Chapter 590 Major Progress in Material Manufacturing Technology

The Z-wave satellite-weapon space strike experiment can be said to be very successful, but there are still many areas for improvement. The most important thing is to increase the service life of the weapon.

The shortcomings of Z-wave satellite-weapons are very obvious, because the energy consumption of maintaining the magnetic field that generates Z-wave is relatively high, and the energy supply of solar panels is far from enough, which directly affects the service time, which can only last for one year. It's just a theoretical time. In fact, normally, the service time will not exceed ten months.

This time is really too short.

The Z-wave team held a major research and development meeting to discuss the service of Z-wave weapons with other relevant personnel and talked about a series of issues related to technological improvements. In the end, it was discovered that because energy is not self-sufficient, there is no solution at all.

If you want to serve longer, there are only two auxiliary options--

One is to build a certain number of Z-wave satellite weapons and supporting launch thrusters, but the weapons will not be activated. They will only be put into service in the warehouse. When they are actually used, they will be launched into space for use.

This is a feasible solution.

Because Z-waves are not only used in space to actively attack targets, but are also of great significance in the field of air defense. There were originally plans to build many Z-wave generators placed on the ground, and some generators that can be lifted into the air with attached components do not seem to count. What, when it can be used, it is also a good choice for launch.

Another option is to wait for the application of anti-gravity technology in the aerospace field and truly build a large space base. Then you can place batches of Z-wave weapons in the space base. They are like fighter jets in the space base, and then They can all be launched to perform various predetermined tasks.

Of course, this plan will have to wait, and it is impossible to grasp at this stage what demand the space base will have.

At the end of the meeting, R&D decided to follow the first plan and build the first batch of twenty Z-wave satellite-weapons. Increasing the production quantity will increase the batch capacity, and the quantity will be slowly increased if there is demand in the future.

The second is to start developing and building ground Z-wave generators.

The scale that can be built and the energy intensity of Z-wave emissions from ground-based Z-wave generators are much higher than those of Z-wave satellite weapons. The design estimates that the coverage range of Z-waves is at least more than 30,000 kilometers, and can directly attack space targets. .

Of course.

The term "attacking space targets" is just a term for the time being, because with the existing detection technology, it is too difficult to lock satellites in space, unless there are one's own satellites to continuously detect the target. Track and measure, otherwise it will be too difficult to lock in.

Therefore, Z-wave generators built on the ground can only be used in conventional air defense fields for the time being.

The performance of Z-wave generators built on the ground is much superior. Not only does the coverage area increase, but with sufficient energy supplement, it can launch up to once every five minutes. At the same time, every Z-wave weapon system, They can be used continuously, and apart from conventional energy, there is no other component loss.

In addition, the cost of building Z-wave generators on the ground is very low. The estimated manufacturing cost of each system is less than 20 million yuan, and the energy usage cost of each Z-wave is only about 100,000 yuan.

The price is astonishingly low.

If compared, the cost of launching the internationally famous Patriot air defense missile is about five million US dollars per launch. The cost of a single launch alone has exceeded the Z-wave generator itself.

Because of its low cost and amazing effect, the meeting quickly made a decision to manufacture two hundred ground Z-wave generator devices in advance, put them into official service in conjunction with the air defense system, and increase relevant technology research and development efforts to strive to produce high-performance A superior ground Z-wave generator.

While a series of progress has been made in the research and development of Z-wave generator technology, the much-anticipated anti-gravity nuclear fusion technology has finally made progress.

Anti-gravity nuclear fusion technology has always been a top priority in research and development, even more important than all other technologies combined, because controllable nuclear fusion technology represents unlimited energy.

Energy is fundamental.

The difficulty of nuclear fusion technology lies in 'control'. The discovery of the space cover and the space-blocking environment have provided new methods for controlling nuclear fusion. After the project was established, a large number of technical personnel invested in the research and development, and achieved results one after another. All the results were brought together to finally create the first anti-gravity nuclear fusion device.

The news reported by the nuclear institute and the anti-gravity team immediately attracted everyone's attention.

