August 29, 2016.

Next to Shanmei's Lianhuashan Fire Nuclear Power Plant, the Nuclear Fusion Research Institute has officially entered the final stage of research and development of the miniaturization of controllable nuclear fusion reactors.

Huang Mingzhe, Dong Kuan, Wei Feng and others are all busy with this miniaturization work.

The miniaturization of the controllable nuclear fusion reactor is not simply a matter of reducing the previous Jinwu 1 and Jinwu 2 in the same proportion.

Because miniaturization means that the properties of the same material are rapidly decreasing, the temperature of the fusion reaction and the density of the energy released are not decreasing.

In this case, it is inevitable that the previous materials cannot be used, and we can only wait for the research and development of new materials to obtain suitable new materials, and it is possible to complete the miniaturization of controlled nuclear fusion.

Huang Mingzhe had completed the design of the miniaturization of the nuclear fusion reactor, but he had not developed a suitable material.

Recently, with the increase of a large number of new human beings, the number of scientific researchers in the Institute of Thinking Materials has increased significantly, which has promoted the improvement of scientific research strength.

In the last month, the research and development of all materials was completed by the Institute of Thinking Materials, so the research and development of the miniaturization of the controllable nuclear fusion reactor - Jinwu IV has entered the final stage of research and development.

Inside the laboratory.

A device about the size of a medium-sized refrigerator is quietly displayed in the middle of this laboratory, and these are the Jinwu IV controlled nuclear fusion reactors.

The height is 2.1 meters, the length is 1.1 meters, the width is 0.95 meters, and the weight is 644 kilograms.

Considering that the Jinwu 4 is more likely to use mobile tools, such as large satellites, combat vehicles, small ships, temporary camps, small underground bases, emergency power supply vehicles, etc.

Therefore, the overall design style of Jinwu IV is integrated, and the whole only has a nuclear fuel tank mouth, a reaction waste tank mouth, and a voltage regulating transmission port.

The robot inserts a can of DD nuclear fuel, which is larger than a normal spray insecticide bottle and contains 5 kilograms of heavy hydrogen nuclear fuel.

Dong Kuan picked up the walkie-talkie and ordered: "Start the reactor, the first trial run begins." ”

"Roger."

The researcher picked up the remote control and pressed the nuclear reaction start button.

After a slight hum, the green light for the self-sustaining fusion of the reactor turns on.

Then an autonomous robot plugs a cable into the voltage regulating transmission port, and the researcher adjusts the voltage and presses the transmission switch.

Huang Mingzhe saw the data fed back by the inspection equipment, and the maximum power was maintained at the level of 25.3 kWh/s.

This is equivalent to an annual power generation of 800 million kWh.

At present, 1 kilogram of controllable nuclear fuel can produce about 1.5 billion kilowatt-hours of energy, and the conversion efficiency of the overall energy into electrical energy is about 68%.

This means that 5 kg of nuclear fuel can be self-sustaining for 6 years.

But in fact, it is not only, because the nuclear fusion reaction will produce tritium hydrogen and helium-three, and Jinwu IV will re-inject these super-heavy hydrogen and helium-three into the nuclear fusion reaction by itself, which will increase the self-sustaining time of the nuclear fusion reactor in disguise.

It is estimated that 5 kilograms of nuclear fuel can make the Jinwu 4 self-sustaining for 7 years, which is 365 days a year of non-stop operation.

In fact, it is impossible for the nuclear fusion reactor to run day and night, because the fusion reactor may die of overwork, and the machine cannot not stop.

For example, if it is installed on the Phoenix gamma-ray laser satellite, the laser cannot be turned on continuously.

In addition, a variant was designed for the Golden Crow IV, which is specifically designed for gamma-ray lasers, because the laser needs a short burst. Seven or eight Chinese fastest ^ mobile terminal:://

Therefore, Jinwu IV-B can be overclocked and transmitted, and the energy output power can be increased by hundreds of times in an instant.

