Hand rubbing nuclear fusion live in the wilderness

Chapter 445 The Inflated Tonnage

In the live broadcast room, the officials of various countries squatting on guard, similar to the personnel of the Huaguo Special Operations Team, stared at the huge mushroom cloud on the screen, with some emotion and some relief, and their expressions were particularly complicated.

"It still exploded after all."

Staring at the huge mushroom cloud on the display screen, the top leaders of various countries felt inexplicably relieved.

Although they knew a long time ago that the anchor in front of them would live broadcast the production of nuclear bombs, this incident was like a mountain, which kept weighing on their heads.

I always thought that some changes would be discovered when this day came, but it was not until after the nuclear bomb exploded that everyone discovered that it seemed to be nothing?
Everyone seems to have accepted the scene in front of them as a matter of course.

Nothing unusual.

There is even a feeling that this happened too late.

After all, with the current level of technology shown by this anchor, he would be able to make a nuclear bomb two or three years ago.

In the simulated space, Han Yuan stared at the huge mushroom cloud in the distance and frowned.

He is now thirteen kilometers away from the core of the explosion. According to the size of the mushroom cloud at this distance, the volume of the mushroom cloud can be easily obtained.

The height of this mushroom cloud is definitely more than 2000 meters, and the width is almost more than one kilometer.

This data is a bit abnormal.

投放在小岛国的小男孩内部填充了64千克高浓缩铀-235，设计当量是相当于2万吨级TNT，但实际爆炸当量不足2万吨，约为1.2-1.5万吨TNT炸药。

And the height of the little boy's mushroom cloud is far inferior to the one that exploded now.

小男孩在爆炸后形成的火球开始以50-60米秒的速度上升，10秒时上升到1100米，20秒时上升到1600米。

3 minutes after the explosion, the fireball and mushroom cloud rose to 7000 meters, and 4 minutes later it was about 8000 meters.

Twelve minutes later, the vertical radius of the mushroom cloud reached saturation, and the radius at that time was about one kilometer.

After 20 minutes, the mushroom cloud eventually spread to an area of ​​about 5 kilometers.

But now, Han Yuan found that the mushroom cloud in front of him seemed a bit too huge.

Although the weight and concentration of uranium 235 filled in this nuclear bomb are higher than that of the little boy.

The little boy was filled with 80.00 kilograms of uranium with a concentration of about 23564%.

And this nuclear bomb he personally made was filled with about 90.00 kilograms of uranium with a concentration of about 23575%.

The latter is indeed better than the former, and the mushroom cloud and damage caused by the explosion will be greater.

But judging from the current performance of the explosion, this nuclear bomb has far exceeded his previous estimates and calculations.

75 kilograms of uranium 90.00 with a concentration of 235% V is about [-] tons of TNT equivalent in terms of Korean won.

And because of the technology, means, and materials used to make nuclear weapons, the TNT tonnage will drop by about 20.00%.

The main reason for the drop so much is because of the neutron reflective layer of such a nuclear bomb.

The neutron reflector of a normal nuclear bomb is made of plutonium, graphite, uranium 238 and other materials, but what he uses here is beryllium, graphite and uranium 238 and other materials.

Replacing plutonium with beryllium can also reflect neutrons, but the actual efficiency will be reduced a lot.

The efficiency of neutron reflection will affect the reaction speed of the chain reaction in the initial stage of nuclear explosion.

The reaction speed is reduced by a notch, and the amount of uranium 235 that is actually fissioned will also be reduced.

Just like "Little Boy" actually contained 60 kilograms of uranium-235, but less than one kilogram of uranium-235 underwent nuclear fission in the explosion, and the energy released was equivalent to [-] tons of TNT high explosives.

Coupled with some other defects, according to his previous calculations, the tonnage of this nuclear bomb should be around [-] tons of TNT.

It's not that he doesn't have higher-level nuclear bomb technology, but that this gun-like nuclear bomb structure is enough for him to complete the task.

With an equivalent of [-] tons, even if it is lowered a bit, it is enough to ensure that he can complete the system tasks.

If he really wants to expand the power of nuclear weapons, he can do it.

Whether it is modifying the neutron reflective layer or adding some hydrogen, protium, deuterium and tritium substances, it is enough to increase the power of such an atomic bomb several times.

But that doesn't make any sense for the won.

The greater the power, the greater the area of ​​destruction.

