interstellar involution king

Chapter 22 A New Generation of Engine Technology

With the spacecraft, the quality of life has been greatly improved, and safety has been greatly guaranteed.

The 30 kilometers in the sky and the 24 kilometers on the ground are the [-]-hour early warning zone for the spacecraft. Any existence that is considered a threat will be greeted by the thunder and lightning system with "first warning, second disability, and third death".

Therefore, near the spaceship, Lin Yuan and others can focus on their work without worrying about being disturbed.

"Zheng Wan, you are mainly responsible for collecting water. Our goal is to fill this cargo hold by one tenth with ice."

Although the cargo compartment is severely deformed, it is still quite capable of loading, with a volume of 1400 cubic meters, one-tenth of which is about 140 tons. Adding its own weight, it is almost 150 tons.

"alright."

Zheng Wan agreed.

Even if it can't be transported in the end, too much water is not always a bad thing.

"Little cat, come on, give uncle a hand, and watch uncle perform a magic trick for you."

"Yeah." The kitten looked expectant.

Lin Yuan had already thought about the steps to make a high-thrust rocket, and everything was ready. It was originally intended to be used as a near-earth engine for the Hope, but now it is no longer needed, so it naturally changed its purpose.

He executes the plan step by step.

The first step is to standardize the stainless steel pipe.

A total of 12 stainless steel pipes are cut into 10 meters long, and one end is welded to seal the unified shape.

The second step is to make spray medicine.

This propellant is very special. It is not a liquid fuel such as hydrogen and oxygen, nor is it a solid fuel agent, but a very strange thing.

Zheng Wan also felt very curious, and took the time to check it out many times, but she couldn't understand it.

"Uranium, plutonium, lead, and cesium are all heavy metals, and they are still ground into powder?"

She really couldn't figure out how to get high thrust from these heavy metal powders, could it be by fission?
"But uranium and plutonium can be fissioned, but lead doesn't seem to be able to. Why do you still add palladium metal?"

Lin Yuan got a headache from her question, and waved away people: "Go, go, go and do your work. I'll explain it to you when it's done."

No way, Zheng Wan could only leave with a full stomach.

After grinding out enough mixed heavy metal powder, Lin Yuan began to toss the nuclear cells raised in the water tank again.

These nuclear-powered cells lived a fairy life, eating and drinking, and as a result proliferated day by day, the current total number of cells has reached 2 cubic meters.

After the nuclear energy cells were taken out, they were heated to 500K to inactivate them, then stirred and filtered. After Zheng Wan's seemingly messy operations, a small bucket of very strange, glowing blue gel was obtained.

She couldn't help but ask again: "This is?"

This time Lin Yuan didn't chase people away. He explained: "The catalytic protein extracted from the nuclear energy body is precisely a fission catalytic enzyme."

"Fission catalytic enzymes can also catalyze fission? Isn't fission caused by weak forces? Can proteins also manipulate weak forces?"

According to her understanding, one is a matter in the nucleus, and the other is just the change of the arrangement of electrons in the outer shell, which is completely irrelevant.

Lin Yuan nodded: "Yes, it is to control weak forces. This is a very peculiar mechanism, and it is this mechanism that creates nuclear cells."

If fission cannot be catalyzed, the half-life of tens of thousands of years in nature, nuclear energy cells will not starve to death?

In the Red Star Alliance, scientists also discovered the fission catalytic mechanism from similar nuclear energy cells, which opened the era of weak engines that lasted 5000 years.

At this moment, Zheng Wan understood a little: "So, you plan to catalyze fission and use high-energy particles to recoil to obtain thrust?"

Although she still felt that it was a fantasy, but seeing Lin Yuan's serious appearance, she really believed it.

"Haha, smart, guessed the basic principle."

Lin Yuan chuckled, and said again: "Help me, this thing can't be used directly, it needs to be reprocessed."

Naturally, Zheng Wan would not refuse, and helped Lin Yuan with Kitten.

As she was doing her job, she was suddenly startled: "Catalysis means speeding up. If the fission speeds up, isn't that a nuclear bomb? Lin Yuan, you don't intend to blow up the cargo hold with a nuclear bomb, do you?"

Lin Yuan laughed loudly: "If the cargo hold is strong enough, your method is really feasible."

Zheng Wan couldn't figure it out even more: "Isn't it a nuclear bomb?"

Lin Yuan shook his head. Seeing Zheng Wan's inquisitive appearance, he could only briefly explain: "It's similar to the principle of a laser. The avalanche of excited state electrons radiates a large amount of homomorphic high-energy photons. The atomic nucleus also undergoes similar changes."

After saying this, Zheng Wan understood a little bit: "Um~ it's stimulated emission? What are you shooting?"

"High-energy neutron flow, also known as directional neutron jet technology."

New doubts immediately appeared: "The number of decays of heavy atomic nuclei is limited, will the working medium efficiency be too low?"

For example, plutonium 239 decays into uranium 235, only four baryons are missing, and the remaining mass still accounts for the vast majority, and these are waste weights.It should be known that the working medium efficiency of the current mainstream proton jet engine is close to 100%.

Lin Yuan smiled faintly: "I did all the calculations. The final efficiency is 33.671%, which is a bit low, but the specific impulse is as high as 33. So, it is enough."

The most wonderful thing is that this thing has almost no impact on the stainless steel rocket, and all the energy after fission is used to increase the neutron flow rate.The energy utilization efficiency is above 99%.

"It's so high, how do you do it?"

"secret."

This is complicated to explain. It involves the symmetry transformation of quantum chromodynamics and electroweak force. Lin Yuan has no time to give Zheng Wan a physics class.

