Chapter 389 Ignition is just an appetizer
Chapter 389 Ignition is just an appetizer
”0.1mg deuterium-tritium mixture injected successfully.”
”Plasmaization completed.”
”…”
The researcher responsible for reporting the progress of the experiment said, and looked up at Kang Chi nervously.
At this time, Kang Chi was also concentrating on the various parameters that kept jumping on the big screen. After ensuring that all the data were in line with expectations, he finally ordered: “Start the ignition program!”
”Start the ignition program!”
As the ignition program specifically used for the experiment was started, the deuterium-tritium plasma was immediately pressurized into the core reactor.
Squeak——
As the device made a sound of decompression, the entire ignition program was completed in an instant.
Since Kang Chi gave the order, the reporter’s eyes have been fixed on the data of the highest temperature in the reaction chamber.
Whether the ignition was successful or not can be directly judged by looking at this data.
At this time, the data shows: “126 million degrees Celsius!”
”The pressure and temperature of the device are normal, and no abnormal data was found!”
”We succeeded in ignition!”
Cheers suddenly broke out in the laboratory, and everyone’s face was filled with excitement.
Although they have done countless ignition experiments on the tokamak device, now they suddenly changed to a completely new route. Everyone is still a little worried about whether they can ignite successfully. Unexpectedly, they not only succeeded, but also succeeded in one go! “Boss Kang is really awesome!”
”Haha, General Fusion is probably going to be pissed off.”
”Who said it wasn’t? After years of work, it not only didn’t ignite, but it also blew itself up. As a result, Boss Kang took action and easily won the first ignition of the magnetized target route in less than four months…”
”Comparing a few ragtag troops with mediocre skills to Boss Kang is too cheap, haha.”
”…”
Hearing their discussions, Kang Chi’s mouth corners couldn’t help but slightly rise a few points.
And the Chinese journalists who were recording the experiment with video also roughly guessed from the experimenter’s reaction that the experiment must have been successful.
Although they were also surprised, they were actually more confused…
It felt like just arriving at the company and turning on the computer, and the boss said: It’s time to get off work! So Susan couldn’t help asking Kang Chi: “Academician Kang, was the ignition experiment successful?”
“Yes, the highest temperature in the reaction chamber was 126 million degrees Celsius. Although this high temperature lasted only a few milliseconds before being absorbed by the liquid metal, there is no doubt that nuclear fusion occurred in the core chamber.”
After speaking, Kang Chi pointed to another data panel: “The number that is constantly decreasing is the temperature of the liquid metal in the core chamber. Although we have just dissipated most of the heat to the reservoir outside, you can still see that its temperature is still more than 600 degrees Celsius.”
Susan nodded, not quite understanding: “So… today “The end?” “End?” Kangchi laughed at Susan Shan with a slightly fun expression. After the analysis, “” Well, all the data is consistent with the data before the experiment, and the Q value is 0.3. The Q value record on the screen is also constantly refreshing. After seeing this number, the laboratory immediately ushered in a second wave of excitement.
Whether the Q value of controlled nuclear fusion can break through 1, the answer finally came at this moment.
Professor Chen Tao, who had been troubled by the problem of Q improvement of the tokamak device for a long time, could no longer suppress his excitement and joy at this moment, and said with tears in his eyes: “Success, we succeeded… I thought I would never see this scene in my life…”
”Yes,” Pan Jianwei couldn’t help wiping his tears.Moist eyes, “Controlled nuclear fusion, finally no longer needs fifty years forever…”
“…”
Susan had done some homework in advance on what the Q value is.
In fact, as long as you have watched Kang Chi’s open class at Suzhou University, you can basically have a concept of the important parameters of controlled nuclear fusion.
”The Q value has exceeded 1!” Susan said excitedly in front of the camera, “This is another historical record created after Jinwu No. 1 completed the world’s first ignition of the controlled nuclear fusion magnetized target route!”
After saying that, she gave the photographer a look, and the photographer also tacitly took a three-second close-up of the data, and then pulled the camera back.
