Chapter 558 Harnessing the Energy of the Stars

The temperature in the reaction chamber continued to rise.

Breeding the hottest energy in this star system, the plasma bound in the magnetic field flows quietly in the reaction chamber like a thin layer of aurora.

When the temperature exceeded 100 million, the light that was more dazzling than the stars was lit up in an instant.

Endless energy gushes out like a tide, liberated from that tiny atomic nucleus.

Witnessing the arrival of this moment, everyone in the control room had excited expressions on their faces.

However, there were no cheers.

Because everything has just begun!

The reporter who pressed the shutter quickly retreated to the side, and the researchers in the control room were busy like clockwork gears being wound up.

The most fundamental difference between the demonstration reactor and the experimental reactor is that the latter only needs to complete a few isolated experiments to be considered successful, while the former considers success based on practical significance.

At this moment, the sleeping dragon has been awakened by them, and it is roaring deafeningly.

As for whether they can control this star-like energy, it depends on whether they can put the reins on it!

"Fusion reaction observed! Neutron beam in contact with layer of beryllium metal!"

"The outer field coil is being adjusted...the plasma control scheme is confirmed to be effective!"

"The confinement magnetic field is stable! Confirm that the plasma in the reaction chamber is in good condition!"

"The recovery pump has observed tritium! The liquid lithium neutron recovery system is confirmed to be effective!"

The circulating liquid lithium is like the scorching blood in the body of a giant dragon. The reciprocating tritium is mixed with the slowly injected deuterium, and returns to the reaction chamber, where it continues to be ignited.

The staff who reported the situation had a slight tremor in their voices.

Tritium successfully recovered!

Following the successful ignition, the second goal of the STAR-2 demonstration reactor project has also been successfully achieved!

Not only his voice, but also his shoulders were trembling with that excitement.

Even, not just himself.

All the researchers in the reaction room clenched their fists excitedly because of the scene before them.

Whether tritium can be recycled as an intermediate product in the reactor is the key to whether the reactor can be used commercially.

Although the specific recovery rate cannot be judged until the end of the experiment, but for the tritium observed so far, they have at least reached the expected goal!

And this achievement alone, the hard work of more than a year, is not in vain...

At the same time, on the side of the demonstration reactor base near the sea, next to a facility that looks like a drain.

Accompanied by security personnel, the engineer who was inspecting the pressure control valve of the heat outlet, looked at the beating dial and squinted his eyes.

"Yo, it seems that the situation above us is good."

The doctoral student standing next to him was slightly stunned and asked in doubt.

"What's good?"

The old engineer smiled and said, "What else could it be besides the reactor?"

Feeling slightly surprised in his heart, the doctoral student couldn't help asking: "How did you find out?"

"Water pressure, use your brain, you are studying engineering, it's not enough just to be able to publish papers," the old engineer tapped the pipe next to him with a wrench, and said in a good mood, "The circulating water cooling system is going out. Draining hot water, what does that mean? Tell me."

"The core is working..." Swallowing, the doctoral student asked excitedly, "Then we...is this a success?"

The old engineer narrowed his eyes, "It's too early to say this, whether it can be successful depends on whether the electricity can be generated, and whether the power can meet expectations. Our demonstration reactor is benchmarked against the Suzhou Power Grid. It is said that the largest installed capacity The capacity can reach 100,000 megawatts, but it is not so easy to meet the standard.”

"100,000 megawatts...do you think that's possible?"

"It's impossible now. We have only installed 4 sets of magnetic fluid generators, and the top is only 4000MW." The old engineer smiled, "However, installing more than 100 sets of them is almost enough!"

It is essentially different from nuclear fission power generating units.

The magnetohydrodynamic generator set installed on the STAR-2 demonstration reactor is not only relatively small in size, but also has a surprisingly high theoretical engineering capacity on the STAR-2 demonstration reactor.

With only 4 generating units, it is impossible to fully utilize the heat generated by fusion. Even with the current amount of fuel injected, most of the heat is discharged into the sea. In his opinion, it is completely feasible in engineering to add one hundred magnetic fluid generator sets on this basis.

"One hundred generator sets..." Looking at the dial on the water pipe, the doctoral student sighed softly, "I don't know how much heavy water will be burned a day by then..."

The old engineer smiled.

"Probably more than fifty kilograms."

According to the most expensive market, 4,000 yuan per kilogram, about 200,000 yuan for 50 kilograms of heavy water.

