Chapter 160 The truth about natural gas leakage (more updates, please subscribe)

 It is quite dangerous to open the valve and release the liquefied natural gas that can explode at any time.

Even if you go to a gas station, you cannot answer the phone. If you scan the QR code to pay, you have to go to the cashier and cannot be next to the gas station, for fear of causing a terrible fire.

When Anthony and others got off the Golden Horn, it was actually not suitable to make a radio call, but they were in a hurry and didn't care so much. Of course, if they were more careful, they would still find the problem.

Now, it would be dangerous for Qin Tao and the others to really open the valve and let the natural gas leak out. If someone were to pass by, it would be even more difficult for the person to leave after opening the valve.

 This person is at great risk. This time, I really have to take risks.

Can I use radio remote control?

Of course not, the radio may cause an explosion!

What is safer to use?

 Of course it’s something as ancient as a clockwork!

Most of the agricultural single-cylinder diesel engines are started by hand, and it is not cost-effective to install an electric starting device. Therefore, some people used their brains to find ways, some using compressed air, and some using clockwork. It has already begun to appear in the 1990s.

This kind of clockwork-driven thing can start the diesel engine, and naturally it can also unscrew the valve of the natural gas pipeline. Then add a small clockwork timing device outside, even if it only sets the hour for half a month, it is more than enough. Allow the installer to leave at their leisure.

 For the ingenious Qin Tao, it only took one night to build such a thing.

 Factory Manager Wang nodded: "If you need our help, just ask us. We can provide repair tools and so on."

Qin Tao shook his head: "I don't need these, but I want someone from you."

 “No problem, who do you want?”

 “Zhou Yongfei.”

Factory Director Wang was shocked, and then he came to his senses: "Have you already made the plan? Okay, I'll give you this person."

 Who is Zhou Yongfei? Cong Ju’s husband!

Cong Ju is permanently stationed at Mingzhou Shipyard. Judging from the posture, it is probably Liu Bei who borrowed Jingzhou. Qin Tao has no intention of returning Cong Ju, especially after taking away Cong Ju's two children, Sima Zhaozhi Heart.

Zhou Yongfei has been working at Huating Shipyard. This time Qin Tao asked for someone, so he gave it to him and let his family reunite in Mingzhou.

In the evening, Sotrio came again and brought the ship repair contract and transfer records to Qin Tao in a depressed mood. After Qin Tao called and confirmed with Mingzhou Shipyard, a ship repair business was completed. Got it.

After seeing off Sotario, Qin Tao was already planning to go to bed when there was another rapid knock on the door. When he opened the door, he saw that it was Jin Ming and others.

“Mr. Qin, this is Boss Zhang of our company.” Jin Ming said with excitement: “We came here specially to thank you.”

"Yes," Zhang Wei held Qin Tao's hand tightly: "We have completed the responsibilities delineation with the Serbian people, and they took the initiative to compensate us. Mr. Qin, this is all your credit, so, We have decided that all of this compensation will be transferred to you, as you deserve it.”

Without Qin Tao, they would still have to go to court, and they might even have to pay compensation to foreigners. Now that Qin Tao has won compensation for them, they are still very sensible.

Qin Tao shook his head: "We can handle the rescue fee of one million, but the remaining four million..."

“Mr. Qin, please accept it!” Zhang Wei said.

"No reward for no merit, how about you order a ship from our shipyard and use this money as a deposit?" Qin Tao said.

 It's embarrassing to ask for money directly, and some people will gossip, so it's reasonable to use it as a deposit for a new ship. Moreover, it's just a deposit, and Zhang Wei and the others will have to take money later.

"Ordering ships? Our company has no such plan at the moment." Zhang Wei was a little embarrassed.

“Come on, come in and tell me, do you want to have a 10,000-ton cargo ship that can sail into the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River and also sail on the sea?” Qin Tao said to Zhang Wei.

 Zhang Wei's eyes suddenly lit up.

 The earth is the home of mankind. Seventy percent of this planet is surrounded by sea water. Therefore, humans have built various ships and sailed around the world.

 However, these ships are also different.

 Some ships can only sail on the vast sea. If they enter a river, they will get stuck because the draft is too deep. At the same time, ships that are accustomed to sailing in rivers cannot enter the sea for long voyages.

