From black technology to super engineering

Chapter 305 Before Ignition
When they entered the research center again, although all the participating professors still looked happy and happy, it could be seen that everyone was still a little nervous.

In the middle of the night yesterday, Lao Mei suddenly announced that he would be the first to achieve helium-3 fusion in a week, and it was immediately spread all over the world through the Internet this morning.

On the major social media and platforms in China, the news was also on the top of the hot search for the first time.

Judging from the feedback of public opinion, domestic netizens are really a bit sour about the news that Lao Mei took the lead in announcing the ignition of helium 3.

Because of strict domestic secrecy, no news about Helium-3 fusion in China has been disclosed—the only information revealed to the outside world is that the Kuafu group continued to make breakthroughs in deuterium-tritium fusion, and at the same time built three controllable nuclear fusion power plants, And increase the heavy water reactor to extract the news of tritium.

Of course, some rational netizens said that even if helium-3 fusion is realized, where does helium-3 come from?
The current helium 3 can only come from the decay of tritium, and the stock is pitifully small.

Of course there are many on the moon, but that requires mining on the moon.

Therefore, the completion of helium-3 fusion can only mean that the conditions for fusion have been reached...it has no practical significance.

Those who refuted said that if it can be realized, it has enough meaning.

In short, the public opinion is indeed somewhat unfavorable.

……

Ye Ming didn't exchange too many greetings, and immediately chaired the meeting after entering the base.

Director Zhang and the others did not come over today, but Professor Wen, who has been in charge of promoting the tritium breeding project, and others came to attend the meeting.

"Have you heard the news?" Ye Ming held the cup and looked at the crowd with a smile: "Lao Mei is still as confident as ever."

Among the participating members, Professor Zhang, the oldest from the Ninth Academy, smiled and said, "It's not surprising, it's an old method of the Cold War, and it is estimated that there will be a global live broadcast."

Everyone laughed.

Professor Zhang was born in the 60s and experienced the Cold War period.

"Well, it's just a coincidence, they're out of luck." Professor Huo Liang laughed, the weather wasn't hot today, but he was only wearing short sleeves, showing his strong biceps—he really was Fitness.

As one of so many people who will go up to preside over the overall situation, Professor Huo Liang will go to the Gobi Desert for adaptive training after participating in this ignition, so he doesn't seem to care, but in fact he is the most important person in this group. Nervous——This ignition acceptance is really going to fail, which means that he may not have a chance to pass.

"Indeed, they are out of luck." Ye Ming took the topic with a smile: "I received a notice on the way here, and the news of our acceptance and ignition will be announced."

After his words fell, everyone was startled, and then their expressions changed.

Some are happy, some are worried, but most of them are puzzled.

Professor Wen Chi asked: "Is it all announced? Does that mean that the space program will also be officially announced?"

Everyone immediately looked at Ye Ming.

"No, just announce the successful ignition." Ye Ming paused, then smiled: "I think the idea of ​​the higher-ups may be... just a little bit of announcement, so as not to stimulate too much, and Lao Mei can't stand it .”

There were bursts of laughter in the meeting room.

But unlike usual, the laughter didn't last long.

After all...the acceptance of the ignition is about to begin, and although they have simulated it countless times, the professor who stayed here to assemble it did not miss a single detail.

But with this kind of project, you always have to be prepared to fail.

Ye Ming also knew everyone's current mood and pressure, so he didn't dwell on this issue for a long time, but directly entered the topic of the meeting.

After the professors in each link finished their reports, Professor Wen also made a brief summary of his recent work.

"At present, our technical solution has basically reached its limit. We estimated it, and if we move forward, it is estimated that the recovery rate will increase by less than 0.2%. In actual work, this can basically be attributed to the error category."

"But the good news is that through Aita's analysis of more than 99 materials and different compounds, we finally screened out [-] mixed materials with a recovery rate of more than [-]%. The next step is to analyze these materials one by one and synthesis."

Professor Wen laughed as he spoke: "I didn't expect it to end up on the materials."

"With Aita, isn't it difficult to handle materials?" Professor Huo continued, "I mean, the field of materials in China is now second to none, right?"

Professor Wen said succinctly: "Aita's credit."

Everyone smiled and looked at Ye Ming.

Ye Ming smiled reservedly.

——When Aita got on the quantum supercomputing, her ability was used in computing materials, computing chemistry and other fields are really invincible.

To give a simple example, people use supercomputers to analyze the reactions of exhaustive calculations for several days and nights. For Aita, it is nothing more than the effort of a cup of tea-this is the case when Aita only uses part of the computing power.

This is what quantum supercomputing brings about in terms of productivity, which comes from the improvement in dimensions.

At present, in addition to domestic universities that have all gone online, many foreign universities have given up their previous adjustments and began to continuously connect to Aita—and according to Aita’s operating logic, theoretically, any of them using Aita’s birth results , will be shared.

"Okay, let's go here first today, let's go to the workshop to have a look."

……

After the meeting, Ye Ming and his team went directly to the assembly workshop.

Compared with a month ago, today's assembly workshop is more disorganized.

In addition to the electric wires and signal lines all over the floor, there are also several mechanical arms surrounding the engine.In addition, engineers are everywhere, busy with the final test work.

"Captain Li." Ye Ming saw Li Dongsheng as soon as he entered the door, smiled and waved.

Li Dongsheng was instructing people to dismantle one of the robotic arms, and immediately turned his head after hearing the words: "Mr. Ye, Professor Huo."

"Li Dongsheng, why did you dismantle it? Just stay here." Professor Huo Liang is from the Provincial Jiaotong University. Naturally, he knew that Li Dongsheng is also a student of our school, and joked with a smile: "Are you afraid that we will be greedy for you?"

"Hey, I'm really a little scared."

"Boy... You Boss Ye are all here."

"Boss Ye didn't speak up—these five robotic arms are worth millions!"

As soon as Ye Ming heard several million, he immediately coughed: "Then tear it down!"

Everyone laughed.

Then a group of people stood by the engine.

Only after assembling can you realize how big it is - the entire engine is completed, the ring structure alone is more than six meters high, and the nozzle structure in front is more than ten meters high.

It has a total of three nozzles, one large, two small, and when all the "seals" are released, it can eject high-energy particles at a speed of 500 kilometers per second, and has a very high jet velocity.

(End of this chapter)