Standing in front of the main console, looking at the buttons in front of him, Xu Chuan took another deep breath and spoke with a slightly trembling voice.
"Everyone, I am honored to stand here with you today and witness the miracle of history together."
"No matter what the future holds, no matter today's results, we will go down in history!"
The two short sentences, with a little trembling, made everyone hold their breath involuntarily, and their eyes focused on the figure in front of the main console.
Xu Chuan did not hesitate anymore and pressed the button hard.
CTV media reporters, who were always paying attention to the movements here, quickly pressed the shutter and captured this historic moment.
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With the activation of the ICRF heating antenna, the temperature inside the Dawn Demonstration Reactor chamber continued to rise.
The deuterium and tritium raw materials that had already been put in quickly completed the transformation into plasma, and were then restrained in the dark chamber by the magnetic field provided by the external field coil.
As the temperature continued to rise, a glimmer of light gradually appeared in the dark reactor chamber, just like the early universe.
The quiet blue shines in the chamber, as beautiful as the Milky Way, and like the Milky Way, it breeds stars.
A short time passed, and as the ICRF heating antenna continued to heat up, the final moment finally arrived.
At this moment, the light shining like a star and the energy as majestic as a sea of stars were released from the fused atoms, brilliant as light, lighting up the entire universe like a supernova.
In the main control room, Xu Chuan gritted his teeth, clenched his fists, and stared at the screen on the main console.
There were no instructions, no cheers, everyone sat at their posts and continued working according to the rules that had been arranged.
The biggest difference between the test reactor and the experimental reactor is that the demonstration reactor is a complete set of projects.
From controlling the high-temperature plasma turbulence in the reactor chamber to the occurrence of fusion, neutron irradiation to complete tritium self-sustainment, and then guiding the heat in the chamber to complete power generation, all processes of controllable nuclear fusion technology can be found on the demonstration reactor
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Now that they have completed the ignition, the next step is to control this star-like energy.
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In the main control room, everyone is working at their posts.
The CTV media reporter took advantage of the opportunity to take some additional photos, and then quickly retreated to a corner to avoid disturbing the work of others.
Standing in front of the main console, Xu Chuan waited silently.
[The current external field coil is in good condition and the steady-state magnetic field output intensity is stable!]
【Deuterium-tritium fusion reaction detected!】
[Neutron irradiation detected on the first wall! The current status of the first wall is stable!]
[The Helium III observation system is operating normally, and it is observed that the plasma in the chamber is operating stably!]
[The liquid lithium molten salt multiplication tritium system is operating normally, and tritium production has been detected!]
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Reports one after another sounded in the main control room one after another. Each voice was filled with excitement and trembling, but it pushed the atmosphere in the main control room to its peak step by step.
Standing in front of the main console, Xu Chuan didn't know how long he had been waiting.
Finally, a trembling voice made his eyes quickly brighten.
[The tritium recovery system is operating well, and tritium has been recovered from the liquid lithium molten salt multiplication tritium system!]
The first ignition is the ultimate goal.
The recovery of tritium means that a whole set of cycles other than power generation has been completed.
Although it is still in the experiment and it is impossible to judge the efficiency of neutron utilization and tritium self-sustainment and recovery efficiency, the goal of the first ignition has been achieved.
Tritium is self-sustaining, which is one of the most important cores in controllable nuclear fusion technology.
Only by achieving this can the Daybreak Demonstration Reactor be continuously operated for a long time.
After all, it is simply impossible to rely on the outside world to provide tritium like deuterium.
Only when the problem of tritium self-sustainment is solved can controllable nuclear fusion be realized.
Otherwise, even if it achieves ignition, power generation, and output, it will not be able to support its long-term operation.
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The first ignition operation does not take long.
Taking the tritium recovery system as a standard, twenty minutes is enough for the tritium recovery system to obtain enough data, and it is also enough to judge the core points of neutron utilization efficiency, tritium recovery value and other aspects through this batch of data.
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After the time reached this limit, Xu Chuan decisively clicked the command.
"Attention of all units and groups, stop the operation of the Dawn Demonstration Reactor."
"receive!"
"receive!"
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As the input of deuterium and tritium raw materials stopped, and as the ICRF antenna stopped heating, the temperature in the Dawn Demonstration Reactor chamber began to decrease rapidly and steadily.
The excess heat is quickly discharged along with the water-cooled divertor, and the plasma involved in the reactor chamber also quickly changes back to normal, and is then discharged through the helium ash port.
From now on, the Dawn Demonstration Reactor will stop operating for thirty minutes.
During this period, engineers will conduct a preliminary inspection of the overall condition of the demonstration reactor and related equipment to determine the status of the demonstration reactor after the first ignition.
At the same time, researchers from the tritium recovery system group will use supercomputers to quickly sort and calculate tritium recovery data to determine whether the TBR value of the fusion reactor cladding meets the standards.
If all goes well, the Dawn Demonstration Reactor will restart in half an hour.
