The breakthrough in the antimatter high-energy meson generator project has finally brought antimatter engineering into a new era of application!

In the new era, the need for antimatter will increase in geometric multiples, and this is the reason why Liu Feng was finally eager to launch the new super collider.

In fact, no one has any objection to whether to build a super collider.

However, many people are still skeptical about whether they will directly build a super collider that is 10 times the first super collider, just like Liu Feng's proposal.

For example, Li Zhengwu, Wang Chengshu, Academician Li Yongfeng, etc., these people think that they should make steady progress and build a new collider according to the standards of the first super collider, instead of magnifying it 10 times at once.

I have to say that their concerns make perfect sense.

Although the construction of the first super collider has accumulated a lot of experience in China, no one has the experience of using its own technology to design a brand new, epoch-making super collider!

Furthermore, this is a project of a major country worth hundreds of billions of yuan. If there is a slight mistake, the consequences will be unbearable.

Therefore, it is too bold to directly build a super collider that is 10 times standard, whether technically or for safe reasons!

However, Liu Feng did not think so.

Technically speaking, the most important indicator that limits the performance of a super collider is nothing more than a problem of current strength; the greater the current strength, the more severe the heat generated by the old conductive materials, which can easily lead to an accident of "destroying the aircraft and killing people".

The breakthrough of normal temperature superconducting materials makes it possible to have zero resistance of the material. Theoretically, no matter how large the current is, there will be no heating. This makes the energy supply of the supercollider become "infinitely large". The lower end needs a magnetic field and the front end can supply the current, unless the upstream energy supply cannot be increased!

Therefore, in this regard, not to mention 10 times, even 100 times or 1000 times the current indicator will be no problem!

Of course, super colliders have always been a system problem. The current intensity and magnetic field strength are only one aspect, and other aspects need to be improved at the same time. Otherwise, even if the energy can be increased to 100 million times, it will be meaningless.

As for Academician Li Zhengwu and others' mentality of seeking stability, Liu Feng could fully understand it.

However, science and technology have never been developed by stability. No one has any relevant construction experience at the beginning, but there are always people who are brave enough to try and dare to innovate, which has enabled these technologies to develop rapidly...

In the end, the senior management approved Liu Feng's plan, directly focusing on the construction of the Qinhuangdao Super Collider. A larger engineering force was ready to go to Bashu from the moment the plan was approved.

As for why the new super collider was built in the hinterland of Bashu, it is the most comprehensive and technologically developed aerospace production base in China except for the three eastern provinces, with the world-famous Chengfei and Xichang Satellite Launch Center and other large-scale equipment cluster enterprises. These enterprises can fully provide a strong logistics support system for the entire super collider project.

On the other hand, built in the hinterland of Bashu, the antimatter produced in the future can also be produced and sold nearby and directly used in the aerospace industry, saving a lot of transportation troubles; in addition, Bashu itself is the source of west-to-east power transmission, and the power generated by antimatter power plants in the future can also be directly incorporated into the old power transmission system, saving a large wave of resources.

Of course, except for Bashu, the three provinces in the northwest and northeast are not unavoidable.

However, the three eastern provinces already have a Qinhuangdao base. As for the Northwest, if the super collider in the Southwest is smoothly constructed, a new super collider center will soon be planned and built, becoming the third antimatter production base after the Southwest.

As for the most economically developed regions in China, such as the central and southeastern coasts, it is not suitable to build large antimatter production bases at all. The reason is that in addition to strategic security considerations, the construction cost is too high, which is definitely one of the most important reasons.

After confirming the construction plan for the new super collider, of course, it was announced openly. It was not the temper of Liu Feng and others.

Of course, what kind of intentions are there? It is a matter of opinion.

Our country is indeed contributing to the scientific and technological development of mankind. After all, the super collider itself is designed to study basic physics. As for antimatter production, it is purely accompaniment.

Well, it's just a side item.

As for whether you believe it or not,

Anyway, I believe it...

Shanhaiguan, high-tech park.

