The sun had just risen on the Longbin coast with clear skies. Fengyang Shipyard was still crowded with people. A few seagulls flew across the slightly rippled sea, and they heard long-lasting calls and landed steadily on the towering tower of the shipyard.
On the tower, overlooking the busy crowd below.
Zhao Jingfu, who had just taken over as the experimental team leader, still carried his iconic canvas bag and stepped into the shipyard gate.
He had just returned from Hong'an Steel. He didn't even have time to rest, and was directly appointed on the spot. The large factory building in front of him was where he would fight next.
This was a site specially set aside for the construction of the Blue Whale. It is now the welding center for the CTOD experiment and Zhao Jingfu’s test base.
The factory building is very spacious, and people seem to feel small when walking inside, and their words have a slight echo.
Thick pieces of F690 steel plates are neatly placed on the ground. On one side are various large and small welding machines, as well as mountains of solder. These are his battlefield!
In order to complete the CTOD experiment as much as possible and allow F690 to enter the slipway as soon as possible and become part of the Blue Whale, Zhao Jingfu planned to adopt a grouping and classification experiment method.
That is to say, multiple people work together to get the required experimental data as quickly as possible, find the appropriate welding materials and the appropriate temperature, current, and voltage, and then make adjustments based on the experimental data.
This method is currently the most effective testing method, but it requires a large number of experienced welders to participate in the experiment.
Hu Yufeng's words extinguished all Zhao Jingfu's hopes.
Although the Whale Dream Project is the top priority of the entire Fuhai Group, the projects currently underway at Fengyang Shipyard are also key to the development of the Fuhai Group. The development and construction of the Blue Whale has received billions of funds, all relying on these projects
Come support.
These ongoing projects are like tenacious blood transfusion channels that maintain the progress of the Whale Dream Project. Once problems arise in these projects, the Whale Dream Project will most likely encounter a financial crisis, and the consequences will be very dangerous.
This was also the reason why Lu Zhengtao had considered and discussed several times at the group party committee meeting. The premise for the implementation of the Whale Dream Plan was that it could not damage the current projects currently being carried out by the Fuhai Group.
Hu Yufeng could not provide more manpower to Zhao Jingfu, so they had to rely on themselves to solve everything.
As a result, Zhao Jingfu was immediately stretched. Although the headquarters assigned a few people to him, facing the clueless welding materials, even with these people and the team he led, it would be like finding a needle in a haystack.
Standing in this F690 jungle, Zhao Jingfu felt like he wanted to cry without tears.
However, he also recalled that when he was at Hong'an Steel, the engineers were conducting research and testing around the clock in order to come up with the f690 as soon as possible. All kinds of situations were right in front of him.
"No matter what, we must seize the time to do this!"
Zhao Jingfu preached to himself.
At this time, a group of young welders walked over outside the test base. When they saw Zhao Jingfu standing among a pile of steel plates, they immediately stepped forward to say hello.
"Brother Zhao, congratulations on your promotion!"
"Yeah, when will you treat us to a drink?"
These are all workers in Zhao Jingfu's team, and several of them are his apprentices. We usually have a very harmonious relationship with each other. This time when they heard that Zhao Jingfu was entrusted with an important task, they all came to congratulate him.
Zhao Jingfu turned around and glared at them, "Please be more serious! Is there any team discipline?"
Everyone didn't know what happened, so they all put away their playful smiles.
"Master, you serve as the leader of the experimental team. This is an honor for our team. Looking at it, our team is the only one with this strength in Fengyang Shipyard!" Meng Yiwu, Zhao Jingfu's youngest apprentice, said.
Zhao Jingfu sighed and said: "You also know that this is the glory of our team!"
Seemingly seeing that the workers were a little confused, Zhao Jingfu pointed to the F690 at his feet and asked, "Do you know what these are?"
The workers looked at these thick steel plates. In their opinion, apart from the increase in thickness, there seemed to be nothing special about these steel plates. The only difference was that each steel plate was marked with a number.
Seeing everyone shaking their heads slightly, Zhao Jingfu said: "These are the 100mm f690 ultra-high strength marine engineering steel that Hong'an Iron and Steel Group has just successfully developed for our Fuhai Group. This steel plate is currently the highest strength in the country and is also the one we have here.
For the materials in the main stress parts of the Whale Dream Project, we need to find welding materials and welding processes that can complete the CTOD experiment in the shortest possible time!"
"Squad leader, do we have any reference data?" a worker asked immediately.
"No! Let's not mention that f690 has just been developed. Just talking about steel plates of this thickness, which one of you has ever operated it?"
A 50 mm thick steel plate is already very difficult to weld, let alone 100 mm ultra-high strength marine steel. Not only welding must be considered, but also various strengths and toughness must be considered, especially this one.
The low-temperature CTOD experiment is even more stringent.
Fengyang Shipyard once conducted low-temperature CTOD experiments, but the steel plate thickness at that time was only 30 mm, which increased the welding thickness by more than three times, and the difficulty increased geometrically.
Everyone present was silent. Without any data, we could only rely on past experience to conduct experiments. Moreover, the technical ability required for such a thick steel plate was not something that ordinary people could achieve.
Looking at the steel plates all over the floor, everyone understood the arduousness of this test task.
"Squad leader, what do you need us to do?" the workers asked immediately.
"What you have to do is very simple, just weld each steel plate for me while ensuring quality and quantity. People from the inspection department will come later and they will inspect the welded steel plates. If we are lucky enough, maybe three
You can find the right welding materials and process in five days! Do you understand?”
Even though he said so, Zhao Jingfu also knew that this was impossible.
"Understood!" the workers shouted in unison.
"You have to remember that you are no longer a welder, but the power to hold up the Blue Whale. Only by finding the right welding materials and processes can you build the Blue Whale!"
"Squad leader, what is the Blue Whale?" someone asked immediately.
Zhao Jingfu was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "Do you know about the Whale Dream Project? Do you know about the Hero Post? You have officially joined it!"
Although the Whale Dream Project of the national ministries and commissions has been established, the shipyard workers have only heard a little about the Whale Dream Project, and the Blue Whale only heard its name but had no idea what it meant.
But they know about the hero post. It is a kind of honor for the shipyard. Anyone who passes the hero post will be looked down upon.
"Okay, I now announce that our Fengyang Shipyard F690 Low Temperature CTOD Experimental Project Welding Materials and Process Flow Team has been officially established. You can prepare it for me immediately and prepare for the welding experiment!"
As soon as Zhao Jingfu finished speaking, he heard the sound of a sudden brake, and everyone turned to look.