From university lecturer to chief academician Chapter 489: Light a fire? Set off firecrackers? Expert: As long as you have a little common sense, you wont take it seriously!
Chapter 489: Light a fire? Set off firecrackers? Expert: As long as you have a little common sense, you wont take it seriously!
This nuclear fusion ignition experiment is really nerve-wracking.
This is not the first time that nuclear fusion ignition experiments have been carried out, but they were all nuclear fusion explosion experiments in the past. They were ignited and exploded from a distance in an open area like a hydrogen bomb.
There will be no people near the experimental site, and the real-time detection will be automatic equipment, or data will be collected after the explosion.
It's different now.
The ignition point of nuclear fusion is inside a complex device. There will be staff reserved near the device, and there will be many people within one kilometer nearby.
Many people participating in the experiment have to stay nearby. They need to control the equipment at close range and collect data, which requires a lot of work.
If the nuclear fusion reaction cannot be controlled and an explosion occurs, it will definitely be a very serious accident.
If this happens, there must be some major flaw in the design of nuclear fusion, and the research can be said to have failed.
Of course.
The ignition experiment will definitely reduce the possibility of explosion as much as possible, and there will be many safety measures nearby to ensure the safety of personnel as much as possible.
For example, air-raid shelters have been built around them, and steel plates and radiation protection materials more than ten meters thick have been installed. Under normal circumstances, the explosion will not affect the air-raid shelters, and the people inside are relatively safe.
In addition, it is the ignition process.
The ignition experiment is not accomplished overnight. The concentration of the reaction material will increase little by little, and initially it will not reach the theoretical sustained reaction standard at all.
The intensity of f-rays also continues to increase.
The initial ignition experiment is the lowest material density and the weakest f-ray, and then the intensity of the ray is slowly increased until the reaction occurs normally.
The next step is to increase the density of the material.
The intensity of f-rays is still gradual, slowly increasing until the reaction occurs.
Then, take the next step.
Every time the concentration of deuterium and deuterium materials is increased, it will be a new ignition experiment. Various reaction data will also be collected, and internal materials and equipment will be checked until the reaction can continue under the control of the device. The ignition experiment is equivalent to
It worked.
This process will take at least one month.
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Two days before the ignition experiment started, a team of senior decision-makers came to inspect. There were several big leaders who came, and Teacher Xu was just one of them.
This experiment is so important.
The ignition experiment can be said to be the most important part of controlling the nuclear fusion project. Being able to achieve ignition and control the reaction means that the project will be successful in the end.
Other problems are relatively minor.
If the ignition experiment cannot be completed, the project will naturally fail.
Most people have the same views as Tang Jianjun about the ignition experiment, especially experts who have participated in the "artificial sun" project. They all believe that the ignition experiment will take a long time and is also the most time-consuming stage of the research.
It may take three years, five years, ten years, or eight years.
The former is when everything goes well, and the latter is normal.
If the ignition experiment does not go smoothly, not to mention a big explosion, even if the internal reaction cannot be controlled and an explosion occurs, internal devices and equipment will be damaged.
For example, internal magnetic field materials, pressure-resistant materials, and sealing materials.
For example, the magnetic field device on the outer layer and the high-voltage circuit below.
etc.
The damage to each part is a very serious problem, and many of them require dismantling of the equipment for replacement, and re-examination to solve the problem.
To put it simply, the ignition experiment is to encounter problems and solve them.
In fact, just like debugging a precision device, you will always encounter various problems. When you encounter problems, you need to find ways to solve them, which takes a long time.
A typical example is aircraft engines.
The Taihang aerospace engine developed in China only took a few years from design to manufacturing, but the subsequent debugging and improvement took more than ten years, and several prototypes were manufactured before it was officially equipped on the aircraft.
Aviation engines are precision equipment, and the design and manufacturing process also relies on foreign engines as a reference.
Nuclear fusion devices are also very sophisticated, involving underlying superconducting circuits, annihilation force fields, high-intensity spiral magnetic fields, and violent nuclear reactions. You can imagine how complicated it is.
In addition, the nuclear fusion device does not yet have any reference targets.
The engineering team is building a brand new device, so naturally it is very likely to encounter a series of problems.
