Chapter 324 Turn reefs into island map editors

In the previous natural gas ships, the evaporated natural gas was wasted and had to be discharged, otherwise it would be easy to explode. Now, Qin Tao has proposed a new plan: instead of letting it go, it is better to burn his own engine. Come, you can better save money for the shipowner!

  The evaporation rate is lower, the evaporated product is not wasted, the manufacturing cost is cheaper, and there is no limit on loading. This kind of natural gas ship is awesome! If this natural gas ship is developed and patented, it will be in a leading position in this field!

  Thinking of this, everyone became excited.

   "President Qin, we will immediately design a brand new natural gas ship according to your plans!"

   "That's right, our related patents will be registered as soon as possible!"

   "If the French asked for patent fees at one time, we really lost money. We only pay the patent fee for one ship, and then we don't need it."

  Everyone discussed for a while, only Cong Ju was still thinking there, and his face gradually became serious.

   "Cong Gong, what did you think of?" Qin Tao asked Cong Ju.

"After all, our technology has not been practiced, and those customers will probably wait and see, just like our first membrane-type natural gas ship, which uses French technology, which still makes many potential customers doubtful, until we promise, The technicians from GT Company were invited to supervise the work on site to ensure the quality, which is why old customers placed orders." Cong Ju said: "If all of them are our new technologies, then it is even more impossible for customers to place orders."

Qin Tao smiled: "Cong Gong, you really are the calmest. As for the reputation issue, I will find a way to solve it. What you have to do is to mature these technologies and complete the trial production of our own liquefied gas ship as soon as possible. If no one dares to order, then we make our own, we already have an air transport company, and we don’t mind adding another sea transport company.”

   Qin Tao said this when he was building a membrane-shaped ship, and now he still uses this method. If others have concerns, we build it ourselves and use it to prove its safety and reliability!

In later generations, when the South Kimchi country developed their own KC-1 liquid cargo fence system, it was the same. As a big country in the construction of natural gas ships, of course they were not willing to hand over a large amount of profits to the French. They wanted to invent their own patents. !

Because there is no Invar steel, 304 stainless steel is used inside and outside their KC-1 system. All countries are waiting and watching, and no customer dares to order. Therefore, SK Shipping Company of South Kimchi Country supports domestic products and purchased two A 174,000 cubic meter LNG carrier. This is also the first time that the KC-1 system is actually applied to a ship.

The results of it? After running a few times, I found a natural gas leak! The interior was frozen, so it could only be driven back to the dock for repairs, but there was nothing left.

  This is enough to show how difficult it is to design the liquid cargo fencing system of a natural gas ship. It is very difficult to turn theory into reality.

In fact, the South Kimchi Country has been working **** research. Before the KC-1 system, they have developed a lot. For example, Samsung Heavy Industries cooperated with the Kimchi Country Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) to develop the "SCA" LNG liquid for the first time. cargo hold.

  Hyundai Heavy Industries followed suit and developed the independent LNG liquid cargo tank: "Lobe-Bundle Tank", and then made persistent efforts to develop the modern membrane type LNG liquid cargo tank "HIMAX". Dazhou Company also independently developed the "SOLIDUS" liquid cargo tank technology.

   These have all been certified by major shipping companies, but they are all theoretical, PPT projects, and only KC-1 is finally used in practice, but a big problem has occurred in the end.

  The fact that the Norwegians and the French are able to earn money is based on decades of continuous improvement. The construction history of Mingzhou Shipyard is too short. How can users be assured?

   Cong Ju was worried about this, but with Qin Tao's words, she could rest assured. She knew that Qin Tao would never let people down, and Qin Tao had already thought of countermeasures.

  Zhao Ling, who attended the meeting, also sighed in her heart. Sister Cong Ju is really amazing. If the old factory manager retires in the future, Sister Cong Ju is the most suitable to take over the position and become the leader of this shipyard.

  My husband wants to take charge of the overall situation and run business everywhere. This shipyard is the most important factory under his husband, so there must be a competent person to preside over it.

  What about yourself? If I quit my job to help in the future, what can I do?

   When she found that she couldn't find her place, Zhao Ling felt a little disappointed, but soon, after arranging the task of developing a natural gas ship, Qin Tao put Zhao Ling in the main position.

"Currently, the Type 054 frigate we are building is a key project of the navy, and it will also need to be mass-produced in the future. Did we encounter any problems when we built the first frigate? If it is related to the missile system, you can Ask a professional engineer for advice."

