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Chapter 312: Invisible membrane? What on earth did it hit!
Qingshan Power Station is a large-scale power station invested with new nuclear energy as its technical foundation.

The core of the power generation facility is the main reactor, which continuously maintains the fission of atomic nuclei, that is, new nuclear reactions. The continuous heat energy released by the reactor drives the generator set to operate.

The first generator set was manufactured and its external output power reached over 500 megawatts.

Judging from the energy measurement and the condition of the reactor, it can also drive more than five generator sets, which means that the final power generation capacity will exceed 3000 megawatts.

3000 megawatts is quite an astonishing figure.

For comparison, it can match the power of more than 20 ordinary thermal power stations, which is equivalent to more than one-eighth of the generating capacity of the largest power station, the Sanxia Hydropower Station.

So far, the investment scale of Qingshan Power Station is not small, reaching 460 billion yuan.

But it's all worth it.

The power station is based on new nuclear energy and is also the world's first new nuclear energy power station. It has inherently great scientific research value and a scientific research base can be built around it.

The practicality of new nuclear energy in generating electricity is also enormous because it requires very little fuel. Public data shows that it only requires aluminum and magnesium as materials, with the demand being only dozens or hundreds of kilograms, and the cost of raw materials can be ignored.

In addition, the pollution is also low.

The new nuclear energy reaction has very low radioactivity and produces very small amounts of radioactive elements, which decay quickly under high temperatures, so waste disposal is not a problem at all.

The greatest significance of Qingshan Power Station is that it can help accumulate experience in new nuclear energy power generation, which can then help build more power stations.

"With the new nuclear energy, thermal power plants can be phased out."

"New nuclear power plants are inexpensive to build, require very little raw materials to operate, can be sustained indefinitely, and produce electricity continuously, with extremely low unit costs for electricity."

"With low cost, high efficiency and no pollution, new nuclear energy will surely become the energy support for the development of human science and technology..."

The news about Qingshan Power Station and the project team has aroused heated discussions in the international community.

Many media outlets rushed to report on it, and many people participated in the discussion, saying, "This technology is so powerful that it completely replaces controlled nuclear fusion."

"It is equivalent to achieving controlled nuclear fusion ahead of schedule, and the cost required is lower, and its radioactivity is even lower than nuclear fusion."

"Nuclear fusion also has a certain degree of radioactivity. Tritium is inherently radioactive, unless deuterium-deuterium fusion is achieved, but that is unlikely in the short term..."

"There's not even deuterium and tritium, so deuterium and deuterium... it's just something we can only think about."

"The construction cost of new nuclear energy is not low, but the maintenance cost is extremely low, and it does not require a lot of raw materials. It can now replace most non-clean energy."

"After the success of Qingshan Power Station, it can be popularized in the country..."

"I'm in Eagle Country. I don't know when I can use electricity generated by new nuclear energy..."

New nuclear power plants are highly anticipated.

There is still a lot of thermal power generation in the country, or in other words, a large proportion of electricity is supplied by thermal power stations.

Thermal power stations consume a lot of raw materials and are relatively polluting.

Compared with the development of new nuclear energy, thermal power plants have almost no advantages and are bound to be replaced. The only difference is a matter of time.

It is not easy to popularize new technologies because the construction of new power plants requires a lot of cost investment.

The replacement process can only be carried out step by step.

Amid the international outcry, the prices of energy raw materials were significantly affected, and coal prices plummeted, and the plunge continued for several days.

The most important raw material for the development of thermal power is coal.

If new nuclear power generation becomes popular, coal use will drop significantly, and coal's future prospects will naturally become very bleak.

Raw materials such as oil and natural gas also saw a decline, but the decline was not as large as that of coal, and can also be classified as "historic".

The last time oil and natural gas prices plummeted was when information about new nuclear energy was released. With the emergence of new nuclear energy, future prospects for fossil raw materials have become very poor, and they can only continue to fall.

……

The success of the Qingshan Power Station project team has affected the entire world.

Energy is the foundation of scientific and technological development.

The changes brought about by energy technology research have an impact on all aspects, and all areas of human development are inseparable from scientific and technological research.

Cutting-edge energy technology can change the existing energy landscape.

The same is true for other technologies.

The research and development of gravity technology has made the whole world believe that gravity aircraft will be the mainstream of the future. China has already tested gravity aircraft, and its flight tests have frequently been reported.

