Chapter 210: Understanding the Gap

Cheng Yuan looked at the surprised Ma Zhicheng, smiled slightly, and said, "I want to build a solar power station located in the stratosphere, but there are some technical problems in it that need some support." ”

Ma Zhicheng shuddered for a moment, his eyes widened, and he looked at Cheng Yuan like a monster.

It is impossible to say that it is not shocking!

Think about it, Cheng Yuan has come up with one technology after another since he became famous, starting from the intelligent robot Dabai, to the interactive holographic projection system, and then extending to the field of materials, the new graphene preparation, which is still talked about by experts from the Academy of Sciences.

In addition to these, the appearance of a Z1 robot half a month ago made them extremely shocked.

Many of the technologies contained within the Z1 have been spun off and ready to be used in other areas to make these technologies more useful.

In just half a year, this eighteen-year-old boy was able to come up with so many technologies in one go, how could he not be shocked!

In particular, he actually reached out to the energy field at this time.

The power station located in the flat process is an area that many scientists have fantasized about, but has never achieved.

High-altitude energy, that is an endless treasure trove, as long as the earth is still rotating, as long as the sun can still shine, the energy in this field will be inexhaustible!

But this infinite treasure trove of energy is not so easy to open.

The most important of these is the total weight of the high-altitude aircraft, the flight speed, and the power conversion efficiency, which are all factors that they need to consider.

Although there are many difficulties to overcome, the use is still very wide, because the stratosphere has stable meteorological conditions, good electromagnetic characteristics, and close proximity to the ground, this area has become an ideal height for high-resolution earth observation, aerial warning and communication relay activities.

Not only in the field of energy, but also in the field of communication services, stratospheric suspended platforms residing at an altitude of 20 kilometers. The effective coverage area of the ground can reach 19,000 square kilometers, and within this range, it can provide high-speed communication services as a small communication terminal.

Not only that, due to the emptiness of the high-altitude field, multiple platforms can be set up to work on it, which can achieve communication coverage in a larger area. Expand the scope of its application.

In terms of earth observation, because of its relative proximity to the ground, stratospheric platforms can provide higher resolution and accuracy than satellite observations! Moreover, compared with satellites placed in space, stratospheric platforms are not only inexpensive in cost, but also have high mobility, and can maneuver to the airspace above the disaster area to set up a temporary monitoring and communication system when a disaster strikes.

In addition, stratospheric flying chess can also solve the problems of wireless network coverage, earth remote sensing imaging, space observation, atmospheric measurement, resource monitoring and military reconnaissance on a global scale.

All of the above are stratospheric aircraft features a bit.

Of course, it also has many disadvantages of its own, first of all, due to the relatively thin stratospheric air. Moreover, the stratospheric aerostat configuration is huge, and its actuator responds slowly.

However, this problem is definitely not a problem for Cheng Yuan.

The slow execution is due to the relationship between the information transmission program, and the process is far from bad in this regard.

The only trouble is that there is a total cable connecting the aircraft to the ground.

It is the only drawback of this design, but it cannot be improved, but this thing is not a big disadvantage for Cheng Yuan, after all, it is a civilian equipment. There is no need to scruple too much.

There are disadvantages, and naturally there will be advantages.

Aircraft located in the stratosphere can use the light gases they carry. Rely on net buoyancy to enter the stratosphere for flight or stay.

In addition, stratospheric vehicles do not need to be equipped with a special launch vehicle like a rocket, and have the advantages of recyclable maintenance, redeployment and low cost. Again, stratospheric vehicles are much higher than the average airplane and helicopter. There is no possibility of a collision.

As long as the distribution of cables is reasonably planned in advance, it will not affect the flight of the aircraft.

These advantages and disadvantages have basically been studied by countless people over and over again, I don't know how many times!

But research is always research, and everything is just a fantasy until the finished product is made.

Now, Cheng Yuan suddenly brought up this matter. Ma Zhicheng was suddenly shocked.

Not to mention the stratospheric power station proposed by Cheng Yuan, aside from the development of power stations, the application of this technology to the above-mentioned projects will definitely make a huge change in the whole of China.

Looking at Ma Zhicheng with a hellish look, Cheng Yuan shrugged indifferently, he was used to such a gaze.

Whether it was Dabai, gene enhancer, or Z1 robot, everyone looked at them like this, in Cheng Yuan's opinion, as long as the other party got used to it, it would naturally return to normal.

Yang Qiaoyuan was like this at the beginning, and now he hears that he has new technology, except for surprise, there is no difference.

"Can you help me get in touch?" Cheng Yuan saw that Ma Zhicheng hadn't come back to his senses yet, and couldn't help but remind.

