Chapter 612: Ignition
The star ring in front of Chen Mo is a circle larger than the star ring on Science Island. capstone novel
The star ring on Binhai Science Island was used for experiments, and this one was the star ring that was actually put into use. Its total installed capacity reaches 21 million kilowatts.
According to theoretical calculations, as long as the star ring operates stably, the power generation of this nuclear power plant can exceed 100 billion kilowatt-hours a year.
For this amount of power generation, in the developed eastern coastal regions, five nuclear power plants can supply the electricity consumption of a province, while in the inland or western regions, only one or two nuclear power plants can supply electricity for the whole province.
Most importantly, the operation of nuclear fusion power plants is harmless and safe.
Today is Xinghuan preparing to start the nuclear power plant. When Wan Yuanxi informed him, he immediately put down his work and came over.
This launch has a lot to do with it.
"The data has been confirmed, there is no problem." Mo Nv said.
"Ready to start."
Chen Mo left Xinghuan and walked towards the control room.
Star Ring is about to start, and the entire Dawu Bay staff are looking forward to it. Their three-year efforts are waiting for today. Once they succeed, they will start another history of mankind.
"There is a hunch that our launch today will be recorded in the annals of human history."
Lu Long swallowed his saliva, feeling unprecedentedly excited.
He is a postdoctoral fellow of the Academy of Sciences. Not long after he joined the research on high-temperature plasma, he encountered an opportunity as the first nuclear fusion researcher sent by the Academy of Sciences to Binhai Science Island.
The techniques and theories learned here are enough for him to become an international expert in the field of high temperature plasma research.
But the work here is confidential, and he cannot publish any papers or even appear in public in front of the media.
But it doesn't matter, now that Starlink is completed, this sense of accomplishment is not something that a few ordinary papers can bring. Since joining the research of high temperature plasma, he knows that fame and fortune are not what he wants to fight for.
"I also have this intuition,
very strong. "Bai Lijing said.
There has never been a moment as heavy as today's intuition, thinking of the successful result, the mood began to be uncontrollable excitement.
"Attention to all the staff, sir, the notification is ready to start. After 30 minutes, the star ring will be ignited." When the two chatted, the voice of the artificial intelligence of the nuclear fusion power station sounded, reminding everyone in the position.
The man mentioned by the artificial intelligence in the nuclear fusion power station is Chen Mo.
All of a sudden, everyone cheered up, did not chat anymore, but finally confirmed the problem of their work.
The next half hour was a bit tough. They worked here for more than three years, and now it feels like these 30 minutes are longer than their three years.
...
"Power on."
"The star ring field system is normal; the vacuum chamber is normal; the water cooling system is activated; the divertor is normal."
"Increased toroidal field (b-coil) current, 50,000 amps... 100,000 amps... 200,000 amps... 400,000 amps... 1 mega amps..."
Changes in various data appear on the screen of the Starlink control room.
Now is the preparation before the ignition, and the personnel in the control room are already nervous. Success or failure is in one fell swoop. If this time is successful, today will also be a day in history for mankind.
The ignition principle of the star ring and the tokamak device is the same, and both use an induced current to ignite.
The current of the toroidal field is large enough, and after reaching the peak value, the power is cut off in an instant, so that the current is . In the vacuum chamber, a large enough induced current will be generated instantaneously, so that the free electrons collide and ionize at that moment, forming a high-temperature plasma.
"Fueling; ohmic (e-coil) heating coil current maxed out;"
"..."
Little by little over time, the preparations have been made, and now it is the crucial moment to break the circuit to the toroidal field, allow the current to reach a minimum, and officially ignite.
The only one who remained calm was Chen Mo.
According to the theoretical value, this ignition is completely no problem.
Chen Mo also specially let Mo Nu use a supercomputer to simulate it again to confirm that the data is feasible.
When the preparations were completed, everyone in the control room looked at Chen Mo. Only when Chen Mo said that, the staff in charge of the power supply would press the button.
"Light it up."
Chen Mo said lightly, the staff in charge of the power button confirmed the order and pressed the button.
This time, it seemed to press on the hearts of everyone in the control room, so that everyone's breathing stopped at this moment, and the atmosphere did not dare to take a breath.
"Ignition successful. Plasma beam temperature 102 million degrees Celsius... Plasma heating... Plasma pressure increasing..."
The report language familiar to the artificial intelligence fell into the ears of everyone, like sounds of nature, with thunderous cheers and applause.
They waited for more than three years, just for the words "successful ignition".
The oldest, Wan Yuanxi, burst into tears, and then secretly wiped them away.
Having been engaged in nuclear fusion research for decades, he once thought that the cause of nuclear fusion would be handed over to future generations to complete, but he did not expect that in his lifetime, he would still see the completion and successful operation of the nuclear power plant.
Even if the leader of this technology is not him, it is enough for him to participate. Seeing that the motherland is strong and his career has successors, he can also retire with peace of mind and take care of his life.
Yang Ming's eyes were flushed with excitement. As the general manager of Huaxia Nuclear Energy Group, Zhao Min came to him to join, form and manage the nuclear energy group after he retired from the nuclear power plant.
Over the years, all his energy has been on the nuclear power plant. Today, seeing the successful ignition of Star Ring, this feeling is like watching his child born healthy.
This time, it is not the star ring of the experiment, but the star ring of the power station, and the meaning is completely different.
Inside the control room, several researchers were laughing and sobbing.
They cry because they haven't gone home once in the past few years since they entered the construction of the nuclear power plant. They don't even dare to tell their families what their current jobs are doing, and they can't go back to visit when their family members are sick.
Laughing because, after years of hard work, they finally saw results. This sense of achievement makes them feel that these years are worth it.
"Notice, let's hold a celebration banquet."
As soon as Chen Mo's words fell, the control room, and even the staff of the entire nuclear power plant, instantly boiled.
This sound was undoubtedly a hammer drop, and Star Ring succeeded in igniting.
The successful operation of the nuclear fusion power station is of great significance. From this moment on, the era of energy revolution has officially opened, and they are all witnesses of this moment.
"Prepare for the launch ceremony of a nuclear power plant. The first official nuclear fusion power plant is completed. This is a good opportunity to announce the world. There is still a sense of ceremony." Chen Mo walked over to Yang Ming and said.
"I've waited for almost four years. Just waiting for this moment. The plan for the launching ceremony is almost accumulating dust, and it finally comes in handy." Yang Ming secretly wiped away the hot tears from his eyes and laughed heartily.
This was the happiest day of his life.
The Star Ring of the Dawuwan nuclear fusion power station was successfully ignited.
The news was exposed from the official websites of Huaxia Nuclear Energy Group, Marching Ant Group and Huaxia Academy of Sciences at the same time. In less than 20 minutes, it was like a huge tsunami, sweeping various news platforms and social platforms around the world, occupying the most prominent headline position.
Anyone who saw the news was shocked.
This is almost a sign of the start of human energy change, and perhaps a sign of the turning point of human civilization.
The wings of change are fanning at this moment, and the influence behind it is enough to cause a 10-magnitude earthquake in the fields of global economy, politics, and science and technology.