 This is a contradiction.

 For China, the most important thing is Yangtze River shipping.

As the longest river in the motherland, the Yangtze River originates from the west of the motherland and flows eastward to the sea. Along the banks of the Yangtze River, there are also large cities with urgent transportation needs.

 The waterways on the Yangtze River are even called the golden waterways of the motherland.

Before the 1960s, ships sailing at sea could still sail upstream along the Yangtze River for 500 nautical miles. If it came during the flood season, a 10,000-ton ship could sail directly to Wuhan, and a 3,000-ton ship could sail directly to Wuhan. To Shashi.

However, since the construction of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge and other chains, 10,000-ton cargo ships have been stuck in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. They can only circle around the estuary and cannot enter the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River at all.

Therefore, if goods imported from abroad want to be transported to the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, they can only be transshipped by inland river vessels at ports in Huating and other places.

 Such a transshipment will greatly increase the cost of logistics and the transportation time will also become longer.

It would be great if there were 10,000-ton cargo ships that could transport goods from abroad directly to the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River!

Looking at the sparkle in Zhang Wei's eyes, Qin Tao knew that he had successfully impressed him.

“Here, we have a special design idea for a shallow-draft large-scale river-sea direct freighter. It is the first in the world, with a displacement of 12,000 tons.” Qin Tao said: “Do you want to order one?”

“Okay, let’s order one. If the performance is good, we will continue to order in the future.” Zhang Wei made up his mind.

 Okay, another one has been finalized! In this way, you can use your floating dock after you drive it back.

However, design is really a big problem, and Qin Tao can’t handle it alone!

 It’s time to recruit a group of people and set up a special design department!

  Qin Tao is thinking about the next development of the shipbuilding group.

 The next day, a tugboat left the shipyard and headed for the waters where the Golden Horn liquefied gas ship was located.

This is all thanks to the reporters who hired helicopters to fly over every day to check the situation and help with positioning. Otherwise, it would be really hard to find.

Qin Tao climbed the rope ladder and led a few people on the Golden Horn. Everyone was full of interest when they looked at the big **** on it.

“Qin Gong, can we build this kind of ship ourselves?” Zhou Yongfei asked.

 He already knew that Qin Tao wanted to leave him, so he took the initiative to go on the mission with him today.

Zhou Yongfei is a mechanic. He can operate various machines and equipment. The clockwork-driven valve-opening machine invented by Qin Tao was turned into reality from his drawings. At this time, he was a little envious.

As a person in the industry, he knows how difficult it is to build this kind of specialized liquefied gas ship. This kind of ship is simply the Mount Everest of civilian ships.

“It’s not possible now, but it will be possible soon.” Qin Tao said, “Let’s go down.”

 On the surface, there are large tanks exposed one after another. In fact, they are shields made of steel plates. Underneath them are aluminum alloy tanks and various pipelines.

At this time, white mist was still coming out from under the shield. When Qin Tao walked over, Zhou Yongfei grabbed him: "Be careful of frostbite!"

If the liquefied petroleum gas in the gas tank at home can turn into liquid at room temperature, this liquefied natural gas can be liquefied at more than 100 degrees below zero (to be precise, it can be liquefied at more than 80 degrees below zero, but in fact, when it is stored, it It is more than 100 degrees below zero) Even if it turns into gas, it is still cold.

“Frostbite?” Qin Tao smiled, stretched out his hand, waved it in the air, and passed through the white mist, as if nothing happened?

what happened?

Zhou Yongfei was very curious. It wasn't until everyone walked down and Qin Tao turned off a certain device that Zhou Yongfei suddenly realized it.

I see!

What Qin Tao turned off was an industrial humidifier.

Household humidifiers did not become popular until the 21st century, as people's living standards improved and people moved into buildings where the heating was very dry in winter. However, industrial air humidifiers became popular in the third century of the 20th century. It has appeared since the 1900s. In addition to being used in medical treatment, humidifiers are included in ventilators to make patients comfortable. They are also used in the textile, printing and automotive industries, etc. Any place that is subject to static interference must be equipped with one. Specialized industrial humidifier.