The second ignition will achieve today's second goal, which will also be the last goal. It will be connected to the generator set to complete the large-cycle power generation!
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The demonstration reactor was shut down at dawn, but the staff of each unit and group remained at their jobs.
Thirty minutes was not a very long time in the past.
But in today's race against time, it feels like a whole century has passed.
Finally, the overall test results of the Dawn Demonstration Reactor came out first.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! A document with lingering warmth was quickly sent over by Zhao Hongzhi.
With excitement and excitement, he reported the results to Xu Chuan with a trembling voice: "Report, the interruption inspection of the Daybreak Demonstration Reactor has been completed. The current demonstration reactor and various supporting equipment are in good condition! There is no obvious difference in the first wall material and structural materials.
If it is damaged, you can continue the ignition experiment!"
Xu Chuan nodded, took the report document and read it carefully.
The demonstration reactor is in good condition, with no obvious radiation damage to the first wall materials and structural materials, which is expected.
However, the news from today’s ignition experiment still makes people feel happy.
After continuing to wait for a while, the data of the tritium recovery system finally came out with the cooperation of many scientific researchers and the Daybreak supercomputer.
Academician Duan Jianming, who was in charge of this aspect, immediately brought over the data that had been verified by supercomputing.
Seeing these two data, Xu Chuan finally showed a smile on his face.
The average TBR value of the fusion reactor cladding is above 1.3! It is nearly 0.05 points higher than the previous tritium self-sustaining tritium recovery experiment using the Daybreak Experimental Reactor. The result can be said to be perfect.
Taking a deep breath, Xu Chuan stood up and issued new instructions.
"Attention of all units and groups, the second round of demonstration reactor ignition work has begun!"
Along with the transmission of the command, the steel behemoth lying quietly in the core area once again let out its unique roar.
The repeated journey went quite steadily, and all indicators quickly returned to the standard state.
Looking at the data and images on the main control screen, Xu Chuan calmly issued new instructions.
"Please note that the generator set will be connected to the system in one minute, please be prepared!"
Judging from the operating data of the Dawn Demonstration Reactor, everything is quite perfect.
Now, it's time to turn on the final switch and release its endless energy!
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The clear sound was transmitted to the ears of the power generation crew through the headset. Standing in the control room on the other side of the demonstration reactor engineering base, the two academicians Wang Yongnian and Hou Chengping looked at each other and nodded to each other.
It's their turn!
Although they were not able to stand in the main control room and witness history, they still shouldered the most important mission.
All preparations have been made, just waiting for the last moment.
One minute was not long. When the countdown ended, the staff member sitting in front of the computer pressed the finger that had already been hovering on the button.
The heat energy flows to the generator set through guidance.
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There is actually not much difference in the power generation process between controllable nuclear fusion power generation and conventional nuclear fission power generation, apart from the magnetic fluid generator set.
Both guide the heat generated by nuclear energy to the generator set, thereby providing heat to the steam generator, heating the liquid water into steam, and then driving the steam turbine to rotate, converting the thermal energy into mechanical energy; then the steam turbine drives the generator to rotate, converting the mechanical energy into
Electric energy.
As for the magnetic fluid generator, that is a different principle.
Of course, there is a difference between nuclear fusion power generation and nuclear fission power generation.
For example, in terms of controlling power generation, nuclear fission controls the nuclear reaction rate in the nuclear reactor by cutting off the control rods and absorbing neutrons, thereby slowing down the rate of the nuclear reaction and reducing the heat output.
In nuclear fusion, you input as much deuterium and tritium raw materials into the reactor chamber as you need in terms of electricity and heat energy.
As long as the upper limit of what the reactor chamber can withstand is not reached, and as long as you attach enough generating units, a controllable nuclear fusion device can drive an extremely large number of generating units.
With the connection of a set of magnetic fluid generator units and conventional units, a new round of experiments began.
When the energy comparable to stars was guided out of the Dawn Demonstration Reactor, the generator set deployed not far away started running smoothly!
The fuel heated into plasma quickly flows along the pipe to the magnetic fluid generator, cutting the magnetic field lines at high speed, and then converting it into a steady stream of electrical energy.
And this is not the end. The plasma that has gone through a round of power generation still contains considerable energy. They will follow the guidance and flow to the ultra-supercritical generator set and supercritical generator set, continuing their mission and dedicating every day.
A touch of heat.
In the main control room, Xu Chuan stared at the screen closely, waiting for the good news to come.
Finally, a loud report sounded in everyone's ears.
[The No. 1 magnetic fluid generator unit is working normally! High-temperature plasma cutting magnetic induction lines is detected! Electric energy output is detected!]
[The No. 1 ultra-supercritical generator set is working normally! The current steam generator temperature has reached the critical value! The steam turbine has been started! Electric energy output has been detected!]
[The No. 1 supercritical generator set is working normally! The current steam generator temperature has reached the critical value! The steam turbine has been started! Electric energy output has been detected!]
[The load of the No. 1 combination generator set has reached full load, and the current total generated power has reached its peak!]