“Before this, no nuclear fusion device in the world could create a Q value of more than 1. Even if the island country’s JT-60 reactor can be successfully ignited after it is built, according to their design standards, the Q value is only 1.25 at most, and Jinwu No. 1 has just created a record of 1.5!”
After saying this, Susan couldn’t help but say proudly: “This is a small step for China, but a big step for mankind!”
Puff——
Although Susan walked quite far away when shooting this kind of explanation, Kang Chi still heard what she said.
The little girl is quite arrogant…
What do you mean by a small step for China and a big step for mankind?
Such arrogant words, even Kang Chi hasn’t said it yet…
…
As Kang Chi said, the first ignition of the magnetized target device is just an appetizer for today.
The record of Q value is the real highlight! The Q value of 1.5 is only created by 0.5mg of fuel.
The energy consumed by the magnetized target device for each work is actually constant. Even with the increase of fuel, the probability of plasma fusion increases, and the input power can be appropriately reduced.
When the input power remains basically unchanged, the increase in output power brought by the increase in fuel is basically proportional to the increase in Q value.
2.1, 2.7, 3.3…
As the experiment continues again and again, the records on the big screen are constantly being refreshed, which makes all the researchers feel unprecedented shock and excitement.
The reaction of the water surface in the nearby reservoir is just like their mood…
Three special police officers are driving a patrol boat and patrolling on the water about 500 meters away from the Luzhou Plasma Research Institute. The cold north wind blows the corners of their clothes.
However, as time gradually approached noon, a special police officer suddenly couldn’t help but said: “Why does it feel so hot today…”
”Hot?”
The special police officer at the helm looked up at the foggy sky, and then wiped the sweat from his forehead.
”Qingyan said that, it seems to be a bit hot today, it feels like summer…”
”The key is that the sun hasn’t come out yet. It’s already noon, and the fog has not only not dispersed, but it seems to be thicker.”
”That’s right!”
The captain sitting in the back suddenly said excitedly: “I heard from the leader that the waste heat generated by Academician Kang’s experiment this time will all be discharged into the reservoir…”
”If we feel hot and accompanied by heavy fog, it means that they have successfully ignited the fire!”
”Really?”
Cui Qingyan immediately couldn’t help but bend down and wanted to reach out to test the water temperature.
”Are you looking for death?!”
The captain behind immediately stopped him.
Cui Qingyan was frightened and quickly pulled back his hand. He asked nervously, “Is there electricity or radiation in the water?”
”No, they dissipate heat by boiling water, just like putting a hot pot in the reservoir…”
”I’m mainly afraid that if the temperature is too high, your hand will be cooked, puchi——”
As the captain was talking, he suddenly couldn’t help laughing.
Cui Qingyan knew that he was being fooled by the captain.
Think about it, if the temperature was really that high, wouldn’t they have been cooked long ago…
How could the leader arrange them to patrol in such a dangerous place? After giving the captain a blank look, Cui Qingyan bent down again and prepared to test the water temperature.
”Look!” the captain suddenly said again.
Cui Qingyan’s hand paused again, and then he looked in the direction of the captain’s finger.
This sight made his eyes widen immediately.
The water surface about 400 meters away from them suddenly began to boil violently.As the white bubbles continued to surge, a visible mist quickly rose into the sky, and occasionally a few fish that were probably “cooked” floated up…
”Fuck!”
Cui Qingyan quickly retracted his hand: “Did they really boil the entire reservoir?!!”
”It should be just that area…”
After the captain finished speaking, he took out the temperature gun and pointed it at the water surface.
”It’s okay, 28 degrees.”
”It’s okay? The water temperature in this weather is at most ten degrees, which means they heated the entire reservoir by at least 18 degrees, which is already exaggerated.”
”It’s a bit exaggerated, no wonder it’s so hot…”
”…”
After the three sighed for a while, the captain immediately reported the situation to the emergency command center and asked whether to expand the alert range.
In fact, he was also afraid that as the experiment continued, the water temperature would get higher and higher. If they were really boiled like dumplings, it would be too unfair…
”The experiment is over. Prepare to withdraw in half an hour.”
Hearing the voice coming from the intercom, they were relieved.
