Chapter 197: The sensation caused by the paper

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When Bao Zixuan's thesis was sent to the School of Aeronautical Power at the University of Oxford, many people were looking forward to it. Now this student has become a banner of Oxford, although it is inconspicuous and leaky when he was studying at Oxford. However, many people believe that it is because of the two years of basic study at Oxford that they can become erudite and versatile.

When he didn't enter the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, he had already founded the Black Cloud Game Company in Xiangjiang, which was inseparable from the Oxford training duel. Because Bao Zixuan is a native of Xiangjiang and studied in Oxford, the British always think that Britain trained him.

After getting Bao Zixuan's thesis today, this feeling is much stronger, and the aviation power major is studying in Oxford. In the United States, there are more courses in mechanical manufacturing, and if you have not studied this knowledge systematically in the UK, you can write such an excellent paper.

When the professor at the University of Oxford saw the paper, he immediately invited the chief engineer of Rolls-Royce to review the paper, and the chief engineer of the aviation giant was even more pleasantly surprised when he saw the paper. Isn't this the three-rotor engine idea that I dreamed of? Unexpectedly, a student predicted it in advance.

This is a gifted student, and he must bring him to Rolls-Royce. Such a genius idea, combined with Rolls-Royce's strong scientific research capabilities, will surely turn the three-rotor engine into reality.

Rolls-Royce's chief engineer is named David Hart, who has been with Rolls-Royce since graduating from Oxford University with a PhD. Now I occasionally come to the school to teach students, and I also recommend outstanding students to Rolls-Royce.

David Hart said excitedly to Evans, a professor at Oxford University and his own junior: "This is a genius idea, I have never seen such an idea of a student for a long time." You must keep this student for me, and I will bring him to Rolls-Royce and make him my assistant. ”

Evans: "David, calm down first. This student will not go to Rolls-Royce, if this student has the idea, he can even buy the entire Rolls-Royce company, he has the strength. ”

"The paper was sent by MIT, you should understand what I mean!"

David Hart heard Evans say it and saw the signature underneath the paper. I immediately understood that I was just attracted by the wonderful content of the paper. Now that I see the signature, I have completely understood that it turned out to be Bao Zixuan's paper. Now it seems that people will not come to work at Rolls-Royce, but they can buy this paper. Because he knew that Bao Zixuan, a student, would definitely register a patent, and Oxford University would not dare to occupy the student's scientific research results. Especially the scientific research achievements of students like Bao Zixuan, the consequences of that are not affordable by Oxford, a century-old famous school.

David Hart: "Can you contact Bao Zixuan, I would like to talk to him about the transfer of technology patents for three-rotor engines, after all, Heiyun has not yet entered the field of aero engines, this is an opportunity." If the other party has no chance once they enter, the current volume of the Black Cloud Group is larger than that of the entire Rolls-Royce Company. ”

Evans: "You can get connected, but I can't guarantee that someone will sell you the patent." First, Bao Zixuan is not short of money, and second, he has entered the field of automobiles. It was only a matter of time before he entered the aircraft field with his ambitions, but he had the strength. ”

David Hart: "It's just that the other party has not entered the field of aircraft engines to start in advance, and once the other party enters the field of aircraft manufacturing, we will have no chance at all." Now that orders in North America have plummeted, most aircraft manufacturers such as Boeing, McDonnell Douglas, and Loma have chosen General Motors and Pratt & Whitney engines. Rolls-Royce is in a very precarious situation, and the three-rotor engine can be described as a chance, or even the only one. ”

Evans: "I can try to contact Bao Zixuan for you, but I can't guarantee the outcome. ”

David Hart: "At present, it seems that it can only be resigned to fate, after all, the last thing Bao Zixuan lacks is money. ”

Bao Zixuan's paper attracted attention not only at Oxford, but also at MIT. After all, this is Bao Zixuan's thesis that was rated as a well-known alumnus before he graduated. When the professor of aviation power saw the three-rotor engine, he immediately regarded it as a classic.

After careful research and data analysis, it was agreed that a three-rotor engine was completely viable. This is a major breakthrough in aerodynamics, and the performance of traditional twin-rotor engines is not particularly stable today. Sometimes the design thrust-to-weight ratio is not reached, and a three-rotor engine can solve this problem perfectly. This is a great joy for the entire aviation community, especially in an era when international oil prices are getting higher and higher.

Three-rotor engines have many advantages such as fuel saving, light weight, and high thrust-to-weight ratio, but they also have their own defects, and the processing cost and difficulty are very high, and the material requirements for the engine are also very high.

After looking at the data on Bao Zixuan's paper, the professors affirmed this point of view even more. According to Bao Zixuan's theory, the three-rotor engine must be produced, after all, he introduced it in great detail in the paper, and even simply wrote the process flow.

It can be said that Bao Zixuan's thesis has caused a huge sensation before it has been defended, and ordinary people may not feel anything. But the world's major aircraft manufacturers are paying attention to this matter.

I want to know Bao Zixuan's next thought, whether to produce it himself or license the patent. After all, Heiyun Group has this strength, and at the same time, Bao Zixuan himself is an aviation power student, and he has this hobby.

He knew that this engine might not be able to be manufactured in a short period of time, but human research and development in aviation has always been very long.

Bao Zixuan plans to recruit aviation talents for reserve first, and will trial produce three-rotor engines at the same time. The place has been found, and a part of Heiyun's automobile factory in Xiangjiang will be allocated to the aircraft engine department. Now everything has to be done in secret, after all, aircraft engines are the core components of a national strategy, once the technology is mastered by the black cloud, then it is very unfavorable for the developed countries of the West.

In fact, Bao Zixuan knows that only now is the opportunity to give it a try, and the Xiangjiang issue is not particularly clear. Huaying has not yet negotiated, and the restrictions on Xiangjiang in Western countries are not so severe, and many equipment can still be purchased. Once the return negotiations have come to an end, it will be difficult to say, and some things will be even more difficult to achieve.