Free Web NovelChapter 1217: Chapter 589 Significant Advances in Material Manufacturing Technology_2
"And every experiment, whether it’s on materials or devices, incurs very substantial losses—"
The last point is crucial.
One of the difficulties in researching anti-gravity nuclear fusion technology is the excessively high cost of experimentation and the high cost of errors.
Each ignition in a nuclear fusion experiment signifies an expenditure of funds in the ’tens of millions’, and any damage to parts might increase expenditures to the ’hundreds of millions’.
Furthermore, the parts themselves can’t afford to be damaged.
A minor accident could lead to the entire device being scrapped.
Such losses are simply too great.
Zhao Yi was also very concerned about the development of nuclear fusion technology; upon learning that the anti-gravity nuclear fusion device had been developed, he immediately went to the experimental base and saw the colossal device. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
This new device was like a steel building, supported by rotatable discs with a radius of over thirty meters. Walking around the device felt incredibly distant.
Obviously.
Just from the size of the device, one could tell how much funding had been invested in its development.
This device wasn’t made of concrete; most materials were steel and alloys, with the inner core components all made from highly expensive special materials. Just the cost of materials was roughly estimated in the ’billions of renminbi’.
Standing in front of the large device and looking up was awe-inspiring.
"Impressive, isn’t it!"
Chen Zeshu said with a smile, "Even now, I’m still amazed by it, but it was built little by little by all of our personnel."
"Amazing!"
Zhao Yi gave a thumbs up from the bottom of his heart and exclaimed, "Looking at this, you can tell how much work you’ve all done."
Chen Zeshu sighed, "Yes."
The research into anti-gravity nuclear fusion devices was incredibly difficult, even with theoretical support. The construction of the device still faced numerous technical challenges.
The large device in front of them wasn’t built in one go; parts of it had been improved and then improved again. The materials had been changed countless times, and some areas would be adjusted based on experimental results. The inner core components had also been damaged many times during experiments.
Chen Zeshu led Zhao Yi and others into the interior of the anti-gravity nuclear fusion device, offering a detailed inspection, tour, and explanation of every part.
The device used anti-gravity space shield technology to control the energy from nuclear fusion and generate a large amount of energy, which was then output for vigorous thermal conduction to produce electricity.
Because it was only an experimental device, the output end was rather crude.
If the nuclear fusion reaction could be stably controlled, the output could be freely improved without any technical difficulties.
"During our last experiment, the nuclear fusion reaction lasted for an hour and a half, but we had to stop the experiment because the materials at the interface couldn’t withstand the high temperature," Chen Zeshu explained. "Afterward, we improved the interface and swapped in materials that can withstand higher temperatures, though the specific results are yet to be tested."
"Materials are still the main issue!"
Chen Zeshu lamented, "The energy produced by nuclear fusion reactions is much greater than that from uranium fission. In an anti-gravity environment, we’ve been able to control the reaction rate. As long as there is a sufficient supply of raw materials, the reactions can continue indefinitely."
"Currently, the standard hydrogen-deuterium fuel theoretically allows the reaction to be maintained for about a month. The device is designed to be capable of adding hydrogen-deuterium fuel at any time, although the process is relatively complex. But this aspect is still improvable."
"At the same time, the strength of the anti-gravity can be controlled to adjust the internal reaction rate. We’ve carefully calculated that when the anti-gravity effect reaches about ninety-three percent, the internal reaction speed is at its minimum."
"If it reaches ninety-five percent, the internal reaction could be interrupted at any moment, necessitating re-ignition."
"Fortunately, we now have a new ignition technology, Z-wave—"
Continuing, Chen Zeshu looked towards Zhao Yi, "Academician Zhao, your Z-wave technology is really invaluable. It directly solved our ignition problem, although sometimes the intensity is too high. The first time we experimented, it almost got out of control."
"The Z-wave effect is indeed very good," Zhao Yi nodded.
Z-wave is a space reverse wave.
Anti-gravity creates a barrier in space, restricting the speed of internal particles. The effect of the Z-wave is the exact opposite; it increases the speed of particles. And it’s not just a slight increase; due to the extremely short reaction time and the energy being absorbed instantly, the speed can increase by many times. It’s normal to lose control without prior experience.
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The anti-gravity nuclear fusion team prepared for the next experiment.
Chen Zeshu’s experimental report stated that the goal was to keep the device running for over seven hours. What limited time was material degradation, the reaction power was still a bit too strong.
This was unavoidable.
The internal reaction speed could be controlled, but controlling the reaction speed to a certain extent would mean that energy input would exceed energy output to sustain the anti-gravity and space shield environment. The device would then lose its purpose. fɾēewebnσveℓ.com
It would be like a power plant whose own energy consumption exceeds the electrical power output to the outside world; its very existence would be meaningless.
This is not the creation of energy but the consumption of energy.
Thus, the speed of the internal reactions of nuclear fusion must be maintained at a certain level to support the anti-gravity, space shield environment, and other internal energy consumption with its own energy output.