Ma Zhicheng was taken aback, came back to his senses, and hurriedly nodded: "Yes! Of course this can, but I still need to report this matter, otherwise it will ......" Ma Zhicheng looked at Cheng Yuan with some embarrassment.

"That's fine, anyway, this technology is not a shady thing. Cheng Yuan said.

Seeing Cheng Yuan's indifferent look, Ma Zhicheng's eyes condensed slightly, and he said solemnly: "Mr. Cheng, maybe for a genius like you, this may be a very ordinary technology, but we must keep this kind of technology secret!"

Cheng Yuan was stunned for a moment, and said, "As for it?" He couldn't figure it out, this kind of technology doesn't seem to be too advanced, I heard that Russia and the United States have already studied airships in depth, and it won't be much worse if they want to come to their own country.

Looking at Cheng Yuan's ignorant look, Ma Zhicheng smiled bitterly: "Mr. Cheng, you may not know that sending airships to the stratosphere is what every country wants to do now. But no country can do it consistently, do you know why?"

After several developments, Cheng Yuan's head naturally reacted quickly, and he didn't understand it before because he didn't pay too much attention to this aspect of technology, but when he saw Ma Zhicheng's appearance at this time, he understood that this technology, which was not very conspicuous in his eyes, was something that could make other countries excited!

The general commercial aircraft is at most in the stratosphere at a distance of eight kilometers to ten kilometers in the sky, because the upper part of the stratosphere is the area where ozone is most concentrated in the atmosphere, forming an ozone layer, and the ozone layer will absorb ultraviolet rays with a shorter wavelength, so the upper part of the stratosphere is hot, the lower part is relatively cold, the vertical movement of the air is not significant, and the aircraft will not produce disturbances when flying, which is conducive to flight safety.

If it is too high, because the high temperature will have a certain impact on the fuselage of the aircraft, except for the space shuttle, which can fly at an altitude of 20 kilometers, ordinary airplanes simply cannot do this, but if the space shuttle is placed on it to perform this kind of mission, it is simply like taking a hundred yuan to buy a bottle of mineral water, too much money!

So, airships became an option.

However, such a high distance is a huge test for the materials used to make the airship itself, and the temperature, pressure, and airbag control all require a precise calculation.

Whether the airship can fly at high altitude, the control of net buoyancy is particularly crucial, and the net buoyancy is the weight of the airship itself, the air density and the volume of the air bag, as well as the helium density and the volume of the helium bag, and the atmospheric pressure of the external environment has an inseparable relationship.

As mentioned before, due to the height and volume problems, the sluggishness of the airship at high altitude makes it difficult to control the airship, and once the control is wrong, the consequences of the airship are self-evident.

Therefore, an excellent air pressure controller is a problem that must be solved.

Second, they needed a high-strength material to withstand the high pressure difference in the upper atmosphere, and the material couldn't be too heavy!

It should be clear that every time the weight of the airship itself increases, the airbags inside the airship need to be adjusted, and the control of the internal air pressure also needs to be converted in an all-round way.

It's like pulling a hair and moving the whole body.

So, the design of an airship is very complicated, and it needs to calculate too many things.

Although there has been news of stratospheric airship test flights, both abroad and at home, this short flight does not prove anything at all, and these test airships will not allow you to add a large power station under the flight, which can be said to be the same as a 'burden'.

Therefore, the power station located in the flat process mentioned by Cheng Yuan is just two words "dreaming" for today's science and technology.

Maybe in a few decades such a technology will come out, but definitely not now.

But accidents are always everywhere, and the research in this area has just begun, and Cheng Yuan has already shown here that he already has mature technology!

Who will not be stunned, shocked, or surprised after hearing such news?

Knowing Ma Zhicheng's thoughts, Cheng Yuan suddenly realized and said: "It's okay to keep it secret, but this thing is civilian after all, and if you want to expand this technology to the military, we can't do anything." Since the boss may pay attention to it, Cheng Yuan thinks that it is better to say hello in advance, otherwise it will take more effort at that time.

Ma Zhicheng's heart was indescribably complicated, looking at Cheng Yuan's indifferent look, he finally understood why Cheng Yuan was so valued by the superiors at this time!

He's a treasure trove of humanoids!

Ma Zhicheng smiled bitterly and said: "You should tell the people above you about this matter in person, about the airship, all I can do is to help you contact you, and you still need to solve the specific matters yourself." ”

Cheng Yuan nodded.

When the two were discussing the basic matters of the airship, the outside world started a war of words again because of the grounding of the aircraft carrier. (To be continued.) )