Warship of Great Power

Since power plants and users are not in the same place, power needs to be transported there, and transmission lines also consume energy, so the transmission company must choose the most appropriate transmission method.

Conventional AC power for civilian use has two types: 110 volts and 220 volts. However, if this voltage is also used for power transmission, it would be too wasteful. A large amount of energy will be consumed on the transmission lines, and the main loss is heat.

Heating is related to current. The greater the current, the more heat is generated. When the transmitted electric power remains unchanged, the higher the voltage, the smaller the current. Therefore, with the development of technology, the transmission voltage is getting higher and higher. Generally speaking, if If you want to transmit electrical energy to a distance of 800 kilometers, you need a voltage of 110 kV to 330 kV, which is also the highest transmission voltage currently available in the West.

For the West, this technology is enough, but for the East, it is far from enough. After all, the energy is in the west and the users are in the east. The transportation from west to east often takes two to three thousand kilometers.

This requires ultra-high voltage transmission technology. The transmission voltage of more than 800 kilovolts is eight times higher than the voltage of 110 kilovolts, the current is reduced to one-eighth of the original, and the transmission loss is reduced to the original Sixty-four.

However, it is difficult to design and manufacture UHV transmission equipment. After all, with such a high voltage, insulation is a big problem. Dongfang has perfectly solved these problems and has become the standard setter in this field.

How awesome is it? In later generations, the United States will need to import power equipment from the East. For example, in 2017, the amount of imports reached 21.8 billion U.S. dollars. Americans have to use what they import. Therefore, people in the power company have to learn Chinese, because the equipment exported from the East, Never give English instructions!

The Americans are very bitter, but there is nothing they can do about it. After all, the technical standards are Eastern.

The equipment produced by Dongfang is not only used in UHV power transmission, but many ultra-high-power components can also be used on warships and catapults. Without these components, it would be impossible to build advanced electromagnetic catapults!

Dongfang can be the first to complete the practical use of electromagnetic catapults because Dongfang has this technical foundation. Other countries are not envious of it, because they do not have such a foundation at all!

At this time, Alex felt a sense of despair after hearing Raja's words.

"In other words, we can't build an electromagnetic catapult at all?"

"Yes, but we can't make it. France may make it. Maybe we can see how the French solve the problem." Raja said: "Of course, if there is no other way, we may still be able to make it." Find ways to purchase from the East through Da Mao.”

"No, no, we will never purchase from the East. This is our bottom line!" Alex's voice almost roared. Are you kidding, purchasing from the East? Ah San’s money will never be spent on Orientals!

It seems that we can only rely on the French.

France?

France, TT Company.

"How about it? Such an important project has been handed over to your company. We don't want to hear bad news. We just want to know when the prototype of the electromagnetic catapult can be handed over to us." Chapelon said: "Our navy's first The two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers are just waiting for good news about electromagnetic catapults.”

France is anxious. There are aircraft carriers coming one after another from the East, so forget it. The United Kingdom next door has two, which is tolerable. However, aircraft carriers are also starting to appear one after another in Africa and the Middle East. If France If the navy doesn't work hard, it may be surpassed by a small African country!

The 40,000-ton Charles de Gaulle is definitely not enough. They also need a new aircraft carrier. This aircraft carrier must be able to compete with the Eastern 003 aircraft carrier!

Relevant departments have begun demonstrations. It has a full load displacement of more than 80,000 tons, a total length of 304 meters, and a width of 90 meters. It has a rear island. Various advanced phased array radars must be installed on the island, and a nuclear power system must be used. But this nuclear power system cannot be too useless. The aircraft carrier must reach a speed of thirty knots.

The aircraft carrier as a whole is almost comparable to the Eastern aircraft carrier.

These are all hard targets, and at the same time, the electromagnetic catapult is also a hard target!

Anyway, France does not have steam catapult technology at all, and the Charles de Gaulle was imported from the United States at a high price. Once this electromagnetic catapult technology breaks through, they will no longer be controlled by others.

However, when faced with his questions, the engineers of TT Company all lowered their heads, looking a little embarrassed.

"What's wrong, everyone? Do you still have problems?" Chapelon said: "We have obtained most of the drawings, and the remaining drawings can be supplemented. Our French technology is world-class, is it not as good as Asan?"

"Even if we get all the drawings, we can't make them. There are some special parts, especially high-power parts, that we in the West can't produce at all."

"How is it possible? There are still parts that we can't produce?"

"Yes, only the East in the world can produce it, we..."

"Then let's buy it from the East!" Chapelon said: "We are not short of money!"

