Chapter 291: There is no giving up in my dictionary
In people's conventional impression, the chief designer of an aircraft carrier should be very experienced and relatively old.
But in fact, in many fields, age does not necessarily mean anything.
When he first started working, Fan Haisheng was often looked down upon by others because of his young age.
However, Fan Haisheng still withstood the pressure. He started to participate in the design of aircraft carriers at the age of 24 and overcame many difficult problems in the world's aircraft carrier industry. He became the deputy chief designer of the aircraft carrier at the age of 30, and finally became the chief designer of the aircraft carrier when he was less than 40 years old.
Fan Haisheng has proved time and again through his own abilities that he is the most suitable person to be the chief designer.
"Then Professor Xu, please take a look at the relevant information first. After you understand the plan of Codename Five, we will study the subsequent task arrangements."
Originally, at today's meeting, Fan Haisheng just wanted to give Xu You a brief introduction to the project, and then make specific task arrangements after Xu You finished reading the information.
But the next few questions Xu You asked surprised Fan Haisheng.
"Professor Xu, you've never been in contact with an aircraft carrier before, right?"
"Yes, but I read some information yesterday and have a little understanding of aircraft carriers."
Fan Haisheng was stunned for a moment when he heard this.
This is not even a little understanding. If I didn't know, I would have thought that Xu You was designing aircraft carriers.
Obviously, Fan Haisheng had been prepared for Xu You's learning ability, but he didn't expect that Xu You's learning ability was actually even stronger.
"Mr. Fan, when I picked up Professor Xu yesterday, he didn't even have time to rest and went straight to the information room to stay the whole day. This spirit is really admirable," said Zhao Pingyang.
"Time is tight, and this is all as it should be. Then, Mr. Fan, Mr. Zhao, I will go back to the data room first. After I finish reading all these materials, we can discuss the specific plan."
"Okay, if you have any questions, feel free to contact us."
Speaking of which, Fan Haisheng had previously thought that it would take Xu You at least a month to finish reading all the information.
However, based on Xu You's progress on the first day, perhaps the actual time Xu You needs will be much less than expected.
Every day that followed, Xu You put all his energy into studying aircraft carriers.
Such a life seems monotonous and boring.
But Xu You knew that if he did not have such an opportunity, he might never have access to such insider knowledge.
Xu You cherishes this opportunity very much and enjoys the whole learning process.
Ten days later.
Xu You has read all the information and has a deeper understanding of the design of the entire aircraft carrier.
Even though Xu You had not yet been exposed to the knowledge of aircraft carrier construction.
But in theory alone, Xu You already possesses the basic abilities of an aircraft carrier designer.
This is not only due to Xu You's incredible learning ability, but also because the information here is very complete.
If Xu You only relied on the information searched on the Internet, it would take him an unknown amount of time to reach his current level.
After completing the study of these materials, Xu You contacted Zhao Pingyang to prepare for the next meeting.
This time, in addition to Xu You, Fan Haisheng and Zhao Pingyang.
Core designers and engineers from several Code Five projects also attended the meeting.
After everyone talked about some of the key points of the project, it was Xu You's turn to speak.
"I think the most urgent problem to be solved in building a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is the nuclear reactor problem."
Everyone agreed with Xu You's point of view.
The two biggest problems in our aircraft carrier construction are the power system and electromagnetic catapult technology.
We have solved the problem of electromagnetic catapult technology in Code Three.
What remains is the problem of the power system.
Our conventional power systems are already relatively mature.
But if we really want our aircraft carrier to compete with the world's top aircraft carriers.
It is imperative to develop a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
Nuclear aircraft carriers have greater advantages in terms of endurance, fuel, supply, concealment, and integrated combat capabilities.
Regardless of the amount of money invested, this is a project that must be undertaken.
But nuclear power is easy to talk about, but it is extremely difficult to actually build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
So far, there are only two countries in the world that have nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.
This also includes France, which owns the Charles de Gaulle.
Because many of the Charles de Gaulle's technologies are not mature enough, its actual combat capability may not be stronger than that of conventional aircraft carriers.
The only one left is the United States, which has eleven nuclear aircraft carriers.
Such naval strength is unique in the world.
To maintain peace in the surrounding areas, defend our rights and protect our security.
We must build a nuclear aircraft carrier as soon as possible.
"Professor Xu, the construction of nuclear reactors is indeed our top priority right now. What are your thoughts on this?"
In fact, we have already achieved relatively mature results in the nuclear power plants of nuclear submarines.
But compared with a nuclear submarine with a displacement of 10,000 tons, the displacement of an aircraft carrier can reach tens of thousands of tons.
Simply copying the nuclear reactor of a nuclear submarine to an aircraft carrier will not be able to meet the power requirements of the aircraft carrier.
In this regard, France's Charles de Gaulle is a typical example.
"My current idea is to first build a mathematical model of a nuclear power plant and study how to build a nuclear reactor through dynamic simulation."
"Yes, the nuclear power mathematical model is indeed a challenge we must overcome. I heard that Professor Xu is very good at simulation modeling. I'll trouble you with this work."
Fan Haisheng knew that Xu You was very good at theory.
In addition to physics, mathematics, computer science and other knowledge are also Xu You's strengths.
Such cross-disciplinary talents are very suitable for work related to nuclear power mathematical models.
After assigning the tasks, Xu You returned to his office and began preparing for modeling.
This time's modeling was the most complicated one Xu You had ever encountered.
A nuclear power device includes several important parts.
For example, the primary circuit side, heat transfer tubes, secondary circuit side of the steam generator, the high and low pressure steam turbines of the main steam turbine unit, the steam-water separator, etc.
The mathematical formulas involved would probably fill up several notebooks.
But Xu You did not back down.
The more difficult the challenge, the more it stimulated Xu You's fighting spirit.
In Xu You's dictionary, the word "give up" has never appeared.
