Rebirth of the 1980s: The Military Industry Empire

Engine shop, engine test stand.

A large group of people were gathered here, their faces filled with excitement. One middle-aged man was even standing on a nearby架子 (jia zi - shelf/frame), excitedly talking to the crowd.

"Our factory has imported a large number of advanced processing equipment to produce the German-designed 396 diesel engine. This equipment can also be used to process our 150HB diesel engine. The machining accuracy is a level higher than our previous equipment. We are confident that this diesel engine will meet the design specifications!"

The development of domestic tank diesel engines has been difficult. Initially, simply installing a turbocharger to increase power output to 730 horsepower took a lot of effort, and the cylinder head cracking problem took years to solve. But now, the development of the new diesel engine has become very smooth, thanks to President Qin!

President Qin contacted several engine manufacturers and had them disassembled for research. President Qin contacted many production equipment suppliers. President Qin even managed to get the blueprints for the 396 diesel engine and gave them to us. With all these preparations, research and development naturally got onto the fast track.

As he said this, he looked around: "Why isn't President Qin here?"

The 616 factory built the diesel engine and brought it to the capital for testing. How could President Qin be absent at such an important moment? It must be shown to President Qin. This feeling is like an elementary school student who got a perfect score on a test and can't wait to go home and tell his parents.

"I'm here," a voice came from outside. "How could I be absent from such a memorable moment?"

"President Qin!"

Zhang Baozhong greeted him excitedly: "President Qin, I heard you've been very busy lately. How did you find time to come?"

"No matter how busy I am, I have to attend the ignition ceremony of our tank engine," Qin Yang said. "Come on, let me see our 150HB diesel engine."

The entire engine block was painted red, which looked very festive. The V-shaped 12-cylinder design was full of power. The individual square cylinder heads were stamped on top, and two huge snail-like superchargers were installed on both sides, along with pipes that gleamed with metal. There was no need to paint them, after all, they had to withstand high temperatures.

Various water tanks and pipes were also connected, and the oil lines had been purged of air, waiting only for the start.

Old Zhu slowly walked over from behind, his eyes also on this engine. It was related to the success of the development of the motherland's third-generation tanks, so it must not fail!

"Old Zhu, will you start it?" Zhang Baozhong asked Zhu.

"Okay."

Buzz, buzz buzz!

The electric motor started first, and the flywheel and ring gear engaged, driving the entire engine to rotate. The clicking sound represented the high-pressure oil pump starting to pump oil! With a whooshing sound, puffs of black smoke came out of the exhaust pipe, and the engine speed became faster and faster. Suddenly, the engine seemed to come alive, from the initial reluctance to joyful rotation, the engine started successfully at once!

"Great, our 1,200-horsepower diesel engine has finally been successfully ignited! We have mastered the design and production of advanced tank diesel engines through our own efforts!" Qin Yang's eyes were full of longing: "Next, our advanced third-generation tanks should enter the prototype manufacturing stage!"

The engine and tank gun are all available, and next, we just need to build a hull and assemble these things together, and we can build an advanced third-generation tank!

The ignition of this engine represents the arrival of a new era!

"Idling speed, 800 revolutions per minute, output 150 horsepower! After stable operation for three minutes, increase to 1,000 revolutions!"

The testing of this new engine starts from idling. If the operation is stable and there are no problems, it will be slowly increased, and if it is increased to the planned 2,200 revolutions, it can output the planned 1,200 horsepower!

"1,000 revolutions, 300 horsepower, the turbine has begun to intervene!"

"1,200 revolutions, 500 horsepower, the turbine has entered a stable working state!"

As the speed continued to increase, the engine's power was also constantly increasing. The people present listened to the roar of the turbocharger, and their hearts were particularly excited.

Suddenly, abnormal black smoke came out of the engine's exhaust pipe, and the engine also began to gasp.

Huff huff...

"Abnormal power output, power dropped to 500 horsepower, shut down immediately!"

It broke down before it could output maximum power! Everyone's faces changed from sunny to cloudy.

"Three cylinders are misfiring!"

A technician said, looking at the instrument on the test stand.

"Disassemble it! Disassemble it and take a look!" Guo Liming said: "Failure is the mother of success. Being able to start it on the test stand for the first time is a victory!"

After working for a while just now, the temperature of the turbocharger was already very high, and you could get burned if you weren't careful, but the technicians didn't care. They were quick and removed the fuel injector in no time.

Looking at the dark fuel injector, Guo Liming's face was ugly: "Impossible, it hasn't been running for even ten minutes, and the fuel injector is burned out?"

"This one is completely burned out. Let's look at the situation of the other cylinders."

The fuel injector burned out after the engine ran for ten minutes. If it's not the engine's problem, then what is it?

Zhang Baozhong was the first to react: "Is there a problem with our diesel? We need high-precision machining technology to achieve a power output of 1,200 horsepower, but if our diesel quality is not good and there are impurities in it... That's right, disassemble the high-pressure oil pump!"

The surface of the shiny plunger pump was already covered with scratches. Looking at this scene, everyone felt like crying.

The diesel is bad! The engine was scratched, but the diesel is the same all over the country. How to solve this problem? Add another filter? This will increase the pumping resistance and reduce power.

"The fuel produced by Maoyou Factory has the best quality. Let's coordinate a batch of their diesel first," Zhang Baozhong said.

"Our refinery hasn't changed for decades. It's still using equipment imported from the Soviet Union. It's too crude and damaged our engine. I have to ask the petroleum department to compensate us for the loss! We must also urge them to improve the diesel quality!"

Everyone listened with wide eyes. In this era, there was no concept of claims. Everyone was a state-owned enterprise, a brother unit, and they would accept the loss themselves.

However, Qin Yang was serious and turned to walk outside.

"I'll go with you," Old Zhu said helplessly.

"No need, Old Zhu, some words are not convenient for you to say."

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