Then Cui Qingyan couldn’t help but look up at the distance.
Under the obstruction of water mist, the building of Luzhou Plasma Research Institute seemed to be separated by a thin layer of white gauze, which made it more mysterious.
All signs indicate that their Academician Kang may have succeeded!
Everyone was worried about the possible explosion, but it didn’t happen!
”Controlled nuclear fusion… has it really been achieved?”
”It can heat up the entire reservoir by more than ten degrees, so it must have succeeded!”
”Everyone, just wait and see the news from China tonight!” – Maple Leaf Country, Vancouver General Hospital.
Since the General Fusion experiment accident, Isaiah Duke has been transferred to this hospital for treatment, and…
Various investigations.
Because he and Crowley were in the control room, which was separated from the laboratory where the explosion occurred by two walls,
So they were not actually injured at the first moment of the explosion.
But the fire caused by the explosion almost took their lives.
The main reason is that Kogluktuk is too remote, and the public firefighting force is limited. At the same time, the local firefighters have no experience in dealing with such accidents, especially after knowing that it was a nuclear experiment accident, they were all scared and dared not step forward…
The rescue operation was finally officially launched until the soldiers from the Cape Parry military base arrived.
Although the energy generated by the nuclear fusion of 2mg fuel is actually equivalent to more than 1,800 degrees of electricity, the radiation is limited. If the air circulation is good, it may be diluted to a safe range by the atmosphere in a few hours.
But if it was at the first scene, close contact for a long time, that would be another story…
The final examination results showed that the five people trapped in the laboratory all had excessive radiation in their bodies, and the probability of cancer in the future would be greatly increased.
Duke and Crowley will eventually pay the price for their greed.
”How do you feel now?”
”What do you think?”
Lying on the bed, Duke looked at Byrne, who came to visit him for the first time, and his face could not help but show a regretful expression again.
”I’m sorry, I should have listened to you at that time…”
”It’s too late to say this now.” Byrne looked at Duke with a complicated look, “Do you know? You have destroyed not only your own future, but also LM-26 and General Fusion, as well as the hard work and hopes of all of us.”
Duke opened his mouth, but could not find any words to refute or defend.
In fact, without LM-26, General Fusion is no different from a shell company, and it is not worth anyone’s continued investment.
This is what he suddenly realized after the Mobil people talked to him later…
”But it’s okay. Anyway, I guess LM-26 will have problems sooner or later. The core components we bought from the US Navy are too old. Even after refurbishment and improvement, it still has too many problems.” Byrne said with a slightly sarcastic tone, “It’s better to blow up in your hands than in mine.”
”So you came here today to humiliate me?”
”That’s not the case. Considering our many years of friendship, I still sincerely hope that you can get better soon.”
”…”
After a moment of silence, Duke asked in a hoarse voice: “What are you going to do next?”
”Mobil plans to build their own magnetized target laboratory in US, and I will take over.Accept their invitation… As long as you can let us go, Mobil can convince other members of the board of directors not to hold you responsible for the accident, and at the same time let General Fusion dissolve properly, and you can also get a portion of the company’s remaining assets. ”
Duke immediately understood that Byrne was negotiating for Mobil this time.
”Start all over again like China?” He finally nodded bitterly, “Very good… Wish you good luck.”
”Thank you, but I think your analogy just now is not appropriate. We have much more research experience in magnetized target devices than China. Even if we start all over again, I think we will be the first to complete ignition. This time could have come earlier, but you are too impatient…”
”Really? I hope you won’t play with fire and get burned like me this time. ”
At this time, Duke actually had some shadows on controlled nuclear fusion.
Therefore, in his opinion, neither China nor Mobil could complete the ignition experiment of the magnetized target device.
But none of this mattered. The only thing he cared about and wanted to do was to find a place with a better environment to rest his body and pray that cancer would not come to him too early…
Just as Byrne was about to say goodbye to Duke, the phone in his pocket suddenly rang.
Looking at the contact, it was the head of Mobil’s investment department.
”Hello, Mr. Malek, I am Byrne.”
”What did you say?”
”No, no, no, this is absolutely impossible! ! ”
(End of this chapter)