Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

Chapter 558: Managing the Energy of the Stars

The temperature in the reaction chamber continues to climb.

It breeds the hottest energy in this galaxy, and the plasma trapped in the magnetic field flows quietly in the reaction chamber like a thin layer of cicada winged polar light.

The moment the temperature breaks 100 million, the brighter rays of light than the stars are lit up between hectares.

Endless energy, like a tidal surge, is freed from that tiny nucleus of atoms.

Everyone in the control room, watching this moment, had an exciting look on their face.

However, there was no cheering.

Because it's just beginning!

The reporter who pressed the shutter quickly retreated to the side, and the researcher in the control room became nervously busy tightening his hair gear.

The most intrinsic difference between a demonstration reactor and an experimental reactor is that the latter can be counted as a success by completing only a few isolated experiments, while the former takes practical significance as a consideration for success.

At this moment, the sleeping dragons have been awakened by them and are roaring deafly.

The ability to harness the power of this comparable star depends on whether or not they can put a cord on it!

“Fusion reaction observed! Neutron bundle in contact with beryllium metal layer! ”

“The outer field coil is being adjusted… the plasma control scheme is confirmed to be effective! ”

“Constraint magnetic field steady! Confirm that the plasma in the reaction chamber is in good working order! ”

“Tritium was observed in the recycling pump! Liquid lithium neutron recovery system validated! ”

Circulating liquid lithium, like hot blood in giant dragons, reciprocating tritium mixed with that slowly infused deuterium, returned to the reaction chamber and continued to be ignited.

The debriefing staff, with a hint of tremor in their voice.

Tritium recycled successfully!

Following the successful ignition, the second goal of the STAR-2 demonstration reactor project was successfully achieved!

Not just his voice, but his shoulders, were trembling because of that excitement.

Even, not just himself.

All the researchers in the reaction room, because of the scene in front of them, were excited to save their fists.

Whether tritium can be recycled as an intermediate product in a reactor is the key to commercially available reactors.

While the specific recovery rate will have to wait until the end of the experiment to determine, for those tritium currently observed, they have at least reached the desired target!

And this achievement alone is not a waste of more than a year...

At the same time, the demonstration reactor base is located on the side of the sea, next to a facility that resembles a drain.

Accompanied by security personnel, the engineer who was checking the heat exhaust pressure control valve looked at the continuously beating dial and squinted his eyes.

“Yo, looks like we're doing great up there. ”

The doctoral student standing next to him was slightly stunned and confused.

“What's good? ”

The old engineer laughed and said, "What else could it be but a reactor? ”

Somewhat surprised me, the PhD student couldn't help but ask: "How did you see it? ”

“Hydraulic, move your brain, you're in engineering, it's not enough to just write a paper," knocked the pipe next to you with a wrench, the old engineer said in a good mood, "the circulating water cooling system is draining hot water outward, what does that mean? You tell me. ”

“The core is working...” He swallowed his mouth, and the doctorate student asked excitedly, “So we... did this work? ”

The old engineer shrugged his eyes, “It's too early to say this. If you can't succeed, you'll have to lose power. The power is not up to expectations. The target of our demonstration reactor is the Suzhou power grid. It is said that the maximum installed capacity can reach 100,000 megawatts. It is not that easy to reach the standard. ”

“100,000 megawatts… do you think this is possible? ”

“It's impossible now, we've just installed four magnetic fluid generators, and it's 4,000 MW on top of the sky.” The old engineer laughed, "but pretending to be a hundred more groups is almost enough! ”

Essentially different from nuclear fission generator sets.

The magnetic fluid generator sets listed on the STAR-2 demonstration stack are not only relatively small in volume, but also have surprisingly high theoretical engineering capacity on the STAR-2 demonstration stack.

Only four generating units are unable to fully utilize the heat generated by fusion, and even with the current fuel injection, the vast majority of the heat is emitted into the sea. In his view, the addition of a hundred magnetic fluid generator units to that list was entirely engineering feasible.

“A hundred generators...” Looking at the dial on the pipe, the Doctor said softly, "I don't know how much heavy water I'll have to burn in a day when I get there...”

The old engineer laughed.

“About, like, fifty kilos. ”

At the most expensive rate, at 4,000 dollars a kilo, 50 kilos of heavy water is about 200,000.

Just 200,000 yuan of fuel is enough for the entire Sudanese province to last a day.

