Galactic Tech Empire

Chapter 392 Neutron Squeeze
"Hoo hoo!" Liu Jingguan sat slumped on the sofa.

"Jing Guan, I didn't know that I thought you were going to shatter the void and ascend to the fairy world." Fei Anming teased while making tea.

"Haha, almost, that feeling is really like a sudden epiphany."

"You don't know how to smoke Shenxiansan, do you?" Fei Anming said with a smile.

"Take a break and read what I wrote." Liu Jingguan recovered a little, got up quickly, and saved the information in the holographic computer.

"Drink a cup of tea first, don't break your body when the time comes." Fei Anming handed a cup of hot tea to Liu Jingguan who was reading the materials.

However, Liu Jingguan was not in the mood to drink. Instead, he focused on looking at the holographic display in front of him. Obviously, he had a burst of inspiration just now, and he used brain control to input a lot of information into the computer.

Fei Anming on the side also began to study, and after a while, Fei Anming's eyes lit up: "Your idea is very strange, and it directly points to the essence of nuclear fusion."

"Isn't it interesting?" Liu Jingguan asked.

Fei Anming nodded: "From the principle point of view, this plan is perfect. The only thing that needs to be considered is how to output energy, or how to convert energy into electrical energy."

On Liu Jingguan's holographic display screen, there is a model he conceived. This device uses a different principle from the mainstream nuclear fusion power generation.

Theoretically, mainstream nuclear fusion power generation, whether it is magnetically bound tokamak, stellarator, or inertial bound laser ignition, or an alternative anti-field fusion device, these theories are all based on the principle of high temperature nuclear fusion.

What is high temperature nuclear fusion?
This starts with the principle of nuclear fusion. Nuclear fusion is the process in which the nuclei of two atoms fuse together to release neutrons and photons, so nuclear fusion is also called nuclear fusion.

So how do you fuse two nuclei together? The answer is temperature and pressure.

The higher the temperature, the more intense the movement of atoms. When the temperature reaches a critical point, the nuclei may fuse together.

Just like a car colliding at a speed of 20 kilometers per hour, the two cars may be scratched; but if two cars collide at a speed of 150 kilometers per hour, the two cars are likely to be smashed to pieces.

The same is true for atomic nuclei at high temperatures. The higher the temperature, the faster they move, and they may fuse together if they collide.

Generally, D-T (deuterium-tritium) nuclear fusion requires at least 1 million degrees Celsius to start; while D-D (deuterium-deuterium) nuclear fusion requires 10 billion degrees Celsius to start.

This temperature alone is enough, and there are also issues such as plasma control and neutron protection, so the high-temperature theoretical nuclear fusion device is very complicated.

As for the route of pressure, the most typical application is the hydrogen bomb, which uses a uranium layer to wrap the fuel core of the hydrogen bomb, and generates a high-temperature and high-pressure environment through nuclear fission of uranium, thereby reaching the critical temperature and pressure of nuclear fusion.

As for why scientists do not consider adopting the route of high pressure for nuclear fusion power generation, the main reason is that they cannot create the pressure that reaches the critical point of nuclear fusion, or they can create this pressure, but they cannot effectively control this pressure (nuclear fission pressure).

Of course, Mao Xiong once had a big brain hole, that is, the underground nuclear fusion power generation plan, build a reaction chamber underground, and then directly throw a hydrogen bomb into the reaction chamber to detonate, and use this explosion energy to generate electricity.

The problem is that this plan not only requires a small-yield hydrogen bomb, but also issues such as nuclear pollution, power generation efficiency, and power generation continuity.

It can only be said that this idea is very bearish, simple and rude to the extreme.

And Liu Jingguan's plan is based on the pressure method, how to operate it?
Use NN-8-1 material to make a vacuum "air cylinder", and then use the shield generator's principle of activating the shield to directly inject NN-8-1 into the vacuum cylinder.

In the activated state of condensed matter, NN-8-1 material can instantly generate neutron ionization which is difficult for conventional matter to resist.

As long as the nuclear fusion reaction material DD or DT is filled in the vacuum cylinder, once the NN-8-1 condensate is activated, the entire vacuum cylinder will be quickly filled.

At this time, the DD or DT in the vacuum cylinder will be continuously pressed until there is no way out to be ionized by neutrons. If it is only neutron ionization, at most the reaction material will become plasma, but if the condensed matter NN—8— 1 What about the substance to continue filling?
The result of the continuous filling of condensed matter NN-8-1 is that the plasma is continuously compressed. When the compression reaches the limit of the atomic nucleus, the atomic nucleus can only be bowed by the overlord and pressed together forcibly.

In this way, nuclear fusion is completed.

The next step is to figure out how to convert the energy into electrical energy.

"Jing Guan, I think your idea has great potential." Fei Anming said after reading the materials.

"Oh? Why do you say that?" Liu Jingguan asked with a smile.

"Think about it, the principle of nuclear fusion."

Liu Jingguan asked in confusion: "What's wrong with the principle of nuclear fusion? DD or DT releases energy into fusion at high temperature and pressure. Is there any problem with this?"

"In theory, all matter can undergo nuclear fusion." Fei Anming reminded.

"All matter?" Liu Jingguan's eyes widened suddenly, and only then did he realize: "Yes, all matter can undergo nuclear fusion. As long as the pressure is high enough, even iron atoms can fuse together."

"You are a fan of the authorities, you are too absorbed in DD and DT." After Fei Anming finished speaking, he took a sip of tea to moisten his throat.

"Wake up the dreamer with one word, and drink a cup of tea instead of wine." Liu Jingguan said with a smile, picking up the teacup on the table.

"Then congratulations, you will get the Galaxy Award as soon as possible."

"Haha, we may be able to usher in a whole new era of nuclear energy."

Fei Anming put down his teacup and asked, "By the way, your plan needs to have a famous name. What name do you plan to call?"

"Name?" Liu Jing thought about it for a while: "How about calling it the neutron crushing method? After the device is installed, it can be called a neutron crushing device, or a neutron crushing machine."

"Neutron squeeze? That's right, that's a good name. This plan is to use degenerate materials to squeeze atoms and produce nuclear fusion reactions, which can be just as the name suggests." Fei Anming clapped his hands and praised.

"Next, shall we study and realize this plan?" Liu Jingguan asked.

Fei Anming touched his chin: "Report this matter to the chairman in advance, and see the chairman's arrangement."

"Yes." Liu Jingguan also knew that this matter was no small matter, and it was a necessary procedure to inform Huang Haojie first.

……

Huang Haojie, who was processing documents in the study, suddenly popped up a holographic communication request on the holographic display in front of him.

He saw that it turned out to be Fei Anming, the director of the Qinling Plasma Research Institute. Since Fei Anming could make a holographic call, it must be no small matter.

In the Galaxy Consortium, many high-level executives have the authority to communicate directly with Huang Haojie in holographic communication, but this authority is not used for non-essential matters, and once it is used, it will definitely be a big deal.

[Agreed] The holographic communication was activated instantly, and the two seemed to appear in front of each other.

"An Ming, what's the matter with you?" Huang Haojie asked.

"Chairman, I want to report something very important to you. I will send you a document first." Fei Anming sent a document.

After Huang Haojie received it, he immediately opened the file and started browsing.

(End of this chapter)