For the Galaxy Consortium, which has atomic-level processing capabilities, it is very simple to copy the results of the University of Vienna team, provided of course that the other party does not fake it.
Although the Ion Dynamics Research Institute and the Materials Research Institute were very surprised by the task that Huang Junjie suddenly assigned, the big boss's affairs were the first priority, and they quickly summoned elite troops to tackle the key issues.
Keelung City, Ion Motive Research Institute.
"Chief Engineer Mishima, take a look at this." Zhou Botong passed a document to Mishima Ji.
Mishima Ji quickly opened the holographic bracelet, but the words "First Class Top Secret" on it shocked him. He had been at the Ion Motive Research Institute for more than half a year, and the most documents he came into contact with were classified as confidential.
"Don't worry, since I showed it to you, I trust you, but remember to keep it secret after reading it." Zhou Botong patted Mishima Ji on the shoulder and said.
"Thank you very much." Mishima was very moved by this sense of trust, and he quickly opened the file and looked through it carefully.
But when he saw it, he was a little stunned: "It's controllable, nuclear fusion!"
The more I looked at him, the more he trembled. It was a feeling of awe, admiration, and excitement.
Mishima Ji said excitedly: "Chairman Sang wants us to develop ion motors or photon motors based on small nuclear fusion reactors."
"Exactly, Mishima, do you think our institute can develop an ion motor that meets expectations?" Zhou Botong asked.
"No problem, the most difficult part has been completed now. If we still can't develop a large-scale ion motor, then we are not qualified to stay here." Mishima Ji said quickly.
"In that case, let's start preparations!"
"When will the nuclear fusion reactor arrive?"
"It will be transported in the afternoon."
"Then I'll call in the researchers."
Zhou Botong went to arrange the laboratory and prepare to receive three small nuclear fusion reactors, while Mishima Ji mobilized the elite of the Ion Motive Research Institute to prepare for related work.
It's not yet two o'clock in the afternoon.
Keelung City in March is still a bit cold at this time, but the afternoon sunshine makes people feel very comfortable.
At the entrance of the Ion Motive Research Institute, Zhou Botong and Mishima Ji Liuqi were all looking forward to it.
Suddenly, a container truck and a sports car with a surging face appeared at the corner of the road.
"Shuguang 2o15?" Zhou Botong was stunned when he saw this car, and then immediately reacted: "Pay attention, maybe the chairman is here."
The others were also stunned for a moment, and then became a little cautious.
The Surging Dawn slowly stopped in front of a few people. Huang Junjie's figure got out of the car, the door closed automatically, and Zhong drove the Surging Dawn toward the underground garage.
"Chairman, it is a great honor to meet you. I am Zhou Botong, director of the Ion Motive Research Institute."
Huang Junjie exchanged pleasantries with a few people and then went to the research institute. This time it was still his stand-in robot. Since the materials from the Thermoelectric Materials Research Institute were not available, he simply came to the Ion Motive Research Institute to take a look.
Zhou Botong took Huang Junjie to a laboratory that had been packed in advance. Judging from the configuration inside, it used to be a large ion engine laboratory.
Three nuclear fusion reactors and ten kilograms of DD nuclear fuel unloaded from the containers have been placed in the laboratory.
Mishima Ji's hands trembled with excitement, stroking the three nuclear fusion reactors like a pervert.
"Cough!" Zhou Botong pretended to cough.
"Uh..." Mishima Ji realized it at this time and apologized quickly: "I'm very sorry, I lost my temper."
Huang Junjie changed the subject: "Have you read the documents I came here before?"
"Look, Huang Sang, we have a preliminary understanding, but if a nuclear fusion reaction can be started here, I believe it will allow us to understand more intuitively." Mishima Ji said hurriedly.
"Then let's test it." Huang Junjie nodded and agreed to their test.
The reaction operation method of the small nuclear fusion reactor is quite fool-proof. Put a portion of fuel into 100 mg of nuclear fuel, and then connect the power supply and a special data cable.
