The powerful magnetic field confinement is to restrain the movement of plasma in the fusion reaction and allow the reaction to occur within the confines. This is controlled nuclear fusion.
Accumulating power to avoid the danger of plasma dispersion and further attack on the first wall material. You must know that fusion reactions start at millions or tens of millions of degrees Celsius, and long-term operation requires maintaining a high temperature of over 100 million degrees Celsius, which is more than seven times the temperature of the sun!
The cooling system, water-cooled divertor, etc. 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.
Research on all-tungsten water-cooled divertors is a key area of fusion research both domestically and internationally, and has yielded substantial technological achievements. However, given the embrittlement of materials, particularly the heat sink material (chromium-zirconium-copper) of the tungsten-copper divertor under neutron irradiation, there remain many questions to be explored regarding whether the current ITER divertor configuration can be directly applied to the operating conditions of future fusion reactors.
With a solid foundation in first-wall materials, Wu Tong didn't find the upcoming research too challenging. Compared to first-wall materials, which have long plagued international progress, water-cooled divertors have a solid foundation both domestically and internationally. Optimizing this foundation should be easier than developing first-wall materials from scratch.
"Have we got any results on 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, which is a major problem that has plagued mankind for decades and has cursed that controlled nuclear fusion is still fifty years away.
Now, they have made a breakthrough in the first-wall material, which puts them at the forefront internationally. This, combined with the previous breakthrough in superconducting materials, will bring about a more powerful 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. How could Chu Hengyuan not be surprised by this progress?
As expected, if you trust Mr. Wu, there will be absolutely no problem. They should be thankful that China has Wu Tong, and they should be even happier. They chose to support Mr. Wu with all their strength, and they did the right thing!
"Mr. Wu, just tell us how you need our cooperation, and we will give it our all!" Too many words of thanks would seem a bit empty, so Chu Hengyuan, on behalf of the higher-ups, 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 for the first wall is going more smoothly than I expected! After the material is successfully prepared, I may need to conduct material tests 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, feel free to contact me 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 family's 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 President Wu's needs at all costs and unconditionally tilt resources towards Wu Tong.
Don’t say that 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.
As Mr. Wu produces one breakthrough after another, both he and his superiors will definitely tip the balance of controlled nuclear fusion towards Mr. Wu. This is the result of scientific research progress, not some way Mr. Wu has used. This bit of practical 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 from above.
Chu Hengyuan departed, filled with anticipation and excitement. Wu Tong informed the team of the experimental preparations. "We've made progress on the first-wall material. Arrange experimental preparations! Prepare for extraction, synthesis... prepare for vapor deposition..." Wu Tong relayed the experimental preparation requirements one by one.
Is there a breakthrough?
It was indeed Mr. Wu's speed. They had only just begun to conduct some unsuccessful experiments along the lines of their conjecture, but Mr. Wu had already produced tangible results! As expected, there was still a huge gap between them and Mr. Wu. They needed to work harder!
As Mr. Wu's direct team, they cannot let Mr. Wu fall too far behind and fail to keep up with Mr. Wu's pace of progress. This will be their biggest loss. Mr. Wu has been very attentive in training and supporting them. If he had not brought them to work on the project, I am afraid that Mr. Wu's breakthrough might have been even faster.
They must not let Mr. Wu down!
Inside the institute, the entire experimental team, from top to bottom, began to work. Experimental materials were prepared one by one, and all necessary instruments were also prepared in advance. Wu Tong took his place in the lab and began to direct the experimental preparation. During the experimental preparation, Wu Tong had repeatedly deduced and perfected the preparation process, so he could directly enter the experimental preparation.
The verification results in the deduction space are very good.
The team members were all skilled and experienced people who were used to cooperating with Wu Tong. They followed Wu Tong's instructions step by step and carried out the operations accurately. With Tao Ran and Ruan Chengxu in charge of the operations and supervision, the errors were almost undetectable.
By using modified carbonized graphene mesh as a toughening component into the high-temperature ceramic matrix, introducing silicon carbide to assist the co-bonding effect, a unique honeycomb connection is formed, 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.
And the unique shuttle design, assisted by the sandwich structure, can solve the major problems of a few uncontrollable neutron impacts in the plasma confinement process and 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, the destructive transmutation of materials, the destruction of chemical bonds and the destruction of the purest physical structure!
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