HLnovel Chapter 159 Mushroom cloud progress, detonation equipment begins development
Chapter 159 Mushroom cloud progress, detonation equipment begins development
On the Gobi Desert.
The base was built under an ordinary mine, and on the surface there were people working and mining there every day.
But who would have thought.
But the scene below is quite different.
Zhang Tian walked into the brightly lit underground laboratory wearing protective clothing.
The instruments inside were flashing and working, and the staff in charge of various tasks were nervously observing the data.
The workload here is not small in this small laboratory.
The completion of a mushroom cloud is not simply a matter of meeting the 235 abundance standard. It involves many complex and delicate work links.
Take the manufacturing process for example, from the early refining and purification of nuclear materials, to ensure that their purity and quality meet extremely high standards.
From the careful design of the internal structure, which allows nuclear reactions to proceed in a controlled and efficient manner, to the precise processing of various parts, every component is guaranteed to fit perfectly.
During the experiment, we precisely control the temperature, pressure, radiation and other parameters, and strictly control various possible risks; and then we carefully process the massive data and comprehensively evaluate the experimental results.
Every step cannot afford the slightest mistake.
Each process requires tremendous effort and hard work from scientific researchers. Only through continuous experimentation and improvement can every link reach its optimal state.
When refining nuclear materials, even the smallest impurity may cause the failure of the entire experiment; when designing internal structures, a slight dimensional deviation may lead to unpredictable consequences.
Zhang Tian approached Professor Li's workbench cautiously and asked softly, "Old Li, how far has the work on the detonator progressed?"
Professor Li put down the parts in his hand with a frown.
"Director Li, progress is very slow. We have been testing each of the detonation methods you gave us, but none of them have achieved the effect you described."
Zhang Tian nodded upon hearing this.
He said, "There's no rush. Please be careful when you're experimenting with this. These are explosive items. It's better to have slow progress than to have an accident."
After Zhang Tian finished speaking, he glanced towards the house next door.
There is also a large bottle of uranium 235 with an abundance of %.
Professor Li was holding a piece of paper covered with formulas.
"Director Zhang, do you think this method of detonating the core will work? This is what we calculated after several simulations."
Zhang Tian took it and looked at it carefully.
At the same time, he secretly imported this information into the system in his mind to see if it was the best way to use it.
Soon, the system feedback came out.
No.
Zhang Tian sighed inwardly.
Although the system provides information and various parameters, it is not so easy to complete for a group of laymen like them.
He said, "Professor Li, this plan won't work. The detonation method lacks the dosage of explosives, and the calculation of the chain reaction is also wrong."
Professor Li smiled bitterly after hearing this.
It's not that he didn't work hard enough, but this was really beyond his ability.
It's really a tough ask for him to do this.
Professor Li said, "Director Zhang, do you have any good suggestions?"
Zhang Tian smiled.
He put the paper down, picked up a pen and started drawing on it.
"We can start with the explosive pack detonator, and then..."
Based on Zhang Tian’s explanation, Professor Li gradually understood.
Zhang Tian simply stopped working on the task at hand and took them to solve the problem first.
Otherwise, it will always get stuck here, which will delay progress.
According to the system's prompts, there are several types of detonators, but which one is the most suitable to use is the direction they want to attack.
This doesn't look difficult at all on paper.
The detonator of a mushroom cloud mainly achieves explosion by triggering a rapid nuclear chain reaction, and the important thing about this is that it relies on critical mass.
This is because nuclear materials such as uranium-235 or plutonium-239 will be in a critical state under a certain mass. When the mass of the nuclear material exceeds the critical mass, a nuclear chain reaction will occur spontaneously.
But under normal circumstances, nuclear material is divided into several pieces, each of which is smaller than the critical mass to ensure safety.
The detonation method is not complicated. It is to explode conventional explosives. The detonation device first uses the conventional explosives to explode to generate huge pressure to achieve the explosion effect.
This powerful pressure quickly squeezes the scattered pieces of nuclear material together, causing them to reach a supercritical state instantly, that is, the mass of the nuclear material exceeds the critical mass.
Once the supercritical state is reached, the atomic nuclei in the nuclear material will begin to undergo violent fission reactions. When a nucleus fissions, it will release neutrons, which will hit other nuclei, causing more fission, thus forming a rapid chain reaction.
Finally, the energy is released.
That is one of the very familiar scenes of the foot basin chicken
In a very short period of time, the fission of a large number of atomic nuclei releases huge energy, including heat energy, light energy, shock waves, etc., thus producing a strong explosion effect.
Then it turned into a mushroom cloud and rose into the sky.
In short, the detonation device of an atomic bomb compresses the nuclear material by precisely controlling the explosion of conventional explosives, causing it to reach a supercritical state and trigger a chain nuclear reaction, thereby releasing huge energy.
This sounds simple enough.
However, if it is a real practical operation, it is not simple.
It not only tests one's willpower, but also the possibility of a fatal mistake.
In order to ensure the reliability and safety of the detonator, they also conducted countless simulation experiments.
Various models were built in the laboratory to simulate different environmental conditions and triggering situations, and the design of the detonator was continuously adjusted and optimized.
The core part of the mushroom cloud detonator is usually composed of high explosives. The function of the explosive pack is to generate a huge explosive force when detonated, compressing the nuclear fuel to a critical state and triggering a nuclear fission reaction.
Detonators are indispensable here.
Detonators are devices used to detonate explosives, usually consisting of electric or chemical detonators. The function of detonators is to quickly detonate explosives when receiving a detonation signal.
As soon as the explosive pack exploded, the neutron source started moving.
A neutron source is a device used to provide neutrons, usually composed of radioactive material. The function of the neutron source is to provide enough neutrons to maintain the chain reaction when the nuclear fission reaction begins.
The neutrons are then reflected by the reflective layer, which is a device used to reflect neutrons. It is usually composed of heavy metals. The function of the reflective layer is to reflect the neutrons back into the nuclear fuel to improve the efficiency of the nuclear fission reaction.
The laboratory was bustling with activity.