Otherworld Girl Development Guide

Upon hearing the word "room temperature superconductor," the capitalist representatives who had been dozing off at the meeting suddenly opened their eyes, as if a man-eating beast was about to begin its hunt.

Once they master controlled nuclear fusion, they can rake in huge profits from the "head tax"!

This is a land of hope, where energy is not something everyone can afford. Even with virtually unlimited power, electricity prices will not decrease; on the contrary, they will increase.

Electricity is precious, and life is life too!

"So, sir, where can we find room-temperature superconductors?"

"The rabbit! The high-end cables that the rabbit sells contain a very rare room-temperature superconducting material! We can separate it!"

"..."

Silence fell over the scene. Those special cables weren't cheap! Who would pay for them?

After exchanging glances, the representatives of capital turned their attention to Trump... Let the congressmen decide, after all, political donations are less than buying large quantities of those expensive high-end cables.

But before that, there was another option. The Boston Dynamics representative asked softly, "Can we synthesize this room-temperature superconductor artificially?"

"Yes, but the price per ounce would be a thousand times that of gold..."

The investors present gasped in shock.

"This is truly... a gift from God!"

"Your Excellency, I believe we need funding! This is the hope of our nation!"

Trump frowned slightly, his mind drifting to another matter: the election was about to begin...

With the support of these capitalists in front of him... his biggest rival, Xizong, who "sprayed fried chicken" during the election, seems to be no match for him at all.

"I'll think about it..."

Trump made a statement that was not a statement.

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Mingrui Star.

Shangqiu Institute of Optics

This is the location of Rabbit's most important project, "Divine Light IV".

The Shenguang series is the largest neodymium glass laser device in China and one of the few high-performance, high-power laser devices in the world.

Neodymium glass is a type of glass containing the rare earth ion neodymium (Nd: ...

As a naturally formed "rare" material, grating stone is even more suitable for laser confinement fusion devices than artificially processed neodymium glass.

Nature is truly amazing. As for why the Divine Light IV isn't placed on Earth, it's mainly because there are simply too many informants in a cosmopolitan metropolis, making it inconvenient. Additionally, there's a fusion power plant in Mingrui that can provide the Divine Light IV with a continuous supply of energy.

A fusion power plant supplies energy to Shangqiu, and a lot of electricity has been left unused, so it was put into use on Shenguang IV.

To uniformly heat fusion fuel pellets with a diameter of 1 millimeter to 1 million degrees Celsius, the laser energy must be greater than 1 million joules. This requires a large amount of energy, and the laser output power must be sufficient for the power transmission lines to withstand such a massive power output.

The Suirenshi fusion reactor in Shangqiu provides the necessary conditions for Shenguang IV. Perhaps the amount of electricity it consumes is less than the amount of electricity it produces, but as long as it is proven that lasers can confine nuclear fusion, then their research direction is correct. All that remains is to keep improving it!

As an upgraded version of Shenguang II, Shenguang IV still uses laser fusion, specifically inertial confinement fusion driven by a high-power laser.

The only difference is that the neodymium glass has been replaced by a photon amplifier manufactured using a modular cabinet process.

Compared to Shenguang II, Shenguang IV has an optimized structure. According to computer simulations, if grating stones are used as laser emitters, only 108 laser beams are needed to confine fusion.

108 is also a special number for rabbits, as there are 36 Heavenly Spirits and 72 Earthly Fiends, which together make 108.

Outside the spherical laser ignition device, the researchers carefully examined every corner of the Shenguang IV laser and the angle of every laser beam.

After confirming that everything was normal, the target pellet was placed inside the laser confinement device.

"Chief Engineer, Divine Light IV is ready..."

"External power supply is normal..."

After all the preparations for laser confinement were completed, the chief engineer in charge of the Shenguang project placed his hand on the laser ignition device and looked at the spherical laser reactor inside... This was the culmination of his life's research; it could be said to be his child.

Now, the child is finally going to learn to walk on his own!

The chief designer took a deep breath, pressed the button, and lit up the "Divine Light of China" before his eyes.

As the controller is activated, the laser emitters made of grating stone, distributed on the Divine Light IV, emit divine light, symmetrically illuminating the target in the center.

When the high-power laser emitted by the grating stone symmetrically irradiates the surface of the target pellet, the surface material of the ablation layer evaporates and ionizes, forming plasma around the target pellet.

"Ignition successful..."

The chief engineer took a deep breath and stared intently at the data fed back by the divine light. Ignition was only the first step; the remaining constraints were the most important!

Inside Shenguang IV, some of the energy from the 108 high-energy laser beams is reflected at the critical density layer, while the rest is absorbed by the plasma and heats it.

"Shenguang IV is operating normally..."

The chief engineer stared intently at the data, awaiting feedback... The target pellet composed of deuterium and tritium should be about to undergo a centripetal polymerization reaction!

The heat of the plasma is transferred through the critical density layer into the ablation layer via thermal conduction. The ablation layer material evaporates and scatters in all directions, generating a reaction force, somewhat similar to the principle of rocket propulsion. This compresses the target shell towards the target center, generating a propagating spherical shock wave, which increases the density and temperature of the deuterium and tritium fuel inside the target. This effect is called centripetal polymerization.

"Centric fusion reaction normal! Plasma is confined internally..."

