Chapter 344: Limitations of the Times
In the Chuanhai Materials Laboratory, while Xu Chuan was busy testing the copper-carbon-silver high-temperature superconducting material, on the other side, in Gucheng, the secondary verification of the plasma turbulence mathematical model was finally completed.
With the verified data and model, Gao Hongming quickly rushed back to Jinling.
According to the staff of the Gucheng National Supercomputing Center and the two modelers arranged by Academician Peng Hongxi, the verification of the model was quite successful.
After adding various initial values and variables to the simulation, there were almost no problems with the operation of the model except that the demand for computing power would increase.
This reply made him very excited.
Although he was not a professional in the field of controlled nuclear fusion, he still knew something because he was arranged to assist in the construction of controlled nuclear fusion projects.
The control of plasma turbulence in the chamber of a controlled nuclear fusion reactor is an extremely difficult part of controlled nuclear fusion technology.
At present, whether it is the experimental reactors independently researched by various countries or the ITER project of international cooperation, there has been no significant progress in the control of plasma turbulence.
Even the stellarator, which has a great advantage in plasma turbulence control, has not been able to achieve long-term control.
At present, in terms of plasma turbulence control, the longest running time of the stellarator is six minutes created by the stellarator 'Spiralite 7-X' test reactor of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Germany.
This is when the top water-cooled divertor was replaced in late 2019.
And six minutes, converted to three hundred and sixty seconds.
This result is already very long compared to the ITER that takes the tokamak route. The longest running time of the tokamak device of the ITER project is only more than one hundred seconds.
Relatively speaking, the later developed stellarator 'Spiralite 7-X' test reactor has increased several times.
As for China, the current record created is the "artificial sun" EAST experimental reactor in Luyang, which has a running time of 101 seconds.
This data is slightly lower than the international cooperation ITER project, but it is enough to prove China's strength in the field of controlled nuclear fusion.
However, for the commercial long-term operation of controlled nuclear fusion reactors, six minutes and one hundred seconds are actually equally short.
Compared with controlled nuclear fusion, controlled nuclear fission power generation can maintain uninterrupted power generation for 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
It can only be said that there is still a long way to go to realize controlled nuclear fusion technology.
But now, the light of controlled nuclear fusion has shone through the darkness, and the hope of controlling plasma turbulence is in his hands!
Gao Hongming couldn't wait to run back and share this good news with that person!
He firmly believed that with this model, domestic controlled nuclear fusion would definitely lead the world. Even under the leadership of Academician Xu, it is not impossible to successfully commercialize controlled nuclear fusion technology within ten years!
In the Chuanhai Materials Laboratory, superconducting tests on high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite materials have gradually come to an end.
With the release of the last round of magnetic induction intensity test data, cheers were heard in the laboratory!
"22.714T, we succeeded!"
"152K, 22T high temperature and normal pressure superconducting material! Incredible, it was actually done!"
"Awesome! Boss! You are worthy of being the winner of the Nofi double award and double academician!"
"Our boss is here! There is no problem he can't solve!"
Looking at the magnetic induction intensity on the screen, the researchers who assisted in the test in the laboratory clenched their fists and looked excited.
152K, an average critical magnetic field intensity of 22.1T, the excellent performance of copper-carbon-silver high temperature superconducting materials has broken the current boundaries of the high temperature superconducting materials industry and created a new historical record.
Everyone looked at the young man standing in the middle of the crowd with excitement. His appearance was like the arrival of a god. No matter how difficult the problem was, it became easy in his hands.
In the crowd, Xu Chuan looked at the excited researchers with smiles on their faces. He said, "Thank you for your overtime work during this period. As a reward, I will give you three days of paid vacation! The bonus and performance at the end of the year will not be less!"
"In addition, I will treat everyone to a dinner tonight. You can choose the location!"
After the words fell, the room cheered again.
"Thank you, boss!"
"Boss, you are generous!"
"Awesome!"
