Chapter 2972
The Turbofan Engine "Jingwei"
Chapter 2972 The Turbofan Engine "Jingwei"
With An Zhongsheng successfully securing a spot in the exhibition, a weight was finally lifted from his shoulders.
Of course, An Zhongsheng knew that entering the exhibition was not the goal; finding the materials he needed was the most important thing.
Then we need to learn about the exhibition, since this is a machinery exhibition in West Germany, and the products there should be of good quality.
Having secured a spot, An Zhongsheng left the iron ball at the exhibition hall and then left with his entourage, planning to return the next day when the exhibition opened.
The exhibition lasted for more than 20 days, and An Zhongsheng required himself to come every day so as not to miss it.
"Strive to complete the mission as soon as possible!"
With these thoughts in mind, An Zhongsheng got into his car and left the exhibition hall.
As for whether the iron ball will be lost, that's no longer important.
Aside from the zirconium alloy being somewhat valuable, the rest is just manual labor.
Yang made it casually; it wasn't anything important.
However, An Zhongsheng still underestimated the situation.
Fujii Itsuki's eyes finally lit up as he watched the iron ball being taken away by the organizers, and his legs regained their strength. He then turned around abruptly and ran away.
Matsui Goro and his subordinates came to the side and respectfully bowed to the approaching group not far away.
For him, this was the best tribute to the mechanical spirit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Moreover, having lived in the Federation for so many years, he knew that the people here were proud.
These people are easy to talk to as long as they show enough respect.
"Hello, Mr. Ansel!"
Matsui Goro bowed respectfully, leaning his body at a fifty-degree angle.
"Hello, Mr. Matsui."
The elderly man leading the group was dressed in a suit and tie, with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses perched on his high nose, and his deep-set eyes revealed a condescending attitude.
After saying just one sentence, Ansel walked inside.
Goro Matsui quickly stepped forward to continue, "Mr. Ansel, our newspaper would like to conduct an exclusive interview with you. Do you have the time?"
"Our president said that this interview is something many people are looking forward to. Everyone wants to see the work of the mechanical master and is very interested in the CNC machine tools you make."
As Goro Matsui spoke, Ansel gave a knowing smile.
An exclusive interview can not only earn you money, but more importantly, it can boost your fame.
Once he establishes a reputation for CNC machine tools, he can sit in his office and count his money.
"Well, that takes time. You know we're probably going to be very busy lately..."
Ansel spoke casually, and Matsui Goro immediately smiled, "Sir, we..."
"Section Chief!"
Just as Matsui Goro was speaking respectfully, a slightly shrill voice came from the side, startling both of them.
When he saw who it was, Goro Matsui was so angry that he almost threw his camera at them.
With the two sides on the verge of reaching a deal, wouldn't it be a bad thing to come over at this time?
Seeing Ansel leave, Matsui Goro gave Fujii Itsuki, who ran over with a serious expression, a big slap.
"Baga, Baga!"
Matsui Goro couldn't continue his attack under so many eyes around him, but the anger in his eyes made his assistant tremble.
"Section Chief!"
Fujii Itsuki didn't even bother to look at the other person's expression, and hurriedly pointed inside, saying, "They, they brought a ball..."
"A zirconium alloy sphere..."
After Fujii Itsuki had exhausted all his efforts and was almost out of spittle, Matsui Goro finally understood what was going on.
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The camera in Matsui Goro's hand fell to the ground. The next second, he took a deep breath and slapped Fujii Itsuki on the shoulder.
"Fujii-kun, hurry, hurry, go in and follow them, we can't miss any news!"
"Go!"
"Hi!"
Having said that, Matsui Goro had no intention of waiting here any longer. He waddled his fat body toward the car, eager to report this extraordinary situation as soon as possible.
Just as Fujii Itsuki thought, he could naturally come up with the idea.
Thinking of the tragedy that happened in Kosaka Castle a while ago, I felt even more terrified.
