Chapter 299: Start the controllable nuclear fusion project in advance
In the antique building, Xu Chuan chatted with the old man for more than an hour.
In addition to the "Nuclear Energy Beta Radiation Energy Concentration and Conversion to Electric Energy Project", the most important ones are related to controllable nuclear fusion.
According to the original plan, the second controlled nuclear fusion project was officially launched in 2020.
This can be regarded as setting aside some time to prevent the nuclear waste power generation project from having to be postponed due to unexpected situations. After all, it is normal for such a large project to encounter problems.
However, the higher-ups did not expect that this major project would go so smoothly. Although some problems were encountered in the process, they were quickly resolved by Xu Chuan.
But now that the nuclear energy project has been successfully completed, the second half of the year will be empty.
Although Xuchuan has its own research and arrangements, the country also needs a certain amount of time to digest and absorb the results of the nuclear energy beta radiation energy aggregation and conversion into electric energy project.
But for a big country like China, there are not many other things, but there are many people.
As long as the resources are sufficient and the talents on hand are enough, multiple super projects can be launched at the same time.
Xu Chuan didn't want to waste the past six months, so he proposed to the old man the idea of starting a controllable nuclear fusion project in advance during this conversation.
Compared with nuclear energy beta radiation energy collection and conversion into electrical energy projects, controllable nuclear fusion projects are truly super projects.
The preliminary preparation work alone may not be completed in one or two years.
It is not unfeasible to start controllable nuclear fusion in advance in the second half of the year. The early recruitment of personnel, geographical location selection, related materials and company bidding, etc. can be left to others.
After completing the research on the mathematical model of sterile neutrinos and plasma turbulence in the second half of the year, he can naturally start conquering this super project next year.
Compared with the already mature technology of reusing nuclear waste, controllable nuclear fusion is a new challenge in unknown fields.
There are so many problems to be solved, whether it is the self-sustainment of tritium, the control of ultra-high temperature plasma in the chamber, the thermal radiation loss of materials, the recovery of reactor fusion energy, etc., they are all world-class problems.
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Xu Chuan doesn't know whether he can lead his team to successfully conquer this peak. It may take five, ten, twenty years, or even a lifetime.
But he cannot and will not give up, because this is one of his dreams in two lifetimes.
He wanted to see the spark of controllable nuclear fusion light up the land of China, even if it cost his life.
After the commendation meeting, Xu Chuan also officially resigned as the general person in charge of the "Nuclear Energy Beta Radiation Energy Concentration and Conversion to Electric Energy Project".
Before the formal notification of the establishment of the controllable nuclear fusion project came out, he was considered to be in peace.
Compared with the previous nuclear energy beta radiation energy concentration and conversion into electrical energy projects, there is no need to be so anxious in the establishment and follow-up of the controllable nuclear fusion project.
After all, this kind of super project involves too many aspects, and each aspect requires coordination and preparation.
However, Xu Chuan did not relax after returning. It was already mid-August, and the research on plasma turbulence had not yet been completed, and he needed to continue working hard.
In addition, the first collision experiment of sterile neutrinos at the European Atomic Energy Center has ended, and the relevant data is being processed.
Because he was unable to go abroad, Xu Chuan could only continue to apply for raw data for analysis through China, a CERN member country.
Fortunately, many of the council members at CERN are acquaintances of him, such as Edward Witten and David Gross. In addition, he is the discoverer of sterile neutrinos, so it is easy to apply for relevant data.
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As for the preliminary analysis of the original data, it is still processed by NTU.
But what surprised Xu Chuan was that a few days after the original data application was received, someone from Jiaotong University in Shanghai came to him and asked him to participate in the data analysis work.
"Professor Xu, our team at Jiaotong University has sufficient experience in the field of high-energy physics. It has participated in the analysis of experimental data of four-quark particles. It is also one of the best physics teams in the country. With our help, we can analyze the data of sterile neutrinos.
It can definitely shorten a lot of time.”
In Xu Chuan's office at Nanda University, a middle-aged man looked at Xu Chuan expectantly, with a flattering smile on his face.
