Feng Chenyi got up early in the morning. After washing up, he stood at the window of the rest area and looked out. The line between the sea and the sky in the east exuded a faint light. A red sun was hidden in the water and was about to jump out, surrounding it.
The sky and sea were dyed golden, and the waves on the breeze were sparkling like countless red suns spreading flat on it.
The sunrise on the sea is still very beautiful, which can be regarded as a small benefit for those who live on the sea. Many people pick up their cameras to capture the beautiful scenery in front of them.
At this time, people were already busy in the working area of the drilling platform. They began to inventory various equipment and materials, and some were handing over shifts. The team leader had already begun to take roll call, explain some precautions, and then prepared to start today's simulated drilling.
Feng Chen raised his hand and glanced at his watch. There was still some time before the simulated drilling started.
He hurried to the restaurant to have breakfast, and said hello to several engineers on the way. Everyone had smiles on their faces, and seemed to have great confidence in today's simulated drilling.
Feng Chen quickly arrived at the consultation room, which was already filled with people in charge from various systems. Everyone was chatting in low voices, exchanging their respective situations with each other.
"Hello colleagues, the Blue Whale started the official simulated drilling at nine o'clock this morning. This is an important step before we start trial mining. I won't go into the specific significance. You all know more than me.
Are there any special circumstances that need to be reported now?" Feng Chenyi asked loudly.
The consultation room immediately fell silent. He glanced around and said, "Then I'll start calling names!"
Feng Chenyi held a list of each system in his hand and began to summarize the status of each system of the Blue Whale according to the above positions. With the "everything is normal" repeated one after another, the morning inspection was considered over.
"Okay, all systems are ready and ready to obey the orders issued by the trial mining headquarters from the main control room! Adjourn the meeting!"
Feng Chenyi quickly came to the main control room with the signed morning inspection form. Sun Wentong was already here at this time, and there were many experts, scholars, technicians and engineers sitting or standing around him.
"Commander-in-chief, the morning inspection of the Blue Whale has been completed and all systems are normal!" Feng Chen handed over the morning inspection form.
"Very good! Thank you for the hard work of all systems of the Blue Whale!" Sun Wentong took the form and looked at it, then said with a smile, "Don't be nervous, everyone. Today is just a simulation to see if we are fully prepared for the upcoming event.
Laying the foundation for official mining!”
Although they said so, the uneasiness on everyone's faces fully demonstrated that this was not an easy task. Although everyone in the main control room had seen the world and had experienced strong winds and waves, it was because of this that they
We know the difficulty of this trial mining work and the huge significance behind it.
Compared with these experts, the staff on the drilling platform have a lot less worries. They only need to work according to the instructions.
Although the simulated drilling started at nine o'clock, the Blue Whale's positioning voyage had already started as early as the early morning. Since the previously determined position was already very accurate, the time it took the Blue Whale to determine the drilling position was also greatly shortened. Eight propulsion units
Under the precise control of the main control computer, the 40,000-ton Blue Whale is firmly locked in the position ready for drilling.
At nine o'clock, following Sun Wentong's order, the twin drilling towers of the Blue Whale began to move slowly. Under the huge power of the hydraulic power station, the drilling tower began to quickly replace the drill pipes, and slowly drilled
Its tentacles extended to the mysterious thousand-meter seabed.
As time goes by, the length of the drill pipe is also increasing rapidly. The neatly arranged drill pipes on the Blue Whale disappear quickly at a speed visible to the naked eye, condensing into a long link, connecting the seabed and the blue on the sea.
Whale number linked together.
"Reporting to the Commander-in-Chief, the drill bit is currently 340 meters away from the sea level, and is still 770 meters away from the scheduled operating area!"
"What's the sea level situation like?" Sun Wentong asked.
"The southeast wind at sea level is 2.7 meters per second, and the wave height is 0.5 meters. It has little impact on the Blue Whale!"
"What about the situation underwater?" Sun Wentong asked again.
"Underwater conditions are normal, ocean currents are gentle! Internal waves have no impact!"
Sun Wentong exchanged his opinions in a low voice with several professors and experts beside him. It seems that there is no problem at present and everything is going smoothly. It just depends on the situation on the seabed.
The number of drill pipes continues to increase, and the drill bit is slowly heading toward the seafloor. The various sensors installed on it transmit the surrounding data back to the Blue Whale in real time, providing the command with the most accurate underwater information.
The long wait is very boring and torturous. Fortunately, data is constantly being transmitted, which eases everyone's anxiety a little bit.
The experts and scholars in the main control room were waiting anxiously. Feng Chenyi was standing on the deck of the drilling platform, watching from a distance as the drillers quickly changed the drill pipes. The advantages of the double drilling tower structure were instantly reflected.
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One drilling tower extends downward, and the other one connects the drill pipe, and then quickly transfers it to the main drill, saving a lot of time, and the more convenient hydraulic system makes the whole process faster.
"How is the hydraulic system?" As soon as Feng Chen arrived at the hydraulic control station, two engineers were monitoring the situation of the power station.
"No problem! The hydraulic condition is stable!"
At this time, Feng Chen heard a few birdsong. He looked up and saw a group of seagulls arriving over the Blue Whale. They seemed to be quite curious about this new giant on the sea.
Perhaps the noisy sound alerted the seagulls. They just circled around the Blue Whale, but showed no sign of landing.
On this "ocean island" far away from the land, the appearance of such a group of ordinary, but elf-like birds made many people cast their eyes with joy, and some even took out their own snacks and tried to
Attract the attention of these seagulls.
It's a pity that the seagulls are still wary of new things and don't follow people's wishes, leaving everyone there to watch the birds and sigh.
"Researcher Lu Jiaxiang, Researcher Lu Jiaxiang, please come to the consultation room immediately!" A call came immediately from the intercom system.
Feng Chen, who was chatting with a few familiar engineers on the deck, was stunned for a moment. Lu Jiaxiang is an expert in geology. Now he is calling him urgently. Is there something wrong with the seabed?
Seeing Feng Chenyi's expression, the engineers next to him seemed to have thought of something, and all of them looked serious.
"Feng Gong, why don't you go over and take a look at the situation?" We didn't know what happened, and everyone felt a little uneasy.
"Let's go and take a look!" Feng Chenyi was also a little worried and immediately walked towards the consultation room.
Before he even reached the door of the consultation room, he saw associate researcher Lu Jiaxiang rushing over from the direction of the club, and people on the road gave way to him.