The person in charge of the anti-gravity nuclear fusion project, Academician Chen Zeshu, introduced the first anti-gravity nuclear fusion device, "This is still just an experimental device. In theory, it can be realized, and the nuclear fusion reaction can last for up to seven hours. able."

"The difficulty in technological breakthroughs now lies in the imbalance of energy in the internal reaction process. We still need to constantly make corrections through experiments."

"We have worked with the anti-gravity team to calculate the optimal anti-gravity environment, but maintaining stability is a big problem. A slight deviation in any part of the device will have a great impact on the whole. Many times, due to some small error, we would have to stop the experiment."

"And every experiment, whether it is materials or equipment, consumes a lot of money——"

The last one is crucial.

One of the difficulties in researching antigravity nuclear fusion technology is that the cost of experiments is too high and the cost of experiment errors is too high.

Every ignition of a nuclear fusion experiment means an expenditure of tens of millions. If any component is lost, the expenditure may become tens of millions.

In addition, components cannot afford to be worn out.

A minor accident could result in the entire device being scrapped.

Such losses are simply too great.

Zhao Yi was also very concerned about the research and development of nuclear fusion technology. He knew that an anti-gravity nuclear fusion device had been developed, and he immediately went to the experimental base and saw the behemoth device.

This new device is like a steel building, supported by a rotatable disk. The radius of the disk is more than thirty meters. It feels very far to go around the device.

Obviously.

Just from the size of the device, you can know how much money has been invested in research and development.

This device is not made of concrete. Most of the materials are steel and alloys. The main core components inside are all very expensive special materials. The material cost alone is roughly estimated to be in one billion yuan.

Standing in front of a large installation, you will be shocked when you look up.

"It's amazing!"

Chen Zeshu said with a smile, "Even now, I am still shocked, but he was built by all of us, bit by bit."

"sharp!"

Zhao Yi gave a thumbs up from the bottom of his heart and praised, "Just look at this and you will know how much work you have done."

Chen Zeshu sighed, "Yes."

Research on anti-gravity nuclear fusion devices is too difficult. Even with theoretical support, there are still many technical difficulties in the manufacture of such devices.

The large-scale device in front of us was not completed in one go. Some parts were improved and improved again. The materials were changed countless times. Some parts will be adjusted based on the experimental results. The internal core components are also being tested and have been damaged. Many times.

Chen Zeshu took Zhao Yi and others into the antigravity nuclear fusion device and inspected, visited, and explained each part in detail.

The device uses anti-gravity space cover technology to control the energy of nuclear fusion, and generates a large amount of energy through nuclear fusion, which is output to conduct heat conduction and generate electricity.

Because it is just an experimental device, the output end is relatively rough.

If the nuclear fusion reaction can be controlled stably, the output can be improved at will, and there are no technical difficulties.

"The last time we conducted an experiment, the nuclear fusion reaction lasted for an hour and a half, but because the material of the interface could not withstand the high temperature, we had to stop the experiment." Chen Zeshu said, "After that, we improved the excuse and replaced it with materials that are more resistant to high temperatures. , the specific effect has yet to be tested.”

“Materials are still the main problem!”

Chen Zeshu sighed, "The nuclear fusion reaction produces much higher energy than uranium fission. In an anti-gravity environment, we can already control the reaction speed. As long as there is a sufficient supply of raw materials, it can continue anyway."

"The current standard assembly of deuterium and hydrogen raw materials can theoretically maintain the reaction for about a month, and the device design can make it possible to replenish deuterium and hydrogen raw materials at any time. However, the process is relatively complicated, but this aspect can still be improved."

"At the same time, the internal reaction speed can be adjusted by controlling the anti-gravity intensity. We have carefully calculated that the anti-gravity effect reaches about 93%, and the internal reaction speed reaches the minimum value."

"If it's 95 percent, the internal reaction may be interrupted at any time, and the ignition needs to be re-ignited."

"Fortunately, we now have new ignition technology, Z wave——"

Chen Zeshu said and looked at Zhao Yi, "Academician Zhao, your Z-wave technology is really very useful. It directly solved the ignition problem that troubled us, but sometimes the intensity is too high. Some time ago, the first experiment Sometimes, I almost lose control."

