Following the instructions from the main control room, the Dawn Fusion Device that had completed its transformation started its pace again.
This is a giant steel beast, its belly contains ultra-high temperature plasma of hundreds of millions of degrees, and it is slowly moving towards the door called "Hope".
Those re-adjusted or even replaced external field superconducting coils, after undergoing countless supercomputer simulations, adjusted the confinement magnetic field in the Dawn fusion reactor chamber stably as expected.
The simulated high-temperature plasma composed of helium 3 and hydrogen rotates in the chamber, just like the earth being pulled by the gravity of the sun, traveling on a predictable trajectory.
Time passed little by little, and soon it came to forty-five minutes.
This is a critical node, and the last operational test stopped here. The reason is that the first wall temperature and the load on the high-temperature plasma that occasionally escapes from the control of the constrained magnetic field have approached the limit.
As for now, judging from various data detected in the main control room, the situation seems to be pretty good.
Looking at the various data on the console, Xu Chuan's ears also heard the work reports of each group.
[The current constrained magnetic field is stable and the external field coil is in good condition!]
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[The first wall neutron wall load has reached 0.27/㎡, and the current increase in plasma load is expected to cause damage to the first wall material in six hours!]
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Report after report rang in his ears, Xu Chuan listened carefully and analyzed the relevant data.
After confirming that the current Dawn Fusion Device was in good condition, he issued the command to 'continue operation'.
It has to be said that after re-adjusting the external field coil and re-optimizing the plasma turbulence control model, the state of the Dawn Fusion Device is much better than he predicted.
Problems such as slight magnetic surface tearing and plasma magnetic islands that originally existed in the simulation of high-temperature plasmas with helium 3 and hydrogen were suppressed in this operation.
As a result, the temperature and load rise rate of the first wall are much lower than the first operating experiment.
Sure enough, fusion-type fusion devices are the way out for controllable nuclear fusion.
Of course, whether the optimized Dawn Fusion Reactor is as good as in theory and whether it can support the important task of controllable nuclear fusion still depends on the subsequent deuterium and tritium operation experiments.
That's the real test.
Time passed bit by bit, and in the blink of an eye, it was approaching 11:45 noon.
Since the experiment started at 9:30 in the morning, the high-density plasma in the reactor chamber of the Dawn Fusion Device has been controlled for more than two full hours.
In the main control room, after confirming that the Dawn Fusion Reactor was still in good operating condition, Xu Chuan issued the order again.
"Stop the simulation of helium 3 and hydrogen!"
"receive!"
Two hours of high-density plasma simulation operation, coupled with the data of various monitoring indicators from the main console, as well as reports from each team, are enough to prove the excellence of the optimized Daybreak Fusion Device.
Two hours is not its limit!
But for Xu Chuan, this time the operation experiment has achieved the first goal, and the next step is the real actual combat.
As the dawn-breaking device ceased operation, each team and unit quickly became busy again.
To switch the operating mode from a simulated high-density plasma experiment of helium-3 and hydrogen to a real deuterium-tritium raw material fusion experiment, it is not a matter of simply replacing the raw materials.
During this process, many previously unprepared equipment had to be connected or adjusted, such as the helium ash filtration device, the adjustment of the water-cooled divertor, the adjustment of the plasma turbulence CNC model, and a series of other things that needed to be prepared.
Even though a series of preparations have been done a few days ago, there are still many things that need to be dealt with today.
Even though it was approaching noon and it was time to have lunch, no one from each team on the project left their work station.
Of course, you still have to have lunch.
After all, there is still a tough battle to be fought in the afternoon.
The lunch boxes prepared in advance were delivered to the main control room and staff at various positions on time at twelve o'clock.
Except for some tasks that needed to be checked immediately after the operation stopped at dawn, everyone took the lunch boxes and started digging, including Xu Chuan and several news media reporters who came to follow up and report.
People are like iron rice and steel. If you don't eat a meal, you won't be hungry.
Especially at an extremely important moment like today, everyone must stay in good condition.
Xu Chuan hurriedly grabbed a lunch box, drank half a bottle of mineral water, and after suppressing the food in his throat, he quickly turned around and threw himself into his work.
The preparation work started at 12 noon and was busy until 3:30 in the afternoon when the relevant equipment and adjustments were processed.
Standing in front of the main console, Xu Chuan looked at the readjusted Dawn Fusion Device. It was obvious that some minor changes could be seen on the steel behemoth.
Taking a deep breath, looking at the time, he said calmly: "Each team will report on their work!"
[The adjustment of the outer field coil has been completed!]
[The plasma turbulence CNC model has been adjusted! The Daybreak supercomputer is in good condition!]
[The water-cooled divertor has been adjusted!]
[The crf heating antenna is in good condition!]
[The first wall test system is in place]
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The sound of each item's report sounded powerfully and tremblingly in the main control room.
Everyone knows that this afternoon's test means that China's controllable nuclear fusion field is about to enter a new stage.
Xu Chuan stood in the main control room, listening carefully to the reports one by one. After the feedback from all groups was completed and confirmed to be correct, he took another deep breath and calmly issued new instructions.
"Attention all groups! Now start the second round of testing!"
"receive!"
"receive!"
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With the issuance of new instructions, the Dawn Fusion Device woke up from its slumber again and began a new round of changes.
External current supply!
Liquid nitrogen and liquid helium flow in!
Supercomputers and CNC models start running!
The steady-state magnetic field rises steadily.
Goals that had been achieved before began to be repeated again. The adjusted mathematical model of plasma turbulence controlled the external field superconducting coil to generate a brand new confinement magnetic field in the Dawn Fusion Device.
The helium 3 single particle electromagnetic detection system, which has never been used before, is also online.
As each requirement and stage was met, Xu Chuan's heartbeat accelerated involuntarily.
"Report! The current status of the Daybreak Fusion Device has reached the expected goals, and the relevant equipment is in good operating condition. Deuterium and tritium raw materials can be introduced at any time for ignition experiments."
Zhao Hongzhi, who was responsible for the overall status of the Daybreak Fusion Device, came up to report the situation.
Xu Chuan nodded and said calmly and forcefully: "Put in one milligram of deuterium and tritium raw materials! Start the ignition operation experiment!"
As the instructions were issued and responsible for various tasks, the personnel in each group of control rooms quickly became busy.
"The deuterium and tritium raw materials have been introduced!"
Upon hearing this report, Xu Chuan looked at the main console, held his breath involuntarily, and clenched his hands.
Whether it's successful or not depends on what happens next.
ps: Second update, please give me monthly tickets.
