Chapter 289

Only Cao Xu next to him looked confused.

This is unscientific!

This is very unscientific!

Could it be that Xiao Yi has mastered the black technology of restraining neutrons?

That’s not right either!

Even if neutrons are restrained, they must be allowed to hit the wall material. Otherwise, how can the heat be conducted outward?

If it doesn’t conduct heat, how will it generate electricity?

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that his scientific outlook over the years was shattered.

Physics no longer exists.

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Chapter 244 Chu Lansheng: Follow Master Xiao’s instructions

Of course, physics is still there.

This is the gap in information.

It seems that Chu Lansheng on the side knows a little bit of news, so facing this situation, besides being shocked, he can only be amazed.

Others, like Cao Xu, who had no information at all, were just confused at this time. For example, several other people from Xiwu Institute were holding their heads in their hands, with disbelief on their faces, and Cao Xu. Xu is absolutely perfect.

Just when the entire control room was filled with joy, Xiao Yi, as the chief designer, finally spoke: "Ahem, okay, don't be happy now. The 300 seconds are up now."

Everyone was talking and immediately turned to look at the big screen. Sure enough, they found that the timer was still more than two hundred seconds. At this time, the number in the hundreds place had changed to 3, and the following numbers were still rising.

This means that they can still continue!

Judging from the current situation, let alone 300 seconds, even if it is 500 seconds, or even 1000 seconds, there is no problem at all!

Someone couldn't help but shouted to Xiao Yi: "General Master Xiao, can we just try to hit 1000 seconds?"

Everyone else also looked at Xiao Yi expectantly.

You know, among the researchers on site, EAST has the most researchers. To reach 1,000 seconds in this current state is itself one of the three major scientific goals of EAST.

EAST has three major scientific goals: first, to achieve a plasma current of 1 megaamp; second, to achieve 100 million degrees Celsius; and third, to achieve an operating time of 1,000 seconds.

Prior to this, they had achieved all three goals of EAST.

However, they were all achieved independently, not jointly.

Just like a continuous operation time of 1000 seconds, they completely failed to achieve it at 100 million degrees Celsius and 1 megaamp plasma current.

However, now, the goal that they originally dreamed of was so close in front of them that they barely reached out to get it.

Moreover, if they really hit 1,000 seconds, it is estimated that the whole world will focus on them, and they will become the people the whole world pays attention to.

How could this not make them excited?

However, Xiao Yi shook his head, precisely because it might attract too much attention and be too high-profile, so he did not plan to complete it now.

He said: "There is no need to rush after 1000 seconds. The goal of 1000 seconds will wait until next time."

Everyone could only sigh with regret.

"However, next, we have another goal."

Xiao Yi said: "Verify the power generation efficiency of the magnetic fluid generator."

Although UOmini has an external cooling cycle, it is not equipped with a turbine generator. This purpose is mainly to hide the true level of UOmini. Otherwise, if the ultimate goal of boiling water to generate electricity is really achieved, it will probably be worse than burning water. 1000 seconds would be more shocking.

However, if you just verify the operation of the magnetic fluid generator, it will not be as vibrating as the power generated by the turbine generator.

After all, the magnetic fluid generator only uses 20% of the energy generated in the nuclear fusion reaction. Even if the energy conversion efficiency of the magnetic fluid generator can reach about 70%, it is only a conversion rate of about 14% at most. That’s all.

The real big deal is still above the boiling water.

Therefore, the verification of magnetic fluid power generation may make the nuclear fusion community a little surprised, but it will not be a complete shock.

"Magnetic restraint team, prepare now, prepare to switch magnetic restraint mode to B mode."

Xiao Yidang even took out his walkie-talkie and gave the order.

"Yes! The magnetic restraint team is preparing...the function has been debugged and is ready!"

Soon, the voice of the head of the magnetic restraint team came from the intercom.

The people present immediately held their breath and looked up at the screen in front, waiting for the results.

At this time, Xiao Yi also said again: "Okay! Start B mode!"

The next moment, the magnetic field lines displayed on the other screen suddenly changed slowly.

Considering that the trajectory of the plasma will also change during the change of the magnetic field, and when these high-temperature plasmas enter from the O-shaped tube to the U-shaped tube, improper control may cause part of the plasma to hit the intersection, so In order to avoid this from happening, the magnetic field changes relatively slowly.

So, as the magnetic field changes, it can be observed through the infrared observer that the high-temperature plasma has smoothly entered the U-shaped tube.

At this time, the magnetic fluid generator that hit the curved surface of the U-shaped tube also started immediately. The superconducting wires on both sides immediately passed through the current, forming a positive and negative magnetic field. Then, the charged high-temperature plasma was in the magnetic field. Under the attraction, it directly hit the positive and negative electrodes, and the current flowed in immediately!

