Chapter 303 Crisis Escalation

Author: September Sauce

Chapter 303 Crisis Escalation

(There will be another chapter later)

The reason why Chen Nian did not return to Chengdu, but flew directly from Shanghai to Dalian, was actually to escort the aircraft carrier in the final sprint.

After all, although the 055 is equally advanced and complex, it is still much less difficult than a giant-level systematic project like an aircraft carrier.

For China, which has no experience in aircraft carrier manufacturing, perhaps an inadvertent detail can lead to major hidden dangers.

Therefore, there must be someone who is absolutely familiar with the aircraft carrier and is technically competent enough to be responsible for the overall inspection.

It can be said that Chen Nian is the only candidate.

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Of course, Mr. Liu also has this ability, but his body is too weak and cannot adapt to such high-intensity work.

But even so, he still managed to complete a small part of the work, and handed over the information he had to Chen Nian as soon as Chen Nian arrived.

One can imagine how much he hopes for this aircraft carrier.

Chen Nian did not dare to live up to Mr. Liu's expectations, and immediately threw himself into work after arriving in Dalian.

There are less than 50 days left before the aircraft carrier is officially launched, and he needs to complete inspections of all equipment on the aircraft carrier.

This is not an easy task.

To ordinary people, perhaps an aircraft carrier is just a larger ship that can park aircraft in the cabin and fly aircraft on the deck, and that's it.

But in fact, only the core modules of an aircraft carrier include flight deck, arresting device, radar, antenna, hangar, elevator, fuel, auxiliary machinery, communications, power, etc., as many as dozens of parts.

What Chen Nian has to do is to lead the relevant professional and technical personnel to inspect all these parts one by one.

Of course, the significance of this work is not just to eliminate risks.

On the other hand, with Chen Nian's presence, he can use the detailed information he has to further improve the professional level of technical staff and help them complete "integration" in their own fields.

On the side of the flight deck, Chen Nian stood in the center of a group of engineers who had been screened and reviewed many times, pointing to the blocking rope on the ground and said:

"We are currently using the super polyethylene-added synthetic carbon fiber inner core steel cable produced by Juli Group for this blocking cable. Compared with the polyester core blocking cable from the United States, it has stronger shear resistance and tensile strength.

But the anti-friction ability is relatively weak."

"So, in the process of daily maintenance and use, what we mainly need to pay attention to is the fatigue degree of the winding part of the blocking rope."

"Especially in the pulley block and the tailhook contact points, which have large curvatures, special attention needs to be paid."

"Because the internal friction of the twisted steel lock will consume the cable core, causing the cable core to be consumed faster. If it is not replaced in time, it will damage the cable itself and cause the cable to break."

As he spoke, Chen Nian squatted down, pointed at the blocking rope and said:

"You see, today's healthy blocking ropes will not have any oil stains, but the lock core of this rope is wrapped with a layer of extremely fine dyed fibers. If you find abnormal coloring on the steel rope, you must pay attention."

The people watching on the sidelines nodded. In fact, their understanding of this blocking rope was not as good as Chen Nian's, but this step still cannot be omitted.

Chen Nian must ensure that everyone is fully aware of the situation, take every detail on the ship seriously, and eliminate risks to the greatest extent possible.

"The electromagnetic arresting system we are using now is the most advanced technology in the world. In terms of advantages, this device is small in size and highly flexible. It can adopt a closed-loop control strategy during the process, which can significantly reduce the peak average in the arresting process. The force ratio is higher and the safety is higher.”

"But again, the device has flaws."

"Currently, the capacitive energy storage method we use has high energy density - sometimes it can even be said to be too high, so the load requirements for the entire power system have become correspondingly higher."

"At the same time, due to intelligent design requirements, the resistance setting of this system is real-time. If multiple fighters of different weights take off and land in a short period of time, it may cause short-term fatigue in the power system during repeated charging and discharging."

"In this case, just restart the system directly - don't worry, our energy storage is not a flywheel, and the restart speed is very fast."

"Of course, this is also the most extreme situation. Under normal circumstances, this kind of problem is unlikely to occur."

In fact, the problem mentioned by Chen Nian is indeed a problem of extremely small probability, and its root is what Liu Lao mentioned before, the static stability problem of the medium voltage DC system.

