Chapter 325: Take care of everything and finalize the plan for the second prototype!
Capital University, in front of the Government Affairs Building.
Dou Yan had just returned from Xihai City. He held his briefcase in one hand and walked hurriedly ahead with his head half lowered, looking a little lonely.
Zhang Xiqin, the vice president of the university, was walking out of the building door. He turned his head and saw Dou Yan. He pressed his glasses with his hand and shouted in surprise, "Professor Dou!"
Dou Yan stopped when he heard the shouting, with a polite smile on his face, "College Zhang."
Zhang Xiqin walked over enthusiastically and asked, "It's really you. I just saw you from a distance. Why are you back so soon? I thought you were going to stay in Xihai for a few days."
Dou Yan put on a smile and said nothing.
Zhang Xiqin continued to ask, "How about going to the West China Sea? Have you seen the prototype you designed?"
Dou Yan nodded.
"How does the prototype work? Does it meet expectations?"
Dou Yan nodded vigorously, then let out a long sigh.
Zhang Xiqin frowned slightly, looked around at Dou Yan and felt a little strange, and asked, "What's going on? Professor Dou, I think there's something wrong with your mood?"
After he finished speaking, he continued to stare.
Dou Yan faced each other hard and sighed again, "It's hard to explain in words!"
"What's wrong?" Zhang Xiqin asked curiously, "Are you in a bad mood?"
Dou Yan didn't want to say anything at first, but Zhang Xiqin kept asking. He organized his words and said, "You can't imagine, Colonel Zhang, how I felt after seeing the prototype..."
"This time I went to Xihai and saw the superconducting motor we designed ourselves. It was completely unexpected. It felt like..."
"Let me describe it to you this way!"
Dou Yan put his briefcase on the stone pillar of the flower bed and then said, "My mood now is just like when I was a child, around ten years old, when my parents took me to the Science and Technology Museum in the west of Sydney."
"After I came out of the Science and Technology Museum, I was thinking about those things... they look so technological and high-end!"
“My heart is full of sighs!”
Zhang Xiqin was stunned. He thought carefully for a long time, but still didn't understand Dou Yan's words, so he asked, "Isn't that your design?"
"Yes, but no." Dou Yan said forcefully, "Anyway, it's very high-end. I can't imagine it or understand it. It's like I went to see a high-tech exhibition..."
"Alas~~~"
Dou Yan shook his head and finished speaking, not wanting to explain any more.
His mood is indeed very complicated.
Originally, I went to see the superconducting motor designed by my team, and I thought I would go over for guidance if I had any questions. But I saw a very high-end product. Whether it was performance parameters, power control, or stability, it was beyond imagination.
Is that a superconducting motor designed by your own team?
No!
"Perhaps Academician Wang Hao came to Capital University to design, not because of how good the design was, but because the other party accidentally saw his design? He didn't want to bother anymore and went to find other teams to look at other designs?"
The testing of superconducting motors is still continuing. High-power, long-term operation tests are being carried out to see if any problems will occur during high-intensity operation.
Wang Hao is not worried about the testing of superconducting motors, because the structure of superconducting motors is relatively simple. In fact, it can be understood that on the basis of traditional motors, a large amount of superconducting materials are used, and a cooling system is added.
Just add an electronic control system.
Precisely because the structure is relatively simple, any problems that arise during testing will not become insurmountable problems.
As long as the high-intensity operation test is completed and a series of basic tests are carried out, the superconducting motor can be finalized and manufactured.
Now they can rely on the power parameter data of superconducting motors to support the design of anti-gravity aircraft.
In the design of anti-gravity aircraft, the superconducting motor is a very important part, and it is a decisive part of the overall design. The power parameters of the superconducting motor can directly affect other aspects of the design.
In fact, just like an aerospace engine directly affects the design of a fighter jet, the engine is the core component of a conventional aircraft, and the parameters of the engine directly affect the design of other parts of the aircraft.
It is the same now. The core of an anti-gravity aircraft is a superconducting battery, but the superconducting motor driving the thruster is the source of power for the aircraft.
