Genius is just the threshold for me!

"Xiao Dong..."

At this moment, after reviewing the entire research plan, Su Ruohua looked at Lin Dong with some disbelief and asked, "The current motor power is sufficient to power the turbopump of a space rocket?"

The turbopump is the component responsible for injecting rocket fuel into the combustion chamber under high pressure. It is also the most critical and technically challenging component of a liquid-fueled rocket engine.

The entire operation of the rocket engine, including fuel injection, depends on the stable operation of the turbopump.

Space rockets inject several tons or even tens of tons of fuel at high pressure per second, which dictates that turbopumps need to meet an enormous power requirement.

Turbopumps for small rockets typically have a power of several hundred kilowatts, while those for medium-sized rockets range from 2000 to 10,000 kilowatts. For large rockets, the power of the turbopump starts at tens of thousands of kilowatts and can reach up to 200,000 kilowatts.

What does this mean?

A small hydroelectric power station typically has a power output of around 100,000 kilowatts, while an aircraft carrier like the Liaoning has an operating power output of only 140,000 kilowatts.

A single turbopump inside a space rocket, which is only a few meters in diameter, needs to achieve this level of power...

Because of such extreme power requirements, and the fact that liquid rocket fuel is stored at extremely low temperatures.

This means that on one side is fuel propellant at a temperature of over -100 degrees Celsius, and on the other side is ultra-high temperature gas driving the turbine, plus an operating speed of tens of thousands of revolutions per minute.

Even a slight design flaw in the turbopump can cause the rocket to fail to deliver sufficient thrust; if a leak occurs due to a problem with the seal, it can directly lead to an explosion.

Lin Dong now wants to replace the traditional turbopump system with a high-power motor, which is undoubtedly a safer and simpler approach.

However, whether the motor can meet such a huge power demand, and the source of the motor's energy, are also questions.

"There's only one week left, and you've already delved so deeply into the overall design of aerospace rockets?" Su Ruohua said, then suddenly thought of something, looking at Lin Dong with disbelief.

Using an electric pump to replace a traditional turbo pump may seem like a simple idea.

However, to accurately verify the feasibility of this approach at the data level, specific research directions and plans need to be proposed.

If one's understanding and mastery of the overall design of aerospace rockets is even slightly insufficient, then one will not know where to begin.

"Don't use 'we' as an analogy; project his learning speed onto us..."

Wang Xingguo explained from the side, "You forgot, this kid went from an electronic warfare novice to an electronic warfare expert in just half a month."

"Becoming an electronic warfare expert in half a month..." Su Ruohua also remembered this and immediately shook her head and smiled bitterly.

Lin Dong smiled modestly and explained, "I've already calculated the solution for this electric pump."

Currently, small rockets can meet the requirements, and medium-sized rockets can also meet the requirements using a multiple-launch approach, but large space rockets are still somewhat lacking.

With current motor technology, unless superconducting motors are invented, electric pump solutions cannot meet the needs of large-scale space rockets.

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In addition to motor power, battery energy density is also crucial.

If the battery energy density is too low, the rocket will have to carry a large number of batteries, which will affect the overall weight of the rocket...

But these issues can be resolved gradually, and the innovative advantages brought by electric pumps are something that traditional turbo pumps can never catch up with.

Replacing the complex and expensive turbopump with an electric pump can reduce the cost of a single engine by 95%, dropping it from millions to tens of millions to hundreds of thousands, thereby reducing the cost of the entire rocket body by more than 40%.

In addition, by eliminating the complex gas turbine system, the number of valves in the rocket engine can be reduced by 70%, the number of pipelines by 80%, the production cycle by 80%, and the weight of the entire engine can be reduced by 40% to 50%.

At the same time, because the system is simpler, the engine failure rate will be significantly reduced, greatly improving the safety and reliability of the rocket...

"But this..."

Su Ruohua looked up and said helplessly, "Xiao Dong, I don't know how to make new energy electric pumps either. It involves most of the difficult problems that are beyond my previous field."

Although both provide power by pumping rocket fuel at high pressure.

However, the challenges involved in electric pumps and traditional turbo pumps have all changed.

Originally, it was a turbopump. The core challenges were turbopump seals and bearings, component compatibility, combustion stability, complex start-up sequences, and so on.

The core challenges for electric pumps today are pump body sealing and bearings, thermal management of high-power motors, insulation solutions for low-temperature environments, and even high-energy-density batteries.

"Godmother, this is another joint research and development project, and we need Godfather's assistance..."

Upon hearing this, Lin Dong took out another document from the file bag and handed it to Wang Xingguo.

"Let me see..."

Wang Xingguo saw that it was finally his turn, reached out and picked up the document to take a look, but when he saw the title on the cover, he felt that something was wrong.

Planning Scheme for the Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group Commercial Aerospace R&D Base and the Western Commercial Aerospace Port (Liangshan Xichang) Industrial Cluster

—Joint units: Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group, Liangshan Prefecture, Xichang Space Launch Center.

What is that?

Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) is getting into aerospace?

Am I not a manufacturer of aircraft and fighter jets?

"Xiao Dong..."

Wang Xingguo looked up at Lin Dong, somewhat bewildered, and said, "We at Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group are involved in aerospace; isn't that a bit odd?"

