Great Power Heavy Industry: Rise

Chapter 153 "Good News"

Zhong Cheng rushed back to the research and development institute and came to the computer room of Fuxi No. [-] on the ninth floor underground of "Tianwaitian".

Sitting in front of an operation terminal, he typed to inform 9527 to transfer the controllable nuclear fusion test data from the High Energy Physics Experimental Center of the Academy of Science and Technology over the past few months.

It took half a month of free time before he read all the test results.

During this period, he also personally conducted hundreds of simulation tests, and the results all confirmed Ye Wenxin's conclusion that there is no way to surpass the Tokamak.

Zhong Cheng's temper came, and he began to try stellarator and other controllable nuclear fusion methods one by one.

Using the capabilities of 9527, he found the world's most advanced controllable nuclear fusion test device and test data, and prepared to build a model in the Taixu test system before conducting the test.

The members of the team noticed Zhong Cheng's abnormality and expressed their concern.

Zhong Cheng didn't hide anymore, he explained the news of controllable nuclear fusion to the team members.

Everyone was shocked by the news, and expressed their willingness to use their spare time to help Zhong Cheng with his research.

Many people are easy to handle. Zhong Cheng divided them into three groups to study stellarator, anti-field pinch magnetic confinement and inertial confinement respectively.

After everyone held a meeting to discuss, some other unconventional ways to realize controllable nuclear fusion were denied.

For example, room temperature nuclear fusion (cold fusion) was once very popular.

Cold fusion is a nuclear fusion reaction at a relatively low temperature (or even normal temperature). This situation is a conceptual 'hypothesis' proposed for the thermonuclear fusion (thermonuclear reaction inside stars) known to exist in nature.

This idea will greatly reduce the reaction requirements, allow the use of more common and simple equipment, and also make the fusion reaction safer.

Because the principle and experimental equipment of cold fusion are very simple, an ordinary electrolyzer is enough, that is, the metal 'palladium' is used to catalyze the electrolysis of 'heavy water', and it is said that nuclear fusion will occur in this process.

It took only a few hours for Zhong Cheng's team to build a model in the Taixu experimental system, and then this plan was rejected.

Zhong Cheng and the others found that the cold fusion test results that were hyped up to the sky could not be repeated at all, and they were just scams.

Everyone's simulation test process was terminated in mid-August.

One reason is that the Suzaku fighter project has reached the most intense stage, and the other reason is that it has been basically confirmed that the currently known means of achieving controllable nuclear fusion are not feasible.

Zhao Wei persuaded Zhong Cheng to calm down, because sometimes scientific research cannot be achieved in one breath.

Controllable nuclear fusion cannot be realized. It should be that human beings do not have enough understanding of the physical world. There are four basic forces involved in the process of controllable nuclear fusion that occurs in stars. Human simulations are tangible and godless, and failure is inevitable. of.

Yang Xi also believes that the current human research on controllable nuclear fusion has come to a dead end, either to make a breakthrough in the basic physical theory, or to find another shortcut.

Needless to say the former, the latter also requires genius-like inspiration, and it cannot be achieved in a laboratory.

Yang Xi's words reminded Zhong Cheng that the ingenious technology provided by 9527 was used to reduce the difficulty of making graphene materials in the beginning, so what about controllable nuclear fusion?
9527's reply is that the controllable nuclear fusion in the 'Great Power Heavy Industry System' has no content. I don't know if it has been "forgotten" or if its home star civilization has not followed this technological development route.

9527 said that controllable nuclear fusion is an important symbol of the maturity of a planetary civilization, and the research is very difficult, which has blocked the further development of countless civilizations.

Only when controllable nuclear fusion is achieved, civilization can explore in the star system and establish colonies and living research areas on other planets.

Not just "go here"!
Zhong Cheng had to put aside the research and development of controllable nuclear fusion for the time being, so that everyone would not have to worry about it any more, and concentrate on preparing for the mass production of the Suzaku fighter.

