Chapter 424 Southwest
In a fusion reaction, huge energy explodes, and plasma is never a quiet little thing. They want to limit and control it in a small directional space, which is really an extremely tricky task. In the continuous research and development, Wu Tong has no doubt that this is the most difficult project she has encountered since she started research and development.
There are countless obstacles to overcome, from theory to materials, and then to engineering. In research and development, theory comes first. If there is a perfect theory to rely on, it can bring extraordinary significance to the entire nuclear fusion project.
All scientific research progress is based on theoretical progress. The power of theory is so great.
Wu Tong and Lu Xiao were immersed in research and development with mutual discussions. They wanted to break the current bottleneck of controlled nuclear fusion based on the plasma of a specific device, establish a theoretical law that could serve as a clear enough basis, create a reliable and concise theoretical model, and finally transform it into a super program for controlling the magnetic field.
"We still need a real fusion reaction so that we can collect data!" A few days later, Wu Tong stared at the mathematical model in his hand that he had constructed after continuous discussion and deduction, and said with a hint of regret that they had almost reached the current upper limit, and it seemed that they were just one piece of window paper away from breaking through the current constraints.
However, although this layer of window paper seems thin and transparent, it still requires enough accumulated strength to truly break through the layer of gauze.
Wu Tong was involved in the research of the fusion project. She had sufficient authority to access the information and data on fusion projects at home and abroad that had been collected in China. She had also done sufficient specialized study and research before the fusion project was launched.
Based on these data, Wu Tong even did a complete fusion reaction simulation in the deduction space. However, talking about it on paper is not enough. Wu Tong felt that she still needed to participate in a real fusion reaction in person and collect more precise data to fill in.
"Fortunately, we are about to have a real fusion observation!" Lu Xiao laughed. Their research and development speed is already fast enough compared to the rest of the world.
Ms. Wu has always been quick in research and development. In many cases, she has derived phenomenological models based on her strong theoretical foundation without much trial and error, and has guided the research and development process with sufficient theoretical design and calculation coverage. Based on Ms. Wu's talent, this speed is quite fast. Perhaps she has become accustomed to this speed, which is why she feels that the current research progress still makes her feel a little regretful.
"Just waiting for Academician He's notification!" The start of a fusion reaction is no small matter. They need enough time to wait for the right time. In this case, they can't arrange the execution immediately.
After all, a fusion device is a huge project, and every wire and every component, if there is the slightest error, may cause an accident. After all, whether it is a stellarator device or a tokamak, after ignition and heating, what happens inside is a temperature of over 100 million degrees. Caution and precision are a must!
Even though Academician He said that the Southwest Institute was basically ready, it still needed to do some detailed pre-experimental maintenance. This process really could not be rushed. It would take a week before we could actually enter the tokamak device for the ignition experiment.
"Mr. Wu, let me report to you that our SST-1 has made all preparations and can be ignited at any time!" The news reported by Academician He was like the sound of nature to Wu Tong, who was in urgent need of a fusion reaction to observe it firsthand, collect more fresh data to fill the model, and verify the materials.
"Okay, Mr. He, thank you and the R&D personnel of the Southwest Institute for your hard work. I will be ready to set off now!" Wu Tong did not waste any words. He gave the order to set off to the accompanying personnel and communicated with Chu Hengyuan to coordinate the trip.
After making sure that everything was ready, Wu Tong led the team to the southwest. At the same time, under the supervision of Academician Wan who stayed behind, the Jinwu Project was also under the intensive research and development, design and preparation of various units.
After the first deployment meeting, the subsequent subdivision meetings were continuous. Under the arrangement of two experienced veterans, Academician Wan and Academician He, each R&D task was divided into parts and assigned to the corresponding small teams for R&D. At the same time, the entire R&D progress was summarized every day and submitted to the three chief designers and chief engineers of the Jinwu Project.
Although Wu Tong did not personally visit every R&D team on the front line, he knew the progress of the project very well. The absolute breakthrough team with Wu Tong as the core was also ready to provide support at any time if any team was not making good progress or encountered difficulties. Effective guidance was already being implemented inadvertently.
Also, the mentality of being ready to stop any irresponsible, misguided, or unreasonable group arrangements at any time.
Of course, the project team members who have been seconded after being investigated by the security department and recognized by the scientific research department are basically full-time and excellent R&D personnel. In particular, with their true belief in Wu Tong and their growing cohesion, the R&D atmosphere in the entire closed research area is still very good, positive and in full swing.
Chu Hengyuan had already made preparations for Wu Tong and his party to travel at any time. After Wu Tong came over, all travel arrangements were made in just half an hour. In addition, vehicles with adequate protection arrangements were parked downstairs of the institute. Wu Tong and his party boarded the vehicles with the prepared materials, and the convoy started in an orderly manner, escorting Wu Tong to the special plane and flying directly to the southwest.
Southwest Institute of Nuclear Physics, this is Academician He's home ground. After entering, he only gave a brief introduction to the layout along the way. Mr. Wu would not stay here for too long, and they did not need to waste too much time to understand the surrounding environment.
Knowing what Wu Tong was most concerned about, he took Wu Tong directly to the location of SSI-1. Pointing to the giant beast crouching in front of him, he proudly introduced it to Wu Tong: "Mr. Wu, this is the superconducting tokamak fusion device that our Southwest Research Institute has built with all its efforts and support from above!"
This fusion device is of extraordinary significance to Academician He. It can be said that it is the result of the hard work of several generations of people at the Southwest Research Institute. It can be said that it is more important to him than his own children! He has been working hard for this for most of his life!
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