Not long ago, there was a wasteland to be developed nearby, but now it has developed quite well.

With the policy support of the municipal government, with the move in a large number of high-tech enterprises and relying on the large number of orders from the Super Collider Research Institute, this area has formed an enterprise development ecosystem centered on the high-energy research institute.

Although the original intention of this industrial park was indeed just to serve the high-energy research institute, it now seems that this goal has not only been exceeded, but also brought huge economic value.

Especially emerging manufacturing industries.

According to the latest industrial research report of the Qinhuangdao Municipal Government, a large number of Gaoxing manufacturing industries have gathered here from all over the country, especially from the northeast, and machine manufacturing and processing, new material research and development and production, as well as various supporting facilities, etc., have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. In just last year, it has occupied 80 of the GDP GDP of the entire Shanhaiguan area!

Moreover, thanks to the implementation of the "controllable nuclear fusion" project (anti-mass power generation project), the development of the entire high-tech park has not only not stagnated, but has become larger and larger, directly expanding from the original 000 acres to 6,000 acres!

The leaders of the municipal party committee who originally planned this area were originally worried about where the super collider would go if it was built. But they didn’t know that this was not the end, but just the beginning!

It's simply a surprise of a pie falling from the sky!

Moreover, even more surprises are probably still to come!

The Presbyterian Church is even planning to build Qinhuangdao and Shanhaiguan into an energy supply base in the entire Northeast and North China if the antimatter power generation project goes very smoothly!

More and larger supercolliders and ‘controllable nuclear fusion power plants’ (antimass power plants) will be gathered here!

The future development prospects of Shanhaiguan will definitely only become brighter and brighter, unlike those in the municipal government who estimate it, it is just a flash in the pan.

Enterprises in the entire high-tech park are like stars surround the moon, "encircling" the High Energy Research Institute.

More than 80% of the output value here is technically directly or indirectly related to this research institution, and with the expansion of relevant markets, this proportion is still further increasing.

The industry is led by the academic community and let the factory follow the research institute.

This is almost unimaginable in other domestic research institutions.

However, who made a certain explosives award winner exist here?

The research institute directly led by the winner of the Explosive Award has long become a holy place in the minds of Chinese scientific researchers.

Moreover, with the announcement of the super collider, not only scientific researchers in China, but also scientific researchers around the world will be attracted here, forming a larger talent gathering scale than Ern.

In addition, the country is willing to invest money and invested tens of billions of dollars!

With technology, talents, policies, and money, I'm afraid there is no better way to attract high-end manufacturing companies to settle down than here!

...

Move the last thing from the original laboratory to the High Energy Research Institute in Shanhaiguan.

This time, Academician Qian Zhengying not only moved a series of scientific research equipment from the laboratory, but also brought hope for antimatter high-energy meson generators!

A detailed generator design sketch.

Although it is just a sketch, except for the generator shell, the basic structure of the entire high-energy meson generator set has been designed.

"Is this the design drawings for the high-energy meson generator?"

Taking the drawing from Academician Qian, Liu Feng took a simple look,

"Well, there is basically no problem. How much is the expected energy conversion efficiency?"

Academician Qian: "It is estimated that it can reach 50 in advance! It is indeed much better than the traditional water-boiling generator."

"50?" Liu Feng nodded, not too happy.

For traditional thermal power generators, the energy conversion efficiency is generally between 5 and 8 for those below 00,000 kilowatts; for those below 00,000 kilowatts, the energy conversion efficiency is generally between 40 and 40; for those below 600,000 kilowatts, the energy conversion efficiency is generally between 42 and 42 for those at 600,000 kilowatts; and for cogeneration with high energy conversion efficiency is a kind of cogeneration system with a higher energy conversion efficiency, which changes with the heating load, and the heating pumping gas as industrial gas and hot water as residents' hot water supply power generation system, the conversion efficiency after heating is only between 60 and 70.

The energy conversion efficiency of high-energy meson generator sets can generally reach 60, which is already very good!

