The breakthrough of the antimatter high-energy meson generator project has finally brought the antimatter engineering into a new era of application!

In the new era, the need for antimatter will increase exponentially, and this is what finally made Liu Feng eager to launch the new super collider.

In fact, there is no disagreement about whether or not to build a special super collider.

However, many people are still skeptical about whether they will directly build a super collider that is 10 times larger than the first super collider, as Liu Feng proposed.

For example, Li Zhengwu, Wang Chengshu, Academician Li Yongfeng, and so on, these people believe that we should build a new collider according to the standards of the first super collider, rather than magnifying it 10 times all at once.

It has to be said that their concerns are entirely justified.

Although the construction of the first super collider allowed Hua Guo to accumulate a lot of experience, everyone had no experience in actually using their own technology to design a brand-new, epoch-making super collider!

Moreover, this is a major project of hundreds of billions of yuan, and the slightest mistake will cause unbearable consequences.

Therefore, it is too bold to directly build a 10 times the standard super collider, both technically and for sound reasons!

However, Liu Feng doesn't think so.

Technically speaking, the most important criterion limiting the performance of the super collider is nothing more than the issue of current intensity; the greater the current intensity, the more serious the heat generation of the old conductive materials will be, and it is easy to cause an accident of 'crash and death'.

Theoretically speaking, no matter how large the current is, there will be no heat, which makes the energy supply of the super collider 'infinite', how much magnetic field is needed at the lower end, and how much current can be supplied at the front end, unless the upstream energy supply is not available!

Therefore, from this aspect, not to mention 10 times, even if it is 100 times, 1000 times the current index, there is no problem!

Of course, the Super Collider has always been a system problem, and the current strength and magnetic field strength are only one aspect, and other aspects need to be improved at the same time, otherwise even if the energy can be increased to 10000000 times, it will not make any sense.

As for the mentality of Academician Li Zhengwu and others to seek stability, Liu Feng can also fully understand it.

It's just that science and technology have never been able to develop steadily, whether it is a car, an airplane or a rocket, no one has relevant construction experience at the beginning, but there are always people who have the courage to try and dare to innovate, which makes these technologies develop rapidly......

In the end, the top level still approved Liu Feng's plan, directly focusing on the engineering unit for the construction of the Qinhuangdao Super Collider, and a larger engineering unit was ready to go to Bashu from the moment the plan was just approved.

As for why the new super collider was built in the hinterland of Bashu, it is the most comprehensive and technologically developed aerospace production base in China except for the three eastern provinces, and there are world-famous large-scale equipment cluster enterprises such as Chengfei and Xichang Satellite Launch Center, and these enterprises are fully capable of providing a strong logistical support system for the entire super collider project.

On the other hand, built in the hinterland of Bashu, the antimatter produced in the future can also be produced and sold nearby, and directly used in the aerospace industry, saving a lot of transportation trouble; in addition, Bashu itself is the source of power transmission from the west to the east, and the electricity generated by the antimatter power plant in the future can also be directly integrated into the old power transmission system, saving a large wave of resources.

Of course, in addition to Bashu, the three provinces of the northwest and northeast are not impossible to choose.

However, the three eastern provinces already have a Qinhuangdao base, and as for the great northwest, if the super collider in the southwest is built smoothly, a new super collider center will soon be laid out, becoming the third antimatter production base after the southwest.

As for the most economically developed areas in China, such as the central and southeastern coasts, it is simply not suitable for the construction of large-scale antimatter production bases, and the reason for this is, in addition to strategic security considerations, the construction cost is definitely one of the most important reasons.

After the new super collider construction plan was determined, of course, it was announced generously, hiding the temper of people who were not Liu Feng at all.

Of course, what kind of intention is in this, that is a matter of the benevolent and the wise.

After all, the Super Collider itself is designed for the study of fundamental physics, and as for the production of antimatter, it is purely incidental.

Well, just a side item.

As for whether you believe it or not,

Anyway, I believe it......

Shanhaiguan, high-tech park.

Not so long ago, the neighborhood was an undeveloped wasteland, but now it is well developed.

With the policy support of the municipal government, with the arrival of a large number of high-tech enterprises, relying on the support of a large number of orders from the Super Collider Research Institute, an enterprise development ecology centered on the High Energy Research Institute has been formed in this area.

Although it is true that the original intention of the industrial park was only to serve high-energy research institutes, it now seems that this goal has not only been exceeded, but also brought huge economic value.

This is especially true for emerging manufacturing industries.

