Chu Hengyuan approved the project implementation application on the spot and held a qualitative discussion and verification meeting the next morning.
This wasn't to verify Mr. Wu's feasibility, but to let the experts know that Mr. Wu Tong's actions should not be compared with Mr. Wu's. Otherwise, with Mr. Wu's speed, he would have produced concrete and surpassed results before the other side even started the project, which would be a joke!
Anyone who could appear in this conference room was undoubtedly a distinguished bunch. Some were from the Ministry of Science and Technology, some were from the military's R&D department, and some were experts from the Academy of Engineering and the aerospace field.
"Regarding the application progress of controlled fusion miniaturization technology in the aerospace field, as well as the technical feasibility demonstration and project application?" A pile of thick meeting materials had just been distributed to the people present. The eye-catching title made many people frown.
Someone who was quick to speak couldn't help but speak bluntly, "Who is so proud of seeing President Wu develop a controlled nuclear fusion demonstration reactor? Everyone knows that miniaturized controlled fusion represents unlimited energy in the aerospace field and the fundamentals of interstellar travel. But who thinks he's President Wu Tong? He can just do it if he says so? Aren't you afraid he's just trying to defraud the funds?"
What's this plan Chief Chu is using that's so urgent they're rushing to discuss it? I wonder what they're busy with? Mr. Wu Tong has accomplished such a groundbreaking project in such a short period of time. While they won't achieve a technological breakthrough in the short term, that shouldn't stop them from stepping up their studies and expanding upon Mr. Wu's advances, right?
You could call them just copying others, but if they didn't have a solid foundation in theory and technology, they wouldn't even be learning it! Those who have learned it are already pretty good, so why would they be so picky?
Although this materials supplier describes the application of small controlled fusion reactors in the aerospace field in a very exaggerated way, and also provides a relatively professional description of the related Hall thrusters, and also includes a considerable amount of argumentation, the possibility of technical realization cannot be achieved by the exaggerated descriptions in the report!
Those who want to take advantage of Mr. Wu’s controlled fusion momentum and create gimmicks to defraud funds all have ulterior motives!
How can we guarantee the possibility of realizing miniaturized controlled nuclear fusion, a technology that has no specific theory yet, is an extremely advanced concept, and has a slim chance of realization?
"What nonsense! We can't afford to waste national funds like this!" If they didn't have some sense of propriety, there would be no shortage of people who would call him a black sheep! We must resolutely put an end to this; one bad apple spoils the whole barrel! Mr. Wu's sudden rise has put immense pressure on these veterans. While they are proud of their country's rise, they are also stepping up their studies to catch up. Otherwise, everyone will be eating for free, and who will have time to play house with some insignificant people?
"Just looking at specific impulse, electric propulsion is indeed stronger than chemical propulsion, but do you know how much thrust is needed to send a spacecraft into space? Which laboratory has achieved a plasma confinement efficiency exceeding 3000 seconds of specific impulse? Before Mr. Wu developed the Jinwu demonstration reactor, plasma confinement and various controlled fusion reactions were still just boiling water, with no progress achieved!"
"Right now, the power of electric propulsion in the laboratory has barely reached 200 kW, with a total thrust of no more than 10 N. Even if this data were multiplied by a hundred or a thousand times, what would it still be enough for? The thrust isn't even enough to send an egg into outer space, so how can you imagine sending a spacecraft? You wouldn't even dare dream of doing that."
The controlled fusion demonstration reactor has been built, but that doesn't mean that miniaturizing controlled fusion is so easy to achieve! Otherwise, there wouldn't be the curse that controlled fusion is still 50 years away!
In the future, controlled fusion may be able to achieve the pursuit of miniaturization. After all, the earliest nuclear fission batteries were as big as a house. However, after technological iterations and updates, and with the passage of time, the miniaturization problem was finally solved. Now, the smallest nuclear fission battery is as small as a fifty-cent coin.
This is a technological advancement that requires time to settle and accumulate, not just empty promises!
Who is painting such a rosy picture for the scientific research community by using the Jinwu demonstration reactor?
You've blown the cow out of shape, and you still expect it to go up to heaven? It'll only burst its belly faster!
"Ahem..., the idea of this application report is a bit ahead of its time, but miniaturization is still possible. The difficulties are not completely unsolvable, it just takes some time!" Someone glanced at Minister Chu's expression, feeling it was a bit strange, and couldn't help but try to smooth things over.
After all, they have had many experiences of being slapped in the face recently, so they should be more careful with their words!
"Knock knock..." After listening to the angry complaints of some individuals in silence for a while, Chu Hengyuan tapped the table lightly, "I have approved this application. It was submitted by Chief Designer Wu!"
As the chief architect of the Jinwu Demonstration Reactor, her talent was known to the world, and he didn't need to elaborate on her. She also had enough ability to gain their trust; she could do it!
"I called everyone together just to let you learn some ideas and thoughts, and by the way, let you have a brief understanding of Mr. Wu's current topic!" Avoid what should be avoided, don't waste financial resources, time and energy!
Don't rush to him to conduct controlled fusion research. No one should rely on Mr. Wu's halo to get funding and do useless work! Mr. Wu has indeed raised his review standards! He has done his best to lower his review requirements compared to Mr. Wu!
The conference room suddenly became quiet, as if time had stopped at that moment and you could hear a pin drop.
"Haha... I was wondering why this writing style looks so familiar!" After a long while, some people who had been cautious and hadn't spoken before were glad to speak up. Fortunately, they were a step slower, otherwise they would have been embarrassed again!
Mr. Wu, that person is a miracle worker who always makes the impossible possible. Who dares to comment on that person? It's hard to find someone like that in the world! That person has already reached the heights they admire, almost godlike!
"Since it's Mr. Wu who's taking action, it's bound to be easy. We're waiting for Mr. Wu's good news!" Avoid, avoid, aerospace topics, they've been avoiding them lately. Otherwise, they're going to compete with Mr. Wu in R&D speed. Are they tired of living? Challenge that god? With their old arms and legs, how many times can they endure this?
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In the laboratory, Wu Tong stared at the waveform jumping on the instrument, his brows full of calmness.
The waveform on the oscilloscope was very strange. According to normal calculations, the movement trajectory of the plasma should be a regular spiral shape, but at this moment strange fluctuations appeared on the screen, as if it was interfered with by something.
However, Wu Tong's expression was filled with anticipation. Her fingers tapped rapidly on the keyboard, pulling up another set of data. The only sounds in the lab were the low hum of the vacuum pump and her shallow breathing.
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