Scholar’s Advanced Technological System

These days, Lu Zhou is basically in a meeting.

Among them are the internal meetings of the Jinling Institute of Advanced Studies, the meetings of the Star Imitation Institute, and the meetings of the cooperative units.

There is already a rough blueprint in his mind about how to implement a controllable fusion reactor, but it is impossible for him to implement this blueprint alone.

As the person in charge and chief designer of this large-scale scientific research project, he must divide this huge subject into small parts, then assign them to the right candidates, and separate the hard-to-solve parts and concentrate on them. Get rid of.

For example, if you look at the literature on "recycling and purging fuel in plasma exhaust gas" and "safety containment", you can see that the Chinese Academy of Sciences has conducted similar research by consulting the literature.

Therefore, these repetitive research work naturally does not require him to do it again. He only needs to get enough project funds for the people or organizations engaged in research in this field, continue to study in depth, and find ways to use it in the design of the satellite. Can be on.

As for the difficult problems such as “first wall cladding material”, “anti-neutron irradiation material”, “extraction in the proliferation envelope”, “and stagnation”, Lu Zhou is reserved for Jinling. The Institute of Advanced Studies, he personally led the team to overcome.

The third day after the project was launched.

In the Star Imitation Star Institute, Lu Zhou saw a working group sent by the Huaguo Nuclear Industry Construction Group.

Responsible for the team is the chief engineer of the Nuclear Industry Group, Academician Wang Zengguang, who has worked in the nuclear industry for many years and has extensive experience in the design of fission reactors and nuclear power generator sets.

Although the experience accumulated on fission reactors is not necessarily fully applicable to fusion reactors, it is also nuclear power, and the two sides still have similarities with each other.

For example, in the design of the generator set.

The old academician brought a sketch of the design on how to convert the heat generated by the reactor into electrical energy.

Drawing on the design idea of ​​high temperature gas cooled reactor, this device can also be used for nuclear fusion power generation.

However, after simply looking at the sketch, Lu Zhou put it down.

“It’s a rare waste to make such advanced technology and continue to boil water.”

Academician Wang: "But you can't deny that boiling water is still the most efficient way."

Lu Zhou shook his head: "Not necessarily."

Academician Wang did not speak, but waited for Lu Zhou to continue.

However, Lu Zhou did not explain anything. He just took a piece of a4 paper and spread it on the table. Then he picked up the ballpoint pen and sketched it on it.

As the engineering level reached lv4, after a period of adaptation, he finally realized the power-up effect brought by the engineering level.

If the mathematics level is to strengthen the learning of mathematics, the sensitivity of numbers, and the ability to calculate, then the engineering level not only enhances the absorption of engineering knowledge, but also further strengthens the concept of abstraction into language. The ability to describe graphics, numbers, and more.

Just like now.

Although he did not professionally train the ability to make drawings, he only read related books, but the muscles of his arms seemed to have memorized these movements, even if they were all strokes, they were like rulers. Figure is the standard.

Looking at the movements of Lu Zhou's paintings, Dr. Wang blinked his eyes and flashed an unexpected look in his pupil.

"You also learned mechanical drawing?"

“No,” faintly smiled, Lu Zhou said casually. “It may be that when studying geometric problems, there are more pictures to draw.”

Upon hearing this explanation, Academician Wang’s face was not believed.

Although he has not studied mathematics, even if he uses his feet, he knows that engineering drawings and mathematical drawings are not the same thing.

It is impossible to do this kind of strokes without a three or five years of experience.

Regardless of whether or not the Academician Wang believes or disbelieves, Lu Zhou does not need to make any explanations on such irrelevant matters, but concentrates on the work at hand.

First, the outline of the imitation star is outlined by lines, and then the structure of the generator set is simply outlined.

Staring at the more and more clear lines on the map, Academician Wang gradually saw some doorways, and the eyebrows were lifted with interest.

"Magnetic power generation?"

"Yes," stopped the ratio in his hand. Lu Zhou looked at the sketch and nodded with satisfaction. "I can only draw this level with my level. The specific design has to be troublesome. You guys."

