Xiaomi Heavy Industry, its first entrepreneurial venture!

Chapter 366 This is a trade secret! (Third update!)

The words were fragmented and he couldn't hear them clearly, but he still managed to glean a message from them.

That is, this steam turbine is very fuel-efficient.

Upon reaching this conclusion, he suddenly laughed.

He laughed out of anger.

He pressed his right hand against his forehead, and then slowly slid his right hand down his forehead to cover his eyes.

All he wanted to do now was catch Lin Yi, grab him by the neck, and ask him fiercely, "Don't you know what the most basic requirements of a piece of equipment are?"

The power core of an aircraft carrier has been developed into a fuel-efficient version!

This……

Do you really think the battlefield is a highway where you can step on the gas and the ship won't move, making everything you do pointless?
The thought that he had just recently obtained approval for a 1200 million yuan fuel ration from his superiors made Gao Hai want to slap himself.

If the boss knew that these 1200 million yuan worth of fried dough sticks were used to test fuel efficiency, he would probably beat himself to death on the spot!

After letting out a few strange laughs, Gao Hai turned around, his smile vanishing, leaving only a cold expression on his face.
"In other words, the main performance indicator of this steam turbine is fuel efficiency, but it doesn't meet our usage requirements, right?"

"Huh?" This time, it was Liao Ping's turn to be dumbfounded. He held the data in his hand and stood there stunned.

When he saw Gao Hai return, he originally wanted to share some good news with him. However, the good news was so shocking that he didn't know how to express it. He stammered out a few words, and in just a few seconds, how did the other party come to such a conclusion?
What went wrong?
Liao Ping scratched his head with the hand holding the data, then handed the data over:
"What are you talking about? Who told you it can't meet our usage requirements?"

This time, Gao Hai was the one who was confused. He looked at the data report in front of the tunnel, then looked up and asked with a face full of doubt:

"Didn't you say that?"

These words made Liao Ping, who was over 50 years old, jump back two steps and then put his hands in front of him, saying, "When did I say that? You can't slander someone's innocence out of thin air!"

"I haven't said a single word since you arrived!"

"No, I only said one thing: the fuel consumption of this thing!"

“That’s it!” Gao Hai picked up where Liao Ping left off, then waved the data he had just received:

"According to you, the fuel consumption of this steam turbine is only half that of a normal steam turbine of the same class."

"According to normal practice, the power of this steam turbine should only be half that of a normal steam turbine of the same class."

"Doesn't that not meet our requirements?"

After Gao Hai explained the whole story, Liao Ping's facial expressions were quite interesting, ranging from serious to relaxed, from smiling to rolling his eyes.

He ended up with his left hand on his hip and his right hand on his forehead, looking like he didn't want to talk.

He spun around twice in place and then put his hand down: "Who told you that!"

"you said!"

"Fine, fine, I said it! You're the military representative, whatever you say is right!" Liao Ping laughed angrily, then snatched the data sheet from Gao Hai's hand, pointing to the data on it and saying:
"I am now solemnly reiterating this to you!"

"This steam turbine unit, while ensuring the same power output as steam turbines of the same class, reduces fuel consumption by about 50%."

"In other words, this steam turbine unit can use the same amount of fuel to output more power and last for a longer period of time!"

The reason I noticed you were stammering was because it was truly unbelievable, which is why I was stammering!

"Now, do you understand what I mean?"

Knowing he had made a mistake, Gao Hai smiled guiltily, took the documents back from Liao Ping, and then unfolded them to carefully examine the data report.

This data report was processed by Liao Ping. In addition to the data of the steam turbine unit itself, the other party also listed a separate column of data after the corresponding data.

This column of data represents data for steam turbines of the same class.

With the data compared, the gap between the two sides is obvious.

The difference was too great. After only a couple of glances, Gao Hai looked up at Liao Ping and asked, "Is...this...right...?"

He strongly suspected that the data was filled in by someone else with their feet.

Hearing him stutter, Liao Ping didn't answer him directly. Instead, quite unlike his usual self, he whistled at Gao Hai: "Look, you're stuttering too!"

"I know you don't believe me, but the steam turbine is still running, and there's still a lot of fuel in the tank over there."