This aroused Zheng Wan's curiosity completely, and when collecting water, she just circled around Lin Yuan.

Time flies, five days passed by, and Lin Yuan's new rocket is coming to an end.

One day, when he was busy, the spacesuit communicator suddenly rang, but it was not Zheng Wan or the kitten's voice, but Linglong.

"It's been so many days, and you're still staying in Desolate Star. Is it because the spaceship can't be repaired?"

There was a hint of gloating in Linglong's voice.

As soon as her voice appeared, Zheng Wan quickly rushed to Lin Yuan's side with a cautious expression.

She is quite afraid of this abyssal soul dweller.

Lin Yuan had already expected it, and he smiled: "Linglong, I advise you to be more honest, we don't come to trouble you, it's not that we can't, it's just that we think you are too weak to pose a threat to us."

"Oh, anyone can talk big!"

Linglong's voice suddenly turned eight degrees colder, as if Lin Yuan's words hurt her self-esteem.

Lin Yuan smiled faintly: "You can think whatever you want. I don't think you will contact us for no reason, just say what you have to say, don't waste time going around."

There was silence in the communication for more than ten seconds, and just when Lin Yuan thought she was not there, the voice sounded again.

"20 years ago, shortly after I escaped from the abyss, I was hunted down by warships from Yunmeng Continent. Do you want to know why?"

Lin Yuan raised his head and exchanged a glance with Zheng Wan, seeing curiosity in the other person's eyes, and he was also quite curious himself, so he said: "If you want to talk, just say it, let's just listen to a story."

"Because I am possessed by a colonel and officer in Yunmeng Continent. And this colonel happens to be involved in a secret project of a new generation of jet engine. What I know is that if this engine is successfully developed, it will be enough to overturn the current situation of Nanli Kingdom. order."

"A new generation of jet engine?" Lin Yuan was thoughtful.

Zheng Wan asked curiously: "Since it is a new generation engine, what new technology is used?"

"In terms of technology, I don't know much. I can only tell you that the new engine is developed based on weak forces. What is it called a neutron jet engine?"

In response to this answer, Lin Yuan remained silent.

Zheng Wan didn't think anything at first, but suddenly thought of the new rocket that Lin Yuan was working on, she was startled, subconsciously let out a low cry, and looked at Lin Yuan with a hint of shock.

Lin Yuan guessed her thoughts at a glance, shrugged: "It's just a coincidence. I have nothing to do with the military of Yunmeng Continent, otherwise I wouldn't be a scavenger."

It's just that, he has to be careful with this new rocket, at least he can't take it out until he has enough strength to protect himself.

He turned on the communication again and asked, "Linglong, why did you tell us this?"

"Let me tell the truth, I want to leave this damn spaceship cemetery, and leave the group of pig-like clones around me!"

Lin Yuan chuckled: "That's very simple. The orbiting speed of the desolate star is only 1300. If you build a big slingshot and shoot yourself into the sky, you might be able to fly out of the desolate star."

"I don't like this joke." Linglong's voice was deep, and she suppressed her anger when she heard it.

"Okay, okay, no kidding."

Lin Yuan became serious: "To tell you the truth, no matter what, I will not let you board our spaceship. However, if you can provide something that makes my heart beat, I can find a way to send you to space and give You provide a base speed of 100km, and then give you a set of high-pressure jet components for space maneuvering."

"Is there anything you want? What do you want?"

"I don't know, but it's best that this thing is worth the money. Well, I'm busy, so we'll talk when I have time. Oh, yes, you'd better hurry up, we'll be leaving Desolate Star in 8 days at most. "

After switching off the communication, Zheng Wan immediately said: "Are you really planning to help Linglong leave the deserted star? She is a soul-inhabitant of the abyss."

Lin Yuan nodded: "The abyss soul resident is not that scary. Of course, because she is an abyss soul resident, she has to pay more."

The electromagnetic life in dissociative state has strengths, but more weaknesses.

He has a hundred ways to deal with dissociated electromagnetic life. If Linglong is smart enough, she will stay away from him after leaving the barren star.

Money is a good thing, Zheng Wan immediately had no objection.

Next, Lin Yuan continued to build new rockets.

But because of Linglong's story, he has a mind and installed a self-destruct system on the rocket. After it is used up, it will self-destruct, and all clues about catalytic fission will be completely destroyed.

After another two days, Zheng Wan saved enough pure water and concentrated on helping Lin Yuan.

The three of them worked together, and the progress of the new rocket was greatly accelerated.

Two days later, 12 stainless steel pipes were welded around the cargo hold, a semicircular fairing was added to the top of the cargo hold, and several stabilizer fins were installed below.

In addition to the rocket, a set of high-pressure jet components was installed around the cargo bay.

This is used to adjust the attitude of the spacecraft in real time, so that this thing does not become a cannon.

Everything is ready for launch.

"Have a good night's rest, we're leaving tomorrow."

The three of them entered the cabin and were taking off their space suits when the communication rang.

After connecting, Linglong's voice came: "There is nothing good in the ruins of the spaceship. I only found a personal brain. It is produced by Kirin Company and uses the 'Supreme God Change' optical processor. It is [-]% new and has a very high computing power. powerful."

Zheng Wan was moved when she heard it: "Good things, the optical processors of the Shenbian series are all good things. Especially the supreme level of Shenbian, the computing power is at least 10 times that of the main control brain of our spaceship. The market price is [-] star crystals. One, an absolute rich toy."

Lin Yuan was also very moved. The short board of the Hope spacecraft is the computing power of the main control brain.

If this computing power can be increased by 10 times, then the Raiden system can unlock some advanced functions.

He nodded: "Okay, you send the things over, and after the inspection is correct, I will send you to space."

(End of this chapter)