Great warships

Chapter 819 Nuclear Power Treasure

That night.

"Come on, cheers, I wish our 22350 frigate a successful completion of the construction work!" Qin Tao raised his glass.

"That's right, cheers, our navy has stepped out of the downward trend of strength from today, and will become a powerful naval force again!" Nicholas was very excited, he didn't care where the warship was built, what he cared about was the brand new When will the warship be built, and when will it be equipped in his troops? He trusts Qin Tao very much, and the construction project is handed over to Mingzhou Group, and then he just waits to get the warship.

The banquet hall was full of excitement. After drinking for three rounds, Nicholas said: "Qin, our frigate project has started, but our nuclear-powered cruiser modification project cannot continue. That damned director of the power supply bureau , I can't wait to shoot him down!"

"Nicolas, it's not difficult. You just need to reorder a floating dock from us. Don't worry, we'll give you the best price."

Nicholas shook his head: "The floating dock is not purchased by us, it has to be purchased by the ship repair yard. They must not have the funds."

"Then you guys tow the cruiser over and rebuild it in our Mingzhou Group's shipyard."

"This doesn't work either. The superior requires that it must be refitted in our country. After all, there are many secrets on it."

Speaking of this, Nicholas was really troubled.

"In this case, there is only one way."

"What way?" Nicholas' breathing became short of breath.

"Building a ship on the beach." Qin Tao said: "Isn't that how I remodeled the aircraft carrier for Ah San? Anyway, your nuclear-powered cruiser is strong enough, just rush to the beach, and after rushing up, set up scaffolding Renovate, wait until it is improved before pulling it down.”

Makarov did not speak, but there was endless sorrow in his heart. In fact, the Nikolayev Shipyard still has related equipment, but Da Mao will not entrust the maintenance task of the warship to Er Mao. There will be constant problems, such as arrears of maintenance funds and the like.

A country that was once so powerful can't even repair a single warship!I'm depreesed.

"Building a ship on the beach? This method is good!" Nicholas nodded: "This way, the ship can be repaired without a floating dock. After I go back, I will introduce this plan to the 82 ship repair yard. If it works, you have to go there. Let's work together. Research on modification."

"of course."

Qin Tao knew that the other party would never bring the Kirov class over for his own maintenance. In this case, he would offer a suggestion so that the other party can continue to repair it. Anyway, his own side can also make money in this project.However, with the procrastination character of the old man, even if he offered this suggestion, he didn't know how long it would take to get it done.

"Thank you Mr. Qin for reminding us, with Mr. Qin, no matter what problem we have, we can solve it!"

"That's right, Boss Qin is too good, cheers!"

While drinking and chatting happily, Xu Zhengyang walked over gently and whispered something in Qin Tao's ear, Qin Tao's expression changed instantly.

"Qin, what happened? Do you need our help?" Nicholas immediately asked with concern.

"I didn't expect that some dog legs were pushed by the owner to block the gun, and when the owner gave a piece of meat, they obediently rushed over and wagged their tails." Qin Tao said.

Who is this talking about?Nicholas thought for a while: "Kangaroo country? What benefits did the Yankees give them?"

"The Kangaroo Country is in a lawsuit with Sweden. They want to return all the diesel-electric submarines purchased from Sweden and demand compensation for the losses. It is estimated that the lawsuit will take many years, which means that they have no submarines at this stage."

The equipment of the submarine force in the Kangaroo Country is aging, so they decided to purchase modern large-scale conventional diesel-electric submarines from Sweden. As a result, these diesel-electric submarines are not powerful and have frequent failures. This time there was a big accident. Next, how will they update the submarines? The equipment of the troops has become a big problem.

The best diesel-electric submarine in the world is Dongfang's 039. Can the Kangaroo Country buy it with confidence?from other countries?Although the German submarines are also very good, but the displacement is not large. Sweden enlarged the mature model, and there was a big problem. Now, if they use the enlarged version of the 209 submarine, they will have the same type of problem. The submarine displacement of the island country is enough. Yes, but according to relevant laws, submarines from island countries cannot be exported, so the Kangaroo Country has no suitable submarines to choose from for a while.

"The Yankees gave the Kangaroo State submarines? No, the Yankees don't have conventional diesel-electric submarines. Could it be that they gave them nuclear submarines?"

The entire banquet hall fell silent. The news was so shocking that everyone couldn't accept it for a while.

"They are clearly trying to disrupt the world order!"

"Yes, we must stop them!"

