Even though it hadn't been connected to the power generator yet, and the heat could only be channeled into the water through the heat exchange system, the energy generated by the system far exceeded the energy input to the system, and the neutrons produced by the reaction could achieve self-sustaining tritium. The design of the entire fusion reactor was undoubtedly a success!
Once the ferrofluid electric energy generator was installed, the ultrasonic generator would no longer require an external power supply. By then, they would only need to use a high-capacity lithium-sulfur battery to melt the lithium metal in the reactor core and the first few rounds of ultrasonic emission. After that, the reactor could completely rely on its own electricity to maintain the operation of the entire device.
As soon as the experiment stopped, Academician Wang grabbed Lu Zhou and asked.
"How did you do it?"
Lu Zhou's mouth curved into a smile as he answered the question simply.
"Sonoluminescence."
Hearing these unexpected words, Wang Zengguang was obviously stunned for a moment, then he frowned and said.
"That technical route … Wasn't it proven to be unworkable long ago?"
Due to the bottleneck in the research of magnetic confinement and inertial confinement, the research on sound fusion was popular between the 1980s and 1990s. However, to this day, the controversy on this research route had never stopped.
As for why there was so much controversy, in addition to the two completely different experimental reports, one of the most important reasons was that the physics community did not have a clear conclusion on the seemingly ordinary natural phenomenon of sonoluminescence.
"There are two possibilities for a road not to be taken. One is that it's originally wrong, and the other is that the way you walk is wrong. Twenty years ago, there were problems with the research on sound fusion. The theoretical work wasn't completed. They were only blindly experimenting and collecting empirical data, hoping to find a way to achieve fusion reaction. This was no different from looking for a needle in a haystack. "
Lu Zhou paused for a second. He picked up the marker from the table and wrote a few lines of calculations on the whiteboard.
"… Only by determining the quantitative relationship between the electromagnetic force and the strong interaction can we build a phenomenological model to balance the relationship between the two and find the most likely solution with the help of this phenomenological model."
Academician Wang stared at the calculations on the whiteboard for a while and frowned.
"This is … the inference of the electrostrong interaction theory?"
Even though he didn't study theoretical physics, as a nuclear physics and nuclear engineering major, he still had some understanding of the latest developments in the physics community. Especially when it came to research on the GN Force, he would not miss it.
Looking at Academician Wang who was in deep thought, Lu Zhou gently nodded.
"Exactly."
On the surface, the reason why this sound fusion device was able to be completed was largely because Sheng Xianfu and the others cleverly added a small ionization chamber between the air inlet and the nuclear core, heating the deuterium-tritium mixture to the ionized state before injecting it into the liquid lithium.
However, in fact, whether it was the use of liquid lithium or the mathematical model of a series of parameters such as bubble density, surface area, and the sound pressure acting on the bubble surface, they were all based on the inferences in the electrostrong interaction theory.
The relationship between the two was like the plasma turbulence model and the magnetic confinement fusion device.
If it weren't for Lu Zhou's theoretical work, maybe this device could have been built, but it would have taken a long time …
While Academician Wang was still deep in thought, Director Li from the State Administration for National Defense couldn't wait any longer. He asked, "Can this thing be installed on an aircraft carrier?"
When Lu Zhou heard this question, he paused for a second and smiled.
"I don't know much about aircraft carriers, we'll have to ask the experts at the Navy Equipment Institute. However, even though its power limit and energy utilization efficiency are much lower than the Pangu magnetic confinement fusion device, it is still much better than traditional fission reactors … As long as it is properly designed, it shouldn't be a problem to use it on aircraft carriers or submarines. "
Director Li took a deep breath and looked at Lu Zhou.
"… On behalf of the entire country, I want to say thank you!"
Lu Zhou smiled nonchalantly.
"You're welcome."
Lu Zhou had heard the word "thank you" a lot, so it didn't really matter.
However, when he heard Director Li say these words in a serious tone, he felt quite comfortable.
Although military technology was not within the scope of his research, and he was not interested in researching weapons, if his research could contribute to the cause of national defense, he would be very happy to see it.
As for how to use it on aircraft carriers or submarines, that was the task of the Navy Equipment Institute. The Jinling Institute for Advanced Study would provide technical support, but the design work would naturally be done by professionals.
Of course, this wasn't free.
Since the miniaturization of controllable fusion was funded by the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, which was a private research institute, the relevant intellectual property rights were guaranteed in the form of national defense patents.
Even though the profits of the Chinese navy were far less than the lithium-sulfur battery patents, Lu Zhou's original intention of researching this thing wasn't to make money, so it didn't matter.
"Right now, this fusion device is mainly used on spacecraft. We still need to conduct further experiments to see if it's useful or not." Lu Zhou looked at Academician Wang and said in a serious manner, "Therefore, I'll leave the ferrofluid electric energy generator to you guys as soon as possible."
Academician Wang nodded solemnly.
"Don't worry about this, I'll give you an answer within two weeks!"
Lu Zhou smiled and nodded.
"I'm glad to hear that."
After seeing the experimental reactor model of the sound fusion device, Academician Wang didn't stay at the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study for long. He left his two students here and rushed back to Haizhou.
The most important part of the nuclear core was completed, and all that was left was the ferrofluid electric energy generator.
What he had to do now was to complete the ferrofluid electric energy generator design as soon as possible so that this device could convert the huge amount of heat energy into electricity!
As for Director Li, after he had a celebratory meal with Lu Zhou and Sheng Xianfu, he immediately left Jinling and returned to Beijing with the news of the miniaturization of controllable fusion technology.
This was an important piece of national news, and the fewer people that knew about it, the better.
Therefore, he had to go to the Senate and report this matter in person …
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