According to the latest industrial research report of the Qinhuangdao Municipal Government, a large number of happy manufacturing industries from all over the country, especially from the northeast thousands of miles to gather here, machine manufacturing and processing, new material research and development and production, and other supporting facilities, etc., have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain, only last year, has accounted for 80% of the GDP of the entire Shanhaiguan region!

Moreover, thanks to the implementation of the 'controllable nuclear fusion' project (antimatter power generation project), the development of the entire high-tech park has not only not stagnated, but has been built bigger and bigger, from the original 3,000 acres to 6,000 acres!

The leaders of the municipal party committee who planned this area were still worried about where the future economic development would go once the construction of the super collider was completed.

It's a pie-in-the-sky surprise!

And even more surprises are yet to come!

The Council of Elders is even already planning to directly build the area of Qinhuangdao and Shanhaiguan into an energy supply base for the entire Northeast and North China if the antimatter power generation project goes very smoothly!

More and bigger supercolliders and 'controlled fusion power plants' (antimatter power plants) will come together here!

The future prospects of Shanhaiguan will definitely only get brighter and brighter, and it will not be just a flash in the pan as those in the city government estimated.

The enterprises in the entire high-tech park are like stars and moons, "surrounding" the high-energy research institute.

More than eighty percent of the output value here is directly or indirectly related to this research institute in terms of technology, and with the expansion of the relevant market, this proportion is further increasing.

Academia leads the industry, and the factories follow the research institute.

This is almost unthinkable in other research institutions in the country.

However, who allowed some dynamite award winner to exist here?

The institute directly led by the winner of the explosives award has long been a sacred place in the minds of Chinese researchers.

And with the announcement of the completion of the Super Collider, not only Chinese researchers, but also researchers from all over the world will be attracted to this place, forming a larger talent gathering scale than CERN.

In addition, the country is willing to invest money, and tens of billions of dollars have been invested before and after!

With technology, talent, policy, and money, I am afraid there is no better place to attract high-end manufacturing enterprises to settle down!

……

The last thing was moved from the original laboratory to the High Energy Research Institute of Shanhaiguan.

This time, Academician Qian Zhengying not only moved a series of scientific research equipment from the laboratory, but also brought the hope of antimatter high-energy meson generators!

A detailed generator design sketch.

Although it is only a sketch, except for the shell of the generator, the basic structure of the entire high-energy meson generator set has been designed.

"Is this the design drawing of a high-energy meson generator?"

Taking the drawings from Academician Qian's hand, Liu Feng briefly glanced at them twice,

"Well, basically no problem, what is the expected energy conversion efficiency?"

Academician Qian: "The preliminary estimate is that it can reach 50%! It is indeed much stronger than the traditional water-boiling generator." ”

"50%?" Liu Feng nodded, not too happy.

The traditional thermal power generation unit, below 300,000 kilowatts, the energy conversion efficiency is generally 35~38%; in the 300,000~600,000 kilowatts, the energy conversion efficiency is generally about 40%; in the 600,000~1 million kilowatts, the energy conversion efficiency is generally about 42%; and the cogeneration with high energy conversion efficiency is the kind of power generation system in which the electric load changes with the heating load, the heating pumping is used as industrial gas, and the hot water is used as the residential heat supply, and the efficiency after heat conversion is 60~70% In between, that's it.

The energy conversion efficiency of high-energy meson generator sets can generally reach 60%, which is already very good!

However, this is indeed a little lower than Liu Feng's expectations.

"Can it be improved?"

Academician Qian nodded, looking at Liu Feng's dissatisfied expression, she said with a smile: "I know that I can't meet your requirements." 50% is just a conservative estimate, and the specific amount still needs to be verified in kind. And the experts of our electrical institute have also discussed, if you are lucky, it should be able to reach 60%~70%, but not more than 80% at most!"

"80%?" Liu Feng's eyes lit up, but then he was puzzled.

When protons and antiprotons are annihilated, they do not immediately produce γ rays, but produce 3 to 7 mesons, usually 3 charged mesons and 2 neutral mesons, of which the neutral mesons are almost immediately converted into high-energy γ rays, and the high-energy meson generator uses a magnetic field to control the direction of these dotted mesons for power generation.

Therefore, theoretically speaking, the energy conversion efficiency of this generator can only reach about 60% at most!

"But this design drawing, it doesn't seem to reach 60%?"

Academician Qian smiled, revealing a look that he had long expected Liu Fengfeng to say: "Of course, it is impossible to achieve so much by simply using high-energy mesons to generate electricity! But we can find a way in the remaining 40% of the energy." ”

"You mean ......" Liu Feng's eyes widened.