Although it was detonated in the desert, the desert also has a weak ecological environment and a small number of creatures.

In addition, when the nuclear bomb is detonated, the dust and gravel will be blown by the wind. Under appropriate circumstances, the dust with nuclear radiation will affect other places and cause nuclear radiation.

The reason why he chose to determine the explosion point of the nuclear bomb through calculations in the Sahara Desert is to prevent nuclear radiation from affecting other areas.

It's just that judging from the mushroom cloud formed by the current explosion, there seems to be something wrong with his calculations.

If we judge simply from the size of the mushroom cloud and the expansion speed, the tonnage of this nuclear bomb is far more than [-] tons of TNT, reaching an astonishing equivalent of more than [-] tons of TNT.

This surprised South Korean Won. I don't know why the tonnage has suddenly increased so much.

Staring at the mushroom cloud that exploded in the distance, Won was lost in thought.

Suddenly, he woke up from his distraction.

Looking at the blinding light in the distance, Han Yuan suddenly remembered that the best spot to watch a nuclear explosion was calculated based on the explosive equivalent of about [-] tons of TNT.

But now the explosive equivalent has more than tripled, which means that his current position is no longer safe.

And just as he was thinking this way, the nuclear bomb from Yuanchuan also responded to him.

The first shock wave after the nuclear explosion was like a scorching flame, carrying impurities such as dust and gravel, rolling towards this side quickly.

"It's your day!"

Han Yuan cursed, jumped up with both hands on the special keyboard of the aircraft, started the electric propulsion-free fluid engine in front, directly pulled up the power to full power, and drove the aircraft to escape quickly.

Under the powerful thrust of the electric propulsion engine, the aircraft retreated quickly. Standing in front of the console, Han Yuan staggered and fell directly to the ground, the back of his head hitting the floor with a 'bang'.

"Sigh~"

"Lying in a trough!"

Breathing in the cold air and rubbing the back of his head, Han Yuan got up from the ground.

This burst of thrust was too strong, and he was caught off guard and fell directly.

Fortunately, the thrust was strong and the response was timely, avoiding the shock wave of the nuclear explosion.

As the flight distance increases, the speed of the shock wave also slows down and eventually dissipates in the air.

In the live broadcast room, when Won judged that the yield of the nuclear bomb was abnormal, the nuclear weapons experts from various countries squatting inside also frowned.

Judging distance, judging volume, data analysis, etc. are not difficult for these knowledgeable experts.

In particular, Won deliberately narrowed the distance between the shooting equipment and the nuclear explosion point in order to allow the audience to experience the "(name) ghost scene" of the nuclear explosion more deeply, which makes it easier for people to judge the distance.

So not long after the nuclear bomb exploded, like the Korean won, these nuclear explosion experts keenly felt something strange.

Soon, through simple calculations, these experts got the data, but the tonnage they calculated was larger than the tonnage calculated by the Korean won, reaching [-] tons of TNT equivalent.

This data shocked experts from all over the world, thinking that they had made a mistake.

However, after optimization and re-calculation, the tonnage of the nuclear bomb has not changed much, only weakened to less than [-] tons.

This made the people who got the information gasp, and looked at the mushroom cloud that was still expanding in the live broadcast on the monitor in disbelief.

You must know that the manufacturing process of this nuclear bomb is all in sight.

Both the technology and the amount of uranium 235 used are clear.

How could 75 kilograms of uranium 235 explode with a power exceeding [-] tons of TNT equivalent?
This unscientific!

Not to mention that the technology used by this anchor to manufacture nuclear bombs is quite primitive, even the latest nuclear bombs from various countries are not so powerful at the same level.

75 kilograms of uranium 235 exploded with a power equivalent to more than 235 tons of TNT. The nuclear bomb manufactured by this gun impact method must at least allow the fission weight of uranium [-] inside to exceed [-] kilograms to achieve such a powerful power.

But is it possible?
Totally impossible, okay?

When did nuclear fission become so efficient?

Under normal circumstances, about two kilograms of the 75 kilograms of uranium-235 can undergo fission reactions, which has reached the level of the latest nuclear utilization technology in the hands of various countries.

Moreover, this is a nuclear utilization technology such as a nuclear power plant, not a nuclear bomb.

Because of the relationship between structure and technology, simple and rude nuclear bombs are definitely inferior to well-designed nuclear power plants in terms of energy utilization.