Hearing Qin Tao's words, everyone would agree, and Yang Dawei spoke first: "At present, we are already welding the hull, and the installation of missile equipment needs to wait until the outfitting process after launching, but we really found some Questions, for example, there will be an upgraded version of the missile in the future, and the range will be increased, so will the length of the missile be greatly increased? If it is too long, the reserved space of our warship may not be able to install it. "

  At this stage, the construction of 054 will not encounter too many problems, otherwise it would be the dereliction of duty of the designers. Yang Dawei raised the issue of future upgrades.

Zhao Ling nodded: "Yes, we have already considered it. Therefore, the current modification mainly considers increasing the range without changing the length. This project is named Hongqi-16A, and the version with boosters is added. It is the Hongqi-16B that has been further upgraded and improved. The later B-type, our Type 054 frigate, may have also been upgraded."

   "Will our missiles study thermal launch technology? If a square launch tube is used, it can save volume better."

   "Well, it's already in our research plan, but since we don't have any samples to learn from, our research and development may take a long time."

"This project can indeed be started." Qin Tao also joined in the discussion: "Now we first solve the problem of whether there is any problem, and we can only use a special launcher. In the future, we need a general-purpose launcher to load suitable missiles as needed. , Whether it is long-range, medium-range, short-range, or even anti-ship missiles, anti-submarine missiles, they can all be inserted."

   "Wouldn't it be a waste if the small missiles were stuffed in?" Someone immediately raised a question.

   "For the big one, put one in, and for the small one, you can put two or four." Qin Tao said with a smile, "How can it be wasted?"

  Qin Tao opened a new door for everyone with a single sentence. Yes, in this way, all kinds of missiles can be loaded without wasting any waste. It is a perfect match!

   "Of course, there is still a long way to go to realize this technology. Now we don't force it. We have to solve the problem of whether it is available or not, and we can use it."

  The meeting was over, and when she walked out of the office building, Zhao Ling was surprised to find that it was getting dark outside!

  On the slipway outside and in the dock, countless arcs and sparks flickered, and the workers in the shipyard were still working. On the outfitting dock, there were also figures flickering.

   "Can I go and see the progress of 051C?" Zhao Ling asked.

   "Of course." Qin Tao said: "Let's go and have a look together!"

  The outfitting pier was full of excitement. Although it was already night, the place was still brightly lit. Cong Ju's husband, Zhou Yongfei, was also in command on the pier. When he saw the two coming, he immediately greeted them.

   "How's the progress of the outfitting?" Qin Tao asked, looking at the outfitted warship, and he was stunned when he saw it.

   I saw a series of cables wrapped around the hull of the No. 115 destroyer, as if it was tied up. (This seems inappropriate, it should be wearing a zebra print dress.)

   "Is this going to be demagnetized?"

  Ordinary ships don’t need to do this kind of work, but warships can’t, because some weapons are designed to target the magnetic field generated by warships.

  Warships must be degaussed before leaving the factory or after a period of use. Generally speaking, degaussing before leaving the factory starts after all weapons and equipment have been installed.

   In other words, the current warship has completed outfitting!

  Thinking of this, Qin Tao was very excited.

   "Yes, after our day and night hard work, this ship No. 115 has completed all the outfitting tasks." Zhou Yongfei said: "We have hired a professional degaussing engineer from a brother unit to do the degaussing work for us."

The degaussing of warships is not easy. On the surface, it seems to be tied with thick cables and then powered on. In fact, it is necessary to know the different magnetic field distributions at different positions of the warship and use different currents to degauss. If the position is not accurate, Or if the power is on for a long time, an additional reverse magnetic field will be added to the warship.

  This requires first measuring the magnetic field of the ship with an underwater probe, and summarizing the data parameters. Then wrap a very thick cable on the hull, and feed a current of 2000 amperes or higher to form a strong reverse magnetic field for degaussing until the residual magnetic field value meets the standard.

  This process is very professional and needs professional people to do it.

   "After the degaussing, you can go to the sea test?" Zhao Ling was also very excited at this time.

   "Yes, the sea trial will be ready soon. However, since this is a brand new warship, it may take several years to complete the sea trial."

   Just look at No. 112. Because of the use of a lot of new technologies, sea trials took several years. Their No. 115 also needs to be mentally prepared.

"Yes, no matter how long it takes, we have to complete the sea trial and deliver the complete warship to the navy!" Qin Tao echoed: "However, let's not think so hard. The sea trial of our warship , not too many problems."

The sea trial of No. 112 took a long time, mainly because the warship used a lot of new technologies, such as American gas turbines, French Sea Sidewinder missiles, domestic radar and other equipment. It is very difficult to debug these equipment together. , It took a long time for the radar and satellite communication systems to be turned on at the same time without interfering with each other.