Looking at the dean of the Jiaotong University Institute of Physics, Xu Chuan also had a headache.
To be honest, Dean Liu is right. Jiaotong University is indeed very good in the field of high energy physics. Their team often participates in experiments at CERN and has sufficient experience.
With the addition of the team from Jiaotong University, the data analysis work on sterile neutrinos could indeed be accelerated a lot. This proposal really made him a little excited.
It is quite good to be able to complete the analysis of the original data quite a lot of time in advance.
It’s just that he has promised Nanda to hand over this batch of raw data to Nanda.
After thinking for a while, Xu Chuan said: "I'm afraid I can't promise you the analysis of the original collision data. I have handed over this work to Nanjing University a few days ago. If you had come a few days earlier, it would have been better
You can study it together with NTU.”
Hearing this, the middle-aged man quickly said: "It doesn't matter, as long as you don't mind, leave the rest to me."
The research and discovery of sterile neutrinos is definitely a heavyweight achievement in the physics world, and it is related to dark matter and dark energy.
Although Professor Xu in front of me is the main discoverer, if he can participate in the data analysis work, it will be an honor that will go down in history.
Just like in 2018, Jiaotong University participated in the discovery and analysis of tetraquark particles. For Jiaotong University, this is a matter of increasing the academic atmosphere and international reputation of the school.
After seeing off the dean of the Institute of Physics of Jiaotong University, Xu Chuan shook his head and refocused his attention on the study of plasma turbulence.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Before the commendation meeting for the nuclear energy project, he already had a clear idea. Following this idea, he has now developed a considerable distance.
He had a hunch that he was about to bridge the microscopic mathematical bridge between the mean field and the non-pulsating field of plasma turbulence.
If successful, then the plasma model in the controllable nuclear fusion reactor chamber can be used as a theoretical basis to make a purely mathematical model.
With hope, Xu Chuan focused all his energy on the final difficulty.
Time passes day by day, and the calendar opens a new page.
In September, the long fragrance of osmanthus drifts in the breeze on the NTU campus, making people feel relaxed and happy.
In the office, Xu Chuan stared intently at the manuscript paper on the table, writing and drawing on the paper with the pen in his hand. From time to time, he would raise his head and slide the mouse to search for something he needed on the computer.
"Professor, do you want to have lunch together?"
The morning passed in the blink of an eye. In the office, Amelia glanced at her watch, put down the pen in her hand, stood up, stretched, and looked at her tutor who was busy calculating something by the window.
She didn't know what the instructor was thinking about, so she went over to look at it and didn't understand it. When she asked the instructor once, she just said that she was studying NS equations, without going into details.
However, this situation has been going on for a while, which is convenient for her and Senior Brother Gu Bing.
If you encounter any problems academically, you don’t need to accumulate time to find people everywhere.
On the other side, Xu Chuan shook his head slightly and replied: "You go ahead, I will go later."
"Okay, pay attention to the time. If you go late, the restaurant will be out of food."
Amelia shrugged. In the year since she came to China, she can already speak Chinese to a high level.
What is satisfying and regretful is that there is indeed a lot of delicious food here. She ate a lot of delicious food when traveling during the holidays, but the food in the school cafeteria is really average, not even as delicious as what she cooked herself.
Xu Chuan didn't care about the thoughts of a primary school student. At this moment, all his attention was focused on the pen in his hand.
And the rows of calculations were smoothly presented on the white manuscript paper, and then began to shrink.
". Calculate
With the propagation of microfluidic units in turbulent flow, the two turbulent microfluidic units will gradually be pulled apart."
“To sum up, appropriate parameter initialization should make the value of
The scaling factor in .”
After finishing the last stroke, Xu Chuan finally let out a sigh of relief and put down the black ballpoint pen in his hand.
“Finally done!”
Staring at the calculations on the manuscript paper, there was a trace of satisfaction on his face.
After spending more than a month, he finally used mathematical language in the microscopic state to build a bridge across the entire abyss between the order of the mean field and the disorder of the non-pulsating field.