Like controlled fusion technology, magnetic fluid power generation technology is not a particularly new concept, and can even be said to have a long history.

Even from the timeline, this concept was first proposed together with the "gas-steam turbine combined cycle technology (gtcc)".

In the 1980s, magnetic fluid power generation technology was even included as a key project of the 863 Program, and it was placed in a position of juxtaposition with nuclear fission power generation technology.

Considering that the full name of the 863 Program is "Recommendations on Tracking the World's Strategic High-Tech Development", the tracked projects are basically the hot research direction of the international academic community at that time, so it is not difficult to see that at the time of the international academic community, magnetic Fluid power generation technology can be said to be hot.

However, as it entered the second half of the twentieth century, the situation changed.

The aerospace and arms races have led to rapid development of engine technology and gas utilization technology. gtcc technology has learned from it and gained a lot of experience, and finally achieved the counterattack of cornering overtaking.

In contrast, although magnetic fluid technology has a seemingly more attractive prospect, it is difficult to achieve due to technical reasons, and economic benefits cannot keep up with market demand. For decades, it has not produced decent results, so that it is gradually being Abandoned by the academic and industrial mainstream.

Staring at this sketch, Academician Wang shook his head: "I am blunt, the magnetic fluid power generation technology is still not perfect, and it is not a suitable choice to use it for power generation. Today's world nuclear fission reactors are mainly based on pressurized water reactors. I have never heard of any nuclear power plant that uses magnetic fluid power generation technology to output electricity."

It seems that it is expected that the academician Wang will say this, Lu Zhou smiled and continued.

“This is true for nuclear fission, but not for nuclear fusion.”

"Oh?" The academician Wang’s face showed an unexpected expression, and he turned his inquiring into Lu Zhou. "How?"

Lu Zhou: "The difficulty of magnetic fluid power generation technology is nothing more than the part of gas ionization. It is usually difficult to heat the gas to 2000 °C and form a plasma beam. Even if it is done, this process is very likely. With a lot of thermal energy loss, the cycle efficiency of magnetic fluid power generation technology is difficult to achieve more than 20%... Am I right?"

Academician Wang nodded and agreed: "It is basically like this."

Although other problems exist, it is undoubtedly the most important.

Magnetic fluid generators are not without them. Many laboratories can also do so. There are also coal-fired fuels, but almost no one can convert energy conversion efficiency to more than 20%.

But if it is nuclear fusion...

"If it is nuclear fusion, we don't have this problem at all." Looking at the expression of the academician Wang, Lu Zhou smiled and said, "After all, the nuclear waste produced by the fusion of dt itself is a hundred million degrees of helium. ""

Upon hearing this, the academician Wang’s expression was slightly moved, and immediately looked at the sketch again and quickly responded.

As is known, the principle of magnetic fluid power generation is to heat a gas that is easily ionized to a high temperature of 2000 degrees, ionize into a conductive plasma beam, and cut the magnetic lines of force to generate an induced electromotive force when flowing at a high speed in a magnetic field.

The helium generated by the "d+t" fusion reaction in the pseudo-star is itself in the form of a plasma with a high temperature of more than 100 million degrees!

In other words, they no longer need to spend more energy to heat the ionized gas, just use these plasmas carrying huge amounts of energy!

Although this technology is used in coal-fired, fuel-fired or even nuclear fission power generation, it is undoubtedly a chicken rib, but it is simply made for nuclear fusion power generation!

It is better to say that using high-temperature plasma to boil water is a waste.

Thinking of this, the star of the king who stared at the sketch, the eyes gradually showed an excited look.

Looking up again to Lu Zhou, he said in a cautious tone.

"What you said is a bit reasonable... It seems to be achievable in theory, but now I can't give you an accurate answer. I need to go back and discuss with other experts in the group."

Then he looked at the sketch again.

"Can I bring this sketch back?"

"Of course," Lu Zhou nodded happily. "I am looking forward to your good news."