In order to develop electromagnetic catapults, they are willing to spend more money. Compared with the harvest, no matter how much they pay, it is worth it!

"Orientals don't sell it."

"Not selling? Why?"

"Because the technology is too advanced, it is a prohibited product for export."

Even if the French wanted to buy it, they couldn’t!

"Yeah, it's funny. They have a lot of technologies and products that are banned from export, such as their nuclear power plants."

This is even more ironic. Seventy percent of France's electricity comes from nuclear power. France's nuclear power technology is the most advanced. In the 1990s, it exported technology to the East to build the Daya Bay Nuclear Power Plant. Now, the East's nuclear power technology has surpassed the rest of the world and reached world-class level.

High-temperature gas-cooled nuclear reactor, just by hearing the name, you can feel how high-end it is! This is the world's first commercial fourth-generation nuclear reactor. The Orientals actually listed this reactor as a technology banned from export. Can this thing be used on aircraft carriers?

"Humph, if they can do it, we can do it too!" Chaperon said, "I don't believe our technicians don't have the strength."

"Of course, but we have estimated that it would cost about 500 million euros to make these parts."

Chaperon immediately felt overwhelmed. No matter what you do, you have to spend money, and you have to spend a lot of money! They are not afraid of spending money, but is it necessary?

"Can we find a way to purchase from the Orientals through the Russians? We can't buy it, but the Russians may."

"Then we need to contact Tomsk State University."

The technology came from there, which means that there is a connection with the Orientals. If we want to buy things now, we must go there.

After receiving the instructions, Mesag quickly came to Tomsk and met Volkov, the dean of the School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering.

"Mr. Volkov, our TT company is currently developing some projects that require high-power components. I wonder if you have suitable parts to sell to us."

"Of course, our technology is very advanced. As long as you make a request, we can make it."

"Okay, this is our demand."

Volkov took the document, opened the first page, his face darkened, turned three pages, and then closed the document: "What are these parts used for?"

"Our company uses an advanced motor customized for customers."

"Linear motor? Or ultra-high power?"

"You can say that, but these are the customer's secrets, and we are not convenient to disclose." Mesag said: "We just want to know if you can provide such components."

"Of course, but these components are very expensive. All the parts on your document add up to 200 million US dollars."

Now it was Mesag's turn to be surprised. He almost jumped up from his chair: "What, 200 million? You are too..."

Too dark, right? Where can you spend so much money? You purchase from the East, at most 20 million, and when it comes to you, it becomes 200 million. Make ten times the profit by reselling it?

"It's not easy for us, right? Let's not talk about anything else. Just for this super-power inductor component, we need to invest a huge amount of money in research and development. We failed thousands of times before we succeeded. Isn't this money?"

"Also, for this IGBT, the power you need is 100 times that of the commonly used parts on the market, but the heat generation cannot exceed the standard. For this thing, if you make 100, maybe only one is qualified. The money you have to spend is not for this one, but for hundreds of them including this one."

"Look at this again..."

Volkov's words are reasonable and Mesag can't object. After all, they really can't produce these things. Now they need to invest in research and development. At least 500 million yuan is needed. It's acceptable to spend only 200 million yuan.

"Okay, then I'll go back to discuss with the customer. If the customer agrees, we will pay half of the deposit first, and pay the other half after we get the goods."

"Of course."

After sending Mesag away, Volkov excitedly picked up the phone and called Nikola, and then Nikola excitedly called Qin Tao via video.

"Boss Qin, as expected, the French also came to us and wanted to buy parts. We asked for 200 million, and they accepted it. We made a lot of money again!"

Qin Tao's smiling face appeared in the video: "This is just the beginning. Next, Ah San will come to you again, and we can make another 200 million! Nicholas, congratulations."

"Qin, all this is your credit, I have to thank you! I thank you on behalf of the Navy!"

"It should be, we are all friends, it's too polite to say this. By the way, in order to better fool them, your Navy should also introduce your aircraft carrier project."

"I know, we will hold a press conference soon."

After the video call, Qin Tao smiled: "One trick, eat all the world, our Mingzhou Group will rely on world-leading technology to make money in the future!"

Xu Zhengyang on the side was a little worried: "Boss Qin, what should we do if Ah San and the French find that they can't use our parts after buying them?"

"What else can we do? We can find a way ourselves. They are not as skilled as others. What does it have to do with us?" Qin Tao was very calm.

They made money, but they didn't provide them with the technology. It was really easy to make money from these two rich people, India and France! Especially the French, did they think they got the technology for free and got a huge advantage?

The only one who got the advantage was our Mingzhou Group!

