I pick up technology in the future world

Chapter 42 The Difficulty of Fusion

Preparing a new laboratory is not a job that can be completed in a short time.

Zhou Chenglin was already on a business trip early the next morning to ask for policies and preparations.

As for Chen Fan, for the further iteration of the existing fusion inner wall material, he did not take out all the directions in one go. In the office, Chen Fan has already written out the general direction for the next research and development of the inner wall material, which is simple but not simple.

"The general idea and direction are clear. Using actual research projects to drive the growth of researchers is the best research process."

"Results are important, but the cultivation of talents is equally important."

"Those who don't plan for the whole world are not enough for a certain time, and those who don't plan for the overall situation are not enough for a region."

"My greatest asset right now is to be able to travel to five years later in the dream, and to be able to bring back the knowledge I have learned in the past five years."

"So, at present, the most important thing for me is to go to the library to recharge!"

"Otherwise, even if there is really something in front of my eyes, I can't understand it, and I can't get it back, it's useless..."

"Similarly, the selection and training of talents must be carried out emphatically. Otherwise, even if I bring back the knowledge and technology alone, there is no way for one person to realize the realization."

"As for the establishment of the laboratory, it is entirely up to Professor Zhou."

"I don't know how many days until the asteroid 'Twilight' will change its orbit again. I hope that Professor Zhou can implement it as soon as possible..."

After Chen Fan arranged the next work, he rushed to the library immediately.

He has the physical foundation, but now, what he has to deal with is the entire controllable nuclear fusion project, which is extremely difficult.

"At present, the controllable nuclear fusion ignition has been successful, and the sustainable time has been greatly extended. The support of the inner wall material is not a problem."

"The biggest difficulty is the ratio of output power to input power, that is, the Q value problem."

"In today's world, the output power of fusion experimental reactors in most laboratories is zero, and they cannot even be ignited. However, the Q values ​​of fusion projects in major scientific research countries are mostly between zero and one. ITER, a large project jointly tackled by tens of thousands of scientific researchers, currently has a Q value of no more than 1. Even if such a fusion reactor is successfully ignited, it has little practical and commercial value."

"The Q value reaches more than 1, that is, the output power is greater than the input power, and only then can a little get rid of the embarrassment of making ends meet, which is of practical significance."

"And to enter commercial use, the Q value must be at least 10!"

"At present, there is a solution to the low Q value."

"Either reduce the harsh conditions for fusion to occur, or use more effective methods to satisfy nuclear fusion."

"The former is too difficult, and the latter already has a clearer idea, temperature, plasma density, and energy confinement time, which is the recognized Lawson criterion."

"It is most appropriate to start from these three angles."

"All in all, how to heat the plasma more efficiently, how to generate a stronger magnetic field to confine the plasma density higher, make its internal pressure greater, and how to prolong the plasma confinement time!"

"let's start……"

"Solve the energy problem as soon as possible and liberate the energy constraints of civilization, so that the productivity of the current civilization can be released to the greatest extent."

……

Time passed slowly...

The Wang Feng incident had a great impact in the laboratory, and everyone was called to cooperate with the investigation and questioned one by one.

A few nights later.

Chen Fan was studying hard in the office, taking notes and thinking.

A phone call came in.

Chen Fan saw that it was He Youguang, thought about it, and connected.

"Boss He, long time no see."

"Xiao Chen, I don't want to be strangers like this. You call me Boss He, so should I call you Boss Chen?" He Youguang said with a smile on the other end of the phone, "You are younger than me, just call me Lao He." .”

Chen Fan laughed and said haha, "Okay, since you said so, then I will call Lao He."

"That's more or less the same." He Youguang followed with a smile.

After a brief exchange of pleasantries, He Youguang immediately got down to business: "Xiao Chen, there is something that I have repeated over and over again. I still want to ask your opinion in person. That night, I asked Lao Zhou for his opinion. He should have already told you about it. "

"I haven't heard from you for so many days. It seems that you should have refused."

When Chen Fan heard this, he had no choice but to say sincerely: "Old He, I am very yearning for the fusion reactor experimental base."

"However, I don't want to leave here, especially after an incident like this."

"After the lab fell into a vortex, I really can't do this kind of thing and abandon the team." Chen Fan found that this reason was very useful, so he simply used it to stop He Youguang's mouth.

Sure enough, after hearing what Chen Fan said on the other end of the phone, there was no way to persuade him, and there was no way to say anything. Could it be that Chen Fan was made to be a villain who only cared about his own future?

I can't get over it both emotionally and rationally.

He Youguang opened his mouth, but in the end he could only sigh, which is a pity for talents: "Hey, this incident caused trouble, I have wronged you."

"Let's put it this way, the upgrade of your laboratory was almost on the verge of completion, but something happened suddenly, and the resistance doubled, so it was suspended. The news has already spread."

"Everyone knows Lao Zhou's temper, and he will definitely not let it go."

"As expected, Lao Zhou has been very active these days."

"But the result was beyond our surprise. Lao Zhou went to make a big fuss, but in the end, no one expected that he wanted a fusion reaction joint research and development branch laboratory, and, according to the information I got, it was He will be the head of the laboratory, and you will be the second head."

"This afternoon, he came to me non-stop to ask for cooperation, and we have already exchanged preliminary opinions."

"Before, you also helped us a lot. In principle, I agree to cooperate."

"Moreover, supporting lower-level research institutions and outsourcing some pre-research projects are also things we often do."

"However, I still want to ask."

"Chen Fan, have you really decided to do this?"

"Once this laboratory is officially approved, as the main person in charge, you will not have to run away for at least a few years."

"And at your age, it happens to be the fastest growing time. Our laboratory, in all aspects, should be said to be the best match for domestic fusion research..."

"Even if it's not convenient to come here now, it's not too late to wait a year or so..."

"If you want to conduct cross-field research, I can make the decision. How about setting up a research group first?" He Youguang gritted his teeth and made a decision to let a person who has just started in other non-professional fields, or even a layman, come to the experimental base , just set up a research group directly, which is already the limit of his authority.

(End of this chapter)