Only 200,000 yuan of fuel is enough for the entire Suzhou Province for one day.

Even if the actual cost is multiplied by ten times, this investment is really too cheap...

...

Of course, the current STAR-2 demonstration reactor naturally does not use so much deuterium.

Fifty kilograms of deuterium is consumed a day, which is the maximum value when the reactor is running at full power.

In current ignition experiments, fuel is continuously injected into the reactor in mg/s unit.

After all, there are only four magnetic fluid generators installed now, and most of the heat is directly discharged.

At this moment, in the reaction room.

The 40-minute cycle came to an end, and the heat accumulated in the reactor was continuously directed into the sea by the circulating water cooling system. With the termination of the fusion reaction, the temperature of the gas molecules in the core quickly dropped from 100 million to below 10 million.

From now on, the reactor will be shut down for twenty minutes.

In the next twenty minutes, the external field coils will re-correct the configuration of the magnetic field in preparation for the next cycle.

Although the reactor had entered the intermission stage, the staff in the control room did not dare to relax in the slightest, and were still working in their respective positions.

Staring at the lines of data and real-time drawn images on the computer screen, Lu Zhou pondered for a moment, then gave an order.

"Turn on Generator Unit 1."

According to the feedback data, the results of the previous round of experiments were quite perfect.

It's time to push the experiment to the last link!

"Yes!"

After receiving this order, the staff sitting in front of the computer immediately pressed the button to connect to generator set No. 1.

Like most coastal nuclear fission power plants, when not generating electricity, the excess heat in the reactor is directly discharged into the sea through the water cooling system. As for the helium ash unique to nuclear fusion, it is recovered through a special device after cooling.

When power generation is required, the thermal energy output interface is connected to the corresponding generator set.

How much electricity needs to be generated, just how much fuel is loaded, and how many units are connected.

Soon, with the No. 1 generating unit connected to the reactor, the second round of experiments started again.

When the energy of the star was released again, not only the sea water at the cooling port was boiled by this giant steel beast, but also another group of plasma in the magnetic fluid generator was awakened at the same time.

The plasma gas ionized at high temperature is ejected from the nozzle, cutting the magnetic induction lines at high speed, and converting the thermal energy in the reactor into a steady stream of electrical energy.

With his eyes fixed on the screen, the researcher sitting in front of the computer screen said in an excited voice.

"The connection port of the magnetic fluid generator set is working properly!"

"The power of generator set No. 1 is increasing!"

"The power of generator set No. 1 is fully loaded, reaching the expected 1000MW!"

At the end, he couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart anymore, and shouted out that excitement.

"We made it!"

Yes, they did it!

The energy released by fusion is being continuously converted into electrical energy and used by them.

As the No. 1 generator set began to supply power to the ICRF device, the entire fusion reactor and the generator set have formed a cycle that can continuously and stably output electric energy.

In this star system, there is no form of energy that is purer and closer to the source.

That cry resonated in everyone's hearts.

In the control room, deafening cheers erupted, and people hugged and high-fived each other.

Victory is theirs.

History will not only remember everyone here.

We will also remember their victory together.

Looking at the cheering researchers, Lao Pan's face was flushed, his fists were clenched tightly, his dry lips trembled slightly, and he muttered words that only he could hear.

Academician Wang laughed boldly, and patted Academician Li Jiangang's shoulder with his callused right hand, as excited as a child.

"Why did I tell you? Does my generator work?"

"Yes, yes, you are awesome!"

Academician Li raised his hand and rubbed the corner of his eyes.

Normally, he would definitely not bear to hurt him.

But at this moment, he was only excited, and he couldn't say those hurtful words.

Standing at the door of the control room, watching the researchers in the control room, especially Lu Zhou's back, Captain Dai gently took off his military cap, his Adam's apple moved slightly, and tears filled his resolute pupils at some point.

He doesn't know what the data in the computer means.

It's not even clear why the researchers were jumping for joy.

But he clearly knew that from this moment on, the light of controllable fusion finally bloomed on the land of Huaxia.

The shackles of energy were completely smashed.

Nothing can stop her from taking off.

They won this battle...

Cheers echoed in my ears, and I don't know how many times I was hugged. Standing in front of the console, Lu Zhou lightly clenched his fist with his right hand, and then let go.

The expression that had been tense since he pressed the button finally gradually eased into a smile.

"Yeah...we did it."

At this moment, the translucent text was floating in his field of vision.

[Congratulations to the host, the "Fusion Light" mission chain is complete! 】