Chapter 712: Oops, was fooled by this stinky kid

Next, besides listening to reports and participating in group discussions, the most important thing for Xu Qingzhou was to consider the nanoporous tungsten film he had discovered earlier.

He first made a mathematical model of pore structure defects based on the data, performed pore size distribution anomaly detection and pore connectivity topological analysis, and on the 4th day of the seminar, he did a multi-physics coupling failure traceability.

In the following few days, he searched for suitable plans based on the mathematical calculation results.

November 12th, the second to last day of the seminar, Xu Qingzhou already had a rough idea. He hadn't gone to find Academician Li Gang yet, but the other party came to his door first.

Hotel lobby.

The two ordered coffee, and after sitting down and exchanging pleasantries, Li Gang stated his purpose: "Professor Xu, if you are willing, our two research institutes can conduct more in-depth and extensive cooperation to promote the EAST experiment together."

"So you want to dig all of us over." Xu Qingzhou was helpless.

"No, it's cooperation, not making the Kyoto Materials Research Institute a subordinate unit, but joint research and development," Li Gang said: "The field of controllable nuclear fusion is fiercely competitive, especially after adding your superconducting thin film. Not to mention international competition, just domestically, there are already two national-level experiments."

"Cooperation can lead to a win-win situation."

Currently, there is no competitive relationship between Circulation No. 3 (HL-3) and the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST).

Because of technical limitations, the positioning of the two institutions is different; one focuses on achieving "fusion ignition," and the other focuses on long-pulse steady-state operation. In this way, it can even be said to be strategically complementary.

But that might not be the case in the future.

The fusion field is developing rapidly. While focusing on their own fields, they are also extending outward, moving toward the full chain of building a demonstration reactor.

Specifically, it is "fusion ignition" and "long-pulse steady-state operation"—I want both.

Both want to walk ahead of the other.

As far as he knows, that guy Zhang Zhi Gao is already arranging for people to upgrade magnets and simultaneously promote stable operation work.

Therefore, Li Gang thought of Xu Qingzhou.

Although the Kyoto Materials Research Institute has only been established for a little over a month, its achievements are obvious to all; the researchers were all recruited with great effort, and the technical level is not low.

Talent is also one of the manifestations of competitiveness.

Seeing Xu Qingzhou silent, Li Gang said slowly: "Professor Xu, please consider the cooperation matter seriously."

Spherical tokamak.

In front of super-large experimental reactors like EAST and HL-3, it seems completely uncompetitive.

"Sorry, you might be disappointed."

Xu Qingzhou shook his head: "The focus of our institute's work must be placed on the projects at hand. Currently, we don't have more energy to participate in other cooperation projects."

Li Gang sighed; he had psychological preparation before coming, but he still wanted to try.

Xu Qingzhou changed the subject and said: "However, we are quite interested in the tungsten-based composite material modification plan mentioned by the professor in the report meeting, perhaps we can conduct relevant cooperation."

"Tungsten-based composite material modification plan..."

Li Gang pondered for a while and asked: "Microstructure strengthening of tungsten-copper alloy through reinforcement phase doping and grain boundary engineering?"

Tungsten-copper alloy is currently the most advanced material in terms of first-wall heat load tolerance.

"No, what I want to cooperate on is the nanoporous tungsten film."

Xu Qingzhou said with a smile.

Li Gang was stunned for a moment. Professor Deng Yunxiang only mentioned this method in the report meeting, but because the effect was not good, it was PA'd in the first round of screening.

He was puzzled: "Based on the current performance of nanoporous tungsten film, the effect is not as good as Plan 1 at all."

Xu Qingzhou said: "What if we do a gradient functional design?"

Li Gang laughed dumbly, "We also considered it before, for example, high tungsten content (WCu80) on the surface layer to resist high-temperature erosion, ZrO/YO ceramic transition for the middle layer, and high copper content WCu50 for the base layer."

He said helplessly: "But it doesn't work at all. Under long-term plasma bombardment, velvet-like nanowires form on the surface, leading to peeling and contaminating the plasma."