Chapter 344 Limitations of the Times
In the Chuanhai Materials Laboratory, while Xu Chuan was busy testing copper-carbon-silver high-temperature superconducting materials, on the other side, in Gucheng, the secondary verification of the plasma turbulence mathematical model was finally completed.
With the calculated data and model, Gao Hongming quickly returned to Jinling.
According to the staff of the National Supercomputing Center in Gucheng and the two modellers arranged by Academician Peng Hongxi, the verification of the model was quite successful.
After adding various initial values and variables to the simulation, there were almost no problems in the operation of the model, except for the increased demand for computing power.
This reply made him excited.
Although he is not a professional in the field of controllable nuclear fusion, he still knows something because he can be arranged to assist in the construction of controllable nuclear fusion projects.
The control of plasma turbulence in the controllable nuclear fusion reactor chamber is an extremely difficult part of the controllable nuclear fusion technology.
At present, neither the experimental reactors independently studied by various countries nor the ITER project of international cooperation have made much progress in the control of plasma turbulence.
Even the stellarator, which has a great advantage in controlling plasma turbulence, cannot achieve long-term control.
Currently, in terms of plasma turbulence control, the longest stellarator operation time is six minutes created by the stellarator ‘Helix 7-X’ test reactor of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics in Germany.
This is after replacing the top water-cooled divertor in late 2019.
And six minutes, converted into three hundred and sixty seconds.
This result is already very long compared to ITER, which takes the tokamak device route. The longest running time of the tokamak device in the ITER project is just over a hundred seconds.
Relatively speaking, the more recently developed stellarator ‘Helix 7-X’ test reactor has been improved several times.
As for domestically, the current record is the "artificial sun" EAST experimental reactor in Luyang, which has a running time of 101 seconds.
This data is slightly lower than the international cooperation ITER project, but it is enough to prove China’s strength in the field of controllable nuclear fusion.
But for the commercial operation of a controllable nuclear fusion reactor for a long time, six minutes and one hundred seconds are actually equally short.
Compared with controllable nuclear fusion, controllable nuclear fission power generation can maintain uninterrupted power generation 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
It can only be said that there is still a long way to go to realize controllable nuclear fusion technology.
But now, the light of controllable nuclear fusion has shined through the darkness, and the hope of controlling plasma turbulence lies in his hands!
Unable to wait, Gao Hongming wanted to run back and share the good news with that person!
He firmly believes that with this model, domestic controllable nuclear fusion will surely lead the world. Even, under the leadership of Academician Xu, it is not impossible to successfully commercialize controllable nuclear fusion technology within ten years!
In the Chuanhai Materials Laboratory, superconducting testing of high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite materials has gradually come to an end.
As the last round of magnetic induction intensity test data came out, there was cheers in the laboratory!
"22.714T, we succeeded!"
"152K, 22T high-temperature and normal-pressure superconducting material! Incredible, it has actually been done!"
"Awesome! Boss! You are worthy of being a double award and double academician winner from Nophi!"
"Our boss takes action! There is no problem that he can't solve!"
Looking at the magnetic induction intensity on the screen, the researchers assisting the test in the laboratory clenched their fists with excitement on their faces.
With a critical magnetic field strength of 152K and an average of 22.1T, the excellent performance of copper-carbon-silver high-temperature superconducting materials has broken the current boundaries of high-temperature superconducting materials and created a new historical record.
Everyone looked at the young man standing in the center of the crowd with excitement. His appearance was like a god coming. No matter how difficult the problem was, it became easy in his hands.
In the crowd, Xu Chuan looked at the excited researchers with a smile on their faces. He said, "Thank you for your hard work during this period of overtime. As a reward, I will give you three days of paid vacation! The bonuses and performance at the end of the year, There won’t be any less!”
“Also, I’ll invite you all to a dinner party tonight, the place is whatever you choose!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the room cheered again.
"Thank you, boss!"
“The boss is awesome!”
“Awesome!”