After determining the parameters of the power source, other aspects of the design can be determined through calculations.
In this way, the overall design plan for the second prototype can be finalized.
In fact, during the research process of superconducting motors, most of the designs in other directions have been completed, and all that is missing is to determine the parameters of the motor.
The parameters of the motor directly affect the design of the propeller fan, and the design of the propeller fan directly affects the performance of the propeller and, more recently, the power system.
After determining the power system, other aspects of the plan can be finalized.
Compared with the first prototype, the main direction of the second prototype is to increase flexibility, safety and stability. In addition, it is also necessary to consider the need for increased internal space and military orientation.
The main difficulty lies in the balance between the superconducting battery and the anti-gravity system, as well as the stability of the aircraft cooling system.
The cooling body of an aircraft is crucial. Whether it is the anti-gravity system, the maintenance of superconducting batteries or the operation of superconducting motors, they are all inseparable from the support of the cooling system.
Therefore, they have come up with several solutions for the cooling system of the aircraft.
Wang Hao finally chose the safest option. It didn't matter even if it added extra weight. Ensuring safety performance was the most important thing.
In addition, the design plan also needs to consider the needs of other parts.
For example, radar and electronic countermeasures systems.
It is enough for ordinary aircraft to install radar systems, but anti-gravity aircraft must have electronic countermeasures systems. The purpose is not for electronic warfare, but only for safety reasons.
Anti-gravity aircraft have three advantages. One is high-altitude combat and can fly at an altitude of more than 40,000 meters. The second is flexibility. It is more flexible than ordinary fighters and allows the aircraft to easily avoid incoming missiles. The last point is
The ammo capacity is high.
Let’s not talk about the last point for now.
If you want to demonstrate the advantages of high-altitude combat and flexibility, you must have excellent radar and the communication system cannot be interfered with.
No matter how ferocious a beast is, if it loses its eyes, it can only become food for other predators.
When the enemy faces an anti-gravity aircraft with high-altitude and flexible combat capabilities, conventional air defense does not work, and anti-missile missiles can be easily avoided, so it will inevitably use electronic warfare. To put it simply, it uses electronic warfare.
Combat platform to interfere with the radar of anti-gravity aircraft.
If an anti-gravity aircraft loses its 'eyes' and cannot detect incoming missiles in advance, it will be in a very dangerous situation.
Therefore, the aircraft must have the ability to resist electronic warfare.
The electronic countermeasures system is not just about installing a radar, but a whole set of equipment, which takes up a lot of space.
The design of anti-gravity aircraft also needs to reserve a fixed direction and a fixed size of space. It is also necessary to consider the interference of the aircraft itself to electronic signals. Not only does it need to be communicated with relevant research institutions, but it also needs to be demonstrated in detail.
These are all difficult places.
Of course, even though there are various problems in the design of the second prototype and many new challenges, everyone in the anti-gravity aircraft research team is very excited because they have completed the first prototype and many real
Difficult issues have been resolved.
All the problems we are facing now are incomparable to the ‘insurmountable’ superconducting battery.
Many countries and companies in the world have organized teams to study anti-gravity aircraft. The only big problem they face is the power support of the anti-gravity system.
Compared to the problem of power support, everything else is not a problem at all.
So everyone is looking forward to it.
They devoted 100% of their energy to participate in the design research work, constantly thought and discussed every part, and quickly finalized some plans in succession. The design work progressed very smoothly.
When everyone is working hard, Wang Hao, like everyone else, puts all your time into your work.
He is busier than other people's work.
Others just think of solutions and new design plans, while he needs to constantly hold meetings to knock on every detail of the design.
When it comes to the design of the second aircraft, Wang Hao can be described as a hands-on person, down to the smallest details of every component, and he has to take a look at it in front of him.
Others admire Wang Hao very much. They think that even if they have the ability to calculate, they cannot do this.
The interior of an anti-gravity aircraft is very complex, and even the design of some small parts, directions and shapes need to be discussed in detail.
Some people also don't understand why Wang Hao would work so meticulously.
But there is no way.
This is an important reason why there are no major problems in testing after the final design is finalized.
