Nuclear Warlord

Chapter 496 Light Truck
Li Changfeng's life returned to peace again.

After the envoys from the Western World established diplomatic relations with Daqian, they were not in a hurry to leave and wandered around the capital to buy things, but this had nothing to do with him.

He devoted all his energy to nuclear weapons research.

In the blink of an eye, half a year has passed.

The complicated processes such as precipitation, solvent extraction, and ion exchange required for immersion water separation have all been broken through. The relevant solvents have been prepared and small-scale experiments have been conducted.

The results are gratifying.

Although there are still certain problems, the required nuclear raw materials have been separated.

The next step is ion exchange resin filtration, in which heating and gasification is very troublesome and requires a lot of power support. Many key technical difficulties have not yet been overcome.

There are theories and directions, all that is needed now is patience and time.

At this time, the second hydropower station in Daqian was about to be completed and put into operation. Li Changfeng ordered the construction of a nuclear raw material extraction plant near the hydropower station to prepare for the production of yellow cake after the next step of filtration.

Yellowcake is the common name for uranium concentrates in the form of diuranates or uranates.

The next step is to purify purer uranium concentrate. When it turns brown or black, it indicates that its purity is basically up to standard and can be used for subsequent nuclear weapons manufacturing processes.

At this point, Li Changfeng handed over the subsequent research to Liang Dafu and the Nuclear Weapons Research Institute, and went to the automobile factory to inspect.

The light-duty truck based on the Changfeng brand automobile engine has completed road tests and load-carrying durability tests. Today is the day of final testing before it is officially put into production.

For the development of the entire industrial system, this day is of great significance, and Li Changfeng naturally wants to personally take care of it.

When we arrived at the R&D workshop, it was already full of people.

After everyone paid their respects, He Yongyan, director of the Mechanical Research Institute, began to introduce.

"Your Highness, let's talk about the engine first. We have improved the cylinder structure and expanded the cylinder volume. The power has been greatly improved. The durability has been tested and there is absolutely no problem!"

With that said, He Yongyan took Li Changfeng to a disassembled engine and began to introduce it in detail.

Li Changfeng listened to the certification without any impatience.

The process of listening is the process of learning, which will broaden his mind and allow him to recall more relevant knowledge from past lives. After that, he will build a more powerful engine.

Ultimately, it was about building airplanes.

This is crucial.

Just think about it, if nuclear weapons are developed but have no delivery capability, what is the use?

As for precision-guided missiles and intercontinental ballistic missiles, he can't even think about it now.

Compared with propeller aircraft, this is really too complicated.

Finally, He Yongyan said: "Of course, the disadvantage is not without it, that is, increased fuel consumption, which will lead to increased use costs."

Li Changfeng smiled and said: "Increased horsepower will inevitably lead to increased fuel consumption. This is normal. Don't worry about it. In the future, you can make more fuss about the combustion ratio and compression ratio, and the fuel consumption may be reduced."

He Yongyan nodded: "Well, Dean Liang mentioned this before. It is a future research topic. Okay, let's take a look at the truck chassis. This thing is very important for a truck."

Li Changfeng had no interest in this.

"Prince, I won't read the chassis. Let's go directly to the finished product."

"Okay, Your Highness."

He Yongyan didn't waste any time and brought Li Changfeng directly to the samples that were about to be mass-produced.After seeing the actual car, Li Changfeng couldn't help but twitch his face.

At the beginning, he considered the need to transport goods and people over long and short distances, and at the same time sleep in the car. He drew a drawing of a Wuling double-cab truck based on his past life memories and asked them to build it according to this shape.

His expectation was that it would be somewhat similar.

As a result, the actual car in front of him greatly exceeded his expectations.

If some details are changed and a Wuling logo is added, it will be almost exactly the same as the Wuling car from the previous life.

For a moment, Li Changfeng felt like time and space were confused.

Seeing his strange expression, He Yongyan asked nervously: "Your Highness, do you have a question?"

Li Changfeng came back to his senses and said with a smile: "No problem, it exceeded my expectations, very good!"

He Yongyan breathed a sigh of relief, opened the car door and introduced him.

“In line with the principle of cost-saving and practicality, the cab is very simple...”

Li Changfeng watched quietly.

How can this be simple? It can only be described as simple.

Apart from the pedals used to operate the car, along with the handbrake and steering wheel, there is nothing else.

The only thing worthy of praise is that due to Li Changfeng's special reminder, the seat is not straight up and down, but somewhat ergonomic, which is very important for the driver.

As for the back row, it is even more crude. It is simply a long bench with a backrest, made of metal, and without two cushions.

Li Changfeng has no dissatisfaction with this.

At the beginning of designing this car, Li Changfeng's request was to reduce costs as much as possible, so that the price of the truck could be lowered and more merchants and people could afford it.

Changfeng trucks want to become people's entrepreneurial partners and run in every corner of Daqian.

After the introduction, Li Changfeng got into the car and drove for a while. The gear shifting was smooth and the horsepower was strong. There was no problem in using it to pull goods.

"There is no problem with the car. Let the car factory put it into mass production immediately."

Because there are no trucks, the railway network and road network being built in Daqian still use horse-drawn ox-carts and rickshaws to transport construction materials, which is very inefficient.

The advent of trucks will inevitably greatly improve construction efficiency, which is very important for promoting the industrialization process of Daqian.

He Yongyan naturally understood the importance of the truck. He nodded solemnly and said, "Don't worry, Your Highness, the car factory has made sufficient preparations and production can start today."

"Very good, how is the research and development of diesel engines going?" Li Changfeng asked.

At present, the load capacity of this light-duty truck, which is fueled by gasoline, is not strong enough.

If you want to pull more and heavier cargo, you need a diesel engine with far more torque than a gasoline engine.

He Yongyan said: "President Liang has led us to study diesel engines before. We have mastered the basic principles and even have an immature prototype. Next, we will invest more time and energy and think it will be realized soon. Practical applications.”

Li Changfeng nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, some core researchers will be assigned to carry out technical research on diesel engines, and then you will lead some researchers to start new research."

He Yongyan suddenly became interested: "What are you studying?"

Li Changfeng did not say anything immediately, but said seriously: "Have you ever imagined using the power generated by an engine to make something like a bird fly under human control?"

(End of this chapter)