"Has their nuclear weapons developed to this level?"
"It's terrifying, it's terrifying!"
Immediately after Goro Matsui left, news of the discovery of zirconium alloy in Isburg spread rapidly.
People from various countries who come here to participate in the exhibition are not just there to look around; more importantly, they are there to gather information, understand the forefront of mechanical development, and learn about the development of various countries.
Now, a sphere has been made of zirconium alloy. They don't know the deeper meaning behind it, but they do know about zirconium alloy.
To date, only the United States has publicly announced the production of zirconium alloys suitable for use as reactor protection materials in nuclear power plants.
Even the alliance is still on the path of research.
As for other countries, they are also under study.
Some believe that given the size of the alliance, it might be the second thing to be done after the United States.
Some also believe that Britain's advanced metallurgical technology could make it the second Britain to achieve this.
As for France, a country that celebrates romance, it is theoretically possible.
But no one expected that the second one to make it would be China.
Shocked, everyone immediately relayed the message back.
In an instant, the number of people in the exhibition hall decreased by more than half!
Meanwhile, Ansel looked at the two hemispheres in his hands with a solemn expression.
"This, this, this level of precision, what kind of machine tool would be needed?!"
"They definitely have excellent machine tools!"
Ansel insisted, and the person in charge, who was standing to the side, reached out and stroked the patterns inside the hemisphere, agreeing, "I can feel the power of machinery inside."
"Ansel, can your machine tool make it?"
Ansel remained silent.
The next day.
An Zhongsheng got up and rubbed his sore eyes. His head was buzzing with a bunch of things last night, and he didn't doze off until almost two o'clock.
Then I forced myself to close my eyes, in preparation for today's action.
I got up, washed my face and brushed my teeth, and then called Xiao Sun to go eat.
Tian Jun and Section Chief Li and the others were already prepared.
Just looking at the half-cooked eggs on the table made An Zhongsheng feel nauseous.
He finally understood why Tian Jun said he wanted to cook for himself.
Who wouldn't get tired of this kind of food after eating it too much!
"Director An, let's hurry!"
Section Chief Li reminded them from the side; he was the only one in the group who knew the purpose of their trip.
An Zhongsheng nodded, forced himself to eat the soft, sticky egg, drank a glass of milk, then packed up and left.
When An Zhongsheng arrived at the exhibition hall, it was already packed with people.
As the group approached the entrance, Xiao Sun instinctively moved closer to An Zhongsheng.
He had a peculiar feeling about the people he met today; the way he looked at them wasn't pure.
After the inspection, An Zhongsheng led Xiao Sun, Tian Jun, and Section Chief Li into the exhibition hall.
The moment you enter, you feel like you've entered a workshop.
Looking around, rows of machines of various shapes and sizes are arranged in the display cases, with three or five people standing to the side, occasionally exchanging words with those in front.
Looking around, An Zhongsheng only regretted one thing: he didn't have enough film!
"Director An, that's our booth!"
Section Chief Li pointed to a counter in front of him, on which were the iron balls he had brought.
The group quickly walked forward and saw an information sign on the counter.
"Zirconium alloy is used to manufacture metal spheres with micron-level precision!"
Tian Jun read aloud beside him, and An Zhongsheng nodded.
The four of them had just stood in front of the counter when they saw an elderly man wearing gold-rimmed glasses slowly walking over.
Although An Zhongsheng wanted to wander around, he still had to entertain the guests who came over.
There's still plenty of time, no rush.
"Hello sir!"
Tian Jun took the initiative to greet him, and Ansel nodded politely before looking at An Zhongsheng.
Soon, the two got to know each other, and upon hearing that the other's name was also An, An Zhongsheng became somewhat curious.
Of course, he didn't know that Ansel was just his first name, and his last name was Hans.
"Was this exhibit made using a machine tool?"