Nicholas frowned and said nothing. Just now he said he wanted to help Qin Tao, but now he can't do anything.

The reason is also very simple, because the old man is also doing this kind of thing.

Although the old Maozi did not sell the nuclear submarine with great fanfare, the old Maozi leased the nuclear submarine to Ah San. The lease for ten or twenty years is almost the same as selling it. So now, they really can't publicly criticize the behavior of the Americans. The United States People will fight back against them without hesitation.

I just boasted a lot, but now I can't do it, Nicholas is very embarrassed.

"This should be revenge for our actions some time ago." Qin Tao said: "We let the Americans lose face. Although they were forced to release Max, they were obviously unwilling, so they concocted such an arms sales project. , trying to make us more difficult, but since they have done so, we have nothing to hesitate."

"Boss Qin, do you have a solution?"

Qin Tao nodded: "If they can sell it, so can we!"

Mingzhou Group wants to sell nuclear submarines?Nicholas frowned. When it comes to nuclear submarines, the United States and Da Mao have the most advanced technology. Even if Da Mao fell, they did not give up on nuclear submarines. The small amount of funds still supports the construction of nuclear submarines, and occasionally one will be put into service.

Dongfang's nuclear submarine technology is not advanced. The Mingzhou Group is now building the most advanced in their country. This kind of submarine must be for personal use and cannot be exported.What does Mingzhou Group want to sell?
"Nicolas, since you are here, why don't you go to Mount Dalie together tomorrow to participate in the public display ceremony of our nuclear power treasure?"

"Nuclear treasure?"

Regarding the possible transaction between the Americans and the Kangaroo Country, Qin Tao had already predicted it, so Qin Tao didn't think there was any fuss at all. Of course, the performance just now was just for the old men to see, otherwise they would not ask questions Well, it's not easy for Qin Tao to send out an invitation. It would be more grandiose to go with Lao Maozi.

Qin Tao's countermeasure is the nuclear power bank, but now, no one in the outside world knows what the nuclear power bank is, after all, there is no power bank in this era.

"That's right, Nuclear Power Treasure." Qin Tao said, "We'll find out when we go together tomorrow."

Dalieshan not only has a nuclear power plant, but also a nuclear reactor assembly plant. It has become the nuclear base of the East. Needless to say, the nuclear submarine built by the Mingzhou Group can be assembled here even if it wants to build a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier in the future!
Of course, the public display of the nuclear power treasure project should also be placed here.

Since it is a nuclear base, it is tightly guarded, and it is impossible for ordinary people to come up here. Even Zhang Zhong stepped up here for the first time after it became a nuclear reactor assembly base.

He received the news last night and flew over overnight. Although he didn't have a good rest all night, he is now in good spirits.After all, what he was going to report was another big news!
"Dear audience, behind me is Dalieshan. There is not only the Dalieshan nuclear power plant, but also the Dalieshan nuclear reactor assembly plant. Now, it has developed into the most important nuclear submarine base in China. Today, we are here , is to report a major news, the researchers here have developed a brand new nuclear power treasure." Zhang Zhong talked in front of the camera lens: "Every audience probably don't know, even I heard it for the first time, This nuclear power treasure is a power station, but its integration is very high. It is said that the power source and generator can be integrated into a container, or even smaller. Such a nuclear power treasure can be towed to any place. In some remote areas, the nuclear power treasure is the best power supply device. However, what is its principle? Let us find out!"

After the first video was over, Zhang Zhong heard noisy voices coming from outside. Mr. Qin had already brought the guests!

"Quick, close up a few shots!"

"Now, we see that Mr. Qin has come to Dalie Mountain. There are many people around him. The person next to him is actually Nicholas, an important leader of the Damao Navy! It seems that this nuclear power treasure It was announced to the public that many guests were invited, but yesterday Mingzhou Group just started construction of the 22350 frigate, and Da Mao's leader is still in Mingzhou, so it is normal to come to this public display together." Zhang Zhong said: "Wait until Next, we will try to interview His Excellency Nikolai, I wonder if we will have this opportunity."

Nicholas stepped on the ground of Dalie Mountain and looked at the surrounding scenery: "If you look at it from the sky, this place should be a very normal island with green trees and lush greenery. A nuclear reactor production plant has been established on this small island, where is the plant?"

"Just behind the green trees, there is a factory. In fact, we can't call it a complete production factory here, but an assembly factory."

