Chapter 365 Complete the purchase of the ASDEX device
On the first day of 2020, he received good news, which made Xu Chuan feel very comfortable.
Even when Xu Xiao teased him in the group before, he didn't mind that much anymore.
But looking at the string of red envelopes in the group, Xu Chuan thought for a moment and inadvertently clicked on the last one with his finger.
It's not that he is short of money, it's just that he wants to see how big the red envelope that girl Xu Xiao is!
Well, just curious!
"open!"
[11.11 yuan, change has been deposited and can be used to send red envelopes.]
After clicking on the red envelope, Xu Chuan's mouth twitched.
Okay, these numbers!
Gan!
Does this broken red envelope also laugh at him?
Soon, a message popped up in the group.
"Brother? You actually have the nerve to grab the red envelope! Liaoyuanluanyuan.JPG!"
Seeing the news, Xu Chuan twitched the corner of his mouth, quickly clicked on several other red envelopes, and responded in the group: "Your New Year's red envelope is gone this morning!"
"Ah no! I'm sorry, brother, I was wrong!" Xu Xiao quickly gave up and ran downstairs, hugged Xu Chuan's arm and began to admit his mistake and act coquettishly.
This wave is simply a penny gain, I would have known I would have received the New Year’s red envelope before sending it out!
.......
After celebrating the New Year, visiting relatives, and staying at home until the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, Xu Chuan also left to return to Jinling.
Compared with previous years when he would almost have to celebrate the 12th day of the New Year or even the Lantern Festival before setting off, this year he did leave a little earlier.
However, he still needs to be in charge of the controllable nuclear fusion project, and he also needs to communicate with the Planck Institute of Plasma Physics, both of which are very important matters.
In particular, he also made an appointment with Professor David Gross to discuss the procurement of high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials after February 5th. Although he didn’t know when he would come, he would at least have to go to Jinling before then.
Prepare.
After saying goodbye to his family, Xu Chuan took the high-speed train back to Jinling from Baling.
In the Sichuan-Hai Materials Research Institute, Fan Pengyue, who was staying here, was a little surprised when he saw him: "Why did you come back today?"
Xu Chuan smiled and said: "Professor Gross over there gave me a call. It has basically been confirmed that we will purchase high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials from us for the upgrade of the LHC Large Strong Particle Collider. We have made an appointment.
We have an approximate time to meet, so I came over in advance to prepare."
Hearing this, Fan Pengyue was even more surprised: "What the hell? The superconducting order for the LHC collider upgrade is at least several billion, right? You got it?"
Xu Chuan smiled and nodded, saying: "With the excellent superconducting properties of copper-carbon-silver composite materials, it is easy to negotiate an order."
Fan Pengyue gave a thumbs up and said: "Awesome! If you can turn products in the laboratory into orders so quickly, you are the only one who can do it!"
There is indeed nothing wrong with what he said. It will take at least one or two years for a laboratory product to be successfully transformed into order revenue.
After all, laboratory products have a long way to go before they are industrialized, and even if they can be industrialized1, it is not easy to find a suitable seller.
Unless it is almost irreplaceable like artificial SEI film, it will be extremely smooth for all manufacturers to actively pursue it.
But high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials are obviously not. Whether they are low-temperature superconducting materials or high-temperature superconducting materials, there are still many superconducting materials that can replace them.
It can only be said that his boss's connections are really terrifying, and he can handle super orders smoothly.
...
On the other side, when Xu Chuan was rushing back to Jinling, a plane arrived in China from Berlin Tegel Airport.
"Professor Tillman, nice to meet you!"
In the Sichuan-Hai Institute of Materials, Xu Chuan first greeted Professor Tillman Lundt from the Planck Institute of Plasma Physics before meeting the experts there.
Smiling, he stepped forward for a hug and greeted him warmly.
Since Professor Tillman is here today, the old ASDEX device should be stable.
Professor Tillman Lunt said with a smile: "Long time no see. I haven't seen you over there in the past two years."
Hearing this, Xu Chuan smiled and said: "The mission of the inert neutrino has been completed, and I won't find anything more if I go there again."
Tillman Lunt smiled and said: "What about dark matter and dark energy? I heard that they have been looking for it for more than half a year. If traces of them can be found, this will definitely be a breakthrough for the times!"
Xu Chuan shrugged and said: "With the current collider and detector, it may not be that easy to find traces of dark matter and dark energy."
After a slight pause, he continued: "I'll tell you another good news. They contacted me a few days ago and confirmed that they would purchase a batch of high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials from the Sichuan-Hai Materials Research Institute for the upgrade of the LHC.
