Chapter 426 (2/2)
After 60 seconds, if the plasma continues to discharge for another minute, it means that this experiment will surpass the 100 second record of ”super ring” 50 million degrees Celsius, and they are closer to fusion energy.
99… 100… 101… 102……
When the plasma beam continues to discharge for more than 100 seconds, the laboratory erupts again with wild cheers. This means that for the first time, they have set a new world record.
Li Jian holds his fist tightly and his eyes are red. They have worked hard all their lives to one day make controlled nuclear fusion technology a new clean energy on earth.
Now he saw hope. Chen Mo, a young man, seemed to be synonymous with miracle.
At first, he didn't expect much from the experiment. He thought in his mind that the continuous discharge of plasma can last for more than 10 seconds, which is also a great success.
But the result is far beyond his imagination. He doesn't know how to express his excitement at the moment.
Next to him, Wan Yuanxi's body was trembling. He was so excited as he is today. In the research of high temperature plasma, he is one of the oldest qualified people in the Institute, almost witnessing the process of the controlled fusion project in China from scratch to the advanced ranks in the world.His only wish is to see fusion power stations come true in his lifetime.
Originally, Chen Mo came to the Research Institute here with the attitude of learning his new theory, and did not think how much movement Chen Mo could make in a short period of time.
But today, he sees hope.
The first controlled fusion experiment has surpassed the research of their Institute of plasma for decades.
At this time, the mood is both sad and happy. Sadness is because of their decades of efforts, which can't rival this young man's just one year. Happy is that he saw the possibility of controlled nuclear fusion being successfully used.
Except for Li Jian and WAN Yuanxi, Ke Jianye and Guo Changming, all eyes were red.
Outsiders can't understand their mood at the moment, even if the [star ring] technology is not made by them, but they also see the hope of applying nuclear fusion energy in China.
Their lifelong technology can be seen to benefit their motherland in their lifetime.
Several senior experts and academicians are in tears at the moment. The plasma has been continuously discharged for 150 seconds. If it can reach more than 1000 seconds, it means that the fusion energy can be utilized by the star ring.
Compared with many experts, Chen Mo is much calmer.
Looking at the operation of [star ring], he kept flashing the situation of various data in his mind, and also calculated the possible optimization problems.
”The cooling system works normally, the diverter works normally, the longitudinal field is stable, the angular field is stable...”
The discharge of plasma beam has lasted for 280 seconds, and Chen Mo has also seriously thought about it.
Because at the beginning, the instantaneous temperature did not reach hundreds of millions of degrees Celsius, which deviated from the data in the simulation test, he was not sure how long the plasma could last.
In order to operate stably, the plasma temperature must be raised above 100 million ℃ for more than 1000 seconds to form a continuous reaction condition. Because on earth, there is no great pressure inside the sun, so the plasma can't react spontaneously.
At that time, once the condition of continuous reaction is achieved, the utilization efficiency of deuterium and tritium fuel is improved again, tritium self-sustaining becomes possible, which can provide continuous energy, and the discharge process of net energy output becomes possible.
At this time, dozens of researchers in the command center were reluctant to blink. They are waiting for the historic moment.
495 seconds later, the high confinement operation of the plasma was finally stopped.
Everyone in the command center cheered wildly.
495 seconds, which is far beyond everyone's expectation. The plasma temperature is nearly 90 million ℃, maintaining a continuous discharge of 495 seconds.
This data has exceeded a limit, which is a major breakthrough. The goal of successful application of nuclear fusion energy is near at hand. If the experimental results are released, the world will be shocked.
Chen murmured a sigh, not very satisfied.
What he wants is not a few minutes of operation, but a few years or even decades of operation. Although the result is a great breakthrough, he is still not satisfied. The failure to achieve the net energy output of nuclear fusion is a failure for him.
”Now prepare for the second experiment.” When all the people were in ecstasy, Chen Mo poured down a basin of cold water.