Chapter 618

The term "cold nuclear fusion" is an embarrassing proposition in academia, because it is often not accompanied by interesting things.

This concept probably first appeared in the 1920s. Two German chemists, Panis and Peters, proposed in 1926 the idea of ​​nuclear fusion reactions at room temperature. They passed hydrogen through heated palladium asbestos, found helium in the permeate, and determined that a fusion reaction had occurred, and published their research results in "Nature".

As soon as this paper appeared, it immediately caused a considerable sensation, but was quickly criticized by Rutherford, then president of the Royal Society. In fact, in the follow-up experiment, the two did not repeat the experiment. In the end, the whole incident was deemed to be an oolong, and the manuscript was withdrawn by "Nature".

The end of the 1980s was probably the climax of the entire cold fusion research. Fleischmann and Pons unveiled their latest research results at a news conference at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, Utah. That is, at room temperature, sustained nuclear fusion was achieved on a palladium electrode using a special heavy water electrode device.

This discovery broke through the traditional concept that nuclear fusion can only be carried out at a high temperature of hundreds of millions of degrees at the time, and also gave controllable fusion researchers who have been unable to fulfill their promises a new dawn. The upsurge generated by this sensational effect soon swept across North America and even the world, including Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Princeton PPPL Laboratory, Brookhaven National Laboratory, etc. More than dozens of research institutions, even IBM's private laboratories have all participated in this race to chase new energy sources, and the media called their research results "the sun in a test tube."

However, the good times did not last long. From the signing of a cooperative research and development agreement between the US nuclear power giant and the experimental team of the University of Utah, to the Italian Ministry of Scientific Research’s emphasis on “cold nuclear fusion research” as a priority, the Office of the Secretary of State for Scientific Research in Belgium held a special meeting of experts, mobilized by the Moscow University of the Soviet Union The first-class research team is ready to fully roll out the research on cold fusion... and it will take less than a year to reach the final cool fusion.

And this worldwide farce has completely consumed the enthusiasm of the academic community for cold fusion. Although there are quite a few scientific research teams that are still persevering in research in this field, the research on thermonuclear fusion was once half-dead, let alone cold nuclear fusion, which sounds daunting.

The current attitude of the entire academic community is to shelve the controversy, not deny it completely, but basically do not hold any hope.

As for whether there is a feasible technical route...

In fact, there are still things to say.

Such as "acoustic fusion".

Although the word does not sound very reliable.

After leaving the report meeting, Sheng Xianfu did not go to find Lu Zhou, but came to the Institute of Acoustics of Jinling University.

Around the end of the 1980s, cold fusion research was conducted all over the world, and Huaguo, which has been keeping a close eye on the trends in the international academic community, is no exception. For example, the scientific research team led by Professor Chen Weizhong of the King University Institute of Acoustics once engaged in the subject of "acoustic fusion", but unfortunately, it ended in failure.

The current conclusion is that although it cannot fuse, it can emit light.

As for why it glows, it's not sure yet.

Before completing the blueprint in his heart, he needs to seek a little help from the research of his predecessors...

"The data of the cold fusion experiment more than 30 years ago?" After hearing Sheng Xianfu's explanation of his purpose, Professor Chen Weizhong suddenly sneered, shook his head and said, "You are wasting your time."

"How do you know if you don't try it?" Sheng Xianfu tried to persuade the old man.

"Try it? I spent ten years trying it out, and it proved that this road won't work. It's not for you young people to try it again," Chen Weizhong smiled self-deprecatingly, and continued, " Back then, I wasted half of the cost of the Institute of Acoustics, and ended up with a pile of waste paper. Now let you waste your time and waste the resources of the country to do this experiment? My conscience can't bear it."

It can be seen that the old professor has been completely disheartened about the research of acoustic fusion.

But it is also true that I wasted ten years of my life and threw myself on a road that didn't work. This not only failed his own scientific research career and the expectations of the Institute, but also failed the students and researchers who followed him in this research.

However……

"I don't think it's waste paper," Sheng Xianfu said seriously, staring at the old professor's cloudy pupils, "it's just that it hasn't played its original value yet."

Staring at Sheng Xianfu for a while, the old professor didn't say anything, stood up slowly, and left the office.

After about five minutes, the old man came in through the door again with a crumpled notebook.

"The Institute of Acoustics doesn't have much funding. When I started this project, I hoped to make some achievements...but it failed in the end," Professor Chen Weizhong continued to say as he calmly handed over the data to Sheng Xianfu. , "If this thing can help you a little bit, you can take it and use it."

If it comes in handy...

He felt that he would feel a little better in his heart.

After receiving the notebook that recorded the experimental data, Sheng Xianfu Zheng nodded emphatically: "I will use it properly."

...

After getting the experimental data, Sheng Xianfu returned to the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study and began to draw up the blueprint in his heart.

When he was in Southwest, he had been studying plasma physics, and he was more engineering than theory. Now he suddenly has to do research in the direction of theory, and he obviously feels strenuous from it.

He has even forgotten many things because he hasn't touched them for a long time, so in addition to reading the literature, he even has to turn to reference books in some places to complete the theoretical deduction.

Fortunately, however, these difficulties can be overcome.

In this state of studying and studying, it took him ten days to finally complete the paper on "Technical Feasibility Demonstration of Realizing Fusion Reactions at Relatively Low Temperatures", and took this paper to find Lu boat office.

When he arrived at the office, Lu Zhou was thinking about something on the draft paper on the table.

After knocking lightly on the door, Sheng Xianfu said.

"I am coming."

Without stopping the pen in his hand, Lu Zhou simply asked, "Well, what's the matter?"

"About the miniaturization of controllable fusion, I have a little...other idea," Sheng Xianfu looked at the paper in his hand and was about to hand it over to Lu Zhou, but Sheng Xianfu was a little undecided.

"Is it convenient for you to show me?"

"That's not true," Sheng Xianfu smiled awkwardly, and finally made up his mind, and put the paper on his desk, "That's the one...don't laugh at me after you read it."

"how come?"

Stopping the pen in his hand, Lu Zhou picked up the paper from the table and read it carefully line by line.

In this way, time passed by every minute and every second.

Standing in front of the desk, Sheng Xianfu, anxiously waiting for the result, took a deep breath for the tenth time.

And at this moment, Lu Zhou finally finished reading the paper in his hand, and said with a smile.

"You have a rich imagination."

A bitter smile appeared on Sheng Xianfu's face.

Didn't you agree not to laugh at me?

Coughing lightly, he opened his mouth to explain.

"I also think it's quite rich, don't take it seriously, this stuff is just my wild imagination—"

"You don't need to admit your mistakes. Academic discussions should not presuppose the premise of whether it is correct or not. In the face of the truth, we all have the possibility of making mistakes, and we all have the possibility of being correct." Putting it lightly on the table, watching him continue, "What's more, we still want to go together this time."