The experimental group of the Source Point Research Center focuses on "further research" of gravitational technology.

What does it represent?

Teacher Zhao is very concerned. New experiments are risky and if there are problems, they will naturally be held responsible.

Therefore, research is not only research, but also a gamble that involves risks. He does not understand any theories or techniques, and the only thing he can do is to supervise Zhang Shuo and prevent him from directly intervening in the experiments.

I can’t control the rest anymore.

On the day of the experiment, Teacher Zhao and Zhang Shuo stayed at Soochow University together, or rather, Zhang Shuo was at Soochow University and Teacher Zhao just came to look after him.

The experiment of that day was very important, but since everything had already been arranged and he couldn't interfere with the experiment itself, Zhang Shuo simply took the time to fulfill his teaching responsibilities.

He gave an open class and talked about the "Energy Force Field Gauge Theory".

'Energy force field gauge theory' is the basis of source point theory and an important theory for constructing the basic force relationship model.

Zhang Shuo's courses are still very popular, and even with only hasty preparations, the classroom is still crowded.

"The energy force field standard equations are derived from the data of particle collision experiments."

"No matter how precise the experiment is, there will definitely be deviations in the test data, not to mention the equations and functions that are derived from it..."

"So the solution to the energy field equation is also inaccurate. It just represents a physical law. Of course, most people can't get in touch with it, because the exact solution to the equation is a big problem in mathematics..."

When it is impossible to find an exact solution, there is naturally no question of accuracy.

At the same time, the experimental group of the Source Point Theory Research Center is conducting intensive experiments.

Yao Qiming is still in charge of the experimental work.

Xue Baikun, Wang Qiang and others stayed in the control room to do data work. After the experiment officially started, they once again discovered the situation from the previous experiment -

The intermediate gravity measuring device has data, but the other devices have no data.

At the same time, the gravity value jumps erratically.

"It's the same as last time. It keeps jumping."

"This is normal, right? According to our analysis, tritium flows faster and the frequency of gravitational field changes is higher. Capturing field force data once a second is not only inaccurate, but also irregular..."

"Indeed it is."

"But what can we see? We can't prove that the strength of the gravitational field fluctuates periodically, right?"

When the test results are consistent with the previous experiment, it is difficult to see anything from the data because the performance of the testing equipment cannot keep up.

Main laboratory room.

Yao Qiming was under tremendous pressure to make a decision. He had been staring at several data from the "pipeline temperature" detection, especially the rising temperature of the pipeline wall.

Statistically speaking, it is safe as long as the pipe wall temperature does not exceed 200 degrees Celsius.

When the temperature exceeds 200 degrees Celsius, some problems may arise that may affect the experiment or even safety.

Normally, as long as the temperature rises to 100 degrees Celsius, a decision is made to suspend the test. Just like last time, it feels too risky to continue to rise.

Now the pipe wall temperature has risen to over 150 degrees Celsius.

Yao Qiming wanted to suspend the experiment, but he also wanted to keep it going because they had not yet measured any meaningful data, or they had not seen any "different" phenomena.

'Different' phenomena also mean new discoveries.

If special data can be measured, for example, Xue Baikun sends a message saying that some data is different from the norm, it also means that there is a new discovery.

There is nothing now, and suspending the experiment may mean that the experiment will not find anything.

To a certain extent, it can be said that the experiment is meaningless. What if we continue?
Not to mention problems like explosions, even a simple equipment failure would be a big deal, causing huge losses and affecting subsequent experiments.

"What should we do now?"

Yao Qiming felt a lot of pressure.

Everyone was waiting for his instructions, but he didn't know what to do.

He frowned and stared at the gravity measuring device in the center of the equipment for a long time. Suddenly, an idea came to his mind, "Why don't you try the gravitational field directly?"

As soon as this idea came to my mind, it was immediately rejected because "giving it a try" was not part of the plan and I would be responsible if anything went wrong.

Of course, taking responsibility is not a big problem. The most important thing is what to do if risks arise?
He was still on the scene.

Several other people were also present.

Yao Qiming hesitated for a long time until he found that the temperature of the pipe wall rose to 160 degrees Celsius...

"Fight!"

“Just give it a try!”

"Generally speaking, there shouldn't be any problem." He gritted his teeth and looked down to see a plastic water cup.