.I believe there is nothing better than this to certify the quality of our materials.”
Hearing this, Tillman Lunt raised his eyebrows in surprise and said, "So fast?"
Xu Chuan smiled and said: "A critical magnetic field of more than 20T is enough to increase the collision energy level of the LHC to more than 100 Tev. You know, this is a huge challenge for high-energy fields and large strong particle colliders.
The temptation.”
Tillman nodded and said: "That's true. I came here this time just to discuss the ASDEX device and high-temperature superconducting material transactions with you."
Xu Chuan served a cup of tea, handed it to Professor Tillman Lunt, and said with a smile: "Of course, if the negotiation can be concluded, that would be great."
"For you, the final destination of the old ASDEX device is in a museum or sold to others. Rather than doing this, you might as well use it to make a deal with me."
"I have learned before that the progress of your stellarator Helix-7X seems to be difficult. Rather than modifying the control scheme or further optimizing your water-cooled divertor, perhaps you need some super ultras that can provide a stronger magnetic field.
guide material.”
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "It can improve the performance of the confinement field in a shorter time and provide a more powerful magnetic field to ensure that the plasma turbulence in the reactor chamber will not fly around. This
It’s simpler than the first two.”
Tillman nodded and said: "That is indeed true, but after all, we spent more than 600 million and nearly 700 million euros to build the ASDEX device, and it was 700 million more than ten years ago. Not to mention that we still have to worry about it later.
It has undergone numerous upgrades."
"If we total it up, we have spent at least a billion euros on it."
After a pause, Tillman continued: "We are all scholars, so there is no need to act like businessmen. Let's be honest. We need the high-temperature superconducting materials in your hands, and you need our ASDEX equipment. Let's talk.
Let’s talk about the price.”
"Although we are looking forward to the high-temperature superconducting materials in your hands, ASDEX is also our hard work, and we cannot sell it at a low price."
Xu Chuan nodded and said: "Of course, although the high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting material is excellent, it still lacks something compared to a fusion reactor."
After thinking for a while, he continued: "How about 300 million euros to provide you with a batch of high-temperature superconducting materials that are enough to complete the Spiralite 7X upgrade?"
Hearing this, Tillman Lent thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "The funding of 300 million euros is barely enough, but for high-temperature superconducting materials, I'm afraid it won't be enough."
"You should know that in the field of controllable nuclear fusion, the principle of technology exchange has always been followed. Although the ASDEX device has been decommissioned in the past two years, there are still many advanced technologies on it, such as water-cooled divertors, etc.
Polar field coils, flywheel units, etc.”
"These things can help you and China make a lot of progress on the road to controllable nuclear fusion."
"If it's 300 million euros to open up high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting technology, I can go and talk about it."
"The 300 million euros are for the purchase of ASDEX equipment, and following the principle of technology exchange, the high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting technology is exchanged for the technologies you need for the ASDEX device."
"These also include advanced technologies such as water-cooled divertors, multi-pole field coils, and flywheel units that we open to you."
"If you can't agree to open up high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting technology for a technology exchange, I'm afraid the purchase price will need to be at least doubled."
After hearing Tillman's answer, Xu Chuan thought for a moment.
He originally didn't want to trade these advanced technologies. He wanted to use funds to buy a batch of high-temperature superconducting materials to buy back the ASDEX device and study it himself.
In fact, the 300 million euros are for purchasing ASDEX equipment and exchanging technology for technology. To be honest, for China, this is not a loss, it can even be said to be a profit, and the profit is actually quite a lot.
As Tillman said, advanced technologies such as water-cooled divertors, multipolar field coils, and flywheel units on ASDEX can greatly promote China's progress on the road to controllable nuclear fusion.
But for him, this transaction needs to be considered. After all, the high-temperature copper-carbon-silver superconducting material is his own technology, even if it is only the most basic version.
But for him, this is not something that requires long thought.
After thinking for a while, Xu Chuan nodded and said: "No problem, but regarding the water-cooled divertor, multi-pole field coil, flywheel unit and other technologies on ASDEX, I need to organize a team to learn from you, including the transportation of ASDEX in the future.
For the final transformation, you also need to arrange for experts to come and cooperate with you."
If Tillman had proposed open technology before the high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting material was optimized, he might have considered it longer.
But now that the optimization has been completed, there is no need to think too much about these things. As long as you keep yourself ahead, it is enough.
Hearing this, Professor Tillman put a smile on his face and stretched out his right hand: "Then I wish us happy cooperation in the future!"