"It has been detected that the magnetic fluid generator is starting to generate electricity!"

In the control room, everyone immediately observed the data displayed on the big screen.

In almost an instant, the efficiency of the magnetic fluid generator soared to more than 30MW.

"Damn it! 30MW!"

"Awesome!"

The entire control room suddenly burst into exclamation.

Of course, the power generation power of 30MW is not very high.

A common thermal power plant can generate power of several hundred MW per unit.

But you must know that they are just a small fusion device. The upper limit of power generation itself is relatively low, and when converted to a magnetic fluid generator, it becomes even smaller.

Moreover, if you compare the quality of the fuel they input, thermal power generators are really hard to catch up with!

That's a gap of millions of times!

Applause suddenly sounded throughout the control room.

Xiao Yi also smiled slightly.

This time, it can be said to be the first time that China has achieved nuclear fusion power generation, and it can also be said to be the first time in the world that nuclear fusion magnetic fluid power has been achieved.

In the past, China had basically never achieved power generation, mainly focusing on experimental feasibility.

After all, generating electricity before feasibility is realized is basically just for fun.

Now, they finally achieved power generation after achieving other previous goals step by step.

Completely different.

However, the next time the ignition is performed, it will be even more different.

The next ignition will probably not be called verification or experiment...

When the power generation time reached 50 seconds and the entire machine running time reached 370 seconds, Xiao Yi said: "Okay, this is the end of this ignition test. Each unit group, be prepared to shut down."

"yes!"

Responses from each group came from the intercom, but most of the responses had a sense of loss.

Probably because they have never been so close to success as they are now.

But no matter what, you still have to shut down when it's time to shut down.

The first is that the fuel group starts to stop injecting fuel. This is the most convenient way to stop nuclear fusion. This is also one of the reasons why nuclear fusion power generation is very safe.

Although nuclear fusion is related to "nuclear" and needs to be maintained at a temperature of more than 100 million degrees, in fact, its safety is safer than thermal power generation, not to mention nuclear fission power generation. .

In terms of fuel, the deuterium and tritium required for nuclear fusion are non-toxic and non-radioactive isotopes and do not pose a direct threat to the environment and human health. The final helium produced is also stable, non-toxic and non-radioactive. Inert gases will not have an impact on the environment; thermal power generation uses coal, stone Oil and natural gas are natural resources, especially oil, which has directly brought war to the whole world. The fuel for nuclear fusion, deuterium, is in the sea. It can be extracted with technology, and it is almost inexhaustible. Inexhaustible, that is, tritium is a little more troublesome, but in the end it is not like oil, which will cause war.

In other aspects, there are safety hazards in the mining, transportation, storage and combustion processes, such as fires, explosions, toxic gas leaks and other risks; not to mention nuclear fission power generation, various radioactive elements are used as fuel It is extremely unsafe in itself, and the radioactivity of the final product has affected a considerable amount of land.

As for the safety of the operation process, it is also very important. Although nuclear fusion requires a temperature of more than 100 million degrees and extremely strong magnetic field conditions, this in turn also shows that the reaction conditions are harsh. Once the reaction conditions deviate slightly, , the fusion reaction will not be able to sustain And if it stops quickly, there is no risk of losing control; as for explosion accidents in thermal power plants, they abound, and explosion accidents in nuclear fission power plants have caused quite a few tragedies, such as the Chernobyl incident. As well as accidents such as the Fukushima nuclear leakage, it goes without saying.

There are other places where comparison can be made. Nuclear fusion can be called flawless in all aspects.

As an important node in the climb of the energy technology tree, nuclear fusion is such a seemingly perfectly designed way to obtain energy.

"Fuel injection has stopped."

The voice of the fuel control group came from the intercom. As the fuel was no longer supplied, the concentration of deuterium and tritium ions dropped rapidly. In the end, it could not meet the requirements of Lawson's criterion. The fusion reaction could not be self-sustaining. In addition, the heating group had already Heating has stopped, the fusion reaction stopped quickly in just a few seconds, and the interior also cooled down quickly. The temperature displayed on the big screen dropped from 150 million in a very short period of time. The high temperature dropped back to below a thousand degrees.

The remaining temperature is basically the waste heat after the inner wall has absorbed the heat, and as the cooling system circulates, this waste heat is quickly taken away.

At this time, Xiao Yi also pressed the button again to stop the input of current.

At this point, this ignition test is completely over.

Xiao Yi put down the walkie-talkie and took the lead in applauding.

The people present seemed to be still immersed in the experience just now and had not come back to their senses. It was not until they heard Xiao Yi's applause that they all woke up and clapped their hands excitedly.

Some researchers hugged each other happily, or gave each other high fives.