Even if the actual cost is doubled ten times, this investment is too cheap...

……

Of course, today's STAR-2 demonstration reactor naturally doesn't use that much deuterine.

Fifty kilograms of deuterium is consumed a day, which is the maximum in the reactor's full-load operation.

In today's ignition experiments, fuel is continuously injected into the reactor in mgs.

After all, there are only four magnetic fluid generator units installed right now, and most of the heat is drained directly.

At this moment, inside the reaction chamber.

At the end of the 40-minute cycle, the heat accumulated in the reactor is continuously introduced into the sea by the circulating water cooling system. With the cessation of the fusion reaction, the temperature of the gas molecules in the core quickly drops from 100 million to less than 10 million.

From now on, the reactor will shut down for 20 minutes.

In the next 20 minutes, the outer field coil will re-shape the magnetic field to prepare for the next cycle.

Although the reactor has entered the intermediate rest phase, the personnel in the control room dare not be slightly lax and still work in their respective positions.

Staring at the row of data on the computer screen with real-time drawn images, the ark pondered for a moment and opened its mouth to command.

“Turn on generator unit 1. ”

According to the feedback data, the results of the last round of experiments were quite perfect.

It's time to push the experiment to the last level!

“Yes!”

Upon receiving the command, the staff sitting in front of the computer pressed the button to access Generator 1 immediately.

Like most coastal nuclear fission power plants, excess heat in the reactor is discharged directly into the sea through a water-cooled system when power is not generated. As for the unique helium ash of nuclear fusion, it is recovered by special means after cooling.

When power generation is required, the interface of the thermal energy output is connected to the corresponding generator set.

Fill as much fuel as you need to generate electricity and connect as many units as you need.

Soon after, the second round of experiments started again as generator unit 1 was connected to the reactor.

When the star's energy was released again, it was not only the cooling port of the sea water that boiled because of the iron and steel beast, but it was also awakened by another group of plasma in the magnetic fluid generator.

Those plasma gases ionized at high temperatures eject from the vent, cutting magnetic wires at high speeds, converting the thermal energy in the reactor into a constant source of electricity.

Eyes locked dead on the screen, the researcher sitting in front of the computer screen said in an exciting voice.

“The magnetic fluid generator unit connection is working properly! ”

“Generator Unit 1 is gaining power! ”

“Unit 1 is fully loaded to reach the expected 1000MW! ”

At the end of the day, he could no longer hold the excitement in his heart and shout out the excitement.

“We did it! ”

Yes, they did!

The energy released by fusion is constantly being converted into electricity and used by them.

As generator unit I begins to power the ICRF unit, the entire fusion reactor and generator set have formed a cycle that can sustainably and stably output electric energy.

There is no form of energy in this galaxy that is purer or closer to its source than it is.

The cry resonates in the hearts of all.

In the control room, deafening cheers erfully erupted, people hugging each other and clapping each other.

Victory belongs to them.

History will not only remember everyone here.

They will also be remembered together for their victory.

Looking at the researchers cheering with their arms, old Pan's face was bright red, his fists held tight, his dry lips slightly trembled, and he said what only he could hear himself.

Academician Wang laughed, his right hand covered with calluses patted Li Jianxian's shoulder vigorously, excitedly like a child.

“What did I tell you? Does my generator work? ”

“Yes, yes, you coward! ”

Reverend Li raised his hand and rubbed his eyelids.

If it were normal, he would surely bear two sentences against him.

But for a moment, his heart was only excited, and he couldn't say anything that damaged people.

Standing in the doorway of the control room, looking at the researchers in the control room, especially at the back of the canoe, the leader of Wei gently removed his military cap, his throat slightly twitched, and his tenacious pupils sometime had tears in his orbit.

He doesn't know what the data in the computer means.

It is not even clear why these researchers cheered.

But he knew very well that, from this moment on, the controllable light of fusion had finally blossomed on the earth of Huaxia.

The shackles of energy are completely shattered.

Nothing can stop her from flying.

They won this battle...

Cheers echoed in his ears, not knowing how many times he had been hugged, standing on the ark in front of the console, his right hand held his fist gently and then let go.

That tightened look from the moment the button was pressed, finally slowing down a little smile.

“Yeah... we did it. ”

At this moment, translucent text is floating in his field of view.

[Congratulations host, “The Light of Fusion” task chain is complete!