Hearing this, the chief engineer finally breathed a sigh of relief. Sometimes, doing physics experiments is much more exciting than riding a roller coaster!

If the waveform of the laser pulse is selected appropriately, the centripetally propagating spherical shock wave can converge to the center region of the target pellet, causing a portion of the deuterium and tritium fuel in the center region to be preferentially heated, forming a hot spot.

When the temperature in the hot spot is high enough to produce a fusion reaction, the released fusion energy can drive an ultrasonic thermonuclear explosion wave that propagates radially outward through the target pellet. This wave can heat the fusion fuel in the fuel layer and produce a fusion reaction before the target pellet material moves, ultimately destroying the ablation layer.

Therefore, the energy of the laser beam is only used to generate centripetal fusion and heat the hot spot fuel in the target core, without needing to uniformly heat the entire target pellet to the thermonuclear fusion temperature, thus reducing the power requirements of the laser.

Even so, in order to ensure that the 1mm sphere is heated more evenly, the chief engineer led the team to make adjustments to the laser emitter again and again. The biggest drawback of the laser ignition fusion device is that the more laser beams there are, the more difficult it is to heat the 1mm sphere evenly. Fortunately, Shenguang IV only requires 108 laser beams.

If Divine Light IV succeeds, the next step is to simplify the structure of the device and reduce the number of laser beams. The final goal is 36 laser beams, corresponding to the Heavenly Gang!

"Chief Engineer, laser confinement is normal!"

"Continue running...test the time limit." The chief engineer smiled slightly. The laser confined the nuclear fusion to an area the size of a fist, proving that the design of Shenguang IV was very successful. After all, it was the country's money that was being spent, and if there was even the slightest flaw in this thing, it would be a disservice to the people.

Twenty kilometers away from the Divine Light IV project, at the Star Ring Research Institute, another important project is being tested.

A special aircraft engine was fixed to the ground, ready for ground testing.

"Ding-dong, all the data on my side is normal."

"Tio, my side is ready too..."

Bell and Tio watched the "RH0001" test thermonuclear turbine engine 100 meters away, feeling a little nervous.

This was their first time designing an aircraft engine independently, so everything started from scratch. Even though their abilities far surpassed those of ordinary people, even more so than geniuses, they inevitably felt some pressure.

After all, what is designed is just a design; whether it can be used in practice still depends on the actual implementation!

Practice is the sole criterion for testing truth!

"Light the fire!"

RH0001 contains some expensive helium-3! It's a "princess" with deep pockets. The price of helium-3 is quite staggering. Compared to helium-3, deuterium and tritium are practically "dirt cheap" except for producing neutron flux.

Earth has less than 500 kilograms of proven helium-3 resources, while according to data from the Apollo moon landing program, the total amount of helium-3 resources on the moon is an astonishing 1 million to 5 million tons!

Helium is an inert element and is extremely difficult to combine with other substances. Currently, the helium used is mainly separated from natural gas extracted from underground.

The natural gas layer near the radioactive mineral deposit contains helium, with a mixing ratio of less than 0.5%.

Its source is the alpha rays emitted by radioactive materials. Because the alpha rays emitted by radioactive elements do not contain a single neutron, the abundance of helium-3 on Earth is extremely rare, with a relative abundance of only 0.000137%.

If it weren't for the connection with the star ring, obtaining helium-3 would be really difficult; it's a strategic resource.

"it is good."

The bell pressed the ignition button, and immediately micrograms of helium-3 were injected into the reaction chamber of the thermonuclear turbine engine, triggering a thermonuclear reaction.

Confined by the internal magnetic mirrors, the scorching plasma erupts in a predetermined direction...

"Plasma flow detected..."

"The magnetohydrodynamic generator is generating electricity..."

Buzz!

The distinctive hum of an aircraft engine filled the air as the magnetohydrodynamic generator transferred the generated electricity to the superconducting motor, driving the turbine blades to rotate. Air was pumped into the thermonuclear turbine engine, and instantly, heated by the plasma, the air surged backward, converging into a scorching gas stream at the engine's rear nozzle.

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"Reaction chamber data is normal!"

"Prepare to test thrust!"

Under the control of the regulating valve inside RH0001, a large amount of air rushes in, and the heated and expanded air is continuously ejected. The thermal hybrid turbine engine generates thrust under the push of the reverse thrust.

"10 tons..."

"20 tons..."

"25 tons..."

At that moment, the thrust of RH0001 had already destroyed the F22's engine.

"30 tons..."

"50 tons..."

The roar was deafening. Even in the soundproof room, Bell and Tio could hear the explosion of the RH0001 engine. Behind the engine, several beautiful Mach rings were clearly visible, and the exhaust flames evaporated the water in the cooling pool into white steam!

The feeling for everyone involved in the test was as if a rabbit's liquid oxygen-kerosene rocket engine was working...

"55 tons!"

"It's reached the design standard!"

55 tons is the design specification for Bell and Tio; anything more would require further improvements.

After the single-engine thrust reached 55 tons, RH0001 seemed to have reached its limit and the thrust could not be increased further. However, even so, it destroyed all the active engines!

The RH0001 has a single-engine thrust of 55 tons. If it were to be a twin-engine configuration, the thrust would be 110 tons!

A twin-engine heavy fighter jet with a thrust of 110... The airframe made of new materials weighs only between 12 and 15 tons. This thing is definitely not meant for human use!

It could really be fatal!

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