Chapter 129 Fusion Fuel Tank

There is another spherical device in the center of the cabin. To be precise, it is hemispherical, not small, with a diameter of no less than five meters.

This is the fusion reactor, the energy output source of the land engineering ship.

Since mankind entered a new era, we have ushered in a great explosion of science and technology, but the use of nuclear energy is still very low-level. Although nuclear fission technology is very mature, the acquisition of energy is still very low-level. No matter how we obtain electricity, there will always be It is inseparable from the step of boiling water, and the energy conversion rate of boiling water is extremely low. Of course, this is already very high for humans.

The working principle of the fusion reactor is still to generate heat energy, but there are silver metal strips on the outer layer of the fusion reactor. These are thermoelectric coils, devices that can directly convert heat energy into electricity. The utilization rate of heat energy reaches 100%. ninety.

If humans obtain thermoelectric coils, even in the dark ages, human technology will immediately leapfrog several levels.

Of course, the development of science and technology is also inseparable from materials science. Even if humans obtain thermoelectric coils, it may take hundreds of years to figure out the principles of operation.

The technology of the Black Flag Empire is extremely advanced. Currently, Li Meng's level is "One", and the technology he has opened has already surpassed human civilization. Take the land engineering ship as an example. If humans build such a land engineering ship, it will only The power system cannot solve the problem. The reason why mobile cities and mobile fortresses can travel on land is that the power system is extremely rough. The engine must be large and the energy output is extremely profitable. This requires a sufficient number and sufficient power of nuclear fission. Reactors to output energy.

Nuclear fission reactors and steam power systems all require huge spaces, and only mobile fortresses and mobile cities have such space.

Although he didn't know much about humans in this era, Li Meng knew very well about the human world sixty years ago.

Although he didn't know much about the new humans of this era, the technological progress should not be much different from the technology sixty years ago. Even if he didn't know some things, Li Meng could guess them.

Of course, whether New Humanity's mobile fortress and mobile city use nuclear energy is still a mystery, at least to Li Meng, because Li Meng has never boarded New Humanity's mobile fortress, so naturally everything depends on guess.

Not to mention the power system, there is also a huge gap in the circuits. On land engineering ships, there are no longer as messy circuits as humans. The circuits for running electrical energy are a kind of crystal technology, not pipes, but a kind of pattern. Textures carved from crystalline materials.

These lines are all over the land engineering ship in some way, and they are all connected to each other. On the bulkhead, if you look carefully, you can see some lines, and you can feel the unevenness on the bulkhead when you touch it. When transmitted through these lines, there is no light source and is invisible.

Arriving in front of the fusion reactor, the No. 1 engineer said: "Commander, once the fusion fuel tank is inserted, the land engineering ship can start operating."

Hearing this, Li Meng put away his random thoughts, concentrated his mind, and opened the item page with a thought.

From the item page, Li Meng found the classification page of fusion fuel tanks.

"Exchange for fusion fuel tank, -50,000 resource points, -500,000 water resources, -5,000 sand resources, -500 silver resources, wormhole opened, light transmission started, countdown: 5, 4, 3, 2, 1..."

As the voice of 2020 fell, in the dim cabin, a white light suddenly emerged from the void and plunged into the ground in front of Li Meng. Within a second, the white light disappeared, and the cabin Darkness returned again.

As the white light disappeared, something appeared on the ground.

It is about one meter long, cylindrical in shape, about ten centimeters in diameter, and is silver in color.

Is this a fusion fuel tank?

Seeing this, Li Meng bent down and picked up the fusion fuel tank from the ground.

So heavy...

Although it is not big, it is surprisingly heavy in his arms. Li Meng estimated that the fusion fuel tank in his hand weighs no less than 500 kilograms. Of course, for the black armored guard, the weight of 500 kilograms can still be easily brought up.

Looking towards the fusion reactor, Li Meng found a conspicuous groove.

Taking a step forward, Li Meng approached the fusion reactor, held the fusion fuel tank with both hands, pointed it at the groove, and inserted it.

Under Li Meng's push, the fusion fuel tank slowly sank into the groove.

After successfully inserting the fusion fuel tank into the groove, Li Meng grabbed the outer handle and twisted it clockwise.

"Click..."

There was only a click, and a buzzing roar suddenly sounded.

The next moment, bits of blue light emitted from the fusion reactor. From the ground, strips of blue light spread in all directions, covering the ground and covering the entire bulkhead.

For some reason, Li Meng suddenly felt that his body became a lot heavier, as if he had entered the water, and every move gave people a sense of obstruction. Looking towards the ground, Li Meng discovered what the soft ground was.

It seems to be a kind of solid, soft. At this time, the ground has turned into a blue, and a blue luminous liquid is secreted from the soft solid. The liquid is flowing on the ground. Although it is small, it is still He was gradually approaching the two of them.

At this time, Engineer No. 1 said, "Commander, we have to leave here. This is a large energy storage device. When providing power to the entire ship, the excess electricity will be broken into plasma for storage. Once the plasma floods the fusion reactor, its own heat will be converted into electricity for recycling by the thermoelectric coil."

So, the blue liquid is plasma?

Hearing this, Li Meng's face in the helmet tightened, and he turned around and hurriedly walked out of the cabin.

Plasma is hot, up to millions of degrees, or even tens of millions of degrees. Li Meng doesn't want the Black Armor Guard to take a plasma bath.

It was not until they left the energy storage cabin and the thick hatch was closed by Engineer No. 1 that Li Meng breathed a sigh of relief.

It is indeed a technological product of advanced civilization. What plasma, although the word has been heard, Li Meng is confused about the operating principle and doesn't understand anything.

At this time, with the operation of the fusion reactor, the entire ship has been powered on, and the soft light disc player disperses the darkness inside the ship.

It was already late, and there were more important things to do today. Li Meng did not forget that there were still a lot of things he needed to solve in the Qing'an Shelter.

Instead of wandering around the ship, at Li Meng's request, Engineer No. 1 took Li Meng to the bridge.

The land engineering ship is an intelligent engineering ship. All systems in the ship are controlled by biological intelligence. Since no personnel are required to operate, the space of the bridge is not large, less than 100 square meters.

There are two floors in total. The upper floor is a disc-shaped platform, which is very small, with a diameter of less than ten meters, and a wide seat is placed on it.