NovelTags Chapter 516
Chapter 516
Miniaturization of helium 3 and controllable nuclear fusion
The words Cheng Hao said were actually very simple and down-to-earth.
As a scientist, it is undoubtedly very correct and reasonable to say these words.
At this time, in the laboratory.
“There is so much water in the lunar soil??”
Cheng Hao looked at the test data in front of him in surprise.
A trace of curiosity flashed in his eyes.
The scientists next to them showed excited expressions, looked at Cheng Hao in front of them and said, “Yes! Professor Cheng, this is very good news for us. Such abundant water resources will help us build For the moon base, it is a great thing!”
“Yep!”
Cheng Hao nodded.
“Take out half of the lunar soil, simulate the lunar environment, and then try to plant it!”
After pondering for a while, Cheng Hao suddenly said to the scientists beside him.
Hearing Cheng Hao’s words, the scientists around were stunned for a moment, and there was a hint of hesitation in their eyes.
“Professor Cheng… half of the lunar soil?? But our test is not over yet…”
“These are not important.”
Cheng Hao said to the scientists in front of him.
“We want lunar soil, and we can get it at any time. The most important thing at present is that we need to study the original lunar soil. In the lunar environment, some artificial disturbances will have an impact on food cultivation. This thing , is more important.”
Hearing Cheng Hao’s words, several scientists around nodded thoughtfully.
Soon, several scientists quickly began to design experiments.
The idea of planting lunar soil has actually always been there. After all, this thing is related to the future development of the moon.
The importance of this thing is extremely high, so the instruments and equipment, including the experimental procedures, have actually always existed.
“Professor Cheng! Professor Cheng!”
Just after Cheng Hao finished talking about the people next to him, the researchers on the other side who were going to study Yueyan walked to Cheng Hao’s side with excited expressions in their eyes.
“What’s wrong??”
Cheng Hao froze for a moment, and looked at the several research institutes in front of him with curiosity in his eyes.
“Look at this!”
Cheng Hao looked at the data handed over by several researchers next to him.
“(Ca8Y)□Fe2+(PO4)7, the crystal structure belongs to the trigonal crystal system, space group R3c. The particles are about 2 to 30 microns, in the shape of tiny columns…New mineral??”
Cheng Hao’s eyes lit up, he looked at the researchers in front of him and said.
“Yes! Professor Cheng!”
A researcher said to Cheng Hao with a smile in his eyes: “When we got the moon rock, we found this crystal right away, and we guessed at that time that it might be a brand new ore.
We took it for testing, and it turned out to be a mineral that does not exist on Earth, a brand new lunar ore! ”
“Not bad!”
Cheng Hao smiled.
“Continue to study the moon rock and see if there are any other discoveries!”Many of the moon rocks brought back by the astronauts from the moon this time are deep moon rocks excavated from the ground with instruments, which are of great help to the study of the moon and help humans understand the moon.
Many moon rocks have extremely high research value.
There are tens of tons in total, and they are all transported back through instruments.
This is also the largest mining of the moon by mankind!
It is not incomprehensible to discover new lunar minerals. What Cheng Hao expects is to discover more minerals.
But there was one thing. Soon, the researcher who was in charge of studying the lunar soil came over.
“Professor Cheng.”
The researcher looked at Cheng Hao in front of him with a wry smile in his eyes.
“What’s wrong?”
Cheng Hao was stunned for a moment. With a hint of doubt in his eyes, he looked at the researcher in front of him.
“We have just gone through a rough test and found that the content of helium 3 in the lunar soil is extremely high… Should we grow vegetables directly in this soil? Or extract the helium 3 from it first?”
The researcher who studied the lunar soil looked at Cheng Hao in front of him with hesitation in his eyes.
Cheng Hao was also stunned.
Of course he knows helium 3, it is a clean, safe and efficient nuclear fusion power generation fuel.
It can be said that helium 3 is the best raw material for nuclear fusion because helium 3 can be directly used as a raw material for controllable nuclear fusion, and the fusion reaction rate is very high. In addition, the reaction neutron irradiation is very low.
But this kind of energy is too little on the earth, and at that time, the distance between the earth and the moon was too far.
Cheng Hao did not invent a spaceship either, and it is extremely difficult to obtain helium-3 on the moon.
Therefore, we can only bypass helium 3 and technically solve the reaction problem!
Therefore, the current technical route is unlikely to be able to use helium 3.
But this doesn’t mean that helium 3 is meaningless to Huaxia and Cheng Hao!
On the contrary, the significance of this energy is still very important!
Because he has a fast reaction speed and low neutron radiation!
So is it feasible to use this as a raw material for miniaturized and controlled nuclear fusion? ? ?
Thinking of this, Cheng Hao’s mind turned rapidly, and a hint of excitement flashed in his eyes.
“Extract all the helium 3 first! But keep 10% of the original lunar soil.”
Without the slightest hesitation, Cheng Hao said directly to the researcher in front of him.
“Yes! Professor Cheng!”
The main methods for the separation of isotopic gases such as helium-3 include gas diffusion, ion exchange, and gas centrifugation. There are also distillation, electrolysis, electromagnetic, and current methods, among which gas diffusion is the most mature.
Therefore, the research institute uses this method to extract helium 3.
From the more than 30 tons of lunar soil mined from the moon this time, a total of 3 kilograms of helium-3 were extracted, and more than half of the helium-3 mainly came from the bottom of a certain annular crater.
Here, it should be a rich ore area of helium 3!
Cheng Hao marked this place down. At that time, maybe this place can be used as the main mining area for Helium 3!
Then, Cheng Hao looked at Helium 3 beside him. He looked curiously at Helium 3 in the test tube in front of him.
Flowing helium 3 is a colorless, odorless, transparent liquid.
With this, in fact, the steps of nuclear fusion may be simplified a bit.
After simplifying the steps, the size of the originally huge controllable nuclear fusion can be reduced.
Cheng Hao’s mind was running rapidly, and he began to quickly calculate on the paper in front of him.
Simplified for a long time.
Cheng Hao glanced at the engineering drawing in front of him, and a wry smile flashed in his eyes.
I don’t know if this simplified reactor can carry out fusion reactions!