After a brief exchange, Ansel asked about the purpose of the visit. Upon hearing Tian Jun's explanation, An Zhongsheng immediately nodded, "Yes, it was made using a machine tool!"
Before we came, Yang Xiaotao had told us not to tell the whole truth once we got out.
When it's time to brag, don't hesitate, just brag!
What kind of machine tool?
Ansel scrutinized him and asked. An Zhongsheng narrowed his eyes, then said softly, "CNC machine tool!"
For a moment, Ansel's breath hitched, then he laughed, "CNC machine tools, your own?"
An Zhongsheng immediately understood the other party's purpose. Although he was not a CNC machine tool researcher, he often worked with Chang Mingjie and knew some basic common sense, especially the materials used in machine tools, which were all approved by him.
An Zhongsheng immediately replied, "Yes, we have already developed a multi-probe CNC machine tool..."
As he learned more, Ansel's expression softened rather than hardened. Although he was certain that the other party's machine tools were not as good as those of the great Federal Republic of Germany, a CNC machine tool capable of producing such precision was certainly better than the CNC machine tools he was currently manufacturing.
This is an opportunity.
Opportunities to learn from experience and improve CNC machine tools.
So the two chatted in front of the counter, and Ansel's identity immediately attracted a lot of attention at the exhibition.
The sight of Ansel pausing in front of a counter immediately drew everyone's attention.
Gradually, more and more people came to the counter, and more and more people heard about China's CNC machine tools...
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Two days later, nine parts.
Upon arriving at headquarters early in the morning, Yang Xiaotao called Li Hongfeng and Lao Hong to head outside. The three of them looked hurried, as if they had something important to do.
Recently, Comrade Li has been sleeping on a cot in his office again.
The daughter-in-law returned to the southwest because she had given birth to a son and needed an elderly person to help take care of him.
Old Li was overjoyed to have become a grandfather, so he came to work overtime.
This puzzled Yang Xiaotao greatly; why should he have to work overtime if he was happy?
This is unreasonable.
Then, another person who defied common sense soon appeared.
Zhao Gang.
As for the others, there is no sign of this yet, but Yang Xiaotao has made up his mind that he will never bow down to such 'unorthodox' behavior.
He's a young man with a family, how can he act like an old man?
The three of them didn't exchange many words. When they got downstairs, they saw a car driving towards them from the main entrance.
Two jeeps were following behind the car.
When the three cars arrived and stopped, Mr. Chen and Secretary Guo got out first.
Old Qin and Old Zhang also hurriedly came down.
Last night, the three of them received a call from the Ninth Department, saying that the aircraft engine had made a breakthrough and the prototype had been assembled.
Upon hearing this news, the three of them couldn't wait to arrive at the Ninth Division.
If it weren't so late, we would have arrived much earlier.
"lead."
Yang Xiaotao led the two forward to greet them, but Old Chen waved his hand, saying, "Let's go take a look first."
Old Qin and Old Zhang had the same expression; they both wanted to see what kind of engine it was.
Keep in mind that they haven't even produced the aircraft design drawings.
Now that the Ninth Division has actually produced the engine first, the pressure has instantly increased.
Then, Yang Xiaotao and his two companions led the way and soon arrived at the workshop of the engine research institute.
As soon as everyone entered, they saw an engine lying on its side not far away.
A group of people were standing around the engine.
As the crowd arrived, applause erupted.
Then the three of them, Chen Lao and his companions, became excited.
"What, what is this?"
Old Chen approached and stared intently at the engine in front of him, not blinking.
Old Qin also stepped forward, suppressing his excitement, and looked at Yang Xiaotao, "You really did it?"
"Yes, it's done."
"This is the turbofan engine we are going to make."
Yang Xiaotao walked up to them, touched the cold titanium alloy metal, and then looked at the two of them. "From project initiation to design to the final product, it took two years and ten months."
Yang Xiaotao sighed, and finally said softly, "It's done today."
Yesterday evening, Yang Xiaotao came to this workshop to oversee the engine assembly work.
