Chapter 282 The usefulness of exoskeleton

Author: September Sauce

Chapter 282 The usefulness of exoskeleton

The completion of the de-naming not only means that the aircraft carrier has been completely "cut" from the previous Varyag, but also means that the aircraft carrier will be dismantled from equipment and enter the equipment installation stage.

In other words, the transformation work of the 001 ship has officially begun at full speed. As long as the equipment that has been prepared is installed on the aircraft carrier, it can be put into sea trials.

The equipment involved in this process includes various types of radars, weapons, power, and living equipment. The process can be fast or slow, but the slowest will not exceed two years.

However, the short assembly cycle does not mean that there is no difficulty in assembly.

In fact, just the day after the name was removed, the transformation had just begun, and the Deep Blue 16 project team encountered its first thorny problem.

That is, the assembly problem of the gas turbine power system.

In fact, the original Varyag used a steam power system, which was not only complex in structure, but also had extremely poor power.

Chen Nian still remembers that in the most exaggerated situation at that time, the steam turbine needed to warm up for as long as 48 hours before it could barely drive the aircraft carrier.

After the Deep Blue 16 project was launched, the problem of the power system was the first problem that needed to be solved, and the reason why China wanted to take over the Motor Siqi Factory was for this purpose.

However, simply solving the gas turbine problem is not enough.

How to install these two powerful gas turbines on the aircraft carrier has become the key to the problem.

The backward engine room was almost dismantled, and all equipment was equivalent to starting over from scratch. Since there were no original drawings, the center of gravity of the ship could easily shift during the installation of large equipment, causing problems with the balance of the entire aircraft carrier.

In the previous life, the Liaoning ship actually had this problem. When fully loaded, the Liaoning ship's center of gravity was slightly to one side, which also seriously affected its maneuverability and combat capabilities.

Of course, the Liaoning ship in the previous life was only used as a training ship from beginning to end, so it will be harmless next time.

But now, No. 001 can no longer accept such flaws.

Because its goal is to go to the battleship.

Therefore, in order to solve this problem, engineers including Chen Nian made various attempts and adjusted the internal layout of the power cabin time and time again. Chen Nian even considered using an engine tilting scheme, but in the end he considered the consequences of this.

There are other issues of wasted space, but they are still not implemented.

If opportunism doesn't work, then we have to use stupid methods, keep trying again and again, constantly transform, and simultaneously adjust the gravity layout of the entire aircraft carrier.

It took more than a month for the plan to be finalized, and the long-awaited engine was installed on the aircraft carrier.

After the test drive was successful, Chen Nian finally breathed a sigh of relief.

However, after passing one level, there is another level.

After the engine problem was solved, there was another problem with the installation of the phased array radar.

No. 001 uses the 346D digital array radar newly developed by the 14th Institute. Compared with the 346B active phased array radar, it has a wider detection range and higher accuracy, but its volume is also enlarged accordingly.

This brings up an embarrassing question:

The bridge of 001 cannot accommodate this radar.

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It’s not that this issue was not considered in the early planning, but because during the project progress, thanks to the technical foundation laid by Chen Nian in the early stage, the research and development progress of the 14th Institute was much faster than expected.

When something new comes out, do you use it or not?

No need to use it, it always feels outdated and wasteful.

But if it is used, the hull design will have to be changed.

After a long discussion, Mr. Liu finally made the decision:

If you want to do it, do it thoroughly, and if you want to use it, use the most advanced one!

As a result, the design and layout of the bridge were also changed, and it took longer than expected before the radar system was finally laid out.

But precisely because of two consecutive unexpected situations in project implementation, the scheduled construction period began to be insufficient again.

The atmosphere in the project team quickly became tense. Not only scientific researchers and engineers, but also all grassroots workers began to work overtime. Even Chen Nian could see how tired these workers were.

He even noticed several times that some workers even skipped lunch. As soon as the morning work was over, they found a corner to lean on the deck and fell asleep. When they woke up, they randomly found two steamed buns to eat.

, turned around and went back to the afternoon's work.

This rhythm lasts until 9 o'clock in the evening, and the intensity is frightening.

Chen Nian knew that this situation was very dangerous, because in his previous life, as many as 15 people died during the renovation of the No. 001 aircraft carrier.

Most of these 15 people died due to accidents caused by excessive project pressure and tight schedules.

It can't go on like this.

An individual's life may be nothing compared to the huge benefits from the completion of the aircraft carrier, but utilitarian trade-offs should not occur in this country.

Life is the most basic bottom line.

After another day of work, Chen Nian found Gu Lidong, the project general manager of the Deep Blue 16 project. When he saw Chen Nian, Gu Lidong also guessed his purpose.

"Gong Chen, you are here."

"Is it because of the intensity of work on the project?"

Chen Nian nodded slightly and replied:

"This matter must be resolved. After one month of continuous high-intensity work, almost all project personnel have reached their limit."

"Researchers, engineers and other mental workers are fine, but workers' physical labor is too intense. If we don't find a way to solve it, people will not be able to hold on."

After hearing his words, Gu Lidong let out a long sigh.

His face was full of helplessness. After hesitating for a few seconds, he answered:

"We have already discovered this problem a long time ago."

"But there is no way, there is very little we can do."

"The Deep Blue 16 project is not an ordinary engineering project. It not only requires the professionalism of workers, but also has high requirements for confidentiality."

"There are not many workers who can meet the standards required by the project, and some of them are occupied by other projects. It is simply impossible for us to transfer people here in a short period of time."

"Either we extend the construction period - but that's obviously not possible."

Chen Nian frowned. He also knew the significance of the first aircraft carrier.

The sooner this aircraft carrier is launched, the sooner we can establish an advantage on the sea.

It is very possible that the difference between before and after is only one month, and many islands lost in previous lives will not be lost.

Therefore, he can understand Gu Lidong's contradiction.

But is it really because of this reason that we just ignore it?

Thinking of this, he continued to ask:

"Is there any other way besides supplementing personnel?"

Gu Lidong shook his head.

"No more. All our large equipment has been upgraded, and all non-manpower ways to improve efficiency have been exhausted."

"To deal with the problem of manpower overdraft, all we can do is to increase workers' subsidies and wages as much as possible, and add some highly nutritious food as a supplement."

Chen Nian subconsciously looked out the window, and the large-scale equipment from XCMG that was running continuously confirmed the authenticity of what Gu Lidong said.

Perhaps the only solution is to extend the construction period.

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Chen Nian suddenly felt something in his heart and realized the key to the problem.

The problem of "large equipment" has indeed been solved, but what about small equipment?

So, he quickly asked:

“Are there enough small automation tools?”

Chen Nian is referring to labor tools such as electric wrenches and induction screwdrivers.

"Sufficient, this is the most basic thing - in fact, the labor load of workers mainly comes from various tasks when working in narrow cabins."

"In that kind of place, machines can't get in, and it's really too difficult to rely on manpower."

"I have a solution."

Chen Nian's eyes lit up.

Narrow, large equipment cannot enter, high intensity, long working hours

Isn’t this the best working environment for mechanical exoskeletons?

Wang Jiancheng's exoskeleton has entered the final verification stage.

Wouldn't you like to take this opportunity to test the actual effect of the exoskeleton?

"Do you have any solution? What solution?"
To be continued...