Siheyuan: The Era of Core Generation

Chapter 270 Field Trips
How to prove that there is metallic hydrogen at a depth of twelve kilometers underground.Suddenly became the focus of this meeting.

Regardless of the catapult, is there anything more important than mining?

Whether the projectile is built or not, the mine must be mined.With such an important resource, he cannot be allowed to sleep underground all the time.

"We made a detector that can use the unique properties of metal hydrogen to analyze it through seismic waves."

Of course, Zhao Ye had prepared such equipment in advance.Then, Zhao Ye entered the science popularization time, and described in detail the operating principle and performance of his equipment with several experts present.

"So, this kind of ground wave detector can not only be used to find metal hydrogen, but also can be used to find other mineral deposits?" an expert asked happily.

"It works in theory, but there are still many difficulties in practice. The properties of metallic hydrogen are indeed quite special, so we discovered its existence below the surface."

"However, there is another problem. It is twelve kilometers underground. We currently do not have such deep mining technology."

"This is not a problem. After my research, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau is actually hollow. At least, its edge mountains are hollow."

"What? Are you sure you're not talking nonsense?"

"Of course, in fact, this also confirms a saying that our largest desert was most likely formed by a comet. When the comet hit the ground, the huge energy caused the crust to crack instantly, and the rocks squeezed around. While forming a huge basin, it also made the surrounding plates form a cavity.

I speculate that the metallic hydrogen there is formed under extremely high temperature and pressure.The principle of formation is actually the same as our ring pressure device. "

"Well, if you explain it this way, it can indeed be said. But whether it is true or not, we just need to take a look."

"Huh? Take a look? How do you see it? From the outside, we can't see anything, right?"

"If it's really a cavity, then it's easy to prove it. Just use seismic waves to detect it." Geological experts said it was easy, but thinking about the detection project, it was not easy.

How to artificially create a large enough wave is a big problem.

Think about it, what wave can vertically penetrate rocks more than ten kilometers deep?If there is a natural seismic wave, then Miss Qiu can only be mobilized.If TNT is used, it is estimated that countless train skins will be loaded.

The verification scheme was handed in soon, and the next step was a new round of demonstration work.Although this process is cumbersome and inefficient, it is an essential part.In such a big country, with so many people, if there is no such process, then nothing can be done.

It was not until August that the relevant arguments were passed, and Zhao Ye also followed the geologists to the desert to find a suitable location.

In the desert area in August, the sun can almost roast people.Although Zhao Ye's car had an air conditioner, he still felt very hot.This heat is not the high temperature inside the car, but the solar radiation reflected by the surrounding sand.The convoy was driving on the road at the edge of the desert, and he hurried his car as if in a giant concave mirror.All the heat radiation gathered on their bodies.

"How far is it to the destination?" Zhao Ye drank some water and asked a guide sent by the army who was sitting in the co-pilot.

"Report, there are about [-] kilometers left."

There are still [-] kilometers left, so don't we have to walk for two hours?

The road conditions at this time have no shadow of future generations at all.Not to mention the potholes, but it is also a dirt road, and the speed of the car cannot be increased at all.If the speed was really increased, the degree of bumps would be enough for Zhao Ye to choose to be warm.

After two difficult hours, Zhao Ye and his party finally arrived at the target area.Engineering troops were digging holes nearby, and their task was to dig a hole several hundred meters deep in the ground and put a nuclear device in it.

When it's time for the test, detonate the device so that the seismic waves extend underground.The detection instruments distributed in various places will track and detect the extension of this wave. If there is really a cavity in the ground, then there must be corresponding changes in the transmission speed and intensity of the wave.

Based on this change, they can analyze the underground environmental parameters.Through comparative experiments, it can be proved whether there is really a huge cavity underground as Zhao Ye said.

The time for the test was set three days later.The task of Zhao Ye and others is actually to install testing equipment at suitable locations according to the model calculated by the computer.

Such equipment was placed in fifteen locations, and Zhao Ye and others had to inspect each location to make sure everything was safe.

Of course, things in science are impossible to be foolproof.So they made increments, as long as two-thirds of the equipment in these fifteen locations can work normally, they can get the corresponding data.

What needs to be followed today is the last and most critical one.The task of this device is to follow a calibration device at a place less than one kilometer away from the nuclear device.To put it bluntly, it is to detect the initial vibration data when the device exploded.

Through this data, they can build a complete mathematical model in the computer.

There are three sets of such equipment, which are placed in different positions. They need to be absolutely accurate, and if they are far or near, they will affect the final calculation results.

When everything was ready, Zhao Ye suddenly felt a little nervous.Just a few kilometers away, a large-yield nuclear device has entered the countdown.Soon, they will receive a shock wave, the largest shock wave that human beings can create.

"5, 4, 3, 2, 1, detonate!"

As the commander counted down, suddenly a huge force came from under his feet.Had it not been for a table to support him, Zhao Ye would have almost been knocked down.

"How's the data? Are the nearby calibration devices collecting data normally?" Zhao Ye, who regained his composure, hurriedly asked the operator on the side.

"Committee Zhao, so far, the data collection has been successful, but we still need to verify this data."

"Well, okay, just follow the established plan." Zhao Ye knew that the explosion had already happened by this time, and it was useless for him to be anxious.

After waiting for 10 minutes, Zhao Ye issued an order to let each testing point upload data.

Of course, the data will not be sent here. The data they get will not even be sent by radio. They will rely on manpower to print out the stored data, and then let the troops send it to the capital non-stop.There, there is the country's largest computer, which can complete the entire model calculation.

(End of this chapter)