"Among the four boilers, three boilers are in a flameout state, and only the oil head in the furnace of No. 4 boiler is still burning." Volkov reported to Nikolai with black lines on his face.
"Is there any problem with this? Isn't it always like this when we are on standby?" Nikolai's face was gloomy, but he was also very puzzled.
Warships with steam turbines are very slow to start, and it takes several hours to burn the boiler. When the Beiyang Navy was attacked by Japanese soldiers, they had no time to light the fire, and all of them were killed in the port.
Therefore, if a warship wants to be dispatched at any time, it must ensure that the flame is burning in the boiler at all times. It does not need to be too large, so that the steam pressure can be maintained.
"However, the ventilation devices of several other furnaces have also been turned off." Volkov said: "Those damn engineer soldiers, when they heard they were drinking, they ignored everything and did not follow the correct flameout operation.
.They should all be court-martialed!"
What is inside the furnace? When coal was burned in the past, it was filled directly with coal. Now heavy oil is burned. Of course, there are heavy oil nozzles inside the furnace. They are just like the fuel injectors of diesel engines, spraying out oil for combustion. These nozzles are also called oil
head.
This thing will not be completely sealed. Even if all the flames are turned off, some oil mist will slowly spread. Heavy oil is better, with poor fluidity and slow diffusion. If it is light fuel, it will spread very quickly.
It's faster.
Therefore, if the boiler is re-ignited in a cold state, the ventilation device will be turned on to remove the oil and gas inside the furnace. If it is started immediately, the boiler will definitely explode.
Even if it starts, there may be insufficient time to start, and it will finally ignite and explode. This danger still exists even in the 21st century. A ship owned by the island country Kawasaki Steamship is named Anhattan.
For this reason, the boiler of the bridge super large container ship exploded when it docked at the Port of Felixstowe in the UK, killing one person and injuring one.
However, later generations used solenoid valves, and the cause of the accident was the failure of the solenoid valve. Now, Lao Maozi still uses a simple mechanical handle, which cannot be pushed in place and can be easily discovered afterwards.
The oil and gas inside the three boiler furnaces slowly spread and gathered in the engine room. Then, when they encountered the last burning oil head in the furnace, they were ignited by the flame. Just like that, the boiler exploded!
It was entirely due to an operational error!
At this time, Nikolai and others were standing on the helicopter platform of the Steadfast. They could see clearly downwards. The 130mm naval gun was crooked, and a large hole was opened in the brick-red deck. This
Although the warship has not sunk, if it needs to be repaired, it will cost a huge sum of money.
what to do?
Those engineer soldiers will definitely have to go to court-martial, but Nikolai may also have to bear the responsibility, because he was also at the scene.
Nicholas's eyes were moving rapidly.
"Finally the fire was put out. Fortunately, it didn't cause a big accident." At this moment, Qin Tao ran over with a dark face, and he also smelled of smoke. Just when he discovered the fire, Qin Tao
He also joined us to put out the fire, which was very brave.
"Qin, my friend, I'm afraid we will be in trouble." Nicholas said to Qin Tao: "The engineer soldier did not turn off the boiler completely because he was in a hurry to drink. As a result, the boiler exploded. Those wines are all yours. I
There will be experience to exonerate you, but you probably need to stay for a while and cooperate with the investigation."
Nicholas was afraid that he would not be able to handle such a big thing. Now, his tone was very helpless. Qin Tao meant well, but he did bad things with good intentions.
"Nicholas, my friend, there seems to be something wrong with this accident investigation, right?" Qin Tao said: "When I was putting out the fire just now, I heard them say that the cause of the explosion was due to the impact. During the day,
, our warship collided with an American warship, causing scale to fall off the inner wall of a pipe inside the boiler, blocking the steam pipe, and finally causing an explosion. The Americans should be solely responsible for this accident!"
This Nikolai usually seems very smart and will enrich himself to benefit himself, but why is he not good at scapegoating?
At this time, when he heard Qin Tao say this, Nikolai's eyes also lit up. Yes, why didn't he think that it was because of the collision during the day?
They bravely rammed the American warship, drove away the Americans, and safeguarded their country's sovereignty. Therefore, they are glorious!