What now? Although this warship is brand new equipment, all of them belong to old men! Gas turbines, roof radars, and anti-aircraft missiles are all obtained from Da Mao, or imitated. In this way, there is no problem of system incompatibility. The old man has already done all the tests, so there will be no problems. What problems bother everyone.

  Zhou Yongfei nodded: "Yes, we also look forward to completing the sea trial as soon as possible without encountering technical difficulties."

  It’s like a bug in a computer program. Once encountered, it may take a lot of time to eliminate it. If everything goes well, they may be delivered to the Navy earlier than the 112 ship. In that case, it will be cool.

   "After these two warships are built, do we have any plans for destroyers?" Zhou Yongfei continued to ask.

The second No. 116 will be launched soon. Although there will be 054 frigates in the future, Zhou Yongfei is no longer interested in that kind of small warship. He is looking forward to continuing to build large warships with a displacement of seven to eight thousand tons, or even More than 10,000 tons, so it is interesting.

  Hearing what he said, Qin Tao smiled: "You can't become fat with one mouthful. We will wait for a while."

"wait?"

   "Waiting for a breakthrough in our domestic power system." Qin Tao said: "We can't continue to burn boilers, can we?"

  The two 051Cs were built because Qin Tao got back four gas turbines from Lao Maozi. What about the follow-up? No more, how to continue building? The navy has entered the era of gas turbines, so we can't go back and continue to burn boilers, right?

  Relevant domestic units are actively imitating, with the assistance of Lao Maozi's technical staff, within a few years, UGT15000-level gas turbines should be able to be produced, and 25000-series gas turbines may take longer.

   When the time comes, it is estimated that the Star of the Sea radar will also be made, and the country will have money, and the Aegis battleship will be able to serve dumplings.

  So, in the last one or two years, we can only focus on building 054.

  Hearing Qin Tao's words, Zhou Yongfei was silent. Obviously, he still wanted to continue building destroyers, but with the current situation in front of him, there was no chance for him to build one.

   "This warship is only for emergency use. In the future, we will need warships with four-sided phased array radar." Zhao Ling couldn't help but said while looking at the S-300 radar antenna on the base of the warship's tail.

  The entire warship has the characteristics of being launched in a hurry. The navy urgently needs professional air defense ships, so the land-based S-300 system was directly put on board.

   "Yes, waiting for the progress of the 14th Institute, maybe it will surprise us." Qin Tao said.

  The sea breeze blows, and Zhao Ling's short ear-length hair flutters in the wind. Her big eyes are so bright and full of hope.

  Back to the guest house, Qin Tao looked at the luxurious bathtub in the bedroom bathroom, and said to Zhao Ling, "Shall we take a bath together?"

  Zhao Ling looked at Xu Zhengyang. At this time, this loyal bodyguard had already checked the windows one by one, making sure that no one would come in through the window in the middle of the night, and then turned on the TV, intending to check the situation of the TV.

   "The fishermen in the southern waters of our country,..."

  In the TV, this news was played. When she saw this news, Zhao Ling was immediately attracted.

   "The problem in the south will become more and more serious in the future!" Qin Tao couldn't help but speak.

  Zhao Ling has already stepped forward, walked to the sofa in the living room, and carefully read the news, and Xu Zhengyang was also attracted by Qin Tao's words.

"There is no way, we are too far away from there." Xu Zhengyang said: "Our southernmost base can only be placed on Qiongdao. At present, the patrol radius of our fighter jets is only five or six hundred kilometers, and it is impossible to patrol at all. The sea area there, the southernmost Zengmu Shoal, is a full 2,000 kilometers away, and most of the reefs are about 1,500 kilometers away from us. The navy can only send patrol warships there, which is too slow. There is no quick reaction capability at all.”

   "Zhengyang, have you ever been there?" Qin Tao looked at Xu Zhengyang curiously.

   "Yes, when I just joined the army, I served as an officer and soldier on the reef for a year." Xu Zhengyang has never talked about his experience. This is the first time. Speaking of these, his heart is heavy.

"At the beginning, I heard that the environment there was difficult, especially boring, so I brought a native dog, Rhubarb, there. During the first two months on the reef, Rhubarb was quite excited, patrolling with our soldiers every day. After two months, Rhubarb changed, screaming at the sea every day, and later, Rhubarb got rheumatism, limped, and attacked us frantically one night."

   Not to mention people, even a dog is driven crazy in that environment!

