The team leader, Yuan Haitao, and two engineers, Zhou Qing and Xue Fengge, spent most of their ti in the office, discussing Zhao Yi’s improvents to the engine. By now, it was clear to them that Zhao Yi was intent on completely overhauling the prototype, from inside out.
If it were before coming to the capital, they would never have believed that a single person would be capable of such a task. An individual’s abilities are limited, and the structure of an aero-engine is too complicated. Being able to design a single component is already quite remarkable, let alone implenting improvents from the inside out.
Now they believe Zhao Yi is capable, but the specific effects are hard to predict.
Zhao Yi’s abilities are indeed comndable, but the performance of an engine is not solely confined to the design, hard technologies like the raw materials for the turbine blades are also critical factors.
Previously, Zhao Yi improved the combustion chamber, but due to the limitations of the turbine blades, the overall effect of the improvents was sowhat muted. Even if there were so enhancents, they could not be fully expressed for fear of the turbine blades not being able to withstand the high temperatures, causing them to wear out quickly.
So, the crux of the problem lies with the turbine blades.
"It’s difficult!"
Xue Fengge sighed, "Academician Zhao is really impressive, but technical hurdles in material handling..."
He shook his head as he spoke.
"Yes, there’s no helping it. It’s these kinds of limitations that led our team to disregard the power system in our designs. We must wait until there are advancents in alloy materials."
Yuan Haitao followed suit.
"An advancent has been made!"
Zhou Qing suddenly exclaid, "Look! An advancent has been made. The 307 team claims the lting point of K03A has increased by 100 degrees Celsius!"
"Really?"
Yuan Haitao calmly comnted, leisurely walking over to look at Zhou Qing’s computer, only to bulge his eyes in surprise, "It really..."
"Really what?" Xue Fengge ca over as well. The three of them looked at the announcent posted by the 307 steel factory research team and were taken aback.
After a while,
Yuan Haitao exclaid, "Academician Zhao, excellent job! You’ve made such rapid progress in alloy material research!"
Zhou Qing comnted, "He just ntioned researching the materials of the turbine blades, I thought even if there were improvents, it would take at least half a year, if not a year."
"Let’s go!" Xue Fengge stood up straight away.
"Go where?"
"To congratulate Academician Zhao, we’re just free anyway."
"Makes sense!"
"Let’s go!"
The trio left the room together, heading to the furthest end of the corridor where the chanical engineering building had earmarked an office for the tal materials laboratory.
Zhao Yi and Shen Binghe were looking at a list of interviewees. It’s easy to fill other positions in the lab, but the choice of researchers must be done cautiously. Abilities are very important.
Shen Binghe proposed that they should pick an overseas returning doctoral student, believing that a graduate with foreign education experience would likely have better abilities. He added, "Their English must be good. If we make advancents in the future, we’ll need to publish papers in English."
"That’s not a problem,"
Zhao Yi said, "As long as their English is passable, that should suffice. We don’t necessarily need it. We’re looking for a person who can do research, not a translator. A Ph.D. from our dostic top universities in materials science will be fine as well."
Although English is important, it’s is not necessary to choose an overseas returnee specifically, as long as the individual is skilled enough for professional papers.
While they were talking,
Yuan Haitao and his group found them and imdiately started their congratulations. Zhou Qing and Xue Fengge kept talking about the news from 307.
After hearing a few words, Zhao Yi understood, "You’re saying, there are results from the 307 team? The lting point of K03A has increased?"
"It increased by 100 degrees!" Yuan Haitao said forcefully, displaying his excitent.
Shen Binghe also started getting excited, "This is too amazing! A direct increase of 100 degrees will surely greatly enhance performance."
Zhao Yi frowned and asked, "Only 100 degrees?"
Yuan Haitao, Zhou Qing, and the others exchanged glances, not quite understanding what Zhao Yi ant. What does he an by ’only’ 100 degrees?
Isn’t 100 degrees quite a lot?
Zhao Yi muttered to himself, "I knew it wouldn’t be this fast, the value increased by 100 degrees it seems they only solved the mixing and deoxygenation problem, nothing else was resolved."
He calmly told the others, "Don’t get too excited, it’s still too early."
"The 307 team will have new results soon, I estimate that the lting point of K03A could increase by another 50 to 100 degrees, and its strength will also improve."
Ignoring the reactions of Yuan Haitao and the others, Zhao Yi turned back to Shen Binghe and said, "Let’s continue!"
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