"Adjust the holiday! Boss, can these three days of vacation be adjusted? I want to combine it with the annual leave!"
Hearing this, Xu Chuan smiled and said, "Of course."
After these words came out, the cheers in the laboratory became stronger. Xu Chuan didn't care too much. He was happy when he should be happy and worked when he should work.
During this period, these researchers in the institute have indeed been working overtime to achieve their goals. Now that the staged goals have been achieved, he will not be less rewarded.
"By the way, boss, are you going to rename this material?" In the laboratory, Song Wenbo looked at Xu Chuan and asked.
He also knew the boss's personality.
If he didn't mention it, it would probably be given a random name, maybe even something like 'Copper Carbon Silver Composite High Temperature Superconducting Material' or '152K High Temperature Superconducting Material'.
To be honest, if it really had this name, it would be a pity.
"Name it?"
Hearing this question, Xu Chuan thought for a moment and said, "How about calling it 'high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting material'?"
Hearing this, the laboratory suddenly fell silent.
Song Wenbo's mouth twitched. Is there any difference between this name and 'copper-carbon-silver composite high-temperature superconducting material'?
His boss's naming method is really lazy.
If he has developed this kind of material that can change the entire industry landscape, he must give it a cooler name or bring his own surname, right?
Seeing that several people in the laboratory suddenly stopped talking, Xu Chuan asked hesitantly: "Why, is this name not good? I think it's okay."
Song Wenbo: "."
Fan Pengyue: "."
Others: "."
Professor Tao Zhexuan is right, their boss is a bad name.
But then again, in the material industry, it seems that naming is generally based on the main ingredients or formula of the material.
Because it is more concise and easy to understand.
But 'high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting material', this name is really plain and unpretentious, it is better to call it 152K high-temperature superconducting material.
At least the latter is known to be a 152K high-temperature superconductor at a glance.
Xu Chuan didn't take the naming as a trivial matter seriously.
He felt that the name of high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite material was not bad. It was fine to call it TTY material without the abbreviation. Why pursue such a high temperature?
However, how to deal with the high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite material made him a little difficult to choose.
In his eyes, 152K high-temperature superconducting materials are not good things. After all, he has seen room-temperature superconducting materials.
In contrast, the temperature of 152K has considerable limitations.
If it is really to be applied, it will only be applied to large scientific equipment such as large particle colliders, controlled nuclear fusion, and some medical or transportation equipment.
Although the market is vast, it is not completely subversive.
If it is a room-temperature superconducting material, it is a truly subversive material.
Therefore, Xu Chuan has always regarded room-temperature copper-carbon-silver superconducting materials as a killer, and the initial arrangement of high-temperature superconducting materials for him is to make some money for himself.
However, Fan Pengyue's reminder made him realize another thing.
That is the limitations of the times.
It is the beginning of the 20th century, not the era of high-temperature superconducting materials everywhere and room-temperature superconducting materials more than a decade later.
At this time point, 152K high-temperature superconducting materials are unique.
This material can greatly promote the development of the superconducting field of a country or even the whole world.
For example, the controlled nuclear fusion reactor that he has been thinking about since his rebirth, after applying this high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite material, whether it is the difficulty of manufacturing, or the magnetic field and magnetic confinement ability generated, will be greatly improved compared with the past.
Or the large particle collider.
Today, the world's largest collider is CERN's LHC, which uses niobium-titanium alloy and can only provide a magnetic field strength of 8.3 Tesla, and the collision energy level is also limited to 13Tev.
If replaced with high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting materials, the critical magnetic field strength of 22T is enough to raise the energy level to more than 100Tev, which is an order of magnitude higher.
And for the development of theoretical physics, it can be said that it has wings and can fly directly into the sky.
Just when Xu Chuan was thinking about how to deal with this high-temperature superconducting material, a person who was somewhat unexpected to him appeared in Jinling, appeared in the Chuanhai Materials Research Institute.
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