Chapter 35 The rising dawn symbolizes that mankind has entered the new energy era

Wang Xiangqi and Zhou Zhuohao couldn't help but clenched their fists at this moment.

It would be a lie to say I’m not excited.

Regardless of whether this ignition test can be successful or not, the two of them know that this ignition means that human research on new energy has begun.

Once successful, it will symbolize that mankind has entered the new energy era.

After giving the order, Ye Ge also took a deep breath.

All equipment and devices have been debugged, and the next step is the most critical step, power on and ignition.

The energized ignition of a controllable nuclear fusion device is different from the conventional energized ignition, and is even fundamentally different.

When electricity is energized, a huge spiral magnetic field will be generated inside the tokamak, which will heat the plasma in it to a very high temperature to achieve the purpose of nuclear fusion.

At this moment, Ye Ge's heart was beating loudly, and he was helpless to hide the excitement in his heart.

But deep in his eyes, there is still a little worry.

The reason for his excitement is simple. Once the power-on ignition test is successful, it means that the small tokamak device he built can realize the blueprint in his mind.

Once nuclear fusion can be controlled, the energy crisis will be solved.

This is a huge change for him personally, the country, and the world.

As for the worry, it’s not that I’m afraid of the consequences of a failed experiment.

The power of nuclear fusion is indeed scary, but controlling the amount of deuterium and tritium used in the tokamak device can minimize the risk, and even an explosion will only be within a relatively small range.

In terms of safety, Ye Ge is still very confident.

The only thing you need to worry about is that if the ignition fails this time, all previous efforts may be wasted.

Not only does it take time to build a new tokamak device, but more importantly, it also requires in-depth inspection and analysis again and again. Only after problems are discovered can the second power-on ignition test be carried out.

The time required is not a day or two, at least it will take nearly a month to carry out the second ignition test.

However, this worry was quickly defeated by the confidence in his bones.

It didn't take long for Ye Ge's nervous heart to calm down, and there was no emotion on his face.

"Controllable nuclear fusion energized ignition test starts now!"

Seeing Wang Xiangqi and Zhou Zhuohao already in place, Ye Ge immediately announced the start of the test. After saying this, his eyes fell on the tokamak device with great concentration.

"Received."

After Wang Xiangqi responded, he pressed the power-on device.

When the current is turned on, there is an immediate reaction in the ring device.

The strong current forms a ring-shaped magnetic field in the tokamak device, which quickly heats the plasma to an extremely high temperature.

"It begins!"

In the laboratory, Ye Ge and the three of them held their breath. Although they knew that their breathing would not affect the success or failure of the ignition test, they still did so subconsciously.

Ye Ge stared at the inside of the tokamak device without blinking, with a look of anticipation on his face.

Time passes by second by second.

Ten seconds.

Twenty seconds.

Thirty seconds.

One minute.

Two minutes.

……

There was no light in the reactor yet, but Ye Ge was not in a hurry. This is what must be experienced before the nuclear fusion reaction.

Before the plasma is heated to a certain level, the dawn of hope will not appear.

Wang Xiangqi and Wang obviously didn't know the principle. They only felt that it had been powered on for a while, but there was no response in the tokamak device, which made the two people who were originally very confident couldn't help sweating their palms.

, extremely worried.

"Ye Gong..."

Wang Xiangqi couldn't help but look at Ye Ge. In the middle of his words, Ye Ge raised his hand and interrupted: "Don't worry, it's coming soon. This is a process that must be experienced before the nuclear fusion reaction. The ignition test has not failed yet."
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Wang Xiangqi stopped talking, but nodded and looked nervously.

Zhou Zhuohao clenched his fists and his forehead was covered with sweat.

After a while, a muffled sound finally came from the small tokamak device, and the next moment, an extremely bright light appeared in the eyes of several people.

The light source was like a miniature version of the sun, blooming with a dazzling brilliance that made the three of them squint their eyes.

"Success!"

Seeing the rising little sun, at this moment, no matter how calm Ye Ge is, his hands can't help but tremble slightly.

"This is...the sun?"

Wang Xiangyang’s voice trembled.

"Yeah."

Ye Ge nodded and said: "Artificial sun!"

This is a more straightforward name for controllable nuclear fusion, artificial sun.

There is no other reason. The essence of the sun, which is 150 million kilometers away from our heads, is the nuclear fusion reaction that is constantly occurring.

Although the tokamak device in front of us is small, it is not an exaggeration to call it an artificial sun.

"Ye Gong, you succeeded!"

Zhou Zhuohao looked at the artificial sun that was emitting dazzling light in disbelief, his voice trembling.

He and Wang Xiangqi looked at each other, and both swallowed hard. While looking at each other, they both saw a hint of horror in the other's eyes.

They know very well what the successful ignition of the small tokamak device means.

This means that the world will enter the new energy era and the era of controllable nuclear fusion from this moment on.

The ongoing energy crisis will be resolved with the advent of the era of controllable nuclear fusion.

"That's awesome, Ye Gong!"

"You are the greatest scientist I have ever met, bar none."

Wang Xiangqi said with great excitement.

Although they had heard of many famous scientists in Daxia, including Wei Chengfeng, the dean of the Xia Academy of Sciences, they had to say that although these people were familiar to them, their names were even known to everyone.

But Ye Ge was the first person they saw to complete a controllable nuclear fusion ignition test. There was a huge difference between what they saw with their own eyes and what they had just heard about.

The former is too illusory.

The latter is within reach.

Facing the respectful compliments from the two people, Ye Ge was equally excited, but he still shook his head and said: "It's not too early to be happy. The successful ignition of small-scale controllable nuclear fusion does not mean that this technology has matured."

Now, if we want to build a large-scale controllable nuclear fusion device, we still need to solve many problems. The most important thing is how to achieve controllable nuclear fusion under complete superconductivity."

"This is the key!"

When saying this, Ye Ge's voice was very serious: "The revolution has not yet succeeded, we still need to work hard."

"However, with the successful experience of small-scale controllable nuclear fusion power-on ignition tests, we can avoid many detours when building large-scale controllable nuclear fusion devices. If everything goes well, maybe we can build it within two or three years.

A truly large-scale controllable nuclear fusion facility."

"However, two or three years is still a bit too long to have experience in small-scale controllable nuclear fusion devices."

Two or three years is still too long?

Wang Xiangqi and Wang Xiangqi looked at each other. This is a major scientific research project. To put it bluntly, it would not be possible without five or ten years.

But here in Ye Ge, it can be completed in two or three years and still not satisfied?

Two or three years seems like a long time.

But in the field of scientific research, research and development time of five or ten years has become the norm.

No one thinks that two or three years of scientific research is too long. A controllable nuclear fusion device that can change the current energy form will be an unparalleled achievement even if it is completed in ten years, let alone two or three years.

"Ye Gong, if it can be completed in two or three years, it would be incredible." Zhou Zhuohao couldn't help but say.

Ye Ge narrowed his eyes: "Try to build a large-scale controllable nuclear fusion device within a year and a half!"

One sentence made both of them unable to help but secretly click their tongues.

A year and a half!
To be continued...