"and after?"

   "Later, it wasn't time yet, so we couldn't bring the rhubarb back to land, so we had to use a piece of wood to send the rhubarb away." Xu Zhengyang talked about this experience with a low voice.

  What is the final outcome of Rhubarb? Everyone can think of it. It is too difficult to expect Rhubarb to reach the land on that piece of wood.

  However, this is the only way, better than killing Rhubarb directly!

   "Brother Zhengyang, how did you persist there?" Zhao Ling asked Xu Zhengyang.

   "At that time, I also had a lot of free time, so I kept myself busy, practicing ancestral martial arts there during the day, and learning cultural knowledge by myself at night. As a result, I stood out in the naval competition." Xu Zhengyang said.

"The environment over there is too harsh. It is precisely because of this hardship that generations of reef guard fighters have been tempered." Qin Tao said: "However, we should find a way to make the soldiers live comfortably there. Some, the best way, is to expand the area of ​​the reef and turn the reef into an island.”

   Expand the area of ​​the reef?

Hearing what Qin Tao said, Xu Zhengyang's eyes lit up immediately, but Zhao Ling frowned: "Brother Tao, this idea is good, but it's unrealistic! Think about it, it's too far away from the mainland, and all the buildings The materials have to be transported from China, and the transportation cost is too high. Moreover, even if we are not afraid of spending money, it is unrealistic. To expand the reef, not only the surface of the reef must be enlarged, but also the bottom of the reef must be enlarged. To cover an area of ​​one square meter, tens of thousands of cubic meters of sand and gravel may be needed to fill the bottom. A bulk carrier with a capacity of 10,000 tons passes by to fill up one square meter. If we want to expand into an island, it will take thousands, tens of thousands of times. bulk cargo ship transport!"

  Hearing what Zhao Ling said, Xu Zhengyang also frowned.

Yes, hearing what Qin Tao said, Xu Zhengyang was looking forward to it from the bottom of his heart, but now, after hearing Zhao Ling's analysis, he felt that it was impossible. ah!

  The navy would not do this extravagantly. Thinking of this, he felt a little disappointed in his heart, but when he saw Qin Tao's face, Xu Zhengyang was full of expectations again.

  President Qin has always been able to create miracles. Since he said it, it will definitely come true. He must have thought of these questions raised by Zhao Ling.

   "Xiao Ling, you are right. If you transport materials from the mainland, it will definitely not work. We must use local materials."

  In some coastal cities, in order to expand the city area, they reclaim land from the sea and directly transport stones and clay on the land. There is no major problem with these, as long as they find a mountain to mine.

  However, it is all transported on land, separated by the ocean, and so far away, it is unrealistic, and local materials are the only solution.

   "Use local materials?" Zhao Ling looked at Qin Tao curiously. She knew that Qin Tao already had a solution, but what exactly was it?

   "Xiao Ling, do you know what we relied on for our Mingzhou Shipyard to turn losses into profits?"

Qin Tao suddenly changed the topic, but Zhao Ling answered directly without any doubts: "At that time, our mother's clothing factory was also in crisis, and you asked Shiyu to pretend to be your secretary and go to the clothing factory to cheat... borrow a car clothes, shipped them to Lao Maozi and sold them, and then drove back a dredger, dismantled that dredger and sold it for money, so that multiple actions are achieved.”

Although Zhao Ling was not at the scene at the time, since Qin Tao was identified as her husband, Zhao Ling must of course understand everything about Qin Tao thoroughly. They all relished talking about it, admiring Qin Tao's boldness.

After Zhao Ling heard about it, she was also shocked. Later, no matter how big Qin Tao did, in Zhao Ling's eyes, it was normal. Qin Tao was originally doing big things, and the first transaction was just that Against the sky, it is possible to pierce the sky in the future.

   "So, did you think of something?"

  Zhao Ling thought for a few seconds, and then suddenly realized: "Brother Tao, you mean, we use dredgers to directly dig up the sediment from the nearby seabed, and then transport it to fill the sea and build islands?"

   In this way, it saves the round trip, which makes it much easier!

   "It's roughly correct, but we don't need to transport it, the sand we dug out can be flown directly."

   "Fly over?"

"That's right, with high-power pumps, we can blow the excavated sediment six kilometers away, so that the sediment obtained from the seabed can directly fly to the reef, turning the reef into an island. It can fill 4,500 cubic meters of sand per hour, and the operation in two to three hours is equivalent to a trip of a 10,000-ton bulk carrier." Qin Tao said: "This dredger will become our map editor."

  (end of this chapter)