The so-called trial run refers to a period of test operation before the official run, aid at identifying and addressing potential issues.
This is a common occurrence in production, as there are always discrepancies between theoretical design and actual operation; no one knows what problems might arise.
After Chen Xin announced the completion of adjustnts to the production line, the isotope thermoelectric battery production line naturally needed to undergo a trial run.
There’s not much to say about the trial run itself; workers start up the equipnt and operate according to actual procedures. As long as there are no issues and the equipnt runs smoothly, the trial run naturally transitions into official operation.
The carefully selected and trained workers followed regulations to put on protective suits for cleaning and disinfection, and then entered the factory to their respective positions.
For these workers, working in such a radiation environnt might be dangerous, but in this apocalypse, having a job that doesn’t require facing the storm outside and offers good benefits is extrely valuable. No one would be foolish enough to make mistakes and get fired or give up such a job.
A job where one person works to feed the entire family is extrely rare in this apocalyptic world.
It was ntioned earlier that the food in the shelter is graded, and one must work to eat their fill. Even the best-treated field staff don’t have many privileges; they just get two extra energy bars in their food, which they can eat themselves or share with family mbers.
However, the job on this production line cos with double the food ration, and even without the energy bars, this is enough to feed a family of three or four.
So, all workers who can work on this production line are motivated and determined to do their job well.
Standing in the control room, Chen Xin watched through the monitors as the workers entered their posts and then said to the expectant researchers beside him, "If you’re ready, start."
"Okay." The researcher responded, picking up the public address system on the console and shouting loudly to everyone on the production line, "Equipnt trial run prep, all departnts, attention! Prepare to start!"
"Power system is normal, equipnt is being powered up!" A staff mber at the control room console reported loudly.
"Circuit breaker opened, equipnt powered up! Prepare to feed materials!" The commanding researcher quickly issued a new order.
Through the monitor, Chen Xin could see raw materials being fed into the production line’s intake as the command was issued.
Watching these scenes and feeling the serious and focused atmosphere from the staff around him, although the production line shouldn’t have any issues after the system upgrade, the atmosphere made Chen Xin feel both expectant and tense.
"Feeding materials ready!" A staff mber reported.
"Equipnt powered up normally, ready to start!" Another staff mber checked the console, and after seeing all the indicator lights on, shouted loudly.
"Start the production line! All departnts monitor closely!" The commanding researcher issued the start command while pressing the big red button on the control console to start the production line.
With the button pressed, all equipnt on the production line began operating.
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At the end of the production line, Chen Xin and the researchers were tensely gathered here.
The first isotope thermoelectric battery produced by this line was about to leave the production line, and everyone was nervously and expectantly waiting for the completion of this battery.
The researchers were filled with anxiety, worrying whether this battery would et the expected quality standards.
Although the trial run might produce a first batch that isn’t perfect, the researchers still held great expectations for this first isotope thermoelectric battery, hoping it could achieve the anticipated performance.
Soon, a silver-white battery was delivered to Chen Xin and the others via the conveyor belt of the production line, with a prominently green light bar on the side display screen indicating the battery’s current state was good.
Two researchers who had been waiting for a long ti quickly reached out together to lift the battery and began testing it nearby.
"Radiation levels are normal." A researcher used a Geiger counter to carefully scan the battery, and the counter did not raise any alarms.
Due to the use of radioactive isotope material, the battery itself emits radiation. If the production process isn’t up to standard and sealing is inadequate, radiation leakage could occur, which would be extrely dangerous.
Now that the battery has passed the Geiger counter test, everyone felt more at ease, as at least the sealing quality of the battery was up to standard.
Next is to test the battery’s power output, which is what everyone present is most concerned about.
After all, the purpose of this creation is to obtain energy. If the product is similar to the 10KW output power battery from previous laboratory trials, it’s not unusable, but a 10KW battery compared to a 100KW battery will obviously serve entirely different purposes.
According to expectations, the production line’s batteries are required to achieve at least 120KW of output power, although still short of Chen Xin’s 160KW isotope thermoelectric battery, 120KW is sufficient for most use cases.
The researchers connected the battery to instrunts for testing, and everyone’s eyes focused on the instrunts, waiting for the asurent results.
"Output power 120! 120KW! Stable output!" The staff in charge of asurent looked at the increasing readings, getting excited and loudly reporting the data displayed on the instrunt.
"We did it!" Many researchers jumped up excitedly and cheered loudly.
Although it’s not a major exciting project, after working tensely and busily for so long, building this production line amidst raging blizzards, now successfully producing batteries that et expected quality standards is sothing worth celebrating for everyone.
"Quickly record the process data and send it to the laboratory!" While everyone cheered, the leading researcher hadn’t forgotten important tasks and instructed several other researchers to record the process paraters.
Watching them continue working joyfully after their success, Chen Xin couldn’t help but feel an indescribable sense of achievent.
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