Chapter 1557 Choice

Apply innovative technology?

Luo Jiazhao, the head of Jiuzhou Technology Rocket Company, when he heard the "arrogant words" of the young head of the Titan Star Department, he endured the numerous complaints in his heart and showed a look of great approval on his face.

He really wanted to complain to this genius, "Do you know how many projects on Blue Star have sought to develop solid-core nuclear-powered rocket engines in the past few decades? It's not as simple as you said, and it's just innovative technology. Innovative technology?

With the current generation of technology, even if people like Oppenheimer are resurrected, it is impossible to just say innovation! "

But how could a talent cultivated by Gu Qing himself only speak big words?

Although he did not hear the inner complaints of people like Luo Jiazhao, Zhang Tianhao clicked the legs of his glasses, and then said to Li Lun, the head of the laboratory: "Gong Li, can you allow my equipment to perform virtual reality projection operations here? "

Although he can forcibly control the use of equipment through permissions, Zhang Tianhao is obviously not a fool who doesn't understand any rules.

After Li Lun heard Zhang Tianhao's request, he did not hesitate.

He took out his tablet, looked at the request that had popped up on the screen, and clicked Allow.

Although the SR1 customized researcher glasses are excellent, for elderly people like them, this virtual reality enhancement technology cannot be used 24 hours a day, otherwise it will put great pressure on the eyes. It can also make your brain feel uncomfortable.

After obtaining the permission, Zhang Tianhao waved his hand into the void in front of him, and soon several virtual structural patterns of rockets and their internal engines appeared.

"The first batch of prototype nuclear-powered rocket engines that Gong Li talked about before should be the ones in the United States 70 years ago.

The nuclear reactors in these rocket engines use prismatic fuel elements that are axially drilled through to accommodate the flow of hydrogen propellant.

It is worth mentioning that since the successful development of this generation of prototype nuclear-powered rocket engines, the United States has been unable to develop successful second-generation technology. Twenty years later, the prototype nuclear-powered rocket engines still have not increased power.

Because of the special political environment at the time, the former Polar Bear was also developing nuclear rocket engines. In response, of course, the former Polar Bear eventually developed a similar but smaller RD-410 nuclear rocket engine.

Perhaps due to fate, from this point on, two routes emerged.

Although the Polar Bear's RD-410 nuclear rocket engine is smaller in size, because the engine's fuel element is made of uranium/tungsten carbide material, the particularity of the material allows it to achieve a higher performance than America's prototype nuclear-powered rocket. temperature, operating at a higher temperature, which also means that the efficiency of the nuclear rocket engine is higher than that of the United States' prototype nuclear-powered rocket engine.

Academically, everyone has now determined that through chemical fuel propulsion technology, we cannot even access one-fifth of the solar system, and as the spacecraft gets closer and closer to the sun, the intensity of solar radiation will become more and more intense. Weak, so even the best solar cell technology cannot reach the edge of the solar system.

And from a legal perspective, the current Outer Space Treaty only prohibits sending nuclear weapons into orbit or other celestial bodies. As long as our nuclear rockets work stably, they are transportation rockets, not weapons.

In terms of technological innovation, the nuclear fission technology route and the nuclear radiation caused by the launch method are actually a very important and sensitive issue. "

The questions Zhang Tianhao asked made Li Lun, Luo Jiazhao and others fall into silence.

Nuclear-powered rockets have unparalleled advantages in energy density. The energy density of the uranium fuel fission reactor used is a full 4 million times higher than that of traditional chemical fuels.

But this thing is so difficult to do!

However, Gu Qing saw that the atmosphere at the scene was a little gloomy and said, "Okay, everyone here has a deep understanding of cutting-edge projects in this industry. Please tell me what you think."

Zhang Tianhao looked at Gu Qing, nodded and said: "Actually, the solution is very simple, we can either develop a nuclear fusion kinetic energy engine, so that we don't need to consider the radiation problem, and the power and thrust of the nuclear fusion kinetic energy engine are much higher than that of nuclear fission.

Of course, this is the most difficult solution to overcome. Personally, I prefer to master the nuclear fission engine, find excellent materials on the moon, and then continue to conquer nuclear fusion.

As for the second plan, our engineering team actually gave the direction at the beginning. "

At this point, Zhang Tianhao pointed his right hand.

The virtual models of rockets and engines in front of them were scattered into tiny points of light in an instant, and then gathered together to become a section-by-section rocket model and a power engine design with a slightly weird structure.

“First of all, for the technological innovation of nuclear-powered rockets, we already have basic research and development in the fields of materials, metallurgy, thermal engineering, material strength, irradiation stability, vibration stability, test technology, measurement technology and other fields.

The graphene super copper motor technology installed on the mecha, as well as the graphene solid-state battery technology with high capacity and strong stability. When it was first developed, the graphene team was trying to apply graphene technology to other materials, and obtained a lot of success. There were few results, but because we had to cut technology with Daxia officials at that time, this self-developed technology was not put into the technology library.

There is also the graphene solid-state battery technology that we have commercialized with high capacity and stability. The iterative optimization of its shell material can support nuclear fission shell layer protection under ordinary power.

And the smart chip based on silicon-based chip technology can stably control the operation of nuclear energy engines in a temperature-isolated area.

Of course, there is another direction for these technological innovations, which is to have our detectors and sampling robots go to the moon to bring us new materials, which can be used as catalysts or material bodies to test new technologies.

If this is just the case, the JZ-404 recyclable old rocket can still be used reluctantly. "

Hearing this, Engineer Li Lun's eyes became a little deeper.

He knew the meaning behind the words spoken by the young man in front of him.

If we want to innovate technology now, the current experimental department must add more R\u0026D personnel from the Titan star department. After all, these technologies are the core technologies of the Titan star.

By then, the independence of the rocket research and development department and even the rocket company will exist in name only.

If you choose to wait, you can still use the old plan, wait until enough lunar materials are obtained, and then wait and see the future development direction.

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