"Expand your vacation! Boss, can you exchange these three days of vacation? I want to combine it with my annual leave!"
Hearing this, Xu Chuan smiled and said: "Of course."
As soon as these words came out, the cheers in the laboratory became even stronger, and Xu Chuan didn't pay much attention. He was happy when he should be happy, and just worked when he should be working.
During this period, the researchers at the institute have indeed been working overtime to complete his goals. Now that the staged goals have been achieved, he will not be short of rewards.
"By the way, boss, aren't you going to rename this material?" Song Wenbai looked at Xu Chuan in the laboratory and asked.
He also knew the boss's character. If he didn't mention this matter, he would probably be given a random name by then. It might even be called "copper-carbon-silver composite high-temperature superconducting material" or "152K high-temperature superconducting material."
To be honest, it would be a pity to lose this name.
"A name?"
Hearing this question, Xu Chuan thought for a while and said: "How about calling it 'high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting material'?"
Hearing this, there was a sudden silence in the laboratory.
Song Wenbai's mouth twitched. Is there any difference between this name and 'copper-carbon-silver composite high-temperature superconducting material'?
His way of naming his boss is really lazy.
If he develops this kind of material that can change the entire industry, he will have to give it a cool name or bring his own surname, right?
Seeing that several people in the laboratory suddenly stopped talking, Xu Chuan asked hesitantly: "Why, doesn't this name sound good? I think it's okay."
Song Wenbai: "."
Fan Pengyue: "."
Others: "."
Professor Terence Tao is right, their boss is a name-dropper.
But then again, in the material world, naming seems to generally default to the main ingredient or formula of the material.
Because it is simpler and easier to understand.
But the name "high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting material" is really unpretentious. It might as well be called 152K high-temperature superconducting material.
At least when others look at the latter, they know it is a 152K high-temperature superconductor.
Xu Chuan didn't pay much attention to such a trivial matter as naming.
He felt that the name High Temperature Copper Carbon Silver Composite Material was pretty good. He could just call it TTY material without using the abbreviation. Why pursue such a high level?
However, how to deal with high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite materials gave him a difficult choice.
In his eyes, 152K high-temperature superconducting materials are actually not a good thing. After all, he has seen room-temperature superconducting materials.
In contrast, the temperature of 152K has considerable limitations.
If it is really to be applied, it will only be large scientific equipment such as large strong particle collider, controllable nuclear fusion, and some medical or transportation equipment.
Although the market is vast, it is not said to be completely disruptive.
If it is a room-temperature superconducting material, it is truly a disruptive material.
Therefore, Xu Chuan has always regarded room-temperature copper-carbon-silver superconducting materials as his trump card, while high-temperature superconducting materials were originally planned for him to be used to make some money for himself.
However, Fan Pengyue's reminder made him realize another thing.
That is the limitation of the times.
This is the beginning of the 20th century, and it is not an era when high-temperature superconducting materials will be everywhere in a dozen years, and room-temperature superconducting materials will also be available.
At this time, 152K high-temperature superconducting materials are unique.
This material can greatly promote the development of the superconducting field of a country, or even the entire world.
For example, the controllable nuclear fusion reactor that he has been thinking about since his rebirth. After using this high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite material, both the manufacturing difficulty and the generated magnetic field and magnetic confinement capabilities will be greatly improved compared to before.
Or the Large Strong Particle Collider.
Today, the largest collider in the world is CERN's LHC. The material used is niobium-titanium alloy, which can only provide a magnetic field strength of 8.3 Tesla, and the collision energy level is also limited to 13 Tev.
If replaced with a high-temperature copper-carbon-silver composite superconducting material, the critical magnetic field strength of 22T is enough to increase the energy level to more than 100Tev, which is an order of magnitude higher.
For the development of theoretical physics, this can be said to have given wings and can directly travel across the sky.
Just as Xu Chuan was thinking about how to deal with this high-temperature superconducting material, a somewhat unexpected person appeared in Jinling and the Sichuan-Hai Materials Research Institute.
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