The accident occurred in the boiler due to the impact. At most, they were negligent. However, they absolutely cannot bear the main responsibility. It is all the Americans' fault!
In this way, Qin Tao has no responsibility, neither does Nikolay, nor the sailors on the warship. As for accidents, no one can prevent it.
Nikolai looked at Volkov beside him with dissatisfaction: "Volkov, as the captain of the Steadfast, you can't accurately find the cause of the accident. You are so stupid!"
Volkov nodded quickly: "Yes, Mr. Nicholas, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have listened to the accident analysts of our fleet base fire brigade."
The cause of the accident was analyzed by the fire brigade of the base. They control the accident scene. It is not difficult to change the cause of the accident now.
"Tell them the real cause of the accident and don't let them talk nonsense," Nicholas said.
"Yes, yes." Volkov hurriedly went to find someone.
"Qin, you are really amazing." Nicholas glanced at Qin Tao with satisfaction, and then said: "You have worked hard today and you have to go back and take a shower and have a good rest. On behalf of the fleet, I would like to thank you
Selfless help.”
Qin Tao smiled: "Your Excellency Nicholas, we are friends and of course we have to help each other. However, this warship has become like this and has probably lost the value of maintenance. I think it is better to go through the scrapping process. We
It’s been a long time since we’ve dismantled a scrap ship. If you need it, we can dismantle this warship into scrap metal.”
Shipbreaking?
No repair value?
Nicholas knew Qin Tao's hidden meaning. Although they had unified their narrative and said it was an accident that occurred when they collided with a US warship, there were still risks in this matter.
If someone comes to investigate, they may be able to find out the truth. The best way is to get rid of this warship as soon as possible.
Now that it has been damaged, let's re-evaluate it and let the Pacific Fleet operate it internally. After the evaluation, if it has no repair value, then it will be scrapped.
Since it is scrapped, it is logical to sell it to a ship-breaking yard. If the domestic ship-breaking yard is too busy, it can be sold to a foreign ship-breaking yard.
Nikola cannot be sold privately, but it is possible to go through normal procedures.
Nicholas nodded: "Qin, you are right, we should scrap this warship. However, this process is estimated to take a few months. When Moscow agrees, you can come and buy scrap metal.
"
"Then I'll wait, Nicholas, my friend, I'm going back, and my wife is probably worried about me." Qin Tao said.
Watching Qin Tao leave, Nicholas called the people around him.
"Zaitsev, did Qin go into the engine room when he visited the warship?" Nikolai asked.
It is true to say that Nikolai has not thought about how to deal with his superiors, but it would be a big mistake to think that Nikolai is easy to fool because of this.
At this time, after hearing Nikolai's words, Zaitsev shook his head: "No, he has not gone in. When we were inspecting the warship, Qin took a look and wandered in front, greeting everyone to wait to get off the ship and drink.
When we arrived at the engine room, we just shouted at the door and all the sailors in the engine room came out, but Qin didn't go in."
Nicholas nodded: "He didn't touch anything?"
"Yes, Qin is just watching."
Nicholas nodded. It seemed that he had thought too much. If Qin had damaged the warship, then Qin would have died, and there was no need for Qin to do this.
Nicholas shook his head, driving all doubts away from his mind.
This warship is decommissioned and can be operated, but it is not easy to sell the warship to Qin, so Qin is not the one who can benefit!
Nicholas looked at the guest house in the distance: "Tomorrow, let Qin leave. He is a good man and cannot be involved in this matter. Qin celebrated our sailors just because he wanted to please me, and I can't
Let him be affected."
Ah sneeze!
As soon as he entered the room, Qin Tao sneezed.
Zhao Ling hurried up to meet him, looking at Qin Tao's embarrassed look, she was very worried: "Brother Tao, how are you? Something happened at the port, and it's not convenient for me to run out. I'm going to die of panic."
Qin Tao shook his head: "It's okay. The boiler of the Steadfast exploded. I followed to help put out the fire. Fortunately, no one was hurt."
Steadfast, the boiler exploded?
Zhao Ling looked at Qin Tao seriously: "Brother Tao, this matter..."
"My body is very dirty and I need to take a bath. Xiaoling, do you want to take a bath with me?"
