Chapter 80: 95 seconds
While waiting for the materials laboratory to prepare the first superconducting graphene wire, Lu Yidu stayed in the physics laboratory to participate in the research of the stellarator.
"According to the analysis of the mathematical model of plasma turbulence, the No. 97 fixed coil needs to be slightly deflected to the left by 0.181 degrees."
For more than ten days, the stellarroder was started every day, and Lu Yi and a group of scientific research dogs wore heavy anti-radiation suits into the stellar simulator placement area, while inspecting the stellarator tomorrow and replacing the equipment components that were seriously damaged, while holding a micrometer to adjust the external magnetic field coil.
In the stellarator, except for a small part of the coils that belong to the active adjustment and receive real-time adjustment controlled by the system when the stellarator is started, there are most of the fixed coils, which are generally adjusted only when the stellarator is optimized.
"Huang Sheng, just now Lin Qiang adjusted the No. 52 fixed coil and checked it again to see if the adjustment was qualified and fixed, Lin Qiang, you come and check my No. 97 fixed coil."
Holding the micrometer and carefully adjusting the coil to the exact position and fixing it to death, Lu Yi did not have the privilege of being the boss, but took the initiative to invite other researchers to check each other's adjustments.
As the coil that generates the confined magnetic field, this is one of the most important components of the stellarator, and every adjustment will bring about a change in the shape of the magnetic field.
This thing can't be sloppy at all, the terrifying plasma with a temperature of up to 100 million degrees Celsius is responsible for binding, if the adjustment is wrong or there is shaking because it is not fixed in the start-up operation, then there is a problem with the light test, and it is a serious safety accident.
"Boss, you said that after we adjust the external magnetic field coil and control parameters of tomorrow's stellar simulator according to the plasma turbulence model, can the constraint time exceed 100 seconds?"
The boss held the adjustment method in his hand, carefully compared the parameters of the No. 52 fixed coil, and after confirming that there was no problem, he turned his head and asked Lu Yi.
"It's not a big problem, after all, the WEGA stellarite is the predecessor of the Spiral Stone 7-X, and the design is not as advanced as the Spiral Stone 7-X, but the technology that should be available is also available."
Before adjusting the stellar simulator according to the plasma turbulence model, with the advice of two engineers from Max Planck Labs, everyone learned the more specific structure and technical principles of the stellarator, and at the same time explored and familiarized themselves with the use of their own knowledge to adjust the stellarator of tomorrow.
Experiments are started every day, and after the tests, the stellarum is checked for damage, and then the data is diveted headlong into the collected data.
For more than half a month, with the attitude of getting up early and greedy for darkness, I finally relied on my own ability to successfully stabilize the discharge time of the stellarumer, which was originally less than 3 seconds and occasionally less than 1 second, to about 6 seconds.
It was only at this time that everyone began to adjust the parameters of the external magnetic field coil and the control algorithm according to the model of plasma turbulence combined with the parameters of the stellarator.
This adjustment is also not a one-step adjustment, because the coil adjustment means that the shape of the magnetic field changes, and so the plasma changes accordingly.
While this change does not escape the model of plasma turbulence, it does mean that the stellarator needs to be constantly adjusted based on the latest data from the experiments.
This is the same as Max Planck Labs' Spiral Stone 7-X, which has a discharge time of more than one hour, which is not achieved by a breakthrough in the plasma model, but also by several adjustments to reach more than an hour.
Only after several adjustments can the stellarator reach an optimal state, maximize the effect of the plasma turbulence model, and minimize the impact of plasma turbulence.
"Okay, that's it, go back and check how the control algorithm is adjusted, and then conduct the first power-on test after today's adjustment!"
Lu Yi took the adjustment plan to check all the coils that needed to be adjusted, looked at the damaged components that had just been replaced, and after confirming that there was no problem, he beckoned everyone to go back to the control room.
"Two beauties, no problem."
Back in the control room, Lu Yi took off his helmet, touched the sweat on his forehead casually, and asked Lin Meng and Zhang Qing in front of the console.