The production of nuclear reactors is complicated and requires a lot of parts. It is impossible to do all of them on the island. In fact, the island mainly assembles the parts produced in various places.

After finishing speaking, Qin Tao glanced at Zhang Zhong and smiled: "Mr. Bureau, you came early! Come, let me introduce you!"

Zhang Zhong was excited and ran over quickly.

Nicholas looked at Zhang Zhong curiously: "Secretary seat?"

He recognized Zhang Zhong, this person often hosts military programs, and many programs are forward-looking, so Zhang Zhong is very famous in the military field, but he doesn't know why he still has the name of the chief?

"Because Zhang Zhong often publishes some shocking remarks, many people say that he is the director of the Strategic Deception Bureau. The director also recognizes this name and often uses this name to refer to himself." Qin Tao explained.

Nicholas was thoughtful: "He is really suitable for this job!"

"Hello Mr. Qin, Your Excellency Nicholas, I am very glad to meet you. I wonder if you are free to take over my interview?" Zhang Zhong looked at Nicholas expectantly.

Nicholas thought for a moment, then shook his head: "Forget it, I'm not suitable to be exposed to the public, let alone appear in your show."

Zhang Zhong was a little disappointed. At this moment, Nicholas continued: "However, you can interview my subordinates. We are currently trying to transform the Type 1144 cruiser. If you have an idea, you can do a professional program. Imagine what the Project 1144 cruiser would look like after the transformation."

Qin Tao admired it very much. Those who can get into this position are all good people. He just introduced the Strategic Deception Bureau a little bit, and Nicholas immediately thought of using this organization.

Although the old Maozi is ambitious to transform the Kirov-class cruiser, they have no money or technology, they only have ideas, and they don't know how many twists and turns they will have to experience, but they can think about it!
Not only can they think, but also professional people can think about it. A talent like Zhang Zhong will definitely be able to perfect a super missile battleship for them!When it is aired, it can also be shown to the whole world. A skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and the old man still has a lot of background.

With Zhang Zhong's level, they will definitely be able to complete the task satisfactorily.

Zhang Zhong first glanced at Qin Tao, saw Qin Tao nodding, and then took over the conversation: "Okay, then let's go and inspect your warship as soon as possible, there is one in the Far East, we will record some programs in the past, and then we will imagine After a while, this kind of battleship will definitely become the strongest cruiser of this era, bar none!"

Even if this brief contact is over, Zhang Zhong can't keep nagging, after all, this is not his show, he followed behind the two, walked through the woods, and walked towards the nuclear reactor assembly plant.

Originally, Zhang Zhong thought that the people here would wear shielding suits and do the most dangerous work. Who would have thought that after entering, these people’s work clothes are the same as those of the workers of Mingzhou Group. They carry various tools to work , some electric welding, some drilling, and some densely packed pipes seem to be very common, but everyone does it very meticulously.

In fact, as long as the nuclear reactor is not stuffed with nuclear fuel, it is an ordinary mechanical device, nothing special. The shell of the nuclear reactor, internal piping, heat dissipation system, etc. are generally made of various metals, so it is essentially the same as shipbuilding. It's almost the same, of course, the required quality is higher.

It is not allowed to take pictures here, the photographer brought by Zhang Zhong obediently followed behind, until the end of the workshop, and came to the front of a piece of equipment.

This equipment is a flat cylinder with a diameter of about six or seven meters and a thickness of more than one meter. It is not lying on the ground, but erected. When Zhang Zhong saw this thing, he seemed to understand What.

"Boss Qin, can we shoot here?"

"Of course, we are going to announce our nuclear power treasure project to the public, and you can shoot whatever you want." After Qin Tao finished speaking, he glanced aside: "Krasnopolsky, do you want to come to our audience? introduce?"

"Of course, this is my proudest work!" Krasnopolski said: "At present, many nuclear reactor experts are making rapid progress in high-temperature gas-cooled reactors. Of course, I also want to make achievements in my field of expertise. Our nuclear power treasure is my masterpiece!"

After coming to the East for many years, Krasnopolsky can speak the Oriental dialect, but not particularly fluently.

"Let me introduce the basic parameters first. The thermal power of our nuclear power plant is 3 megawatts, and the final output electric power is 1 megawatt..."

"Thermal power?"

"Yes, our nuclear power treasure is a device that uses miniature nuclear reactors to generate electrical energy. The parameters of nuclear reactors are of course thermal power."