Thanks to the advent of CNC machine tools, the speed of processing parts has been greatly improved.
After working through the night, the group assembled the engine. After Yang Xiaotao checked it and found nothing wrong, he called the three of them.
"Director Wu, please tell us."
Yang Xiaotao turned to Wu Zhe, the project manager standing to the side, and Wu Zhe, who was already prepared, immediately took out his notebook and stepped forward, saying, "Gentlemen, this is Minister Yang."
"The engine in front of us is called a turbofan engine, which is an improvement on the turbojet engine."
"This type of engine adopts a dual-duct design, and its fan is slightly larger than that of a turbojet engine."
"Compared to the HJX-1 turbojet engine we used before, this adds a shaft, two fans, and a turbine structure."
"The engine is 4.2 meters long, 980 millimeters in diameter, and weighs 1.25 tons. According to the design requirements, we estimate that its intermediate thrust is 7,000 kilograms and its pressurized thrust is 11,000 kilograms."
"Of course, this data still needs further testing."
After Wu Zhe finished speaking, Yang Xiaotao added from the side, "This engine is smaller and lighter than the HJX-1 engine used by Baiju! But the thrust it can provide is no less than that of the HJX-1."
"The reason for this is the use of many lightweight alloys, such as magnesium alloys and titanium alloys."
Yang Xiaotao continued at the end, "More importantly, this engine has a much higher fuel efficiency than a turbojet engine, and it is also quieter, which is more conducive to flight."
After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, Old Qin immediately asked, "According to what you said, compared with the HJX-1 turbojet engine, isn't this turbofan engine better and more superior?"
"Should we upgrade the equipment of the J-8 and J-10 fighters?"
Old Chen also looked over, and seemed quite interested.
However, Yang Xiaotao shook his head, "Commander, this is different."
The three were confused again. The data was clearly superior to that of the turbojet engine, so why was it different?
Yang Xiaotao indeed explained, "The biggest difference between this engine and a turbojet engine is that it provides jet velocity at high speeds!"
"What do you mean?"
Old Zhang didn't quite understand these terms, so he asked directly.
Yang Xiaotao quickly explained, "That means aircraft with this type of engine are not suitable for supersonic flight."
"For supersonic aircraft, turbojet engines are still necessary."
After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, everyone understood that Baiju's engine was irreplaceable.
Even the J-8 fighter jet now relies on its speed advantage.
Of course, as missiles develop at an increasingly rapid pace, this speed advantage is gradually being lost.
"lead."
Seeing the three of them deep in thought, Yang Xiaotao spoke again, "I asked you to come here today because I need your help."
After Yang Xiaotao finished speaking, the three Qin elders immediately understood his plan.
Sure enough, Yang Xiaotao said, "Our engine only has the model number WS-01, and we also need a name."
"After thinking it over, I'd like to ask you to help me get one."
Old Chen remained outwardly calm, but inwardly he was very pleased.
Upon seeing this, Yang Xiaotao and Li Hongfeng exchanged a glance, their understanding unspoken.
Last time, the turbojet engine only had a model number and no name, which made Old Chen a little upset. How could it not have a name?
Does HX represent the Red Star?
Does J represent a fighter jet?
Is 01 the model number?
What kind of name is that?
So this time, after discussing it, the group decided to give the naming rights to Old Chen.
For them, it doesn't matter what they produce anyway.
Sure enough, after a moment of contemplation, Old Chen said, "Since this engine is designed for carrier-based aircraft..."
"I think we should call her Jingwei."
"Jingwei!"
Yang Xiaotao was still wondering what the connection was when Li Hongfeng, who was standing next to him, nudged him with his elbow and then clapped his hands loudly.
Yang Xiaotao quickly realized what was happening and then joined in the applause.
The entire production workshop erupted in applause.
The newly developed turbofan engine has also been given a name.
WS-01 engine, Jingwei!