The Russians were once able to build aircraft carriers. If it were later, the nuclear-powered Ulyanovsk could be built, and the Russian surface ship force would become the second in the world. Although the Russians still stubbornly call that kind of warship a heavy aircraft carrier cruiser, it cannot hinder the expansion of the Russian navy.

Now, with the repair of the Kuznetsov, the addition of two amphibious assault ships, and the renovation of other cruisers, the strength of the Russian navy has begun to recover continuously, and they are also looking forward to returning to the peak.

Every once in a while, the Russian Navy will publicly display its aircraft carrier plan, from light to heavy, from conventional power to nuclear power, reflecting their pursuit of aircraft carriers. Although it is a PPT project, it is also fun!

However, no matter what the previous models are, they all have one thing in common: the bow of the ship jumps over the deck, and a catapult is installed at the angle.

For the Russians, choosing this plan is not only a nostalgia for the former nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, but also a choice forced by reality.

The Russians are geographically located in the north, and their naval ports even have a long freezing period, which has an inherent disadvantage in using steam catapults: the overflowing steam can easily freeze on the deck, causing the deck to freeze. The consequences of this are quite terrible, and the aircraft carrier will soon lose the ability to take off and land fighters.

Although there are many arguments that catapults can be used in high-latitude areas, just add some salt. As long as you think about it a little, you can know how ignorant these statements are.

The Russians will not be fooled. Even if salt is not frozen, won’t it corrode? Do you still complain that the salt content in the sea is not large enough?

The catapult can be used to allow carrier-based aircraft to have a more efficient dispatch capability, but the bow must be a leap deck. In case the catapult is frozen, there is still the leap deck at the bow that can be used.

Although the leap deck cannot dock aircraft, it greatly reduces the number of fighters carried, but it can play a key role at critical times!

But this time, the latest aircraft carrier plan shown by the Russians has eliminated the leap deck, and the entire warship deck is flat!

Facing a large number of journalists, Nicola introduced it in person.

"This is our latest Sea Cow-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier. This aircraft carrier has entered the detailed design stage and is expected to start formal construction next year. This aircraft carrier will become the most advanced aircraft carrier of our Russian Navy!"

"This aircraft carrier has a full load displacement of 90,000 tons and uses two 700-megawatt nuclear reactors. All energy is used for power generation. It uses the most advanced integrated power and electric propulsion scheme for the entire ship..."

The design of this aircraft carrier is quite standard and looks like a replica of the Oriental 003 aircraft carrier!

"At the bow, we plan to install two electromagnetic catapults and one on the angled deck. We will carry advanced carrier-based stealth fighters..."

Nicola's words are convincing, and the outside world has to believe that Russia has indeed launched a new aircraft carrier plan! The Russian Navy has passed the lowest point and is beginning to move towards a new era.

The Russian Navy will soon have a modern aircraft carrier! 90,000 tons will rank third in the world!

Faced with Russia's propaganda, the French could no longer sit still and immediately announced their latest aircraft carrier plan.

"We in France plan to build a brand new aircraft carrier, we call it PANG, this aircraft carrier has a full load displacement of 80,000 tons, and will have two electromagnetic catapults!" Chaperon said proudly: "This will be the most advanced aircraft carrier in Europe!"

In fact, the full load displacement of the aircraft carrier they planned is only 75,000 tons, but rounding it off, isn't it 80,000 tons? It will not be much worse than the 90,000-ton super aircraft carrier advertised by Russia, and at the same time, it will surpass the British aircraft carrier.

"After years of research, our navy believes that two catapults are enough. Although American aircraft carriers have four catapults, two of them are almost always idle..."

This is of course because of poverty. Two catapults are sky-high prices, and adding one more will feel painful. Of course, the French have long been accustomed to this layout of catapults.

One at the bow and one at the angled deck. The previous layout was because the deck area was small, and the current layout is still like this to save money!

Take the bow for example. If the catapult is placed on the right, a row of parking areas can be left on the left. This row of parking areas can accommodate at least ten fighters!

A catapult can also be placed on the angled deck on the left. If it is placed on the left, the take-off point will leave the main runway of the angled deck and will not interfere with the runway operation. This is how the East designed it.

"At the same time, we will continue to use nuclear power. We will use a newly developed nuclear reactor to drive the aircraft carrier, allowing it to run at a high speed of more than 30 knots!"

The Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier has been the world's slowest nuclear-powered aircraft carrier for many years. Now that a new aircraft carrier is built, this hat must be thrown off!

"Excuse me, does France have these technologies? For example, electromagnetic catapults?" A reporter asked below.

"Of course, we are developing related technologies, and we will conduct catapult tests at the latest next year!"