However, this is indeed a little lower than what Liu Feng expected.

“Can you improve further?”

Academician Qian nodded, looking at Liu Feng's dissatisfied expression, she smiled and said, "I know that you can't meet your requirements. 50 is just a conservative estimate. How many are there, it still needs to be verified in physical matters. The experts from our Electrical Institute have also discussed that if you are lucky, it should be able to reach 60~70, but it will not exceed 80 at most!"

"80?" Liu Feng's eyes lit up, but he immediately became confused.

When protons and antiprotons are annihilated, gamma rays are not generated immediately, but 7 meons are generated. Usually, they are a charged pson and 2 neutral meons, and the neutral meons are converted into high-energy gamma rays almost immediately. The high-energy meon generator uses a magnetic field to control the direction of these dotted meons and is used to generate electricity.

Therefore, theoretically, the energy conversion efficiency of this generator can only reach about 60!

"But this design drawing does not seem to reach 60?"

Academician Qian smiled and showed a look that he had expected Liu Fenghui to say this: "Of course it is impossible to achieve so much by simply using high-energy mesons to generate electricity! But we can think of ways in the remaining 40 energy."

"You mean..." Liu Feng opened his eyes wide.

"Yes, we can use that 40 energy to 'boil water'!"

Academician Qian took out another design drawing from the folder and handed it over to Liu Feng.

"When used on spacecraft, the energy of 40 can only be wasted, but on earth, we can completely use these energy of 40. However, unfortunately, we can only use 0 at most..."

"So that's it!" After quickly reading the design drawing, Liu Feng immediately understood why the highest data is 80.

In theory, it is 60 when power is generated using high-energy mesons, but in fact, it can only reach a conversion rate of about 50 at most. Isn’t it exactly 80 if the 0 is added to the ‘boiling water’?

Of course, 80 is just the highest conversion rate. Generally speaking, it is very good to be around 60. After all, it is impossible to be perfect in the specific production process. Many places will cause energy losses, which is also inevitable.

"Old Qian, thank you for your hard work." Liu Feng continued to ask, "How long will it take for the specific verification machine to be made?"

The old lady thought about it and said unsatisfiedly: "It's the beginning of next year as soon as possible. The production technology of Dongfang Motors is already very mature, but the high-energy meson part is from scratch, and it takes some time to do it."

"It's already very fast!" Liu Feng nodded with satisfaction, "Oriental Motors is worthy of being one of the best power plants in China, and its technical strength is indeed strong."

Under the conditions of already having a ready-made production line, it generally takes about half a year to build a 100-level generator. The high-energy meson generator is a brand new generator set, which is very different from the ready-made hydraulic, thermal and wind turbines. Unexpectedly, Dongfang Motor can still be created in about 8 months. It seems that it is not just them, but other brother units are also working hard for this project.

"Maybe," Academician Qian shook his head.

Liu Feng is not engaged in the generator industry and does not know much about domestic generator manufacturing technology. However, as one of the leaders of this industry, she knows that China's generator manufacturing technology is not satisfactory.

As for the Three Gorges Hydropower Station, its generator set equipment is mainly provided by VGS consortium composed of Voith Company, Guo General Electric Company, D Sieens Company, and Alsto Company, Gallic Alsto Company and Swiss ABB Company.

Although these companies had promised to transfer relevant technologies to domestic motor manufacturing companies in China for free when signing the supply agreement, China has been catching up with these companies until now.

There is no way. China has always been a difficult problem in terms of power equipment. Whether it is the engine of cars, aircraft, spacecraft, or generators...

Fortunately, after more than 10 years of development, although it still cannot reach the world's most advanced level, it can at least be in the second-rate echelon: "The problem with generator sets is not big, and it can always be solved by working hard. I heard that antimatter is needed to generate electricity, and the old experts at our Electrician Institute and Dongfang Motor are already ready to go. But I am a little worried about you now."

Academician Qian opened his mouth, and he was a little reluctant to speak but stopped.
To be continued...