It is no exaggeration to say that the importance of this result is not less important than the phased results of the NS equation he made before, and even, to some extent, it is more important.
Because it is key to modeling ultra-high temperature plasma turbulence in controllable nuclear fusion chambers.
After getting the mathematical foundation, all that's left is to build a mathematical model for it.
Compared with the theoretical basis, this is not difficult, at least for him.
After sorting out the manuscript papers on the table, Xu Chuan was about to turn on the computer and start working when his stomach growled.
"Forget it, let's go have lunch first."
Putting the manuscript paper into the drawer, Xu Chuan touched his stomach and stood up to go to the cafeteria. Although he had been sitting and not moving all morning, the energy consumed by mental activities was no worse than physical activities, or even more.
In the restaurant, Xu Chuan picked up something to eat on a plate. Just as he was about to find a seat to sit down, a voice came to his ears.
"This way, Xu Chuan."
The familiar voice made Xu Chuan look around curiously, and then he saw Chen Zhengping and Yu Yongwang sitting in the corner, as well as the Dean of the Institute of Physics at Jiaotong University.
Carrying the dinner plate, he walked over and greeted the three of them with a smile: "Instructor, Dean Yu, and Dean Liu."
"We have almost finished eating, and you just came here. We are not active in eating." Looking at the food on Xu Chuan's plate, Chen Zhengping shook his head and said.
Xu Chuan smiled and said: "I just had some ideas while researching, so it was a little late."
On the side, Yu Yongwang, dean of NTU’s Institute of Physics, said with a smile: “Research is important, but people are like rice and steel. Only by ensuring nutrition can we keep up with research.”
Xu Chuan smiled and nodded, put down his plate and sat down. He was not too reserved, chatting with the three of them while eating.
"Professor Xu, since we have met again by fate, Academician Chen and Dean Yu are also here now. Let's discuss the analysis of the raw data passed from CERN together?" After chatting for a while, across the dining table,
Liu Yanghui, the dean of Jiaotong University, looked at Xu Chuan with a smile and asked.
Regarding the work of data analysis, he initially approached Xu Chuan, but Xu Chuan did not agree, but he would not give up easily. He also approached Yu Yongwang, the dean of the Institute of Physics at NTU, hoping to make a breakthrough at NTU.
After encountering a problem with Yu Yongwang, he found Xu Chuan's mentor Chen Zhengping, hoping to join in the data analysis work.
Compared with the previous two rejections, this time there seems to be some hope.
Especially when it was said, "This is Professor Xu's discovery, and CERN is also doing research. We must complete the data analysis work as soon as possible, and we cannot let people from other countries get the lead." Professor Xu's mentor, Academician Chen, was obviously shaken.
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After seeing hope, he spent a long time in Chen Zhengping's office and finally figured out the ideological work of Academician Chen. He agreed to help him communicate with Dean Yu, and then there were three people in the cafeteria.
dinner party.
As for Chen Zhengping, he wanted to refuse the request from Jiaotong University at first.
After all, this is the glory that belongs to Nanda. Why should you ask SJTU to get a share of the pie? It’s not like Nanda doesn’t have a team that can do data analysis work.
But Liu Yanghui couldn't stand it anymore and kept nagging and persuading him in his office. Later, he actually listened to some of it.
The sterile neutrino was discovered by his student, and CERN is now working hard to verify it. If they can complete the analysis of the original data before other teams at CERN and find enough clues to increase the confidence in the existence of sterile neutrinos,
So it was quite helpful to Xu Chuan.
After all, sterile neutrinos are related to dark matter and dark energy. If it can help this student complete his work in advance and let him monopolize all the discoveries, it can be said to be another Nobel Prize-level achievement.
Even if the Nobel Prize may not be awarded to him for this, there is no need for those foreign teams to step in and take away some of the honors for the discovery work, right?
It’s just that Nanda is indeed capable of completing the analysis of these raw data, but the time cannot be guaranteed. After all, the manpower is here and there is a limit.
If there is help from the physics team of Jiaotong University, it can indeed shorten a lot of time.
With this in mind, Chen Zhengping agreed to help communicate with Yu Yongwang.