"The Z wave effect is really great." Zhao Yi nodded.

Z wave is a reverse wave in space.

Anti-gravity forms an area that blocks the space, and at the same time limits the speed of internal particles. Z-wave has the opposite effect, increasing the speed of particles, and not a little bit, because the reaction time is very short, the energy is absorbed all at once, and the speed decreases. It will increase many times. It is normal for you to lose control without experience.

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The antigravity nuclear fusion team is preparing for the next experiment.

The experimental report submitted by Chen Zeshu stated that the experimental goal was to run the device for more than seven hours. The time limit was due to material loss and the reaction power was still too strong.

There is no way around this.

The internal reaction speed can be controlled, but if the reaction speed is controlled to a certain level, because the anti-gravity and space cover environment need to be continuously maintained, the energy input will be greater than the energy output, and the existence of the device will be meaningless.

Just like a power plant, the energy consumption of the power plant itself is greater than the power output of the power plant to the outside world, and its existence itself is meaningless.

This is not creating energy, but consuming it.

Therefore, the internal reaction speed of nuclear fusion must be maintained above a certain level in order to maintain anti-gravity, space cover environment and other internal energy consumption with its own energy output.

Then the problem arises.

At this energy level, the material performance of each component is not up to standard and will continue to wear out until it cannot be used.

Of course.

At present, experiments still need to be carried out, and the material issues will be gradually solved in the future.

This experiment was watched by many people.

Zhao Yi stood with senior leaders, personally participated in the experimental preparation process, and provided on-site guidance on some issues.

soon.

The experiment officially begins.

At first, the anti-gravity device was started, and then it was filled with fuel. The Z-wave generator was used as the ignition device, and the nuclear fusion device was officially started.

About half an hour after the device was started, it can be found that it can rely on its own heat output to maintain its operation, and the remaining energy is used to continuously produce electricity.

The device is running continuously.

This process is very boring, because the control can only see the detection data, which is to constantly understand the internal reactions and operation of each component based on the detection data.

The current experiment is to hope that the device can last longer, and every minute and second that passes makes everyone nervous.

"You must hold on for a little longer!" Chen Zeshu's nervous palms were sweaty.

Although he prayed very hard, what was supposed to come would always come.

When the experiment reached the fourth hour, the staff had already tested the material at the output end. The surface temperature was too high and there were signs of melting.

At this time, time had to stop.

If the output end material continues to melt, because the accessories are very precise, gaps will definitely occur, and a large amount of energy will leak out, which will cause more external components to melt. In severe cases, it may even cause a strong explosion.

"Stop it!"

Chen Zeshu closed his eyes tightly and said two words decisively and with difficulty.

This order was given with difficulty.

The experiment was initially expected to last seven hours, but it only lasted just over four hours, and problems had already occurred with the device.

"Still, it failed." Chen Zeshu walked to Zhao Yi and said regretfully.

Senior leaders encouraged, "Research on nuclear fusion is difficult. This is an area that is being researched all over the world, but without any breakthroughs. We have reached this point, which is already very advanced."

Zhao Yi said, "In my opinion, it has been very successful."

"Why?" Chen Zeshu had doubts on his face.

"It is really successful. Because whether it is one hour, four hours or seven hours, the meaning is actually the same. The current device is subject to material constraints and cannot continue to operate." Zhao Yi said seriously, "So At present, we need to find a material that is suitable for placement at the output end and has extremely high temperature resistance and neutron penetration resistance.”

"right."

Chen Zeshu nodded and responded, "This is the key to restricting research and development, but it is difficult to find this kind of material all over the world, including internationally. I believe that even the alloy with the highest melting point and the highest strength cannot meet the demand. .”

"Academician Chen, everything you said is correct."

Zhao Yidao said, "So your team will temporarily focus the R&D center on improving the device. Materials cannot be found in a short time."

"Academician Zhao, what do you mean-?" Chen Zeshu was full of doubts.

Zhao Yi smiled and said, "The research I am doing now may bring about major progress in material manufacturing technology!"