"Power on."
Following Chen Mo's order, the researcher in charge of the power switch pressed the button in his hand.
"Power on successfully."
"The [Star Ring] field system is working normally."
"The background vacuum pressure is 4×10-6Pa, the water cooling system is started and working normally. The divertor works normally... "
"The toroidal field (B-coil) current is increasing, 10,000 amps... 100,000 amps... 200,000 amps... 1.3 megaamps... "
After the successful launch of [Star Halo], the artificial intelligence of the Halo Laboratory, together with the researchers, began to report changes in various data.
In the command center, everyone's eyes were on the LCD screen. The above is the picture of [Star Ring]. At this time, Star Ring is preparing to start the work. Everyone is sweating and can't take their eyes away.
The artificial intelligence reports data again and again. As long as there is no problem with the star ring, it is great news.
To harness the energy of controlled nuclear fusion, two conditions must be met. The first is to instantly heat deuterium and tritium fuel to 100 million degrees Celsius; the second is to make the fusion reaction last for more than 1,000 seconds.
To achieve the first condition, first of all, a very large current must be added to the toroidal field (B-coil), so that at the beginning of the experiment, a large enough induced current can be generated in the vacuum chamber of the star ring, accelerating the collision ionization of free electrons, and forming a sufficiently high temperature. High plasma.
"The deuterium and tritium fuel is being charged. The deuterium and tritium fuel injection is completed... The ohmic (E-coil) heating coil current has been increased to the maximum value..."
"The divertor is working normally, the water cooling system is normal, the longitudinal field is normal..."
Soon, the current and magnetic field all reached the predetermined values, and the fuel was charged, and everyone began to become nervous. Even the breathing of the experts and academicians on the field became heavy.
The next ignition is the key.
It is necessary to make the circuit of the toroidal field (B-coil) instantly change to the minimum value, and to induce current in the field in the vacuum chamber, so that the deuterium and tritium fuel can form a plasma.
Chen Mo was relatively calm. This was the experimental data he obtained in the laboratory, using superconducting computers and holographic technology, and cooperating with Mo Nu, the most advanced artificial intelligence, to simulate hundreds of times. Even if you fail, it won't be too miserable.
After all the preparations were completed and the data was stable, Chen Mo took a deep breath.
"ignition."
Chen Mo's simple two-word instruction made everyone's hearts shrink unconsciously and their eyelids jump. The data on the screen changed dramatically in an instant.
"Ignition successful."
"The plasma beam temperature is 80.14 million degrees Celsius, the longitudinal field strength is 10.2 Tesla, the plasma current is 1.4 megaamps, and the operating frequency... "
"The fuel is rushing in, the plasma density is rising, the pressure is rising, and the plasma is heating..."
…
Ignition successful.
Hearing the artificial intelligence report, just four words struck the hearts of everyone in the command center. Applause and cheers rang out soon after, and many researchers had red eyes and cried with joy.
None of them expected that the first test would successfully ignite, and the plasma temperature would have exceeded the 50 million degrees Celsius of the 'hyperring'.
After the jubilation, everyone became quiet again.
Now that the plasma beam has been formed, the next question is how long the discharge lasts. If it can surpass their previous experiments, it will be an unprecedented breakthrough.
It also means that in addition to tokamak and stellarator, the third possible nuclear fusion device has emerged.
As time passed, many researchers began to breathe heavily after hearing the data reported by the artificial intelligence.
60 seconds have passed. If the plasma discharge lasts for another minute, it means that this experiment will surpass the 100-second record of the 'Super Ring' of 50 million degrees Celsius, and they will be one step closer to nuclear fusion energy.
99…100…101…102…
When seeing the continuous discharge of the plasma beam exceeding 100 seconds, crazy cheers broke out in the laboratory again. This means that their first [Star Halo] test has set a new world record.
Li Jian clenched his fists and his eyes turned red. They have worked hard all their lives so that one day, controlled nuclear fusion technology can become a new clean energy source and appear on the earth.
Now he saw hope. This young man, Chen Mo, seemed to be synonymous with miracles.
Originally, he didn't have much expectations for this experiment. He thought in his mind that the continuous discharge of plasma could last for more than 10 seconds, which was already a great success.
But the result was far beyond his imagination, and he didn't know how to express his excitement at this moment.
Next to him, Wan Yuanxi's body was trembling. He was nearly 70 years old. He had never been as excited as he was today. In high-temperature plasma research, he is considered one of the most senior people in the Institute of Plasma, and has almost witnessed the process of China's controlled nuclear fusion project from scratch to one of the world's advanced ones.
His only wish is to see nuclear fusion power plants become a reality in his lifetime.
I originally came to Chen Mo's research institute with the attitude of learning his new theory, and I never thought about how much movement Chen Mo could make in a short period of time.
But today, he saw hope.
The first controlled nuclear fusion experiment has surpassed decades of research in their plasma institute.
The mood at this time was both sad and happy. Sad because their decades of efforts in plasma research were lost to this young man in just one year. But happy because he saw the possibility of successful use of controlled nuclear fusion.
Except for Li Jian and Wan Yuanxi, Ke Jianye, Guo Changming and others all had red eyes.
Outsiders cannot understand their mood at this moment. Even though they did not create the [Star Ring] technology, they still see China's hope in applying nuclear fusion energy.
The technology they have worked hard for all their lives can be seen benefiting the motherland in their lifetime.
Several experts and academicians of the older generation were all in tears at this moment. The continuous plasma discharge has lasted for 150 seconds. If it can reach more than 1000 seconds, it means that [Star Ring] can already utilize nuclear fusion energy.
Compared with many experts, Chen Mo was much calmer.
While watching the operation of [Star Ring], various data situations were constantly flashing through his mind, and he was also mentally calculating possible optimization issues.
"The cooling system is working normally, the divertor is working normally, the longitudinal field is stable, the angular field is stable..."
The plasma beam discharge had lasted for 280 seconds, and Chen Mo began to think seriously.
Because at the beginning, the instantaneous temperature did not reach hundreds of millions degrees Celsius, which deviated from the data in the simulation test, and he was not sure how long this beam of plasma could last.
If you want a continuously discharged plasma to operate stably, the plasma temperature must be raised to more than 100 million degrees Celsius for more than 1,000 seconds to form sustained reaction conditions. Because on the earth, there is no huge pressure inside the sun to allow the plasma to react spontaneously.
At that time, once the conditions for continuous reaction are reached, the utilization efficiency of deuterium and tritium fuels will be improved again, tritium self-sustainability will become possible, and it will be able to continue to provide a steady stream of energy, and the discharge process of net energy output will become possible.
At this time, dozens of researchers in the command center were reluctant to blink. They are waiting for the historical moment to come.
495 seconds passed, and the highly constrained operation of continuous plasma discharge finally stopped.
Everyone in the command center cheered wildly.
495 seconds, which is far beyond everyone’s expectations. The plasma temperature is nearly 90 million degrees Celsius, and the discharge lasts for 495 seconds.
This data has exceeded a limit. This is a major breakthrough. The goal of successfully applying nuclear fusion energy is just around the corner. If the results of this experiment were released, it would shock the whole world.
Chen Mo sighed, not very satisfied.
What he wants is not a few minutes of operation, but a few years or even decades of operation. Although this result was a huge breakthrough, he was still not satisfied. Failure to achieve the net energy output of nuclear fusion was an experimental failure for him.
"Now let's prepare for the second experiment." When everyone was immersed in ecstasy, Chen Mo poured a basin of cold water down.
(End of chapter)