Building a Sci-Fi Empire: Starting with Cold Nuclear Fusion

A group of people looked over with suspicion.

Chiang Wei-kuo asked, "What is a super stellarator?"

Whether it was researchers like Ma Weixing, Lü Yunming, and Xiao Su, or leaders like Zhou Shangqin, Shen Yun, Yu Xu, and Zhang Qian, they all showed great interest.

Chen Yuan explained, "The super stellarator is one of the core devices for controlled nuclear fusion that I designed. Its working principle is somewhat similar to that of the stellarator. Of course, it is not magnetic confinement nuclear fusion, but another type of nuclear fusion."

Chiang Wei-kuo chuckled and said, "A controlled nuclear fusion core device?"

How could those of us conducting nuclear fusion research not know that current technology cannot create a controlled nuclear fusion reactor?

You said that the super stellarator is one of the core devices for controlled nuclear fusion, does that mean you can build a controlled nuclear fusion reactor?

So many top geniuses around the world haven't been able to develop controlled nuclear fusion, how can a young person with only a bachelor's degree do it?

Chiang Wei-kuo and the others found it hilarious that Chen Yuan was more capable than all those who had researched nuclear fusion.

Chen Yuan understood the implication in Chiang Wei-kuo's words, but he wasn't angry.

He walked inside. "Controlled nuclear fusion is still under development, but we have initially decided on a super stellarator as the core. It is inspired by stellarators and will create a double gravitational trap to directly lock the nuclear fusion reaction. In addition, the principle of energy collection and conversion is somewhat similar to the energy released by stars and spread throughout the entire star system. You can think of this part as simulating the ecological environment of the star system."

what?

Could a gravity trap be created to lock in nuclear fusion reactions?

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shangqin exclaimed, "Is this even possible?"

Xiao Su, Jiang Weiguo, Ma Weixing, and others had the same reaction.

Not to mention these researchers, even leaders like Yu Xu, Shen Yun, and Zhang Qian, who had great confidence in Chen Yuan, had doubts at this moment.

In stars, gravity is the only way to confine nuclear fusion, which is called gravitational confinement fusion.

For this confinement method, gravity must be strong enough to compress the enormous mass of hydrogen fuel within the core region, bringing its temperature and pressure to the critical point for nuclear fusion.

According to current scientific consensus, in order to achieve and maintain stable nuclear fusion, the mass of a celestial body must reach a minimum threshold, approximately 0.08 times the mass of the Sun.

That is, eighty times the mass of Jupiter.

In this way, the core temperature and pressure can reach the critical conditions for hydrogen nuclear fusion.

Celestial bodies with a mass less than this threshold cannot initiate and maintain a stable hydrogen fusion reaction.

How to build a gravitational device with a mass eighty times that of Jupiter to lock in nuclear fusion reactions?

How could that be!

Everyone thought the chances of this happening were extremely slim, but the way they looked at Chen Yuan changed.

It was no longer jealousy, but a realization that the young man in front of her had real talent and ability.

The idea of ​​a super stellarator is quite absurd, but if it could be built, it would actually be the most likely way to achieve controlled nuclear fusion.

Yu Xu, Zhou Shangqin, Jiang Weiguo and others are engaged in nuclear fusion research and development, so they can understand what kind of achievements such a device could achieve. They also understand that people who are not proficient in nuclear fusion technology could not even imagine such a device.

Yes, even if it's just imagination, it's enough to show that Chen Yuan has a deep understanding of nuclear fusion technology.

Wasn't it because of his connections that the research institute granted him associate professor status?

Xiao Su looked slightly surprised and doubtful.

The same applies to researchers such as Chiang Wei-kuo and Ma Wei-xing.

They were eager to know what the super stellarator device actually looked like.

So, without being ordered around, everyone voluntarily followed behind Chen Yuan, waiting for instructions.

Leaders such as Yu Xu, Shen Yun, and Xu Gang followed suit.

Chen Yuan approached the computer and asked, "Whose computer is this? Can I borrow it for a bit?"

"Mine." Chiang Wei-kuo stepped forward and entered the password. "Use it as long as you want."

Chen Yuan didn't stand on ceremony. After Jiang Weiguo finished entering the password, he sat down in front of the computer.