"Godfather, aerospace and aviation are closely related, aren't they?" Lin Dong looked at Wang Xingguo and Su Ruohua and said with a smile, "You and godmother are the same."

"Bullshit, what do you mean by 'not separating'? They've separated way big..."

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Before Wang Xingguo could finish speaking, he suddenly noticed the strange look in the eyes of the person next to him. He turned to look at Su Ruohua, who was giving him an unfriendly look, and asked, "Why are you looking at me like that?"

"You're going to split up the family property, right? I'll go back to the Northwest later, and we'll split it up together on the seventh day of the Lunar New Year when we go back to work."

Su Ruohua replied, shaking her head and sighing, "No wonder you studied engine engineering back then, only to abandon it after getting married. Turns out you were already thinking about separating the family decades ago..."

Ouch—this kid tricked me!

Wang Xingguo took a deep breath, his expression turning serious. "Let's get down to business. Don't listen to this kid's attempts to sow discord..."

talking.

Wang Xingguo carefully reviewed the documents in his hand. When he saw the plans such as "Chengdu research and development and manufacturing, Liangshan launch, relying on the mature Xichang Satellite Launch Center, to build a western commercial spaceport and related industrial chain...", a sense of pride and emotion appeared in his eyes.

This kid's research and development projects are getting more and more outrageous.

Previously, it was just the chief engineer doing research and development; now, it's about planning all the way down from the top of the industrial chain. When you do a research and development project, it directly becomes a large-scale industrial chain in a region.

If such a plan is implemented, it will be enough to solve the employment problem for tens of thousands of aerospace graduates and a large number of supporting personnel in less than two years.

This novel was first published on [website name].

But this Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group...

Wang Xingguo gritted his teeth and looked at Lin Dong with a resistant expression: "Xiao Dong, Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group must participate... I can't handle Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group getting involved in aerospace."

"Godfather, you don't need to do this. Godmother will be in charge. Once the research and development base is finalized, Godmother can just be transferred over."

Lin Dong explained simply: "You just need to contact headquarters, the Ministry of Aerospace, and the Sichuan and Liangshan regions to set up this platform..."

You won't even need to put in much effort; the Sichuan and Liangshan regions, once they know about this project, will be eager to help set it up.

Industry specializing in surgery.

Lin Dong knew about things in the aerospace field, and Wang Xingguo couldn't take the blame even if he wanted to. His initial idea was to have Su Ruohua help with this matter.

This way, Su Ruohua wouldn't have to go to the Northwest anymore, she could have a better working environment, and the couple wouldn't have to see each other only a few times a year.

"I'm having trouble keeping up with the weight of this platform..."

Wang Xingguo felt a chill run down his spine.

He is now being called a bully in the military-industrial complex, an arrogant old man who takes credit for his achievements, a model of extravagance and waste, and a traitor to his brother unit.

He couldn't even imagine what his reputation would be like if Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) were to set up this aerospace research and production base again.

Especially this base, which is still under the responsibility of his own wife, Su Ruohua...

If this really happens, people will definitely say that Wang Xingguo is trying to seize control of Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group and become its king!

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"Well!"

Seeing Wang Xingguo's expression, Lin Dong immediately realized that the problem wasn't technical or difficult, but rather a matter of reputation. After thinking for a moment, he softly suggested, "Godfather, a lot of lice won't itch..."

"You little brat, what do you mean by 'when you have too many lice, you don't itch'?" Wang Xingguo's eyes widened suddenly. "I don't care about my reputation!"

"Godfather, you need to look at this from a different perspective."

Lin Dong coughed twice and said, "You're not even fifty-six yet. In our line of work, there are plenty of people who are still working at sixty-five..."

My godmother was right. In five or six years, when our industries have been fully upgraded and we have developed sixth-generation fighter jets that surpass the US, the status and importance of fighter jets will decline. That will be the time for us to focus our efforts on the aerospace field.

Back then, you were still working, and your godmother's colleagues wouldn't say a word when they saw you, like, "Oh, the old fighter jet is here again..." But if Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group (CAC) were to establish an aerospace research and production base, the situation would be completely different.

"That's true..."

Wang Xingguo still acknowledges the importance of aerospace in different periods.

"The most important point..."

Lin Dong noticed the change in Wang Xingguo's attitude and said solemnly, "Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group only has an aviation research and production base, not an aerospace research and production base. How can we develop a seventh-generation aerospace fighter jet? Or an eighth-generation space fighter jet?"

"Hiss—aerospace fighters and space fighters?"

Wang Xingguo's eyes lit up immediately, and he exclaimed with delight, "This thing...it really has potential?"

"There's hope."

Lin Dong recalled the cyclical space-to-space engine he was preparing to develop, and the Nantianmen Project, which he planned to promote ten years later. He nodded and said, "But the prerequisite is that we need to cultivate the aerospace field in depth..."

"Damn it, bottoms up!"

Wang Xingguo clapped his hands, took a deep breath, and said seriously, "Aerospace is not under the jurisdiction of headquarters, but we are. The main thing is that headquarters needs to agree to this..."

I'll think of a way in the next couple of days. First, I'll talk to my supervisor, then I'll ask the head of headquarters for the necessary authority. At worst, I'll slam my fist on the table and yell at him.

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