Reason told him that letting go is also a kind of wisdom!
But he really didn't want to give up.

September golden autumn.

The second phase of the Suzaku fighter mass production project of the East China Sea Project ushered in the harvest season.

The trial production of the Zhurong electric pusher manufacturing plant was successful, and the performance of the large Zhurong electric pusher reached the design target, with a single thrust of 56 tons.

The 300KW large-scale Xingtian laser cannon was also launched, and the Houyi electromagnetic gun was also successfully trial-produced.

……

9 month 10 day.

The body of the first Suzaku fighter rolled off the production line at the airframe manufacturing workshop, and was transferred by a large crane to the general assembly workshop of the Suzaku fighter.

The body of the Suzaku fighter is actually a huge empty shell.

After the shell enters the general assembly workshop, the previous work is carried out inside it, just like decorating a house.

First, engineers install various plumbing, electrical systems, insulation, and more inside.

Because it is operated in the internal space of the casing, it is impossible to use automatic assembly equipment, and many tasks still need to be done manually.

If there are intelligent robots, it is possible to completely eliminate manual labor in the assembly of this large aircraft.

Engineers are also responsible for installing the cables for the flight controls, while completing the installation of the interior cockpit.

Next is the installation process of various weapon systems, radar communication systems, engines, and power batteries, and at the same time, various cables, lines, and cabins that connect them are fixed.

Throughout the process, various related systems need to be checked again and again.

The last thing is to test the performance of the wing flight control and power system, and then to ensure that they can work well in conjunction.

Basically at this point, the aircraft is about to leave the factory, and the entire assembly time will take five days.

There are five assembly stations in the general assembly workshop of Suzaku fighters, which can assemble five Suzaku fighters at the same time, and can manufacture at least 24 fighters a month.

This kind of large aircraft assembly process cannot be fully automated at present. With manual participation, the assembly pace cannot be accelerated.

The assembly of the Suzaku fighter is different from that of the Jingwei unmanned fighter. The latter is small in size and has a smaller internal space. The upper and lower casings can be separated. After the internal system is installed, the upper and lower casings can be closed and welded.

The Suzaku fighter has a huge volume and internal space. If you want to ensure that the fuselage does not disintegrate during high-speed flight, you have to make it into one piece to ensure sufficient structural strength.

This method not only increases the difficulty of the general assembly, but also the manufacturing process of the airframe is very troublesome.

Therefore, it is already very good to be able to guarantee the output of more than [-] planes a month.

Fortunately, the final number of Suzaku fighters to be installed will not exceed 200, and the production of more than [-] aircraft a year can also meet the needs of gradual installation.

9 month 16 day.

Good news came out of the second phase of the East China Sea Project, the first Suzaku fighter was off the production line.

Mr. Deng, Mr. Wan and other company leaders, together with the project members of Donghai Engineering, gathered in the general assembly workshop of the Suzaku fighter.

Zhong Cheng finally unplugged the detection cable on the body of the first Suzaku fighter named Suzaku No. [-], announcing the advent of the Suzaku fighter.

Then Suzaku No. [-] was transported out of the general assembly workshop by a heavy-duty transfer forklift, and placed on a special airport in the factory area.

It is said to be an airport, but in fact it is only an apron the size of four football fields, with fifty aircraft seats for fifty Suzaku fighter jets to take off and land.

Because the Suzaku fighters don't need the several kilometers long runway that the fifth and sixth generation fighters need, they can take off and land vertically.

Suzaku No. 16 was placed on the No. 2 parking lot, and the [-] supporting cylinder columns were compressed to a height of only [-] meters.

The final shape of the fuselage is 18 meters in length, 24 meters in wingspan, and 2 meters in height. The whole body is black, like a huge strange bird crouching on the ground.

The engineer checked with the instrument one last time, and it was determined that there was no problem.

Ready to take off!
(End of this chapter)