"Mr. Wu, just give us your instructions. What areas are best for us to work on? Chief Chu should have given you some introductions to our research and development areas, right?" Wan Funian finally got ahead of his old rival this time, responding enthusiastically. That was his nature: he wasn't blindly following others, but rather straightforward and stubborn. But if he could be persuaded, he would fully cooperate, without a trace of hypocrisy.
"Mr. Wu, we have some experience in the field of fusion, and we have a pretty good foundation in water-cooled divertors..." Academician He has a good temper and self-control. He just smiled kindly at Wan Funian's advance, and then expressed his opinion, almost naming each of their institute's areas of expertise one by one.
Strictly speaking, there is no such field as controlled nuclear fusion in China. Most of the leading scholars engaged in fusion research in China are professors and scholars in nuclear engineering or plasma physics.
"Academician Wan, Academician He, I need Minister Chu's guidance. You two are leaders in the field of fusion in China. This Golden Crow Project requires your guidance!" Wu Tong smiled as he looked at the two industry leaders seated to his left and right at the conference table, expressing his deep appreciation for their experience and positions. Wu Tong intended to entrust the position of Chief Engineer of the Golden Crow Project to these two.
These two are among the world's leading academic leaders in the field of fusion, both boasting relatively impressive research and development capabilities. They have been deeply involved in this field for many years, and their experience will be a boon to the successful implementation of the Golden Crow Project. Wu Tong will focus his primary attention on overcoming subsequent challenges, so he intends to entrust the actual oversight of the Golden Crow Project to these two individuals.
With these two as the guardians, no matter how many people there are, there is no need to worry about any trouble, and no one dares to show off their seniority in front of them.
Even if Wu Tong has a petty mind and wants to steal the belly of a gentleman, Wu Tong would rather think of all the possibilities in advance, rather than worrying about the small details of people's complex hearts during the research and development process. Although the security department and Chu's department will also keep an eye on this, it can still be avoided. It is better to make arrangements in advance.
This is also her respect for the two seniors. Wu Tong remembered that the two of them actively supported her at the first time and expressed their opinions in a humble manner. Now she also gave them the same trust and entrustment.
"No problem! Mr. Wu, we will absolutely obey your orders and follow your instructions!" Wu Tong's respectful and appreciative treatment naturally made Wan Funian and Academician He very happy. Although they bowed before a young scholar like Wu Tong because they admired her R&D talent and hope for breakthroughs, no one would be unhappy with Wu Tong's treatment.
Wu Tong's respect makes their obedience more willing!
"Mr. Wu, your design concept is impeccable, but there is no experience in stellarators in China. Currently, there are only a few stellarator devices in operation in the world. Across the sea... Australia's H1-Heliac... The most famous one should be the one that is being prepared for manufacturing? Helix X--7, if we go this route, we must have a real machine for our research!" Academician He quickly got into the role and began to discuss and give opinions.
This is also the key consideration of this topic.
"You're right. If we want to cook a good dish, we need good equipment to help us. If we can't provide much reference advice from the international and domestic sources, then we can do it ourselves. You and Academician Wan both have experience in building fusion equipment. Although stellarators are different from tokamaks, you are both well versed in construction and supervision.
Our design concept is very different from the international one. My opinion is that we still have to do it ourselves and build a big one ourselves.
Research, build, and finally assemble! I've already drawn up a preliminary design. This is a simplified version, waiting for us to overcome technical difficulties and continue to fill it out! "Wu Tong pulled out four pre-prepared design manuscripts and handed them to the two chief engineers, Chu Hengyuan, and Lu Xiao.
"Everyone here knows what we're good at better than I do. I've broken down all the technologies into specific component diagrams. I'd like you to arrange for everyone to be responsible for building the components they're best at. I'll leave this difficult problem to Mr. Lu, Mr. Lu Xiao, to confine the plasma motion of the stellarator device and solve the complex system problems in physics. Mr. Lu's physics prowess is obvious to all of you!"
Wu Tong handed over the division of labor to two experienced seniors, and she just sat in charge. Whenever there were any unsolvable technical difficulties, she would be able to free up her hands and provide effective support at any time.
Although there was no time for direct communication, but in the brief eye contact just now, Brother Lu had already given her a clear hint. He had also made a good breakthrough in this regard. When there was time to discuss the collision later, they would have accumulated another breakthrough in technical difficulties.
While building a stellarator in-house would be expensive, the complete ownership of the technology and the ease with which the device would operate would undoubtedly be superior. Wu Tong had already carefully developed the detailed design, and with superior materials, he was confident he could create a true stellarator that would surpass any other in the world.
This big guy will not be wasted in the future after it is built. It can be directly used as a small independent power generation equipment for confidential research. We will definitely not let it go to waste and occupy national resources.
"Okay, Mr. Wu, you just focus on the overall situation and concentrate on making breakthroughs in difficult technologies. Leave the rest to us, don't worry!" Wan Funian and Academician He agreed in unison. After seeing Wu Tong's detailed equipment manufacturing drawings, which she called preliminary design drawings, they felt more confident that Wu Tong wanted to build one herself.
Yes, if a young man like Wu Tong had such confidence, why would these two old bones hesitate? Build one themselves, then build one themselves. They also wanted to show the world that it wasn't that they didn't build a star simulator before, but that they didn't want to build one. Now that they wanted to build it, it wasn't a problem; they could build it!
While manufacturing a ready-made product from an international source is easier, the subsequent modifications aren't nearly as simple as building one yourself, and the cost is substantial. For the older generation, the idea of "copycat" is unacceptable. They'd rather endure the hardship and work themselves than hand over their money to unscrupulous international profiteers.
"Then let's build one ourselves!" Let those international visitors who look down on them see what China is capable of!
Wu Tong's vigorous ambition, patriotism, self-confidence and self-reliance made the attendees who chose to support her more confident and determined!
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