"This is the data center. All experimental data of the institute will be placed here. With Academician Wan's authority, you can retrieve and view the data here."
Chen Mo took Wan Yuanxi into the institute's data center.
The data center still has a metallic feel throughout, with a minimalist futuristic technology style. In addition to the robots on duty 24 hours a day, there are also various cameras and sensors.
Inside the thick tempered glass wall is the mainframe of the data center. Outsiders cannot get close to the mainframe without Chen Mo's authorization.
The computers in the laboratory are connected to the main computer here. If you need to copy data or view the highest-level technical data of the institute, you must enter this laboratory. Moreover, no electronic equipment is allowed when entering here, and the security level of technical data is no lower than that of any research institute in the world.
"Then let me retrieve some information first."
Wan Yuanxi couldn't wait, and at Chen Mo's prompt, she began to check Chen Mo's research information. Even he only has permission to view it and cannot copy it.
Ever since he last saw Chen Mo's simulation experiment data, he had been obsessed with this information.
Technology that can theoretically achieve controlled nuclear fusion energy output, if successful, will change the energy history of mankind.
Although they do not think Chen Mo can successfully develop it in a short time, it involves new nuclear fusion technology.
Today's research on tokamak devices has encountered bottlenecks. Chen Mo's theoretical research may be a new direction. Even if Chen Mo's theory is unsuccessful, some areas may be the basis for others.
After pulling out Chen Mo's theoretical information, Wan Yuanxi became obsessed with it, staring at every sentence and formula of the theory.
"This this… "
The more Wan Yuanxi continued to look, the more solemn his expression became.
There are tens of thousands of simulation experiment data, and the data for each simulation experiment is much more complete than the data originally given to them. Now he discovered that the data Chen Mo gave them was just the tip of the iceberg. Now seeing the complete theory, he was shocked.
This theory shows that tritium self-sustainability can be achieved in the [Star Ring] reactor.
During the fusion reaction, tritium will have problems such as retention and cannot participate in the fusion reaction. This will result in the amount of tritium in the reactor getting smaller and smaller. In the end, it will be impossible to maintain the steady-state operation of the reactor and the fusion reaction will terminate. Therefore, the problem of tritium self-sustainment has always been one of the bottleneck technologies in controlled nuclear fusion.
Chen Mo's controlled fusion theory solved the problem of tritium self-sustainability.
Although it is only theory and has no practice, I have to say that this is really possible.
At present, the industrial preparation of 'tritium' is to use reactor neutrons to bombard target materials such as lithium fluoride, lithium carbonate and lithium magnesium alloy to produce tritium, and then use thermal diffusion method to enrich the tritium.
In addition to artificially prepared tritium, there is also tritium in nature. Tritium in nature is produced by high-energy neutrons carried by cosmic rays bombarding deuterons.
The reaction of light nuclear fusion is: deuterium (2D) + tritium (3T) - helium (He) + neutron (n) + a large amount of energy.
Every deuterium-tritium fusion produces a neutron n with an energy of 14 MeV.
This information shows that under extremely strong magnetic fields, the high-energy neutrons produced by the deuterium-tritium fusion reaction bombard deuterium, thereby producing tritium, making it possible to circulate tritium in the reactor.
Since a fusion reaction only produces one neutron, there is no need to worry about uncontrolled chain reactions, and there is no need to think of ways to control the number of neutrons. This is one of the reasons why nuclear fusion technology is safer than nuclear fission technology. Even if some neutrons cannot hit deuterium atoms, it only needs to be filled with part of 'tritium' at the right time, and the consumption of tritium will be greatly reduced.
This idea is under study, and their researchers have also thought about it, but there has been no technical solution. Now in Chen Mo's theory, [Star Ring] can solve the theoretical basis of this problem.
If feasible, this means that a core problem of controlled nuclear fusion has been solved.
However, Wan Yuanxi felt a little uncomfortable next.
Because the data only records the theory of solving tritium self-sustainability, the specific technical solutions do not appear in the data. The technical information of the entire device of [Star Ring] is not included in the information.
"Is there any technology related to tritium self-sustainment?" Wan Yuanxi asked.
"The technology related to tritium self-sustainment is not here, it is with us. This is theoretical information and can be shared with researchers from the nuclear energy group. The technology of the nuclear energy group needs to be developed by researchers within the group, and it is shared by both parties. Those technologies are not . When the time comes, the core components of [Star Ring] will be produced and provided by the Marching Ant Group." Chen Mo said.
The core components of [Star Ring] involve divertor materials and technologies, as well as room-temperature superconductor materials, and tritium self-sustaining technology. It is impossible for these technologies to be put into the nuclear energy group unconditionally, and he must have reservations.
Otherwise, it would be too late for him to regret it when the Academy of Sciences gets the technology and goes it alone.
"In other words, the problem of tritium self-sustainment has been solved theoretically?" Wan Yuanxi didn't think too much. He was concerned about whether this technology was successful.
"Yes, we only need to build the [Star Ring] and conduct experiments to verify whether the technology is feasible."
"Very good."
Wan Yuanxi laughed in surprise. He had spent most of his life studying nuclear fusion. Now that he saw the dawn, even if it was only theoretical, he was still happy.
With his decades of experience, those theoretical formulas can be seen to be true at a glance.
In addition, in Chen Mo's simulation experiment, a plasma turbulence model has been established. This turbulence model is more convincing than theoretical data.
The plasma movement in the tokamak device has great instability. Scientists cannot understand these instabilities well, so there has been no way to improve the design of the tokamak device to suppress these instabilities.
With a plasma turbulence model, even a simulated one, this is great news.
Originally, he had some doubts about whether Chen Mo could develop nuclear fusion technology, but now that he saw this theory, all his doubts were dispelled.
"Academician Chen, I have something to ask."
"you say."
"I would like to send a copy of these theoretical materials back to the Academy of Sciences in Hui Province? Is it possible? This theory will definitely be of great help to controlled nuclear fusion research." Wan Yuanxi asked with some anticipation.
"Yes, these theories are shared, but please be warned in advance, do not publish these theories into papers." Chen Mo said.
"We definitely understand this aspect." Wan Yuanxi was overjoyed. He did not expect Chen Mo to be so forthcoming.
"Can a plasma turbulence model be used?"
"This won't work." Chen Mo shook his head: "They want to see the plasma turbulence model. You can let them join the team. I will authorize them to view it. The data cannot be copied and passed on."
Hearing this answer, Wan Yuanxi felt a little regretful and didn't say much. That is a key technology. It is normal for Chen Mo not to spread it. Chen Mo has given them enough.
"Academician Wan, do you want to go to your laboratory first?"
"good."
Looking at the information on the computer screen, Wan Yuanxi was a little reluctant to let go.
Even if he only glanced at it briefly, it had already given him a lot of surprises. If he studied it in depth, there would definitely be even bigger surprises. But now that I have just arrived, I will have a lot of time to study in the future, so there is no rush.
In the evening of that day, Wan Yuanxi received Chen Mo's permission to make a copy of the information on controlled fusion theory and contacted Li Chengzhi to have it sent back to the Hui Provincial Academy of Sciences.
(End of chapter)