"That's right, we can use that 40% of our energy to 'boil water'!"

Academician Qian took out another design drawing from the folder and handed it to Liu Feng.

"On a spaceship, 40% of that energy can only be wasted, but on Earth, we can use this 40% of energy, however, unfortunately, we can only use 30% of the energy at most......"

"I see!" After a quick look at the design drawing, Liu Feng immediately understood why the highest was 80%.

Theoretically, 60% of the power generation is generated using high-energy mesons, but in practice, the conversion rate can only be achieved at most about 50%, and with the addition of 30% of the 'boiling water', isn't it exactly 80%?

Of course, 80% is also the highest conversion rate, generally speaking, it can be around 60%, it is very good, after all, in the specific production process, it is impossible to be perfect, and many places will cause energy loss, which is also unavoidable.

"Old Qian, you have worked hard. After returning the design drawings to the original owner, Liu Feng continued to ask, "How long will it take for the specific verification machine to be made?"

The old lady thought about it and said unsatisfied: "It will be the beginning of next year at the earliest, the part of boiling water, the production technology of Dongfang Motor is very mature, but the part of high-energy meson, because it is from scratch, it will take a little time." ”

"It's already soon!" Liu Feng nodded with satisfaction, "Dongfang Motor's side is worthy of being one of the top power factories in China, and its technical strength is really strong." ”

According to the conditions that there is already a ready-made production line, it generally takes about half a year to build a 100MW level generator, and the high-energy meson generator is a new generator set, which is very different from the ready-made hydro, thermal and wind turbines.

"Perhaps," Academician Qian shook his head.

Liu Feng is not engaged in the generator industry in the end, and she does not know about the domestic generator manufacturing technology, but as one of the leaders in this industry, she knows that Huaguo's generator manufacturing technology is unsatisfactory.

IN THE CASE OF THE THREE GORGES HYDROPOWER STATION, THE GENERATOR UNIT EQUIPMENT IS MAINLY PROVIDED BY THE VGS CONSORTIUM COMPOSED OF VOITH IN COUNTRY D, GENERAL ELECTRIC (GE) IN COUNTRY M AND SIEMENS IN COUNTRY D, AND THE ALSTOM CONSORTIUM COMPOSED OF ALSTOM IN GALLIC AND ABB IN SWITZERLAND.

Although these companies have promised to transfer the relevant technology to domestic motor manufacturers free of charge when signing the supply agreement, until now, Huaguo has been catching up behind the butts of these enterprises.

There is no way, Huaguo has always been a big problem in terms of power equipment, whether it is the engine or generator of a car, an airplane or a spaceship......

Fortunately, after more than 10 years of development, although it still does not reach the world's most advanced level, it can at least be in the second-rate echelon: "The problem of the generator set is not big, and hard work can always be done." I heard that antimatter is going to be used to generate electricity, and the old experts of our electrical engineering institute and Dongfang Electric have already been gearing up. On your side, I'm a little worried right now. ”

Academician Qian opened his mouth, and stopped talking a little.

"What are you worried about?" Liu Feng thought thoughtfully.

"Whether it's controlled nuclear fusion or antimatter power generation, it needs to be carried out on the basis of a reactor, but so far, I haven't heard that you are working on an antimatter reactor?"

Really!

Regarding Qian Lao's question, Liu Feng smiled and explained:

"Well, until now, I won't hide it from you. In fact, as early as when you were designing the generator drawings, Li Zhengwu, Wang Chengshu, Academician Li Yongfeng and others were already working on the construction of antimatter reactors. ”

"It turned out to be them!" Looking at the confident expression on Liu Feng's face, the big stone in Qian Lao's heart finally fell, and he suddenly realized, "Haven't they been engaged in controlled nuclear fusion? No, no, aren't you also engaged in controlled nuclear fusion......?"

Then he patted his forehead.

With antimatter technology, controlled nuclear fusion has become completely a chicken rib, and it is natural to dismount. ”

The corners of Liu Feng's mouth were already smiling: "No, no, no, Qian Lao, the controllable nuclear fusion project has never been launched, look at the plaque hanging outside our research institute, in addition to the Institute of High Energy Physics, isn't there a controlled nuclear fusion research institute?"

"You guys!" Looking at Liu Feng with a smile on his face, the old lady shook her head, as if she didn't like it very much.

But Liu Feng could clearly see a hint of the same chicken thief's smile in her old man's eyes......