Lu Zhou didn't stay in the southwest for long. After he obtained the data he needed, he boarded a plane the next day and returned to Jinling with a few researchers from the STAR research institute.
After Lu Zhou and his team left, almost everyone at the Southwest Institute of Nuclear Physics breathed a sigh of relief.
These guys were like a bunch of bandits. Everywhere they went, they left a trail of dust. They finished the experiment, took the data, and left. They had to clean up the mess they left behind.
A lot of people were discussing whether or not this guy was here to avenge his personal grudge. It was hard to say whether or not the experiment itself was meaningful. After all, this guy used confidentiality as a cover. Not only did he take away the sample, but he didn't even leave a backup of the data for them.
But no matter what, after this incident, Zhou Chengfu's prestige in the Institute had been swept to the ground …
Jia Liang stood in Zhou Chengfu's office and had a relieved expression on his face.
"… This God of Plagues is finally gone."
Zhou Chengfu sat in his office chair with a blank expression on his face.
He slowly asked, "How's the situation with HL-2A?"
Hearing this question, the relief on Jia Liang Cai's face gradually turned into a bitter expression.
"The radiation damage report hasn't been done yet … But according to the engineers at the institute, the situation isn't optimistic."
Zhou Chengfu: "What do they mean?"
"There are varying degrees of swelling inside the structural materials. As for the first wall … It's basically brittle!" Jia Liang said with a heavy expression on his face.
The experimental reactor wasn't used for fusion ignition. The plasma experiment was only conducted to simulate the operating environment of high-temperature and high-density plasma.
Therefore, the resistance of the various parts of HL-2A to neutron radiation was basically at the level of a fission reactor.
Therefore, it was almost inevitable that HL-2A would end up in such a miserable state.
Even though Zhou Chengfu was mentally prepared, his mouth still couldn't help but twitch when he heard this.
He took a deep breath, endured the pain in his heart, and said.
He asked, "Can it be repaired?"
Jia Liang reluctantly nodded and said, "I asked the engineers at the institute. It should be repaired, but in the short term … I'm afraid it won't be usable."
After all, there were too many things to replace.
Zhou Chengfu said after a moment of silence.
"After the radiation damage test is done, remember to keep all this information."
Jia Liang was taken aback for a moment before realization flashed across his face. "You're planning to …"
Zhou Chengfu gritted his teeth and said, "I can't just let this go."
It would have been fine if he had done it.
If he couldn't do it …
He swore that he would bring this "evidence" to Shangjing and personally lodge a complaint.
…
For others, this data might not be of much use, but for Lu Zhou, it was a priceless treasure.
Mathematics was a powerful scientific research tool, and it was also his most powerful weapon.
Although the conclusion obtained through calculation could not directly analyze the result he needed, it could be used as a reference to help him avoid many detours.
"I haven't been this excited in a long time."
Sitting in his study room, Lu Zhou stared at the data and pictures on his computer. His eyes were filled with excitement.
As expected, compared to directing other people to do experiments, standing on the front line of scientific research and personally solving these problems made him feel more happy.
He stretched his back and picked up a pen. He began to write on a new piece of white paper.
[Radiation damage energy. It is worth mentioning that due to the high cost of neutron irradiation experiments, the nuclear physics community developed a set of calculation methods for DPA, He production rate, and other important parameters more than a decade ago. These methods can be simulated using programs such as McDeLicious and NJOY.
Because it was a phenomenological model based on empirical formulas, there were many related calculation methods. As for the Lindhard-Robinson model, Lu Zhou chose to use as a reference.
Based on the theory of this model, after selecting an expected DPA range and the maximum value of He production rate, he changed some of the constants in the ceramic-based graphene composite material into variables. He then integrated his own computational materials theory to conduct numerical simulations of materials that might fit the DPA range and the He production rate.
Even though this seemed easy to say …
In fact, this process was far more difficult than using the Lindhard-Robinson model to simulate the DPA and He production rate of a certain material under specific neutron irradiation conditions.
Also, the simulation results weren't necessarily reliable.
This kind of situation was very common in computational materials science. Even though it was possible to obtain some mathematically reasonable results, it was impossible from a practical point of view.
Especially in the case of negative parameters …
Time quickly passed by. Lu Zhou was gradually getting into the zone. He basically locked himself at home.
During this time, Principal Xu called him and asked if he had time to speak at the opening ceremony. However, Lu Zhou really didn't have the time, so he declined the invitation.
Principal Xu obviously understood Lu Zhou's reply.
In any case, this kind of national major scientific research project was still the top priority.
However, at the same time, he also advised Lu Zhou not to work too hard. No matter how busy he was, he had to take some time out for a walk. After all, one's body was the most important thing. If one's body was damaged, the gains would not make up for the losses.
Regardless of how Principal Xu persuaded Lu Zhou, he still followed his own pace.
Before the research results came out, it was impossible for him to go out.
Fortunately, even though he had suspended his mathematics research for the past year, he didn't waste any time.
Half a month after his retreat, which was the middle of September, Lu Zhou finally completed the last step.
He took a deep breath and leaned back in his chair. He looked at the calculations on the screen and smirked.
He had completed the framework of the entire model.
All that was left was to fill in the flesh.
Which was the calculation part.
"Xiao Ai, I'll give you a task."
The second he finished speaking, a string of small bubbles popped up on the lower right corner of the desktop.
[Yes! Master! (?????) ]
Even though the amount of calculations was quite large, with the support of a supercomputer, this kind of uncreative work wasn't difficult for Xiao Ai.
After the specific task was explained, Lu Zhou stood up from his seat.
He moved his sore arms and shoulders and walked around the draft paper on the ground. He then went to the kitchen and made himself a cup of instant coffee.
While waiting for the coffee to brew, he took out his phone and checked his messages, missed calls, and email. He then replied to the people who couldn't contact him over the past few days.
After doing this, Lu Zhou returned to his study room with a cup of coffee.
When he sat down in front of the desk again, the results of the calculations were presented in front of him.
After Lu Zhou read the simulation results from beginning to end, he smirked.
The results were quite perfect.
Other than a few obviously impossible results, he had at least five sets of feasible data.
Each set of data corresponded to a theoretically feasible choice.
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