Infinite Life: Trapped in a lifetime

This is the first successful operation of EAST since its establishment.

The biggest adjustment ever.

Mo Dao gave an overall adjustment plan based on a more accurate approximate model.

Of course Mo Dao cannot be responsible for all the details of the entire plan.

But at this time, Mo Dao's vast knowledge came into play.

He can understand the operating logic of each system of the entire tokamak device, the problems faced, and the current status.

After spending more than a year getting familiar with the entire EAST system,

In this overall plan, Modao gave each team responsible for each system of the entire tokamak device a precise numerical indicator that each team can currently adjust to achieve.

Although Mo Dao was not directly involved in the work of all teams in this adjustment,

But in fact, all the teams responsible for the various systems of the tokamak device are carrying out the entire adjustment work with Modao's overall plan as the main body and adjustment outline.

In the entire plan, Mo Dao made adjustments to almost all the areas that could be adjusted in EAST.

In order to be more consistent with the new approximate model as a whole.

There is no doubt that

This is a very radical adjustment.

However, after confirming that this is indeed what to do,

The entire EAST team has no worries.

It's just that some are more motivated, even enthusiastic, and are moving towards the rapid advancement of the work in hand,

Moving closer to the ultimate goal of this major adjustment of EAST.

Because everyone who saw Mo Dao's overall plan highly agreed with this adjustment plan.

Mo Dao's entire plan answered many questions that researchers of various EAST systems had before.

in this case,

Naturally, many researchers were concerned about what Mo Dao mentioned when making a plan presentation, breaking through the previous upper limit and significantly increasing the Q value to 0.8.

Some expectations were created.

This is a figure that has never been reached by any previous tokamak device or even any controllable nuclear fusion experimental device.

This is a number that everyone originally expected may take several years to reach.

But now, it suddenly becomes within reach.

At this moment, all the researchers seemed to feel that they were witnessing or even creating history.

In this case, how could you not be a little excited?

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With the high enthusiasm of all EAST researchers,

Although the adjustment this time is huge, the progress is still very fast.

This can be regarded as a major adjustment for the overall upgrade of the EAST device.

Naturally, it will cost a lot of money.

However, all researchers at EAST jointly applied and even issued a military order.

Even Mo Dao's current hometown, the Institute of Physics at Capital University, also made some guarantees.

Funds for EAST upgrades and adjustments were allocated relatively quickly.

"Modao, do you feel a little stressed?"

Still standing on the platform next to the EAST device where he first arrived,

Overlooking the spacious laboratory that looked more like a factory building, there were busy researchers and the ring-shaped tokamak device that seemed a bit huge compared to humans.

Professor Hong stood beside Mo Dao, looked at the busy research teams, and asked with a smile.

Now all the work of EAST is centered around Mo Dao's plan and the new approximate model given by Mo Dao.

If there are problems with the plan given by Mo Dao,

This means that a huge amount of funding has been wasted, and the entire EAST research team's months of work have been wasted.

EAST research and original experiments were delayed for several months or even more than a year.

Because there are some changes and adjustments, it also takes time to adjust them back.

Even more serious,

Such a huge amount of money was wasted. Next time I have a similar situation and want to apply for a fund,

You will also become much sleepier than you are now.

The entire EAST may be ruined.

Not to mention Mo Dao's personal development.

"According to the current situation, the Q value can reach 0.8."

Mo Dao shook his head, his expression still calm.

Even if Mo Dao experienced an uneventful previous life,

Lighten the mood a bit.

But it is obviously impossible to expect him to have the same mentality as ordinary people.

What pressure will he have?

If it fails, he will just spend his own money and let EAST do it again.

in addition,

He knows that in the future, without such big qualitative breakthroughs in superconductivity and turbulence theory, AI technology,

Based on the current research model of controllable nuclear fusion,

The Q value has been increased to above 0.8, but now he has just advanced the time.

beside,

Professor Hong looked at Mo Dao seriously, and then said with a smile,

"You're quite confident."

After finishing laughing, Professor Hong said seriously again,

"But that's good. You don't have to feel any pressure. Although you have come up with a plan, in fact, this major adjustment plan is agreed upon by all of us."

"We are making this major adjustment now because we judge it to be right. Since it is our own judgment, we are naturally responsible for anything that happens."

"There is no need for you to bear the responsibility and pressure."

The entire theoretical team did not conceal Mo Dao's main contribution to this plan.

But when applying for funding and confirming this major adjustment,

including Academician Zhang, the head of EAST, and Professor Hong, took the initiative to take responsibility.

It means that if there are problems with this adjustment, it is their judgment and decision-making that are wrong.

It has nothing to do with Mo Dao who came up with the plan.

They are willing to bear this responsibility and all the consequences.

Mo Dao looked at Professor Hong,

"Thank you, Professor Hong."

"Haha, you're welcome. Next time you have a similar plan, just come up with it."

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Although the entire research team and a group of researchers are working hard and advancing the progress rapidly with high morale,

the entire major adjustment and upgrade ultimately took more than four months.

After four months,

the entire EAST did not see any changes in appearance,

and the main body still showed its original appearance.

But the hardware and software, and the places that can be adjusted, have undergone a lot of changes.

In the end,

the accident that Professor Hong mentioned, which required consequences, did not happen.

After the adjustment, each system of the device has been run separately. Everything went smoothly.

Occasional problems were solved in a short time.

Then,

the critical day finally arrived.

In the middle of May of 2018.

After the overall adjustment and upgrade of EAST was completed,

the time of the first operation after the major adjustment was also determined.

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On that day, a vice president of Huaxin News Agency entered the indoor experimental field of EAST as a reporter and the only media.

Huaxin News Agency filmed the process of this experiment.

Not all the content may be reported,

but it will be preserved in history as historical data.

If controlled nuclear fusion can be successful in the future,

if this experiment can indeed reach a Q value of 0.8,

it will also be an important node in the history of controlled nuclear fusion research.

All EAST researchers were also present to witness this absolutely historic moment.

"Turn on the Ohm heating transformer and start preheating the pipeline."

"Add fuel."

According to the process, the experimenters poured the material used to heat the plasma into the tokamak device.

The material quickly penetrated into the plasma state.

This EAST plasma confinement experiment began.