Because it is industrial grade, it has a very strong sustaining ability. You don’t need to add water for half a month. At the same time, it releases a lot of water vapor. It can be clearly seen from the outside, just like the MOSS tank here is leaking. .

At the very beginning, a batch of leaks did appear on the liquefied gas ship due to the rapid right-hand full rudder, but they would disappear soon. If the reporters who came after hearing the news found that the leaks were no longer leaking, the matter would be serious. There will be accidents.

 So, that night, Qin Tao brought people over once and installed an industrial air humidifier. In this way, people from the Botim Transportation Company did not dare to approach because of white smoke every day.

In fact, if the other party had actively rescued his own crew after the collision and maintained great international friendship, Qin Tao would never have done so. However, the other party's actions made Qin Tao angry and he must give the other party a It’s a lesson you’ll never forget!

Now, this device has finally completed its mission.

 Everyone got busy, found the valve of the tank, installed the clockwork device, connected the pipe, and directly poked a large round pipe outside. It was shaped like a tractor chimney and extended five or six meters to the side of the hull.

It was done in ten minutes, everyone evacuated, and only the clockwork was clicking.

 Half an hour later, bang!

The clockwork timer reaches the time and drives the pull rod, so the super spring of the clockwork starter rotates.

Hum buzz!

Through the reduction gear, the energy of the clockwork is transferred to the valve. The valve opens with a creak, and the liquefied natural gas in the MOSS tank comes out noisily.

(I don’t know if this operation is possible, but even if a thousand-ton crane is installed on the Shenzhou, it will not be able to lift the tank filled with liquefied gas. Therefore, there is no other way but to lift the liquefied gas inside first. Let it go, alas, it’s a waste, waste is a crime)

 A stream of white liquefied natural gas erupted from inside.

 It was originally a liquid, but after it came out and entered the air, it immediately turned into a gas, forming a huge white smoke. If someone was in this white smoke, it would probably turn into a popsicle in an instant.

When laying the pipeline, Qin Tao had planned to lay it downwind so that the natural gas sprayed out would be just away from the hull. However, the white gas still rushed towards the hull during the diffusion process.

 “The sea water seems to be freezing!”

On the tugboat that was far away, everyone looked at the scene on the sea with telescopes. They saw white ice cubes appearing on the sea in the white air, gradually condensing and getting bigger and bigger.

"Oops, there won't be any accidents, right?" Zhou Yongfei was a little worried, if the boat was damaged...

“It has been added to the contract a long time ago. This is inherently a dangerous operation, so if an unexpected situation occurs, we are not responsible and the other party cannot claim compensation from us,” Qin Tao said.

Zhou Yongfei was surprised for a while. The other party actually agreed to such contract terms?

Qin Tao smiled and said nothing. The other party had no choice but to ask for help, because with God's blessing, a storm might really occur.

Either the ship sinks or the horse becomes a living doctor, what else can the other side do?

The scene was extremely spectacular, but it was a pity that no helicopter pilot dared to fly over for reporters to take pictures. The concentration of natural gas in this sea area was too high, and it could explode at any time.

Within one day, the natural gas in the first tank was completely released, and a piece of ice the size of a football field formed on the sea. The entire ship was frozen, which looked very spectacular. However, the next day It melted away in the early morning.

Eight days later, the concentration of natural gas here was so low that it was difficult to detect. Under Sotirio's urging, Qin Tao finally decided to take action two days in advance and take his Shenzhou floating dock to earn 20 million US dollars. Big business.

The spherical shell on the top of the Golden Horn natural gas ship was lifted off, and the tank was disassembled. That night, the lifting work was completed. The silver-white aluminum alloy tank was hoisted on the open space of the floating dock. Then, the floating dock Sink and separate from the gas ship.

“Mr. Qin, wouldn’t it be a waste to throw this jar into the sea?” Zhou Yongfei said.

“Of course, of course we have to transport the can back and study it ourselves to see if Sister Cong Ju can weld it out.” Qin Tao said.

Anthony and the others happily drove away on the castrated natural gas ship. Who would care about Qin Tao and the others' extra things in the floating dock? The floating dock completed the repair task that day and after delivering the ship, Taking advantage of the darkness, we sailed all the way south and returned to Mingzhou Shipyard.

 (End of this chapter)