"It's actually a small nuclear power plant? Audience friends, what appeared before our eyes is the smallest nuclear power plant in the world!" Zhang Zhong introduced excitedly. In fact, he knew what a nuclear power plant was before he came. Yes, but the audience doesn't know!He had to tell the audience in front of the TV in this way.

"That's right, it is indeed the smallest nuclear power plant in the world. Unlike those nuclear batteries, it does not rely directly on radiation sources to generate electricity, but generates heat first, then drives a steam turbine, and then drives a generator to generate electricity." Krasnopol Sky introduced: "The nuclear reactor is at the bottom of our disk, the steam turbine is on the left above, and the generator is on the right. Of course, nothing can be seen from the outside now. By the way, there is still a The channel can pass through this disc."

What's this?It is properly prepared for the submarine!
As long as the submarine is cut open, this compartment can be put directly in, and a passage is left in the middle, so that you can go from the front compartment to the back compartment!
As long as this thing is announced, it will definitely make countless military experts shine. Any conventional diesel-electric submarine can be transformed into a nuclear submarine!

The output power is 1 megawatt, which is really not that big. If it is converted into horsepower, it is more than 300 horsepower. For a large submarine, this power is not enough to make it advance at full speed underwater, but it can run more than a dozen The knot is still no problem, why is the submarine running so fast?Do you expose yourself to increased noise?There is enough motivation now!
Zhang Zhong has already seen the function of this thing, but as long as Mr. Qin doesn't order it to be announced to the public, he can't say it directly and let others guess.

"We know that ordinary nuclear reactors are very large. How can this nuclear reactor be so small?" Zhang Zhong asked.

"This is because we are using advanced liquid metal to cool the reactor." Krasnopolsky said: "If you want to make the nuclear reactor small in size and high in thermal power, you need an efficient coolant to quickly remove the heat. In the era of the Red Empire, we developed several nuclear reactors of the same type, allowing our submarines to run at a high speed of more than 40 knots underwater. It was just not very mature at that time, but now, we have matured these technologies. Yes! The nuclear power treasure we have developed will become the best energy supply device in different fields of sea, land and air. Now, I will introduce the advantages of this nuclear reactor to everyone."

"We know that ordinary pressurized water reactors use water. Whether it is light water or heavy water, it will boil at 160 degrees Celsius. In order to ensure that the water is still hot when it is above [-] degrees Celsius, it must be pressurized to [-] degrees Celsius. At atmospheric pressure, the reactor has been working in an ultra-high pressure state, and once it is damaged, there will be catastrophic consequences. However, the liquid metal we use is still hot even at [-] degrees, so it usually works under normal pressure. Our nuclear submarines are very safe and will never be terrible pressure cookers!"

Krasnopolsky is very confident about this kind of nuclear reactor: "At the same time, our liquid metal is very efficient as a coolant. After all, its thermal conductivity is thirty times that of water, and it only needs a small volume to It can take away a lot of heat, so that the efficiency of our nuclear reactor will be very high. Don’t look at our current nuclear power plant, which only has a thermal power of [-] megawatts. In fact, we have considered various factors to limit the operation. If we put When turned on, it can output ten megawatts of thermal power, or even more."

Compared with nuclear submarine reactors with a thermal power of hundreds of megawatts, its power is still very small, but its volume is also small. Such a cabin contains all nuclear reactors, steam turbines, and generators, which is quite compact.

"In addition to these, another feature of our nuclear power plant is its high fuel utilization rate." Krasnopolsky continued: "We know that ordinary nuclear reactors use uranium 235, a nuclear element There are very few in nature, and more than 90.00% of them are uranium 238. This element is generally treated as nuclear waste in the purification process. At most, some countries that do not care about the environment use it to make depleted uranium bombs. And our nuclear power treasure can use the uranium 238 in the nuclear fuel by using the multiplication characteristics of uranium 238, which greatly improves the utilization rate. Under normal use, it can guarantee that the nuclear fuel will not need to be replaced for ten years. As for ten years later, we This nuclear power bank can be eliminated as a whole, replaced with a new one, and then processed as a whole without dismantling, which greatly reduces the cost of subsequent processing."

"Listen to you, nuclear power treasures are all advantages!" Zhang Zhong was very excited.

"Of course, nuclear power treasure belongs to the most advanced technology. We have reached the world's number one level in this field! Of course, in addition to nuclear reactors, steam turbines and generators are also very advanced. The generators come from the famous Golden Sun At the same time, the control of the entire system is also very advanced, it can be fully automated without human intervention!"

(End of this chapter)