"The adjustment is done, and the mathematical model of this adjustment and change is also uploaded to the public area of the laboratory intranet, you can download it and take a look."
Lin Meng determined the last number, determined to save the control algorithm, stood up and said to Lu Yi with a smile.
As soon as these words came out, the other researchers in the surrounding physics laboratories couldn't wait to pick up their computers and connect to the intranet, log in to their accounts to download the mathematical model uploaded by Lin Meng.
Mathematicians are still good at data level, and Professor Lin has been leading the mathematics group to model and analyze the data obtained in the physics laboratory during this time.
Carrying a Fields Medal-winning mathematician with you is a treat that even Max Planck Labs doesn't have.
Otherwise, if Lu Yi and the others want to find out the characteristics of tomorrow's stellar simulator and make adjustments, the progress efficiency will not be so fast at all, and every adjustment plan will not be so accurate.
"The next time you adjust the stellar coil, you can let more professional personnel go, what are you doing as a soy sauce boss."
Seeing Lu Yi's sweaty appearance, Zhang Qing helped take the protective helmet in Lu Yi's hand, while Lin Meng was very accustomed to naturally taking a few tissues to help Lu Yi wipe the sweat on his head.
At this scene, looking at the other scientific research dogs in the physics laboratory around him, he couldn't help but turn his head sadly.
"Okay, Brother Hu's side should also have results, and I shouldn't be here in the next few days."
Lu Yi nodded, Hu Feng should have news about the first superconducting graphene wire for so long, and then the biological laboratory will also go to take a look.
"I'll take a shower first, and you guys will check and activate the stellar mimic first."
After chatting with Lin Meng and Zhang Qing, Lu Yi walked to the bathroom, and the heavy radiation protection suit felt the need to complain and add an air conditioning module.
When Lu Yi took a shower and changed into a set of clothes and returned to the laboratory, the stellar simulator had been activated, and the light strip on the screen that was still bright after multiple filters made him squint his eyes.
"How's it going? How much is the ion irradiation detected on the inner wall reduced? Lu Yi walked to the stellar simulator monitoring center and asked.
"The ion irradiation for the inner wall detection was reduced by 48.9 percent, which reduced the energy temperature of the inner wall material by 31.7 percent."
The researcher in charge of monitoring the data quickly answered a few pieces of data, just as a magnetic field as strong as the sun cannot perfectly bind all particles, so is the constrained magnetic field of a stellarator.
During operation, there will always be a very small part of the plasma that penetrates the magnetic field and acts on the inner wall material to cause the inner wall material to heat up, resulting in a change in the material properties.
This is one of the challenges of controlled nuclear fusion, and this is where the plasma turbulence model comes in.
It can make the confined magnetic field of the controllable nuclear fusion device more efficient in confinement of the plasma, reduce the plasma penetrating the magnetic field, and also reduce the loss of magnetic field energy, and improve energy efficiency.
Time passed quietly, and every second, the running stellar simulator generated a large amount of data, such as data on changes in the magnetic field, changes in the materials on the inner wall, deflection of particles by the deflector, and reaction data on nuclear fusion inside the stellarumer......
Through the high-sensitivity sensors on the stellarator, this data is continuously collected and then transmitted to the side of the console.
One minute! This time, the stellarator was activated and ignited, and the fusion time came to one minute.
On the ground, the supercomputer on the third floor of the five-story building is running slowly, and the powerful computing power perfectly and accurately fine-tunes the stellar simulator in real time according to the predetermined control parameters.
At 76 seconds, the line graph displayed on the screen continued to rise, and began to gradually approach the warning line.
In 89 seconds, everyone held their breath, although it was different from the previous test of a few seconds of discharge time, the line chart at that time was a straight line, and now it is a meandering crawl, but as the cordon is getting closer and closer, everyone still can't help but be a little nervous.
In 95 seconds, the inner wall material took the lead in crossing the safety cordon, the stellar simulator preset safety program was activated, and the giant beast in the roar quickly quieted down......