Chapter 416: The Shock of Wan Yuanxi

"This is the data center. All the experimental materials of the institute will be placed here. With the authority of Academician Wan, the materials can be retrieved and viewed here."

Chen Mo took Wan Yuanxi into the data center of the institute.

The data center is still full of metal, with a minimalist future technology style. In addition to robots on duty 24 hours a day, there are various cameras and sensors.

Inside the thick tempered glass wall is the host of the data center. Without Chen Mo's authorization, outsiders cannot approach the host.

The computer in the laboratory is connected to the host here. It is necessary to copy the data and view the highest-level technical data of the research institute. And entering here, no electronic equipment is allowed, and the security level of technical materials is no lower than that of any research institute in the world.

"Then I'll get some information first."

Wan Yuanxi couldn't wait, and at the prompt of Chen Mo, began to check the information of Chen Mo's research. Even he only has permission to view and cannot copy.

Since the last time he saw Chen Mo's simulated experimental data, he has been obsessed with this data.

The technology that can theoretically achieve controlled nuclear fusion energy output, if successful, will change the history of human energy.

Although they do not think that Chen Mo can be successfully developed in a short time, but it involves new nuclear fusion technology.

Today's research on tokamak devices has encountered a bottleneck. Chen Mo's theoretical research may be a new direction. Even if Chen Mo's theory is unsuccessful, some places may be the stone of other mountains.

After recalling Chen Mo's theoretical data, Wan Yuanxi became obsessed with it, staring at every sentence and formula of the theory.

"This this……"

The more Wan Yuanxi looked, the more solemn her expression became.

There are tens of thousands of simulation experiment data, and the data of each simulation experiment is much more complete than the data given to them at the beginning. Now he found that the data Chen Mo gave them was just the tip of the iceberg. Now seeing the complete theory, he was shocked.

This theory shows that in the reactor, the self-sustaining of tritium can be achieved.

In the fusion reaction, tritium will have problems such as retention and cannot participate in the fusion reaction, which leads to less and less tritium in the reactor, and finally cannot maintain the steady-state operation of the reactor.

Stop the fusion reaction. Therefore, the self-sustaining problem of tritium has always been one of the bottleneck technologies of controlled nuclear fusion.

Chen Mo's controlled fusion theory solves the self-sustaining problem of tritium.

Although it is only a theory and not a practice, it has to be said that there is such a possibility.

At present, the industrial preparation of 'tritium' is to use reactor neutrons to bombard targets such as lithium fluoride, lithium carbonate and lithium-magnesium alloys to produce tritium, and then use thermal diffusion to enrich the tritium.

In addition to artificial preparation of tritium, there is also tritium in nature. Tritium in nature is produced by the bombardment of deuterons by high-energy neutrons carried by cosmic rays.

Light nuclear fusion reactions are: deuterium (2d) tritium (3t) - helium (he) neutron (n) a lot of energy.

Each deuterium-tritium fusion produces a neutron n with an energy of 4ev.

This data shows that under a very strong magnetic field, the high-energy neutron n produced by the deuterium-tritium fusion reaction bombards deuterium, thereby producing tritium, making it possible to circulate tritium in the reactor.

Since a fusion reaction produces only one neutron, there is no need to worry about an uncontrolled chain reaction, and there is no need to find a way to control the number of neutrons. This is one of the reasons why nuclear fusion technology is safer than nuclear fission technology. Even if some neutrons cannot hit the deuterium atoms, it only needs to be filled with part of the 'tritium' in a timely manner, and the consumption of tritium will be greatly reduced.

This idea is in the research, and their researchers have also thought about it, but there has been no technical solution. Now Chen Mo's theory can solve the theoretical basis of this problem.

If feasible, it means that one of the core problems of controlled nuclear fusion has been solved.

However, Wan Yuanxi felt a little uncomfortable next.

Because the data only records the theory of solving tritium self-sustainability, the specific technical solution does not appear in the data. The technical data of the entire device is not included in the data.

"Is there any technology related to tritium self-sustainability?" Wan Yuanxi asked.

"The technology related to tritium self-sustainability is not here, it's with us. This is theoretical information, which can be shared with the researchers of the nuclear energy group. The technology of the nuclear energy group needs to be developed by the researchers in the group, and it is shared by both parties. Those technologies are not At that time, the core components in this area will be produced and provided by the Army Ant Group." Chen Mo said.

The core components involve divertor materials and technologies, as well as room temperature superconductor materials, and tritium self-sustaining technology. It is impossible for these technologies to be put into the nuclear energy group unconditionally, and he has to have reservations.

Otherwise, in the future, the Academy of Sciences will get those technologies and do it alone, and he will regret it too late.

"In other words, has the problem of tritium self-sustainability been solved theoretically?" Wan Yuanxi didn't think too much about it, he was concerned about whether the technology was successful.

"Yes, you just need to build it out and experiment to see if the technology is feasible."

"Great."

Wan Yuanxi laughed in surprise. He had spent most of his life in the research of nuclear fusion. Now that he sees the dawn, even if it is only theoretical, he is still happy.

With his decades of experience, those theoretical formulas are known to be true at a glance.

In addition, in Chen Mo's simulation experiments, a plasma turbulence model has been established. This turbulence model is more convincing than theoretical data.

The plasma motion in tokamak devices has great instability, and scientists cannot understand these instabilities well, so there has been no way to improve the design of tokamak devices to suppress these instabilities.

With plasma turbulence models, even simulated, this is great news.

Originally, Chen Mo had some doubts about whether he could develop nuclear fusion technology. Now that he saw this theory, all his doubts were dispelled.

"Academician Chen, I have something to ask."

"you say."

"I want to make a copy of these theoretical materials back to the Academy of Sciences in Hui Province? I wonder if it is possible? This theory will definitely be of great help to the research of controlled nuclear fusion." Wan Yuanxi asked expectantly.

"Yes, these theories are shared, but remind in advance that these theories should not be published as papers." Chen Mo said.

"In this regard, we must understand." Wan Yuanxi was overjoyed, he did not expect Chen Mo to be so refreshing.

"Can the plasma turbulence model work?"

"This can't be done." Chen Mo shook his head: "They want to see the turbulence model of the plasma. They can join the team. I can authorize them to view it. The information cannot be copied."

Hearing this answer, Wan Yuanxi felt a little regretful and didn't say much. That is the key technology. It is normal for Chen Mo not to spread it out. Chen Mo has given them enough.

"Academician Wan, would you like to visit your laboratory first?"

"it is good."

Looking at the information on the computer screen, Wan Yuanxi was a little reluctant.

Even if it was just a cursory look, it had already given him a lot of surprises, and if he studied it in depth, there would definitely be even bigger surprises. But it's just coming, and there's a lot of time to study in the future, so don't be in a hurry.

In the evening of the same day, Wan Yuanxi got Chen Mo's permission to make a copy of the information on the controlled fusion theory, and contacted Li Chengzhi to send it back to the Hui Provincial Academy of Sciences.