In the future, they will create even more engines, not just for aerospace applications. As the technology evolves, ships, cars, and more will all have the foundation for more powerful engines. It's just a matter of time. Chinese scientific research will undergo a profound transformation, and the scientific research community will flourish. Wu Tong has laid a solid foundation for its development.
Mr. Yang and others are deeply optimistic about the future of the scientific research community, and they will also be a driving force for this development!
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"Repeat the endurance test and pay close attention to the performance and stability of the entire machine!"
"Report data, the compressor's compression ratio, air flow, surge point, the combustion chamber's combustion efficiency, outlet temperature distribution..." In the control room, Wu Tong stared at the already formed engine on the test bench and gave instructions.
When it comes to testing, both Wu Tong and the current R&D team are very familiar with it. From components to parts, large and small tests have never stopped. The performance and stability of the parts are related to the performance stability of the subsequent whole machine. From the core engine, fan, compressor and turbine components to the control system...
They carried out tests one by one, including afterburner stability tests, semi-physical simulation tests of control systems, and reliability and durability tests of components under normal operating conditions.
Verify the reliability and durability of components under normal working environment conditions one by one, including high cycle fatigue test of blades, low cycle fatigue test of key components such as disks and shafts, damage tolerance test of key components, environmental and reliability test of accessories, etc. Determining the extreme load environment of test components is crucial for verifying the reliability of components and systems, and testing the safety capabilities of components under severe load conditions.
Each experiment leaves behind precise success data, ensuring a solid foundation for component and system stability before moving on to the next step. They don't simply process parts and immediately put them into use. They ensure that every component undergoes rigorous testing, ultimately resulting in the truly miraculous WS-B1.
The successful completion of the WS-B1 project does not mark the end of the project; testing continues. Repeated testing cycles have just begun, including parameter measurements, control law adjustment tests, rotor dynamics tests, thermal and pressure measurements, and vibration stress measurements. These will provide overall engine performance data and verify the correctness of the engine's performance analysis model.
Verify the temperature limits of the air inlet, compressor, combustion chamber and turbine, the flameout limits of the combustion chamber and afterburner, the distortion limits within the aircraft maneuvering envelope, etc. Conduct ground and high-altitude simulation tests to illustrate and verify the transient response characteristics of the propulsion system, and verify the starting capability through ground and high-altitude tests.
Following the normal environment tests, load tests were conducted, including accelerated mission tests/accelerated simulated mission durability tests, and dynamic stress measurements, to verify that the WS-B1 engine can operate safely, economically, and reliably within the planned inspection intervals and design service life. These various extreme load environments validate the reliability of the WS-B1 engine.
After the load test, there is also a full-machine test under severe load conditions. This includes blade out, containment, overheating, and smoke ingestion, verifying the impact of severe loads on the engine and the ability to ensure aircraft safety within the specified time after the severe loads are applied.
When performing missions, fighter jets are very likely to encounter harsh load environments. They must ensure that their engines can still stably support the maneuvering operations of the fighter jets in multiple harsh load environments.
All of these, WS-B1, have passed various high-intensity tests with excellent data that is ahead of the world's advanced level. The data that has been accumulated has once again made the R&D team headed by General Manager Yang excited!
They can see with their naked eyes that many new technologies are filling the gaps and blanks in their aviation field, which can be gradually diffracted and decomposed to produce huge marginal benefits, which are not limited to the aviation field, but can be used in other sectors as well.
"The peak thrust value is 42 tons! The engine's fuel efficiency can be at least 2.7 times that of the F135 engine!" Seeing this data, Yang Wei's eyesight brightened amazingly, and his face flushed with excitement, which showed that he was extremely excited.
When they first saw Wu Tong's prediction that the thrust data would be above 36 tons and the peak data was expected to be at 40 tons, they were already shocked by the data and could not believe it. They still thought that if they could achieve 60% or 70% of it, they would have made a huge breakthrough.
However, Ms. Wu is Ms. Wu. Her predicted data is as modest and conservative as ever. The actual data achieved, the peak thrust of 42 tons, if released, will shock the world to the point of paralysis!
The F119 engine on the other side of the sea has a maximum thrust of 18 tons. To enhance the thrust of the F135 engine, designers increased the bypass ratio based on the F119 engine, bringing its maximum thrust to 20 tons. The other side of the sea has a well-developed industrial system and its military engine technology has always been far ahead, a point of pride for them.
However, now, they can proudly declare that they have already completely surpassed the WS-15S, and have made further progress in the WS-15S-2 serving in the H-20. In the WS-B1, they have directly surpassed this data by twice. This is their Chinese miracle, their glory and pride!
"Not bad, we have preliminarily achieved our project goal!" Wu Tong also smiled relievedly. His nerves had been tense for more than two months, and finally when this crucial number came out, he could slowly relax.
"Teacher Yang, take a deep breath and calm your nerves. We will proceed to the next step, installing our WS-B1 on the Canglong J-35, and witness our Shenlong take to the sea!"
She succeeded. The J-35 now has the ability to provide super power and maximize energy consumption, allowing the Canglong J-35 to maintain the super capability of ultra-long-range combat radius on the basis of vertical take-off and landing!
"Mr. Wu, there are only three days left until the completion of the Canglong J-35 aircraft. Please come and inspect it in person!" When all the R&D personnel were overjoyed and excited, Wu Tong's confidential phone rang, and Lu Xiao's voice came to report the good news and ask for instructions.
As she was striding towards success, Lu Xiao was also racing against time and striding forward. Within two months, after the wind tunnel simulation test was successfully passed, the construction of the whole machine progressed with each passing day. Now it has been basically finalized. They are almost at the same speed and are about to complete the construction of the Canglong J-35 machine, waiting for the heart to be in place.
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