However, the consequence of this is that nuclear fuel consumption will rise rapidly, and under overclocking power, 5 kg of nuclear fuel can last up to about 25.5 days.

Considering the situation in outer space, some additional nuclear fuel tanks may be added at that time to extend the self-sustaining time of nuclear fuel.

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Huang Mingzhe looked at the data, and everything was in line with his design expectations.

"It looks like we're done with the micro-reactor." Dong Kuan said happily.

Huang Mingzhe thought for a while and instructed: "You can subdivide a few more models, such as designing some professional models according to various needs." ”

"No problem, with the prototype of the miniaturization, our current scientific research strength is increasing day by day, and the improvement work can be completed soon." Dong Kuan is full of confidence in this.

Wei Feng on the side was not too worried, he was thinking about other things now, he was no longer interested in controlled nuclear fusion, or he had no sense of conquest.

The first test run lasted for five hours, during which overclocking power generation, variable voltage transmission, intermittent power generation and other test work were carried out, and everything went very smoothly.

After that, Huang Mingzhe instructed Dong Kuan to continue to improve the Jinwu No. 4, and organize scientific research forces to open various subdivisions of the Jinwu No. 4.

On the other hand, aerospace science and industry are also preparing the launch plan of the Phoenix satellite and the silent satellite.

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Last month, Chang-5-D completed its sixth launch mission, launching the last four Diting satellites into the 1,500-kilometer orbit of the Blue Star.

Since then, the Diting Satellite System has realized all-weather and dead-angle monitoring of the Blue Star.

The real situation of Blue Star at every moment will be displayed synchronously on the virtual Blue Star, and with the supercomputer of Nuwa Bio that has just been put into service, the Netherworld has realized the comprehensive monitoring of Blue Star.

On September 1, Qiongzhou Wenchang Space Launch Center ushered in another heavyweight launch mission.

The launch mission of Chang-5-E, the aerospace science and industry can be said to be painful and happy in the past few months, the Chang-5-D launch once a month, plus the design and construction of the Chang-5-E lunar launch vehicle.

Thankfully, a large number of new human engineers and researchers joined in, and they were able to complete the construction of the Long Five-E at the end of August.

However, looking at the Changwu-E on the launch frame, Li Guoqing and Chen Yao also felt a lot of pressure, after all, the time was too rushed.

"Countdown to launch 10...... 6…… 3…… 0, ignition. ”

Listening to the radio, Chen Yao and Li Guoqing looked at the rows of displays.

The Chang-5-E is a non-recyclable launch vehicle, which naturally carries a lot of fuel, and carries an improved 8.6-ton Diting detector.

The ignition was very successful, and the Chang-5-E, propelled by the main engine, began to tilt in preparation for breaking through the Kármán line.

The core stage separates at 210 kilometers from low Earth orbit, and although it is not recoverable, the core stage will re-enter the atmosphere and crash into a spacecraft cemetery in the South Pacific.

Call! Chen Yao breathed a sigh of relief, after breaking through the atmosphere, the most dangerous stage of the space rocket was finally over.

The next step is to orbit the blue star, perform orbit change maneuvers, constantly move to a high orbit, and finally borrow the gravitational slingshot of the blue star to enter the lunar orbit.

And entering the gravitational slingshot stage is the second dangerous stage in this launch mission, and this process must be very delicate and not make a little mistake.

According to the plan, the maneuver around the blue star will take six days, and then enter the gravitational slingshot phase, which will enter the lunar orbit at about 2 a.m. on the inner side of September 8.

After looking at the data, Chen Yao and Li Guoqing prepared to return to the production base of aerospace science and industry.

The follow-up work can only be handed over to the Wenchang Space Center, which has been used to launching launch vehicles and satellites for most of the year.

And foreign countries are also almost numb to the speed of China's space launch, which is launched once a month.