To solve the problem, we must start from the entire ship's integrated power system and install more energy storage units to ensure the stability of power supply.

Going round and round, this brings us back to the so-called "battery" issue.

Chen Nian couldn't help but feel a little emotional.

When he first entered the field of scientific research, he always thought that each system, each technology, and each equipment were independent of each other.

But now that the stalls have spread on a large scale, he has discovered that most of the time, two seemingly unrelated projects have a common connection.

Aircraft carriers and high-speed rails share a capacitor solution, and J-22s and excavators involve similar hydraulic technology.

No equipment is superior to others. Only by solving the most basic problems can more complex problems be easily solved.

Chen Nian spent a whole day completing the inspection of the arresting system. It was not until the sun set that everyone packed up their things and left the deck to disembark.

Other engineers are still digesting today's inspection points and want to classify and summarize the contents of Chen Nian's inspection into a set of processes.

Everyone was discussing with each other, and the speed couldn't help but be a little slow.

Chen Nian, who was walking at the front, looked a little lonely. He subconsciously wanted to slow down and wait for the people behind him, but he suddenly felt that it was not necessary.

If they don't want to, in fact, they really don't need to care too much.

Just solve the problem.

However, after they stepped off the aircraft carrier and onto the hard ground, the engineers behind them caught up one by one.

They took the initiative to start the conversation and chatted with Chen Nian about the details of the inspection just now.

"Gong Chen, I just looked at the key points I wrote down, and I found a detail that can be optimized."

"Gong Chen, regarding the electromagnetic arrester device, I think we can set an indicator parameter. What I mean is to conduct a limit experiment first to determine the limit threshold."

"Mr. Chen, if we want to completely solve the defects of the arresting device, we should improve the integrated power system as a whole. I plan to have a chat with Mr. Ma. Do you think this can work?"

Chen Nian walked forward slowly while answering everyone's questions.

Unconsciously, the original formation has changed.

Most people kept at the same speed, and one or two engineers who had made new discoveries ran ahead, planning to go to the laboratory quickly to verify their conjectures.

Looking at their backs, Chen Nian couldn't help but reveal a smile on his face.

Probably, this is the result he wants

The final sprint work of the Deep Blue 16 project is proceeding step by step, and everything is in order.

But on the other side, on the distant African continent, the situation has fallen into complete chaos.

In an office in the city center, Ji Feng silently looked at the map on the desktop, frowning tightly.

He is a financial officer of a Chinese company based in Khartoum, and he is also the legendary "Old Sultan".

In fact, when CNPC first entered Sudan, Monsoon followed the team to this hot land.

For a full 7 years, his time here was even longer than the time he returned to China.

This is why, even though the situation in Sudan was chaotic and most of the personnel had evacuated with the large forces, he still stayed in Khartoum.

Because the work here really needs someone to take charge, and he is not only the CFO of the subsidiary, but also the veteran with the most seniority and the most familiarity with the situation in Sudan. He didn't even need the leader to say anything, and he took the initiative to apply to stay.

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From a certain perspective, this is also a form of gambling.

The bet is that after surviving this crisis, I can rely on this incident to rise to the top.

At the beginning, he thought that this time the turmoil would end as quickly as before. After all, the troubles in Darfur did not last for a day or two, and there was no big disturbance every time.

However, as time passed day by day, he suddenly felt that something was wrong.

The armed forces of the Revolutionary Front this time can no longer be called "armed".

They are an army!

Judging from news reports, they are not only equipped with advanced equipment, but also have heavy weapons such as tanks and armored vehicles, and they even have several helicopters!

Moreover, their tactics were no longer the mindless way of charging forward with guns in hand. From the news footage, he even saw those gangsters who were supposed to have never received any formal military training.

The strategy of coordinated battle between tanks and infantry!

Even without any additional information, Ji Feng easily analyzed the truth behind it, which was:

Someone is supporting them and someone is training them.

And the mastermind behind this is undoubtedly Lao Mei.

After confirming this, Ji Feng immediately adjusted his strategy.

He originally planned to lead the remaining employees through the chaotic period and directly resume normal business.

But now, it is clear that Khartoum cannot wait any longer.

This place will definitely be lost!

For now, we must either evacuate as soon as possible or find a way to seek shelter.

Unfortunately, these two options have not made any progress so far.
To be continued...