If it is a nuclear bomb, nuclear experts from various countries estimate that 75 kg of uranium 235 can be fissioned with 235 kg of uranium [-], which is almost the limit of nuclear bombs.

Thinking of this, all countries are inexplicably moved.

Doubling the technology used by nuclear fission, what does this represent?
The first is that the power of a nuclear bomb can be doubled or even higher with the same weight of uranium-235.

The second is the use of nuclear fuel in nuclear power plants.

We must know that human beings' current use of nuclear fuel is still quite low-level. In one kilogram of nuclear fuel, at most one thousandth or even less than one ten thousandth of uranium 235 can be completely fissioned and release all its energy.

Just such a "little bit" of energy is enough for the smooth operation of nuclear power plants to generate electricity.

It can be seen how low the efficiency of human beings' current use of nuclear fuel is.

It is not that scientists have thought about improving the utilization efficiency of nuclear fuel to increase power generation.

But obviously it can't be done, this is not the place that human technology can unlock at present.

But now, the nuclear bomb in front of him seems to have opened the door to improving the efficiency of nuclear fuel utilization, allowing nuclear experts from various countries to see the light behind the door.

In the simulated space, inside the aircraft, Han Yuan immediately came to the driving glass window after getting up from the ground, looking at the nuclear explosion in the real distance.

The originally huge mushroom cloud looked quite miniature at this moment. Obviously, he didn't know how far he had flown.

After waiting for the first shock wave to pass, the aircraft was controlled, and Won returned to the site of the nuclear explosion.

With the garbage in the distance, the nuclear radiation counter installed outside the aircraft also began to beat.

This effectively prevented him from straying into heavily polluted areas.

Although the nuclear bomb he made belongs to the most primitive level of nuclear weapons, its destructive ability is limited, and the nuclear radiation can be easily intercepted by concrete walls, caves and other buildings, but this does not mean that he likes to go deep into the nuclear radiation zone.

Nuclear radiation sounds scary, but it's actually even scarier.

Dust with nuclear radiation on the surface of the aircraft will be cheating, so Won still chooses to avoid it as much as possible.

Under the reminder of the nuclear radiation counter, Han Yuan parked the aircraft about [-] kilometers away from the core point of the explosion.

The mushroom cloud formed by the explosion is still expanding, but it has not caused too much impact on other places.

After about half an hour, the expanding mushroom cloud stopped colliding and began to expand slowly.

By this time, the internal explosion reaction and shock wave are almost over.

And the mushroom cloud formed by the explosion has almost reached saturation.

Of course, this is not the final form of the mushroom cloud formed by the explosion. The saturated mushroom cloud will increase its horizontal diameter over time, which is driven by the combination of internal pressure + external weather.

It will continue to expand until it dissipates, but its height will no longer increase dramatically.

Won estimated the saturated shape of the mushroom cloud, and its vertical height is about eight kilometers.

This judgment is not very standard, mainly because he cannot accurately judge the distance between himself and the core of the explosion.

After thinking about it, Han Yuan had an idea and tried to call Xiao Qi.

He was now far enough away from the center of the explosion that satellite communications should no longer be disrupted.

"Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi, are you there?"

After the words fell, Xiao Qi's voice sounded inside the aircraft.

"Yes, Master."

"Calculate how high the mushroom cloud formed by the nuclear explosion is?"

Hearing Xiaoqi's voice, Han Yuan replied quickly.

For this kind of large-scale experiment, he has records.

It's not just that the aircraft has special shooting equipment to record. Before detonating the nuclear bomb, he asked Xiao Qi to mobilize several satellites to stare at this place in different areas.

As long as the satellite is not impacted, the entire process can be accurately and comprehensively photographed for reference.

"receive."

"The calculations have been completed. The mushroom cloud formed by the nuclear explosion has a height of [-] kilometers and a width of [-] kilometers as of the time you asked the question, master."

After receiving Xiaoqi's reply, Han Yuan nodded, and there was not much problem with his judgment.

The vertical height is close to seven kilometers, which is about three times more than the previously estimated tonnage.

According to his calculations, the height of the saturated form of the mushroom cloud formed by the nuclear explosion should be between [-] kilometers and [-] kilometers.

A little bigger than the little boy, but not too much.

Obviously, the tonnage of this nuclear explosion exceeded previous calculations and estimates.

Won doesn't know what went wrong, but he has collected all kinds of data from the nuclear explosion, and will see if he can analyze it when he goes back.

(End of this chapter)