Chapter Thirty-Eight: Lu Yu Ignites!
Huaguo, the great northwest.
Looking up, the sky is cloudless, the yellow sand on the Gobi is rolling, and it is calm as far as the eye can see.
In the base, both the researchers and the soldiers stationed in the base are working in their respective posts in an orderly manner.
Since yesterday evening, the farthest checkpoint has been set up 100 kilometers away, and with the cooperation of armored vehicles, the only road in the Gobi Desert has been blocked. Heavily armed soldiers patrol the base and beyond, keeping out all potential threats and safety hazards.
In the very core area of the base, Professor Liu and Professor Long, who had pointed out the tokamak device to Lu Yu, were waiting for the results of the last inspection.
Soon, after the feedback that everything was normal was sent to the two big guys, the two looked at each other and took a deep breath.
"The superconducting magnet is activating! Synchronous injection of liquid helium ......"
"After the liquid helium is injected, confirm that the temperature has reached a critical value, and start powering up!"
"The current reaches a critical ......"
"Magnetic field adjustment complete......"
"Fuel it!"
Finally, it's this point.
After almost a year of reproduction projects, the base of the Gobi Desert is about to give birth to the brilliance of the stars!
Taking a deep breath, the two professors each slowly stretched out their right hands, and the fingerprints and instructions of the two were needed on the console to ignite the fire.
Since the theory of nuclear fusion was proposed in the middle of the last century, some optimistic scientists have predicted that this great technology will be realized within 50 years, but history has proved that his predictions for the future of mankind are too rosy.
But today, the eternal fifty years will come to an end on this day.
People have been waiting too long for this day.
“…… It's an honor to witness this moment with all of you. ”
At the moment when Professor Liu pressed the confirmation button, he announced to all the researchers: "Lu Yu, ignite!" ”
Just like the rising sun and the rising sun on the Gobi Desert.
In that dark reaction chamber, the hottest energy of this star system is being lit up by a gradually dazzling light......
The temperature in the reaction chamber continues to rise.
Pregnant with the hottest energy in this galaxy, the plasma trapped in the magnetic field flows quietly in the reaction chamber like an aurora as thin as a cicada's wings.
When the temperature exceeded 100 million, the light, which was more dazzling than the stars, was lit up in an instant.
Endless energy poured out like a tidal wave, freed from the tiny nucleus.
Witnessing the arrival of this moment, everyone in the control room had an excited expression on their faces.
The cheers didn't ring, it was just the beginning!
The capacitors densely packed in the nuclear fusion device can release the maximum amount of electricity in a city for a day, and with the push of the switch, a terrifying current instantly pours into the cylinder the size of a mobile phone, violently compressing the hydrogen atoms contained in it to the limit, and releasing terrifying fusion energy.
Using the inertia of the fuel and the strong current to form a magnetic cage, pulse ignition occurs in a microsecond time frame, and the dazzling light suddenly appears to be like a sun in the device!
Staring at the lines of feedback data and real-time images on the computer screen, Professor Long pondered for a moment before opening his mouth to order.
"Turn on generator set No. 1."
According to the feedback data, the ignition result is quite perfect, and the next step is to see if the energy output of the device reaches the expected Q value.
"Yes!"
After receiving this order, the researcher sitting in front of the computer immediately pressed the button to connect to the No. 1 generator set.
The input energy is greater than the output energy, which has always been a major difficulty for the Blue Star nuclear fusion project.
Even if the Q value is greater than 1 for a short period of time, it cannot be maintained for a long time, which makes all nuclear fusion devices like tools for laboratory validation.
Soon, with the No. 1 generator set connected to the reactor, everyone knew that the key to the test was coming.
When the energy that was supposed to be a star is released, the plasma gas that ionizes at high temperatures in this unique tokamak device shoots out of the vent, cutting the magnetic inductance lines at high speed, converting the thermal energy in the reactor into a steady stream of electricity.
The researcher, whose eyes were fixed on the screen, sat in front of the computer screen, said in an excited voice.
"The ferrofluid generator set connection port is working properly!"
"The power of the No. 1 generator set is increasing!"
"The power of the No. 1 generator set is fully loaded, reaching the expected 2000MW!"
In the end, he could no longer suppress the excitement in his heart and shouted out the excitement.
"We made it!"
Yes, it worked!
The energy released by fusion is being continuously converted into electricity and used by them.
As the No. 1 generator set began to supply power to the device that maintained the magnetic field, the entire fusion unit and the generator set have formed a cycle that can continuously and steadily output electrical energy.
In the current solar system, there is no form of energy that is purer and closer to the origin of the atom.
"Lu Yu is expected to have a Q value of 165!!"
"It worked!"
This cry resonated in everyone's hearts.
In the control room, deafening cheers erupted, and people hugged each other and high-fived each other.
They have been ready to be nameless people in the Gobi Desert like their ancestors for most of their lives, but in less than a year, this project of the century that has plagued mankind has actually been realized in their hands!
Although they are not the biggest contributors, without them, the project is difficult, and civilization is a miracle created by countless individuals.
I don't know who started first, and the song resounded throughout the base.
"The five-star red flag flutters in the wind, and the victory song is so loud."
"Sing about our dear motherland, from now on to prosperity and strength."
The victory belongs to them, the victory belongs to Huaguo, and the victory also belongs to Lu Yu who is far away in the alien planet!
When he felt that he should step out of the cockpit, this bright light was destined to light up in Huaguo!
Lu Yu broadcast live through the special line and witnessed the moment of successful ignition.
Although everyone was countless light years away, the two professors also hummed along in the increasingly enthusiastic atmosphere over there, and Lu Yu couldn't help but sing along: "Sing our dear motherland, from now on to prosperity and strength." ”
And on the land of China, there are still technologies that can shock the world after a year of gestation.
When they were announced to the world, the entire Blue Star was shocked, and it turned out that Huaguo had unknowingly become the pinnacle of mankind in various scientific research fields!