"You can go and keep an eye on the consumption!"

"You'll see when you see it!"

"The only explanation is that they adjusted the design, the blades, and various structures to perfectly demonstrate the theoretical data of this steam turbine unit."

"Perhaps even they themselves couldn't build such a perfect steam turbine unit when it comes to actual production."

"This is true industrial design!"

"This is a work of art. To be honest, I'm reluctant to put it on the ship."

Liao Ping's remarks made Gao Hai skeptical. He returned the data report to Liao Ping and turned to walk towards the fuel tank.

After passing through the fireproof isolation gate, he saw the heavy oil tank standing in the fire sandbox, which was 5 meters by 5 meters long, 2.4 meters high, and had a standard volume of 60 cubic meters.

The black casing is painted with yellow signs indicating no smoking, danger, and high explosives.

In the middle of these markings is the label for the heavy fuel oil in the tank.

[Low Sulfur 180]

At the bottom of the oil tank is a pipe connecting to the steam turbine unit, and above the pipe is a set of high-precision flow meters.

Next to this fuel tank, there is another fuel tank.

The dimensions are 2 meters x 2 meters x 2 meters, and there are markings on it as well, except that the fuel tank label has been changed to No. 0 diesel.

Like the heavy oil tank, the No. 0 diesel tank also has pipes at the bottom, which meander forward and connect to the steam turbine unit.

There is also a precision flow meter on the pipeline.

Both flow meters had a black data cable plugged into their heads, which snaked forward. About 5 meters ahead, there was a table with a computer for collecting data on it, and a staff member was squatting down collecting data.

As Gao Hai walked over, the staff member naturally stood up and showed him the screen of the laptop containing the data.

The laptop is running software that displays data from the start of this precision flow meter.

The startup time is 9:07 AM.

The duration was 2 hours and 24 minutes.

在这2小时24分钟里，累计消耗0号柴油374公斤，累计消耗低硫180重油16.3吨。    除了这些数据，还有管道内液体的流速统计。

The relevant curves are very smooth; apart from the initial climb at the start, they are basically a flat line afterwards.

Seeing this, Gao Hai reached out and gently patted the computer.

His action startled the staff member next to him, who immediately stepped forward and stood between the laptop and Gao Hai:
"Representative Gao, stop filming! If you break this computer, the project team won't have any funding!"

Gao Hai awkwardly withdrew his hand and put it behind his back. He added, "Your data isn't right! I just wanted to check if the computer was broken!"

The staff member rolled his eyes at this, and pointed to the fuel tank:
"The computer isn't broken. There's a gauge on the fuel tank. If you check the gauge, you'll know if the computer is broken."

Following the direction the staff pointed, Gao Hai went around to the other side and, from another angle, immediately saw the markings on the two fuel tanks.

On the heavy oil tank, the black line representing heavy oil is at the position of 23.5 tons.

The mark at the very top of this scale is 40.

As he stared at it, the staff member's explanation rang in his ears:

"This is a 60-cubic-meter fuel tank with a 15% safety redundancy."

"Under normal circumstances, it can carry 50 tons of fuel oil."

"We loaded 40 tons today."

"It's been running for over two hours, and there are still more than 20 tons left, so..."

"That's outrageous!"

Gao Hai didn't listen to the staff's rambling at all; all he could think about were Liao Ping's words.

While maintaining the same power output as other steam turbine units of the same class, this steam turbine unit saves approximately 50% on fuel!

The sentence was vague at first, but later it became as if someone was playing it in his ear through a loudspeaker.

It saves about 50% on fuel!

No need for 50%!

30%, or even 20%, is enough!
50%—he never dared to dream of such a thing, because it meant that once this steam turbine unit was installed on the ship, it could provide power for a longer time than other steam turbine units under the same load, allowing the ship to have a longer voyage.

Increase combat radius!
I don't know exactly how much it's improved, but it's definitely better than the design I had in mind!
He took a deep breath, then extended his right hand to the staff member in front of him:
"Give me a copy of the data!"

The staff did as he was told, and within a few minutes they had copied the statistical data and given it to Gao Hai. After receiving the data, Gao Hai left without looking back and went straight to Cao Bin.

