Chapter 419: Self-Strengthening
The idea of the project was decided, and the decision to start from scratch was approved by all the participants. Although this was Wu Tong's proposal, Wu Tong's proposal was practical and hit the key points, so they naturally supported it.
Although they are all engaged in scientific research and are not very sensitive to political affairs, the environment they are in still makes them quite sensitive to current affairs. Let alone their idea of buying a ready-made one for reference, it is a negative proposal. Even if they want to, there may not be a seller willing to sell it to them. This is not that they are pessimistic, but the general environment is like this.
As the current super-large economies, those who are already ahead do not hope that China, which is currently rising, has the possibility of surpassing them. They must be self-reliant and self-reliant, and independent research and development is their real confidence. Relying on heaven and earth, relying on mountains and water, there are times when they are unreliable. The most reliable thing for them is what they have mastered, which is their own, so that they will not be strangled!
Young scholars like Wu Tong have such courage. As pioneers of Wu Tong's generation, how can they retreat?
"Developing stellarator devices is a way for some people in our country's universities or independent research institutes to find a new way and develop stellarator devices in an attempt to have the best of both worlds as there has been no further progress in tokamak, or to make a big splash in the field of fusion but don't want to repeat what others have done. "The topic was opened up and the participants did not mind exposing themselves and talked about the previous situation in China.
Stellar simulators are not completely unknown in China. Tokamak devices have not made successful progress in all these years, and some people have been thinking about this trend. Whether it is by taking shortcuts or by pure effort, they are thinking about changes.
It may take a while to produce any results, but this new attempt is more likely to be approved by higher authorities than rebuilding the tokamak device, and it will be easier to obtain funding for scientific research.
"Nanhua has an idea to import a stellarator. There is basically no hope for them across the sea and in France and Germany in the EU. They want to start from Australia and compete with the H-1. However, this is only a proposed idea at present. Australia will definitely ask for a huge amount of money when the time comes."
Someone smiled and pointed at the Nanhua team, which is also a strong R&D force in the field of controllable nuclear currency in China.
If they want to exchange retired technology for a good price, and if they really have no choice but to have a star simulator as a reference, they may have to bear with it and pay the tuition for the rise of domestic technology.
But now, things are different. They have new options. Wu Tong has a detailed stellarator device R&D design, and has also made breakthroughs in new materials and new design ideas. They no longer have to introduce this requirement!
"Instead of paying the tuition fees cheaply to overseas students, everyone in China, from top to bottom, would rather roll up their sleeves and work hard, and use the tuition fees to allow Wu Tong to try and make mistakes and build his own business." A representative of the Nanhua team spoke directly, saying that they were seeking change before, but now there is no need for this.
As for the design drawings and design ideas, not only Academician He and Chief Engineer Wan Funian, who are extremely experienced in this field, have the judgment, but also have the determination to develop the stellarator device. They can be regarded as the most experienced among the people present in terms of the research and understanding of the stellarator device. Let them talk about this design concept. The possibility of their successful preparation is likely to be quite high!
It is not possible to achieve a decisive breakthrough in long-term operation, but it should not be a big problem to build it and put it into service. Under such circumstances, they would be stupid to insist on continuing to import and not support domestic independent research and development.
The success of the project, which can be ignited and operated, even if it still takes seconds, is a breakthrough for China, allowing China to accumulate experience in the research and development of stellarator devices and successful ignition. With this breakthrough alone, the huge amount of money spent on the Jinwu Project is very worthwhile!
As for the long-term operation, mature technology, and the establishment of experimental reactors and commercial reactors, this dream is too beautiful and they dare not think so boldly. Just the achievement of the above results will make people happy, and it will also make Wu Tong immediately become one of the few fusion academic leaders in China on par with them.
The potential of young people is really extraordinary and shocking. If Wu Tong's breakthroughs in mathematics have made them feel proud to be watching from afar, and feel proud that a Chinese person's name can leave a strong mark in the history of world mathematics, then if Wu Tong can perform well in controlled nuclear fusion, it will really shock and amaze them.
The hearts of the participants have gone from being vague and suspicious at the beginning to being convinced and cooperating now. This process is all due to Wu Tong's tangible results and comprehensive R&D plans, which allow them to feel and judge a promising direction that is practical and feasible.
Being able to see a promising research and development direction is what really makes these scientific research masters follow it. The centripetal force begins to gather stronger from this time. In addition, Wu Tong wisely brought out Academician Wan and Academician He, two of the most important figures in the field, to maintain order, and things became even more orderly.
The two "old rivals" looked at each other, tacitly understood what the other wanted to express, reached a consensus, shook hands and made peace. Wan Funian willingly took a step back and gave the leading right to speak to Academician He. No matter how sad he was, old man He had that good teacher, and his network of contacts in the entire fusion field was better than his.
Academician He did not refuse too much at this time. He immediately assigned the tasks in a concise and detailed manner, even down to the details of each section and each component.
The overall construction of the star simulator is actually similar, all of which are based on the initial design of the advanced predecessor. However, how to better imitate the sun and successfully create an artificial sun that humans can control and control is the key to the success or failure of the star simulator.
Wu Tong's initial design drawings already had detailed size planning, and all participants, from small screws to large parts of the entire stellarator device, strictly built according to the size. Finally, with the pursuit of excellence, there will be no mismatching problems in assembly. A large thing like a stellarator certainly cannot be completed in one go, and it should be built gradually in parts.
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