Tang Jianjun received the leadership team and introduced the equipment and various problems encountered during manufacturing, but the leadership team was obviously not interested in technical issues.
They are more concerned about very direct issues.
For example, safety.
"You must pay attention to safety in ignition experiments."
"Safety is the most important thing."
"Every scientist here is a very important talent, and the safety of everyone must be ensured." After finishing this sentence, Teacher Xu added, "Especially Academician Wang."
"It goes without saying how important Academician Wang is, right? Academician Tang, no matter how good your engineering project technology is, our only requirement is that Academician Wang cannot have any problems."
"Can it be done?"
Tang Jianjun nodded immediately, "We will definitely guarantee Academician Wang's safety, so don't worry..."
Teacher Xu said so, and other leaders also said so.
In the minds of the leaders, nuclear fusion control experiments are very dangerous, and they are naturally worried that problems may arise. Even if the entire project is put together, it is not as important as Wang Hao alone.
So they constantly emphasize ensuring Wang Hao's safety.
This made Tang Jianjun feel very depressed. He was also an academician, but the attention he received was so different.
From the beginning to the end, no leader said, "You have to ensure your own safety," even if it was just a comforting word?
Tang Jianjun could only think this way, "I am over 60 years old, an old academician, and I have not contributed much."
"Death is death..."
He shook his head and continued, "The ignition experiment is not a one-time event. Our plan is to reach the explosion concentration standard within one month."
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! "The explosion standard is only close to the explosive level, and the possibility of a big explosion is very low."
"Basically don't worry too much."
The leadership team quickly met Wang Hao.
Wang Hao and Tang Jianjun said something similar. They also said that "there is no need to worry about safety issues." "The initial experiment was only a low concentration standard, and it was not certain whether ignition could be achieved."
"We definitely take safety issues seriously."
"If all goes well in the research, the concentration standard will be reached soon, and then there may be some danger..."
An internal meeting happened to be held that day, and the leadership team was present to observe.
It can be seen at the meeting that everyone is very excited about the ignition experiment. They are not participating in an ordinary project, but to witness the first large-scale experiment in which humans control nuclear fusion.
At the same time, many people are also worried that problems will arise.
Wang Hao encouraged everyone, "Don't worry too much. I can guarantee that there are no problems with the design, so there will be no major accidents."
"Under this premise, our manufacturing process is also very complete."
"The experiment will definitely succeed!"
Wang Hao's encouragement is still very effective. He has a very strong appeal and every word he says can give people confidence.
Next, he emphasized that each part should do its own job well.
"Everything is in accordance with the experimental plan, and data will be reported at any time."
"If a problem occurs during the process, the termination process will be started immediately."
To terminate the program is to force intervention and quickly suspend the internal reaction.
They have two termination options. One is to add heavy ions. Heavy ions will be injected into the reaction in the form of gases or particles. They will collide with escaping electrons, thus slowing down the speed of these electrons.
Another solution is similar to nuclear fission reaction interference, which is to insert a very thick cadmium rod into the center of the device. The cadmium rod will absorb the neutrons produced by the internal reaction.
When the number of neutrons is greatly reduced, the reaction will naturally pause quickly.
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soon.
The project team conducted the first ignition experiment.
When the experiment was about to come, Wang Hao felt very depressed. He was persuaded by many people to go to a small town twenty kilometers away.
This location is separated from the engineering base by a hill.
Even if a violent explosion occurs at the engineering base, it will not affect the town across the hill for a short time.
Wang Hao was not worried at all about igniting the fire for the first time. He felt like he had to run a hundred meters to light a firecracker. It was completely unnecessary.
But everyone else is worried.
Before, every leader emphasized Wang Hao's safety issues, but as a result, his safety became a major issue at the engineering base, and he felt like he was being treated like a rare animal.
This is really depressing.
There is some truth in what others said. The ignition experiment is only theoretical and there will be no problems, but the theory is just a theory after all.
What if?
The experimental setup is really too complex.
Among them, there are thoroughly studied antigravity fields and strong annihilation force fields, as well as high-voltage electricity, high-strength magnetic fields, etc. When these complex systems are put together, anything can happen.
Wang Hao didn't want to affect the experiment for his own reasons, so he had no choice but to follow the arrangement and go to a distant town.
