Spark

"What did you say? Got thermal barrier coating? Who did it?"

Chen Guo jumped off the bed abruptly, with an expression of excitement that could not be concealed.

This early in the morning, it was the scale model that completed the wind tunnel experiment, and the key material of the engine achieved a breakthrough...

Wait, is it really Chen Nian?

"Xiao Nian! He gave the formula!"

"The substrate is Ni-Cr-Y-Al-Co, the coating is Al2TlO5, MgO is added to improve the strength, and La2O3 is added to control thermal decomposition."

"Originally, we planned to use ion spraying to manufacture, but the method, this kind of equipment is only available at the Imperial Capital Materials Research Institute."

"So, we use the method of ball milling and hand-applying."

"The performance of the material made by this method is greatly reduced, but after experimentation, it is much stronger than the direction we have considered before!"

"If it can be fabricated by standard ion spraying, I estimate that the performance will be improved by at least 3 to 4 times."

"Now our material has been able to withstand a high temperature of 900 degrees to maintain stable performance, and it will not start to decompose until the temperature rises to 1200 degrees."

"If the technology keeps up... Calculated according to the working temperature of each part of the engine, this TBC can fully meet all needs!"

Having said that, Hu Xu who was opposite stopped to take a few breaths.

On the one hand, it was because he was too excited, and on the other hand, it was because he had stayed up with Chen Nian all night last night, and his middle-aged body couldn't take it anymore.

On this side, Chen Guo was not much better.

He walked up and down on the ground with bare feet, turned around several times, and then went to the kitchen to pick up the cup of hot water that had been poured out before.

The water is still warm.

"Old Hu, don't get too excited, I hear something is wrong with your voice, so hurry up and slow down."

"I'm fine, it's just that I've been tossing around all night, and I feel a little weak... Eh? Why is the voice so wrong?"

Chen Guo twitched the corner of her mouth helplessly, and replied:

"I have nowhere to go. You have been tossing all night, and I have been tossing all morning."

"I was called up by the phone after five o'clock. I hung up the phone and fell asleep for a few minutes, and you came again."

"But it's all good news, it's worth it!"

"Yeah, it's worth it... Damn it, I don't have to lick my heels for those American devils anymore!"

"Old Chen, do you know that just last month, we went to negotiate with HUNTSMAN."

"Our appeal is actually very simple, that is, we hope to cooperate with them and use their relationship with NASA to indirectly get in touch with some knowledge of ceramic-based composite materials."

"But do you know how bad their attitude is? I am a professor at a famous university, the first national outstanding youth, and an expert receiving a national subsidy!"

"When I took the team to find them, you know who they sent to pick us up? A little account manager."

"From beginning to end, I didn't even meet the person in charge."

"He only brought me one sentence: Even if the technology of HUNTSMAN is shared with us, we will not understand it."

"It's ridiculous...we don't understand, can they understand?"

"Who wants to cooperate with a bunch of stinky capitalists? They know nothing about materials. Don't we still value NASA's background?"

"They really take themselves seriously... Niang Xipi, fortunately, I'm still an alumnus of him, and we met once when I was at Yale."

Chen Guo listened silently. Although he didn't answer the conversation, he could fully understand the other party's feelings.

Yes, the refusal to cooperate is actually not unexpected, but to refuse in such an arrogant manner is a bit too insulting.

——

However, Hu Xu's last words gave him a new year.

Then he opened his mouth and said:

"Old Hu, do you think it's possible that he deliberately wants to embarrass you so much because he knows you and him are schoolmates?"

"... makes sense."

Hu Xu replied in astonishment.

He had never thought of this before, but after Chen Guo reminded him, he also remembered it.

you do not say!

If it wasn't for the alumni, maybe the people of HUNTSMAN wouldn't be so embarrassing themselves!

At the beginning, I resolutely returned to China regardless of the school's various attempts to persuade me to stay, and even rejected the opportunity that others dreamed of to enter NASA.

Although things didn't make a big fuss at the time because my research direction wasn't that critical, it was obvious that this experience had already been written in my background.

HUNTSMAN's own "alumnus" only needs to do a little research, and he can see what he has done in the past.

Then he can be forgiven for having a bad attitude towards himself.

After all, in their eyes, the act of returning home is no different from betrayal.

Hu Xu snorted coldly in his heart.

Hmph, betrayal?

You didn't give me the money to study abroad! That's the Huaxia public money I took!

——

But of course, when studying abroad at Yale, I also enjoyed a series of benefits and preferential treatment, which is undeniable.

But in contrast, the results left during my postgraduate study and Ph.D. are enough to write off these small favors.

When we meet again, if we can't be partners, we can only be opponents.

Fortunately, for the first time as an opponent, my side won a small victory...

Thinking of this, Hu Xu's mood brightened again.

He exchanged pleasantries with Chen Guo and hung up the phone. The victory news has been reported, but there are still more verification and optimization tasks waiting for him.

Time is tight.

Hu Xu took a few breaths, turned his head and walked back to the laboratory. Chen Nian, who was packing up sample residues and various tools, saw him coming in, immediately put down the things in his hand, and asked with a smile:

"Professor Hu, have you finished talking to the leader?"

Hu Xu nodded, walked up and patted Chen Nian on the shoulder heavily and said:

"It's over! You came up with this achievement, and you belong to the No. 22 project team, so I first notified Chen Guo."

"In the future, he should also contact me to ask for specific documents, and then report upwards step by step."

"This process may be a little slower, but it will definitely not exceed two days. You don't have to worry."

Chen Nian hummed and replied:

"I'm not in a hurry... Anyway, this material can't be mass-produced now, so I guess we have to let the Material Research Institute fix the plasma sprayer first."

"That's not a big problem-the technology of plasma spraying equipment is not complicated, but there is no demand for use before, so no resources have been invested in introduction and research and development."

"Since the ceramic-based material needs plasma spraying, let's make it——if it can't be made in the short term, buy a few first."

Hearing this, Chen Nian felt relieved.

In his previous life's impression, China's large-scale use of plasma spraying equipment was after 2007, but in fact, as early as the 1960s, plasma spraying technology had already taken shape.

He thought that there were some special restrictions, which made it impossible to introduce or develop this technology in China.

It seems that at this point, I really think too much.

"Understood Professor Hu, then the follow-up application work of this material will be handed over to you. If you still need my assistance, you can just contact me directly."

Hu Xu shook his head seriously, and said:

"The application work can be given to me, but this is me assisting you, not you assisting me."

"Chen Nian, remember, the result is yours, no one can take it away, and I will not allow others to take it away."

"There is only one thing you have to do, settle down, study hard, and study hard."

"I believe that as long as you are here, many things we didn't dare to think about or do before, now we can do it!"