In addition, a temporary liquid nitrogen refrigerator is also ready to prevent overheating.
Everyone installs laboratory processes, wears protective suits behind thick glass windows, and controls the nuclear fusion reactor via data lines.
Drop! 1oo milligrams of dd nuclear fuel is injected into the condensed matter vacuum chamber, and then the neutrons are compressed and fusion releases energy.
The reaction process of fusion energy release takes about 3o minutes to end.
Looking at the real-time monitoring data in the laboratory, Mishima became excited: "Sure enough, there is no neutron irradiation or high-energy rays, just heat energy and light radiation."
During these 30 minutes, the Ion Motive Research Institute conducted a comprehensive inspection of the small nuclear fusion reactor, during which the reaction was suspended three times.
"Huang Sang, the thermal efficiency of this small nuclear fusion reactor is a bit low." Mishima Ji said with some embarrassment.
"I know, it's only about 28%. This is a sacrifice for miniaturization, but I have already thought of a solution." Huang Haojie was not angry.
Mishima scratched his head and said: "The solution? If you want to reuse the wasted heat energy, in addition to steam turbine electricity and photovoltaic electricity, there is another option that is thermoelectric power. Considering the need for miniaturization, only thermoelectric power is the most suitable.
It’s suitable, but the current thermoelectric efficiency is not high.”
It seems that this Mishima Ji is quite familiar with this aspect, but Huang Haojie has no intention of explaining.
"Mishima, we are now discussing the matter of ion motivation." Zhou Botong reminded.
"Sorry, I was just curious." Mishima Ji also knew that he had crossed the line just now.
"If xenon gas is directly heated through the thermal energy and optical radiation of nuclear fusion, it is very easy to ionize xenon atoms to form plasma." Zhou Botong said.
Huang Haojie shook his head: "You have overlooked a problem. Xenon is indeed very easy to ionize, but it is a rare gas. If we use a large ion engine, xenon is not suitable as an ionization medium."
"Huang Sang is right. The cost of xenon is too high and is not suitable for large-scale use. However, there are already nuclear fusion reactors. The ionization working fluid can be nitrogen. Under the premise of nuclear fusion, nitrogen and xenon have almost the same effect.
." Mishima also said.
"You can purchase a batch of sub-metallic nitrogen from Neutron Star Materials Company. The storage conditions of sub-metallic nitrogen do not need to be so harsh." Huang Haojie reminded.
"Leave the purchase of submetallic nitrogen to me!" Zhou Botong quickly took over the matter.
Huang Haojie, Mishima Ji and others were discussing and improving various aspects of the ion motor.
Three days later, they made the first ion motor. Although it was very simple, the prototype was just for testing. It was just as ugly as it could be used.
The branch of Neutron Star Materials in Dongdao already delivered 300 kilograms of submetallic nitrogen yesterday.
Since it was modified from a small nuclear fusion reactor, the size and shape of this ion motor is about the same as a gasoline barrel.
Mishima personally installed the nitrogen storage tank on the head of the ion engine, and after debugging it for a while, they were ready to experiment.
Huang Junjie has been at the Ion Motive Research Institute and the Keelung Secret Research Institute these days. Of course, he cannot miss such an important experiment.
After the staff started the nuclear fusion reactor, the magnetic fluid motor also started to work electrically.
At the same time, the submetallic nitrogen in the nitrogen storage tank is quickly released from the solid state, and the nitrogen is wrapped around the nuclear fusion reactor that is undergoing photothermal treatment.
The instantaneous high temperature mercilessly ionizes the nitrogen atoms, forming a stream of plasma, which is then sprayed towards the nozzle of the ion motor.
hiss……
The plasma interacts with the air, making some slight sounds, and a dark blue plasma tail flame appears at the tail nozzle of the ion engine.
Huang Junjie looked at the real-time monitoring data and found that the power of the magnetic fluid motor was not greatly affected. What was even more strange was that the thrust of the plasma was about 34% higher than what they expected.