Then, it's just waiting.
The main persons in charge of the first ignition experiment were Wang Ye and Xiang Qiansheng, and the person in charge of the ignition was Liu Yunli of the f-ray experiment group.
Xiang Qiansheng represents the annihilation force field experimental group, which can also be said to represent Wang Hao.
When the experiment was about to begin, Wang Ye was responsible for the overall command, "Power on and turn on the internal field force!"
"Report the data!"
When the field force is turned on by electricity, the internal anti-gravity field is very weak, with a strength of only about 20%. Then the outer high-voltage magnetic field device is turned on.
At this time, a weak and strong annihilation force field was created.
Compared with conventional f-ray generating equipment, the field force inside and outside is very weak, mainly because there is no built-in heat source. Only when the internal heat source is turned on, the field force will gradually increase.
The next step is to inject the deuterium material.
The deuterium material rushes directly into the inside of the device, and the process of rushing in also takes time. The whole process lasts about an hour.
When the concentration of deuterium material reached the standard and each department re-reported the data, Wang Ye commanded, "Get ready for the ignition team!"
The next step is Liu Yunli's work.
Liu Yunli is in charge of the f-ray team. Their team is located about ten kilometers away from the reaction device. The purpose is to ensure the safety of the f-ray team.
Even if there is a problem with the reaction device, it will not affect the f-ray experimental group.
The f-ray generating equipment used for ignition has been calibrated many times, and the f-ray release path is only thick soil and materials.
The outer layer of the device is made of first-level materials.
f-rays will not affect the operation of the device.
After the f-ray release technology, it was impossible to tell what was happening outside the device. The nearby staff reported data saying, "The outer layer sensor shows that the temperature has increased slightly."
"It's 0.14 degrees Celsius higher at the edge."
This data makes people laugh out loud, but it is also expected, indicating that the reaction just started and ended.
The lowest concentration of deuterium-deuterium material, coupled with the lowest intensity of f-rays, can make the reaction occur, which is already very good.
It is estimated that only an extremely weak fusion reaction occurred where the f-rays were irradiated, and then the reaction quickly stopped.
soon.
Wang Hao also knew the experimental data. He complained to the bodyguard next to him, "I ran so far 0km, but the edge increased by 0.1 degrees Celsius?"
"Set off firecrackers, the heat will be higher than this..."
Even if it is just a momentary reaction, a reaction has still occurred, and the ignition experiment will be suspended, and each part will detect the inside of the device.
Of course, basically there will be no problem.
The detection is mainly focused on the path of f-rays to see if the material will be affected.
Wang Hao also felt very depressed and spent more than an hour returning to the engineering base to check the situation to ensure that nothing went wrong.
The next experiment will have to wait until tomorrow.
"According to the plan, it is probably another firecracker..."
"However, there is no way."
"I can't take the risk of directly adding high-concentration materials, but it won't make me run for an hour..." Wang Hao felt that he should choose a closer location.
Twenty kilometers is too far.
In fact, it was already very safe once we reached the air raid shelter five kilometers away.
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When the nuclear fusion engineering team was conducting ignition experiments, some foreign intelligence agencies also learned the news.
It is impossible to hide such a major experiment.
Amrican's intelligence department analyzed the information, but they did not pay attention to it. Most people believed that the ignition experiment of the nuclear fusion project would be a long-term study.
If compared, it is similar to the artificial sun project.
They don't think that the research on controllable nuclear fusion will be successful at once. Even if everything goes well, many problems will need to be solved and the research will take a long time to produce results.
The only thing that needs attention is a piece of information, "The ignition of the nuclear fusion engineering team is suspected of using only deuterium."
In other words, it is the deuterium-deuterium reaction.
This information is shocking.
After Amrican's intelligence department reported the news, the top management immediately paid attention to it and organized experts and scholars to conduct analysis.
The result of analysis by a group of experts and scholars is - impossible.
"This is definitely fake news."
"The deuterium-deuterium reaction is the most perfect fusion method in theory, but the reaction requirements are too high, and humans have not yet achieved ignition."
“Can the internal environment of the sun be created on Earth?”
"Of course that's impossible!"
"As long as you have a little common sense, you won't take this news seriously..."