result of scientific research progress, not some way Mr. Wu has chosen. This bit of down-to-earth work will also be announced to other fusion academic leaders at the seminar tomorrow.
Let them understand that Mr. Wu's position as chief designer is based on his achievements, not on random decisions made by his superiors.
Chu Hengyuan left with full of hope and excitement, and Wu Tong informed the team of the news of the experimental preparation. "There is progress in the first wall material, arrange the experimental preparation! Prepare for extraction, synthesis... prepare for vapor deposition..." Wu Tong issued the experimental preparation requirements one by one.
Is there a breakthrough?
It was indeed Mr. Wu's speed. They had just done some unsuccessful experiments along the direction of their guesses, but Mr. Wu had already produced real results! As expected, there was still a huge gap between them and Mr. Wu. They had to work harder!
As Mr. Wu's direct team, they cannot let Mr. Wu leave them too far behind. It would be their biggest loss if they could not keep up with Mr. Wu's pace. Mr. Wu has been diligent enough in training and supporting them. If he had not led them to do projects, I am afraid that Mr. Wu's breakthrough would have been even faster.
They must not let Mr. Wu down!
In the institute, the entire experimental team started to operate from top to bottom. The experimental materials were prepared one by one, and all the instruments that needed to be prepared in advance were also prepared in advance. Wu Tong took his place in the laboratory and began to direct the experimental preparation. During the experimental preparation, Wu Tong had repeatedly deduced and perfected the preparation process, so that he could directly enter the experimental preparation.
The verification results in the deduction space are very good.
The members of the team are all capable and experienced people who are used to cooperating with Wu Tong. They follow Wu Tong's instructions step by step and execute them accurately. With Tao Ran and Ruan Chengxu in charge of the operation and supervision, the error is almost undetectable.
The modified carbonized graphene mesh is used as a toughening component in the high-temperature ceramic matrix, and silicon carbide is introduced to assist the co-bonding effect to form a unique honeycomb connection, which greatly improves the toughness that the ceramic-based composite material lacks, maintains the low thermal expansion coefficient of the ceramic-based composite material, and simultaneously greatly improves the heat resistance and high temperature resistance of the overall material.
As well as the unique shuttle design, the sandwich structure is used to assist in solving the problems of a small number of uncontrollable neutron impacts during the plasma confinement process and the major problem of neutron radiation in the fusion reaction.
Whether it is silicide, graphene, or ceramic matrix, the performance is exceptionally optimized and improved. The performance is much more stable than metal bonds. It is expected to overcome neutron radiation, destructive transmutation of materials, destruction of chemical bonds, and destruction of the purest physical structure!
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