For a complex aircraft, testing often takes much longer than design and manufacturing, because it is not easy to solve a small problem found during testing.
These small problems may just be caused by a small screw, but it is very, very difficult to find the screw that caused the problem.
In order to avoid similar problems as much as possible during testing, Wang Hao can only do everything personally and participate in some small design issues to ensure that there are no problems.
Wang Hao's job is not only to finalize the design plan, he also has a specialized job, which is to design the appearance of the aircraft.
The shape, not the appearance, is to determine the shape of the aircraft shell and the protruding parts.
Wang Hao is not an appearance designer, but he is a top scholar in the field of fluid mechanics and complex equations. When it comes to complex equations, he can even be described as "the best in the world" because he solved the NS equation problem.
The shape of an aircraft is directly related to the air resistance it encounters during flight.
What Wang Hao needs to do is to design a shape with minimal air resistance. Due to the needs of some equipment, the shape cannot be 'ideal', so a balance must be found between the demand and the ideal value.
In the shape design of anti-gravity aircraft, the main consideration is the issue of lateral air resistance.
Even in the take-off acceleration phase, the lateral air resistance is considered. As long as the take-off is accelerated, it must be like an ordinary aircraft, climbing sideways and quickly, instead of using the straight upward lift mode in the test.
The reason is very simple, it is impossible to increase the speed by going straight up into the air.
The anti-gravity aircraft is a large disc. If it simply flies upward in a straight line, it will encounter huge resistance when accelerating. It is simply impossible to go fast.
Therefore, rapid takeoff can only use the ‘head’ inclined side climb mode of traditional aircraft.
It still takes a lot of time to design the shape. Just the arc angle of the central cabin requires considering the entire disk, balancing the two, and simulating the detailed air flow direction for calculation.
This calculation work is even impossible for others to do accurately.
Wang Hao listed many equations and then looked for ways to find an optimal solution. The appearance design work was transformed into a pure mathematical problem.
After all other parts of the design were finalized, it took him five days to complete the final calculations and finalize the appearance design plan.
After the appearance design plan was finalized, the design of the second anti-gravity aircraft was completely finalized.
Wang Hao submitted all the design plans, and then waited for the manufacturing of each component.
At this time, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally finished!
Like everyone else, he began to look forward to the second prototype being produced.
…
After all the design work is completed, Wang Hao is ready to take a break.
Su Yingxue came the next day.
When she arrived at Wang Hao's home, the two immediately became tired of being together.
Su Yingxue is a well-known business person and has to deal with a lot of work. In addition, Wang Hao is also very busy at work, so they don't have much time to spend together.
In the bedroom.
Wang Hao looked at the moonlight outside the window and thought quietly.
Su Yingxue was wearing long pajamas, hugged him from behind, and said with a pout, "You are so busy. You have been working for more than a month, and you are busier than me."
She said and sighed.
Of course she knew how important Wang Hao's work was, but she still felt a little depressed after being away from home for more than a month. She was obviously in Xihai and had not been home for a long time.
Wang Hao shook his head and said, "This is the time. We must seize the time and complete a research quickly."
"I know."
Su Yingxue said, she was silent for a long time after speaking, as if she was thinking carefully.
The atmosphere is somewhat quiet.
After an unknown amount of time, she slowly said, "I've thought about it, and I'm ready to put down my work."
Wang Hao turned his head after hearing this.
Su Yingxue raised her head and said affirmatively, "I am busy and you are busy too. It is difficult for us to be together often. However, your work is more important."
She said firmly, and then said in a joking tone, "How about I let go of the work in my hands and hand it over to others, and then I will only be responsible for taking care of your assets?"
After speaking, he looked straight at Wang Hao.
Wang Hao was suddenly moved. He understood what Su Yingxue meant. Putting down his work in the group to take care of his assets was a kind of change of marriage proposal.
Moreover, it comes at the expense of personal career.
He took a deep breath, stared into those eyes that were full of expectation and obviously a little nervous, and said, "Okay."
Su Yingxue pursed her lips hard.
The color of water slowly reflected in his originally firm eyes.