Zhao Ling's face turned red. Even though she and Qin Tao were already together, it was still too embarrassing to take a bath together. However, Qin Tao seemed to have other meanings when he said this.
"Do you really want me to come with you?"
"Of course, after I go back, I won't have this opportunity. I specifically asked for a room with a double bathtub. Besides, you have to rub your back."
"good."
Zhao Ling blushed and walked into the bathroom with Qin Tao. Amidst the sound of rushing water, Qin Tao hugged his fiancée from behind, and then said in her ear: "Xiao Ling, I am here tonight."
It’s very hard, you have to take good care of me.”
Was it hard tonight? Zhao Ling realized that it was such a coincidence that Brother Tao must have pushed her to do it. He is really amazing!
Huh? Wait, are you here? Isn’t that too shameful?
Zhao Ling felt...
Qin Tao also felt that he was very lucky.
Originally, he only planned to take a look at the Ka-29, and at most take a look at the test-fired S-300 missiles that Nikola promised, and get a few back. However, he never expected that the Americans would happen to cause trouble.
So, on the helicopter, Qin Tao talked about the Southern Chiba Islands. Lao Maozi was unwilling to listen to this and became angry when he heard it. Therefore, Nicholas ordered the collision.
After boarding the warship, Qin Tao wandered around, saying that he was treating Lao Maozi to a drink. When he finally arrived at the engine room, the ship happened to dock, and the time was stuck.
In the end, it depends on Lao Maozi's reaction. Fortunately, Lao Maozi, who is a heavy drinker, really didn't care about anything after hearing that he wanted to drink. A simple omission can lead to serious and terrible consequences.
Not to mention small modern boilers, even the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident in Ukraine was caused by a layman coal and electricity engineer in charge who simply and brutally ordered an emergency shutdown.
Lao Maozi has this kind of character.
Now, the Steadfast had successfully exploded the boiler. The only thing Qin Tao was unkind about was that he saw that the other party did not completely turn off the boiler and did not give any warning.
However, Qin Tao is not the father of those engineering soldiers, so why should he remind them?
Qin Tao is a bright and positive image, and he goes to put out fires together. If Nicholas doubts him, he is not a friend enough.
Now, Qin Tao is only waiting for the last thing.
"Brother Tao, can we take back the Steadfast and dismantle the scrap metal?"
Under such circumstances, Zhao Ling could still be distracted from asking such questions. Qin Tao had a smile on his face: "Xiao Ling, it seems that the storm will be more violent."
Can?
This is indeed a problem. When Lao Maozi's cutting-edge warships are decommissioned after an accident, they are usually thrown into a port to be exposed to the sun and wind. There has never been a situation where they were eager to sell their scrap metal.
However, in a few months, everything will change dramatically. By then, who will care about a scrapped warship? Just sell it.
It also saves you trouble.
Therefore, Qin Tao had great confidence in dragging back the warship with the blown boiler. However, it could not be repaired and used by his own navy. After all, there were still some taboos.
Although the warship must be dismantled, the good things inside...
Qin Tao believes that everything depends on people. When the time comes, he can ask his good friend Nicholas to give him something, or go directly to the warehouse to find it. It will be no problem. Anyway, during that chaotic period, Lao Maozi's nuclear bombs can be dropped, and even more
What about these outdated things?
Qin Tao is full of confidence.
Nikolai was very busy that night. After all, one of the main Type 956 destroyers had a boiler explosion and had to be scrapped. Therefore, he had to prepare a decent accident explanation that would silence many people until the next day.
At that time, Nikolai did not have time to see off his old friend. Zaitsev drove Qin Tao to the border of Fenhe, and then watched Qin Tao return home.
Qin Tao has walked this road many times. Now Qin Tao's business is so big that he sends it directly to Lao Maozi's military port by boat. It's a unique feeling to watch the little fights here.
Zhao Ling next to her is very docile. The rain and dew last night made Zhao Ling even more charming and charming.
"Brother Tao, where should we go back first?" Zhao Ling asked.
"It's better to go back to the capital first. Mr. Wu and the others should be back too. They have to report to the old man."
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ps: There are six updates today, twenty-four thousand, I hope you all enjoy reading it. Also, in the future, we plan to make a chapter of six thousand words, three updates will become two updates.