By planting trees in front and enjoying the shade behind, Wu Tong can finally enjoy the convenience he created.
The material requirements for steam turbines and power systems are not higher than those for aircraft engines. Therefore, many materials previously developed and researched can be directly selected for use. This convenience can be regarded as a previous technology mapping.
"Unconstrained imagination, ingenious craftsmanship!" Xu Gong finally used eight words to describe Wu Tong's design. He also used these two words to describe his mood at the moment. His shock was unparalleled!
Wu Tong's R&D and design breakthroughs in the past two weeks can be regarded as their progress in the past two years. The most important thing is that Wu Tong not only provided a design drawing that was detailed and clear at a glance, but also clearly marked the supporting theoretical sources and verifications, which provided a solid foundation to support her R&D and design.
This time, Haijian invited Wu Tong, which really solved their urgent needs and helped them improve their research and development at a rocket-like pace. It was really a wise choice!
"Thank you for your compliment, but let's wait until the actual test results come out and meet my expected data, then I will ask you for more compliments!" Wu Tong said with a smile. Although she had gone through many simulations in the deduction space, the simulation space was based on data in a relatively optimal state. What could be achieved in practice depended on every step of their physical test and the final assembly results.
"No problem, there will definitely be no problem. If I make a problem with this design, I will immediately step down as the person in charge of Deep Blue 707 and let someone else take over!" Engineer Xu's admiration and respect for Wu Tong almost reached the highest point. Wu Tong has finalized the design. If Deep Blue 707 can't even follow the blueprint to solve the problem, they can be disbanded on the spot. What kind of battleship cradle are they still talking about!
"I won't say any more empty words of thanks. Next, Mr. Wu, you take charge and see how we perform! It would be our dereliction of duty if we give you a discount on your design!" Engineer Xu directly issued a military order to Wu Tong.
Starting at 200 megawatts, it's equivalent to the 28 megawatts they just converted domestically, a nearly tenfold increase. One unit could almost power an aircraft carrier. In the future, the technology could be extended to include ships and vessels. Just thinking about this improvement is enough to make one's blood boil!
"Okay, now it's Xugong's turn!" Wu Tong was in charge of R&D and component drawing, leaving the engineering follow-up to Xugong, a task he felt very confident in. Xugong was a veteran scientific researcher, and the Deep Blue 707 team, led by Xugong, was capable of completing aircraft carrier improvements to the point of perfection, breaking through multiple gaps in the domestic shipbuilding industry. Their hands-on skills were absolutely excellent, and Wu Tong had nothing to worry about.
Xugong's generation is generally known for their resolute and decisive approach. Once they agreed on the construction sequence with Wu Tong, they immediately organized all departments to execute. With the advantages of a mature team and experienced supervisors, Wu Tong had already experienced this many times, and it was like adding wings to a tiger, allowing him to gallop forward.
XCMG attached the highest importance to Wu Tong's design. He led the core team to arrange everything from theory to equipment and manpower according to the most elite and confidential deployment. Naturally, the efficiency was extremely fast. In just one week, with Wu Tong's assistance, they thoroughly understood the key technical points sorted out by Wu Tong's R&D design and started preliminary verification operations.
The initial infrastructure, materials, and equipment were quickly deployed and put in place. Directional solidification, high-precision CNC machine tools, electro-hydraulic beam drilling... Fortunately, Wu Tong's design was based on existing domestic processes, so their initial preparations were not particularly difficult.
However, they also lament that their current basic technology cannot match the world's top technology. If they had the world's top technology and equipment, could the efficiency of their large gas turbines be further improved? Then, could they realize their ambition of using conventional-powered aircraft carriers to rival nuclear-powered ones?
What they should be thankful for now is that Mr. Wu developed a series of super materials when he was researching the aviation industry. Although the aerospace industry reaped the benefits first, now it has also benefited their naval ship and ship industry. At the very least, they no longer have to trouble Mr. Wu to develop new materials from scratch.
"Breakthrough? Entering a new large gas turbine project?" Just kidding! That was the immediate reaction of nearly all the core personnel who received the directive. However, as they worked through the various project schedules and participated in the technical training, they realized it was real: they had truly achieved a major breakthrough in large gas turbines.
This breakthrough felt like a dream, like waking up years ago. However, the reality of time reminded them that this was real progress happening right here and now. For example, the compressor and turbine blade performance issues they had previously struggled to overcome were now being addressed and improved, ready for them to learn!
This feeling of having something at your fingertips makes you want to cry with happiness!
Learn, you must learn, learn to death!
Although they don't know where such a good opportunity and such advanced technology come from, their primary concern is that if they can master these technologies and make them their own, and assist in completing the preparation experiments as soon as possible, they will live up to the origin of this technology.
Of course, they did try to inquire with Engineer Xu, but Engineer Xu, who usually took such good care of them, remained tight-lipped about the question and simply asked them to recite the confidentiality policy. This made them realize that this wasn't something they should be asking about. Therefore, the core team members extinguished their curiosity and turned it into a full-scale motivation to learn.
Their current focus is to master and digest the technology and make it their own. Otherwise, no matter how good the results are, it will be a waste of time.
It’s not that Xu Gong doesn’t want to tell others that these are miracles created by Wu Tong. However, based on the protection given to Wu Tong by the above, the knowledge of Wu Tong’s existence is limited to him. He is in charge of the study of the key and difficult technical points. He can solve the summarized problems on the spot. If he can’t solve them, he will send them to Wu Tong. Wu Tong will convey the analysis process to him, and he will pass it on!
Intensive preparations were in place, and the formal preparations were arranged step by step under XCMG's organization and deployment. The Deep Blue 707 Institute was like a tightly wound production line, with precise flow and operation. At the birth of each component, it formed a precise part, and finally, it became a big machine with tightly meshed gears.