Great Power Technology.

Chapter 451 Misfortunes Never Come Alone
"Increase the power of 'Lighthouse', be quick!"

The commander-in-chief in the main control room calmly gave orders, and on the screen, the lighthouses surrounding the Fenghuo No. For the Fenghuo No. [-] fusion core surrounded by a huge number of enriched space channels, it is still a drop in the bucket.

The light of the fusion core did not light up again, even though the power of the surrounding lasers had been raised to the limit, even though the core temperature monitored by the system had fully reached the standard for triggering continuous fusion reactions.

"No, the speed of channel enrichment has not exceeded our expectations, and the redundant energy should be enough to support fusion."

"Check the working status of each part of Fenghuo No. [-]!"

Following the commander's order, all departments began to conduct data self-inspection, and a few seconds later, the response sounded one after another.

"The laser is working properly! The energy output is normal!"

"The plasma confinement is normal, and the energy export is normal!"

"The fuel properties are normal!"

Ye Zhou and Su Shu were also checking the materials on the first wall that they were in charge of, but judging from the data alone, the working condition of the first wall was completely normal.

The reflection of neutron radiation by the material has reached the most perfect level, and the sealing is no problem at all. According to the scanning results, the structural changes of the first wall are also within the normal value.

In this case, the temperature of the fusion core wrapped by the first wall should be in a state of continuous rise, and it is absolutely impossible to drop to the point where even the fusion reaction cannot be maintained as it is now.

"The first wall is working fine. All components are working fine."

"Is there something wrong with the sensor? Perform a sensor self-test!"

"Sensor self-test completed without problems!"

Hearing this answer, the commander-in-chief had a heavy expression on his face.

According to the data detection situation, the entropy increase rate around the fusion core has reached more than 90%. Compared with the general rate of about 15% in other regions of the world, this rate has almost reached the level that the adjacent dimension channel can achieve. limit.

This phenomenon proves that their calculation of energy dissipation is correct, and the reserved redundant energy is also sufficient.

Coupled with the fact that the various components of Fenghuo-[-] are now in a completely normal working state, this large fusion device should not be "flame out" at all.

After eliminating all impossible factors, the only possibility remains the most unlikely one:
There must be something wrong with the sensor, and it is necessary to artificially approach the core area of ​​the device for close inspection and troubleshooting.

It's an extremely dangerous job, but they have no choice now.

The huge amount of laser energy has gathered a large number of space channels near Fenghuo No. [-]. If the energy output cannot be completed in time, these enriched channels will spread at an extremely fast speed until they swallow the entire base!

"Comrades"

He just opened his mouth, and before he could finish the remaining half of the sentence, everyone in the main control room had already stood up.

"Leader, needless to say, we will go right away."

Time was extremely limited. Without any hesitation, these researchers grabbed the equipment that had been prepared by their seats and rushed out of the main control room. Ye Zhou and Su Shu were also among the crowd.

"What do you think is the situation?"

Ye Zhou asked very fast as he walked.

"The biggest possibility is that there are cracks in the embrittlement of the welding joint of the first wall. This situation will cause the temperature of the reaction core to drop sharply. We have encountered it in the test before."

"It's difficult to handle, and if that's the case, the heat treatment is so difficult that it may require a shutdown."

Su Shu reached out and put the protective mask on her face, then continued:

"There is another possibility, if we are unlucky, maybe an entropy jump region runs through the inside and outside of the first wall, which will cause the energy inside the first wall to directly penetrate the first wall and conduct to the outside .”

"In this way, the internal energy will not only dissipate to adjacent dimensions, but also dissipate into our own space. The redundant energy originally calculated will definitely be consumed in large quantities. After the temperature drops, the fusion reaction cannot continue. It's normal."

Hearing his words, Ye Zhou frowned and shouted:

"But if that were the case, fusion wouldn't stop so quickly."

The voices of the two came out through the protective masks, and they seemed a little muffled. Coupled with the noise of the surrounding large machinery, they had to shout at the top of their lungs to ensure that the other party could hear them clearly.

"Yes! So what we have encountered may be the most serious situation-the jump region that runs through the first wall promotes the attenuation of material properties and causes damage to the first wall."

"If that's the case, then there might really be nothing we can do."

Running out of the command tower where the main control room is located, Ye Zhou and Su Shu quickly ran to the main tower where the fusion core was sitting. At this moment, the whole picture of this huge device was finally revealed.

The four main supporting pillars stand in four directions of the core, and a huge platform is built on each supporting pillar. More than 60 giant laser generators are arranged on those platforms, like 60 faucets, guarding the middle one. A "Dragon Ball".

The fast-running researchers have already boarded the spiral staircase supporting the pillars. Under this 200-meter-high device, their climbing figures are extremely small.

"Let's go, climb!"

Ye Zhou took a deep breath, stepped up the steps, and began to climb up.

Because of the particularity of the device, there are no electric lifts on the main tower, and the road leading to the top is only the stairs under their feet.

The height of the ladder is equivalent to a full 60 floors. According to the speed of normal people, it will take at least 20 minutes to climb to the top, but the time they have left is obviously running out.

The two didn't exchange any more words. Ye Zhou silently entered the subconscious sea of ​​thinking programming, and by stimulating the "courage" talent, he pushed his body functions to the limit in a short time.

This bought him a lot of time, and when he climbed to the No.30 staircase, Su Shu had already fallen behind.

"Leave me alone, climb yourself! I will follow!"

Su Shu shouted loudly from below.

"I know! The temperature above is rising! Inform the others to evacuate, the problem is the first wall!"

After speaking, Ye Zhou continued to climb up. He could already clearly feel the temperature rise, and now he was still hundreds of meters away from the reaction core.

This temperature has completely exceeded the normal temperature range around the reaction core. If the first wall is still intact, the heat should be completely confined within the reaction core. It is absolutely impossible for such an abnormal rise in ambient temperature to occur.

Therefore, the first wall has definitely been damaged, and this problem can only be dealt with by oneself, and there is no need for anyone else to make unnecessary sacrifices.

He took a breath, and Su Shu below had already contacted various maintenance personnel to evacuate. After a short rest, Ye Zhou started to climb up again.

Five minutes later, he finally boarded the closest distance to the reaction core. According to the reality of the monitor on his wrist, the current ambient temperature has reached an astonishing 5 degrees Celsius.

If it weren't for the protection of the protective clothing, his skin would be burned in just a few seconds.

Through the air distorted by the billowing heat wave, Ye Zhou saw the reaction core more than ten meters away, and then he sighed deeply.

The good news is that there is only a very thin crack on the reaction core, even with the high temperature escaping nearby, the mechanical arm is enough to repair the crack in a short time.

The bad news is that, as Su Shu expected, the two most serious situations happened at the same time.

The entropy-increasing jump region crosses the first wall, enclosing the entire crack, and now, unless fusion continues, this extremely high-rate jump region due to the Szilard enrichment effect is simply not possible Disappears in a short time.

If the transition area does not disappear, the mechanical arm cannot enter the operation, and the cracks cannot be repaired, and if the cracks cannot be repaired, the fusion reaction cannot continue.

If the fusion reaction cannot go on, the jump region is even less likely to disappear.

This is a paradox.

To break this paradox, the only chance is to introduce a new energy source, which can be higher than the fusion reaction energy source, where to find it? ?

(End of this chapter)