He found the software and began drawing concept sketches of the "super stellarator," rather than design drawings.

It's not that he can't draw up the design blueprints; having mastered fourteen types of controlled nuclear fusion and cold nuclear fusion technologies, drawing up the design blueprints for a super stellarator would be too easy for him.

The reason for only drawing concept art is to conceal the technical details.

Before the controlled nuclear fusion reactor was built, Chen Yuan could not reveal the core technology to anyone.

Creating concept art doesn't take much time.

The drawing was completed in less than twenty minutes.

"Um?"

"this……"

"The device is ingenious."

Chiang Wei-kuo's eyes lit up.

Xiao Su, Ma Weixing, Lü Yunming, and the others widened their eyes.

Leaders such as Yu Xu, Shen Yun, and Zhang Qian had a refreshing feeling.

Although what they saw was just a concept drawing, these people could see many technical features in it.

The core of a magnetic confinement nuclear fusion device is the magnetic field.

The core of the super stellarator is different; it consists of a miniature black hole and an artificial gravitational field.

The dual constraints naturally lock in the nuclear fusion reaction.

As an academician, Yu Xu can use this concept diagram to see that the artificial gravitational field is responsible for compressing and igniting the fuel, while the micro black hole is the core that truly locks in the nuclear fusion reaction.

Once this device is built, it will be an artificial star that is gravity-locked, will never explode, and can burn in a controlled manner.

A true artificial star is not the "artificial sun" that countries around the world can only create in laboratories at present.

It can be said that the imagination of this device is extremely rich!

Everyone realized that regardless of whether the device could be realized in the short term, at least Chen Yuan's presentation of this conceptual diagram was equivalent to proposing a new concept and providing a trajectory, making the future development of gravitational confinement fusion technology more traceable!

Ma Weixing couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Chen, I can roughly understand the concept drawings, but there's something I don't understand. Can I ask you about it?"

Chen Yuan turned his head and said, "Please speak."

Ma Weixing, eager to learn, asked, "How can we create miniature black holes and super-strong artificial gravitational fields?"

Upon hearing this question, Xiao Su, Jiang Weiguo, Lü Yunming, and others perked up their ears.

Leaders such as Yu Xu, Shen Yun, and Xu Gang also became serious.

Everyone wants to know the answer.

Chen Yuandao said, "In my envisioned design, the entire controlled nuclear fusion project will include two devices: gravitational lensing and space curvature. These devices can create artificial gravitational fields and simulate the environment of miniature black holes. You researchers should know that space curvature is the core mechanism for the formation of black holes. Once the space curvature device is built, the environment of miniature black holes can be simulated. The gravitational lensing device draws on the gravitational lensing effect. Gravity, as we know it, is not the cause of spacetime distortion. On the contrary, gravity is the geometric effect manifested by spacetime distortion. The gravitational lensing device creates the phenomenon of spacetime distortion, which will naturally generate huge gravitational forces, thereby achieving ignition and locking the nuclear fusion reaction."

Space curvature and spacetime distortion sound similar, but they are actually two similar but distinct effects.

Bending is static spacetime curvature.

Distortion includes dynamic effects of time-space dragging.

At this point, Chen Yuan stood up and said with great confidence, "Once my idea is successfully developed, it will be temperature-insensitive, able to lock in even the hottest temperatures, and will never shut down. Gravity will always exist, preventing explosions. The stronger the gravity, the tighter the compression. Our energy acquisition will be elevated from reactors to space stations, planetary-level systems, and even astronomical systems!"

The crowd was filled with excitement.

If this controlled nuclear fusion technology can be developed, human civilization will take a giant leap forward.

Yes, everyone knows that the technology of the "super stellarator" device is very sci-fi and seems difficult to realize, but this concept is something they never dared to imagine before.

Now, Chen Yuan has not only put forward the idea, but also drawn up concept diagrams, which shows that he is not talking nonsense, but is really thinking and developing.

What is the most important thing to research and develop?

imagination!

Only with a rich imagination, combined with professional knowledge and skills, can we develop more advanced technologies.

Clearly, Chen Yuan's super star-simulating device is very imaginative.

If the technology keeps up, it is indeed possible to build it.

At that moment, everyone had a strong premonition that this young man might become the most important figure in the history of controlled nuclear fusion research!