"Try this!"

Yao Qiming picked up the water cup and handed it to the experimenter Xu Li next to him, "Throw this to the center and see what happens!"

He then pointed to the center of the circular pipe, which was the location of the gravity measuring device.

There is an open area at that location.

The gravitational field is at the center of the ring-shaped pipe, and there must be constantly changing field forces in the open area.

"what?"

Xu Li was a little confused after hearing this. He took the plastic cup and asked blankly, "Team Leader Yao... this is not in the plan, right?"

"We have to give it a try, right? Otherwise the experiment will be in vain. Let's throw it and see. There shouldn't be any problems..."

"This one……"

Xu Li was wearing a thick anti-radiation suit and thick gloves. He picked up the water cup and tried to draw it at the center.

"It may not be possible to throw it accurately,"

"Give it a try and see. They're all made of iron anyway. Throwing a plastic cup over there won't cause any problems."

"No matter what happens, end the experiment."

After Yao Qiming finished speaking, he emphasized to everyone, "Prepare to turn off the power."

"Wait for Xu Li to throw it over. No matter what happens, close it immediately..."

"Okay~~"

The others who answered also looked at Xu Li.

"Throw it more accurately!"

"Don't throw it in the wrong place, in that middle range..."

“What a big place!”

Xu Li suddenly felt a lot of pressure. He actually knew why Yao Qiming asked him to throw the ball.

One is youth.

Another thing is that his position is closest to the field force location, only a little over four meters away.

More than four meters, throw it over...

Generally speaking there is no problem, but he was wearing a heavy radiation protection suit, which had a great impact on his movements.

Xu Li took a deep breath. Just like Yao Qiming said, he had to give it a try no matter what.

He made up his mind, stared at the target area carefully, grabbed the plastic water cup with his right hand and tried several times, then gritted his teeth and threw it forward.

This time the 'cup toss' was very accurate.

The plastic water cup drew a small arc and rushed to the open area next to the gravity measurement equipment.

There is nothing in the open area.

Under normal circumstances, the water cup will definitely pass through the open area and hit the lines and equipment behind it.

Everyone watched carefully.

The next moment, an unexpected situation occurred. The water cup failed to pass through the blank area, but seemed to hit a layer of transparent membrane. However, without making any sound, it turned directly and hit the edge of the gravity measurement device.

"Peng!"

"Bangdang..."

The cup hit the equipment several times and then fell to the ground.

At this moment, no one paid attention to the water cup anymore. Everyone in the laboratory stared at the empty area in the center with surprise.

Many people's expressions froze on their faces.

Some people kept their mouths open, while others forgot to breathe and just stared at the empty area with their eyes wide open.

One second, two seconds...

It seemed like a long time had passed, but it also seemed like only a moment had passed. Xu Li was the first to react and couldn't help but shout, "What's going on!"

Others also reacted, "It seems that the water cup hit a layer of membrane?"

"Invisible membrane? Isn't that what a gravitational field should be like?"

"What happened just now? Did you hit something else? Why didn't I see it?"

"Something's wrong! I'll check the surveillance later..."

Yao Qiming also reacted. He was also surprised by what he saw, but he still had his sanity. He immediately shouted, "Turn off the power!"

"End the experiment!"

There was surprise and excitement in the shout.

……

"what?"

"During the experiment, a cup of water was thrown into the gravitational field, and it bounced off?"

"It seems like there is a transparent membrane?"

"The plastic cup was damaged, with tearing and deformation at the collision site..."

Zhang Shuo heard the report after class.

Yao Qiming explained the experiment with excitement in his words. After he finished talking about his findings, he admitted his mistake, "Director, I didn't find anything during the experiment, so I decided to throw something in to try it out..."

This practice is indeed illegal.

Although the results are good, the process can be risky.

However, Zhang Shuo pays more attention to the results. Anything can happen in the experiment. The experimenter suddenly has an idea and wants to throw something to test the field force, which is also a scientific exploration.

This kind of behavior is not encouraged, but it cannot be completely denied. After all, science requires a spirit of exploration.

Yao Qiming is still on the front line in the laboratory, directly responsible for matters related to the experiment and facing any risks that may arise.

Zhang Shuo didn't say anything, but just said, "Check the surveillance and save the video. I'll be back soon!"

(End of this chapter)