He waved the data in his hand in front of Cao Bin and asked directly:
"I'd like to know how you managed to make your steam turbine units so fuel-efficient while maintaining the same level of power output!"

Cao Bin raised his right index finger to his mouth: "This is a trade secret!"

"You can ask our boss, but I can't answer your question because I don't have the authority!"

"This steam turbine unit isn't mass-producible, is it? You'll definitely be able to mass-produce it in the future, right?" Knowing that Cao Bin didn't want to explain further and that everyone had secrets, Gao Hai wasn't interested in pressing the issue and instead chose to change the subject.

His mind is now completely focused on this steam turbine unit, and subsequent steam turbine units, and even better power systems in the future.

If Xiaomi Heavy Industry can produce such a steam turbine unit, maybe they can develop gas turbines in the future?
If gas turbines can do this, he can't even imagine how fast or how far future ships will be able to go!

When that time comes, he will definitely apply to be transferred to work on the ship, and then follow the ship to Pearl Harbor in America, and stroll around the entrance of Pearl Harbor.

No, we have to go to Tokyo Port!

To Tokyo Bay!

Standing on the ship, looking at the Japanese below, after visiting Tokyo Port, we went to London!
Let the Queen of England hear the shouts of her people: "The foreigners' ironclad warships have arrived in London!"

Cao Bin stood to the side and saw Gao Hai start to drift off into thought. He knew that the other man was starting to overthink again. He reached out and pinched the bridge of his nose. Without waiting for Gao Hai to come back to his senses, he turned to Liao Ping and continued to watch the steam turbine running on site with Liao Ping.

After a few minutes, Gao Hai finally snapped out of his reverie and realized that everyone around him was busy, so he decided not to bother them and simply walked out of the testing workshop.

He took out his phone and called Zhu Jingyao.

As soon as the call connected, Zhu Jingyao's rapid-fire voice came through:
"I've already approved the permit, so please stop calling me. I'm very busy right now!"

"If you have anything to say, just send a message. Keep your messages concise and clear, and don't write any nonsense."

Knowing that Zhu Jingyao was busy, Gao Hai didn't waste any words: "The steam turbine unit that is being tested, under over-limit conditions, with the same power output as other units of the same level, saves about 50% more fuel than other units of the same level."

After those few words, there was silence on the other end of the phone. A full five minutes passed before Zhu Jingyao's voice came through again:

"Hand over your work and I'll give you a few days off. You're not feeling well, so take a couple of days off first."

"Rest well before continuing to work."

Don't put pressure on yourself!

After giving the instructions, Zhu Jingyao hung up the phone without saying another word, leaving Gao Hai staring blankly at his phone.

After a while, he quickly found Lin Yi's number on his phone and called Lin Yi, asking him to explain to Zhu Jingyao.

Xiaomi Heavy Industry.

Listening to Gao Hai's request over the phone, Lin Yi was speechless. He looked up at the ceiling for a while, then reminded the person on the other end to quickly find a doctor before hanging up.

It's normal for a peddler to praise her own melons, but after people have bought the melons and taken them home to eat, she goes back to explain to the other people in the house how sweet the melons are.

Isn't this a brain problem?
It seems that working in the navy is not easy and the pressure is quite high, even putting people like Gao Hai under such pressure to the point of hallucination.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Yi checked the text messages on his phone, found the arrival time of Sadr's plane, and realized there were still two hours left. He decisively stuffed his phone into his pocket, grabbed his keys, and went out.

This time, he didn't drive himself, but had the security department drive.

Does the boss need autonomous driving?

No need!
Because the boss has real artificial intelligence!

After arriving at Zanwu Airport and waiting for more than half an hour, the plane from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, landed. The figures of Sadr and Khalid slowly appeared before Lin Yi as the crowd surged.

Upon seeing the two, Lin Yi pointed outside the airport: "Let's go, I've booked a hotel for you! A monthly pass!"

Breakfast and dinner will be provided!

The security personnel stepped forward to take the luggage, then turned around and followed the three of them out.

Following behind Lin Yi, Little Sadr lowered his voice and said in Arabic:
"Um... people from Türkiye might be coming in the next couple of days to negotiate with you. That should be fine, right?"

(End of this chapter)