Chapter 543 Aero Engines
"It's so beautiful!" In Gao Wei's eyes, this shaped container is 10,000 times better than those jeweled jewelry!
"There's really no powder on the surface!" the R&D staff was pleasantly surprised, "so it won't fall off the slag, right?"
Kelly Hall frowned and said, "Adding adhesive may cause problems with the molecular structure, and if it cracks at high temperatures, then it will be a big problem!"
"You don't know the result until you try it. Zhong Bing said, "You can start to finalize." ”
The staff was nervously preparing, and the yttrium oxide shaping container was made into the shape of a turbine engine blade shaping device, and this time the blade length has exceeded the 200mm limit mentioned by Kelly Hall!
The titanium-aluminum alloy solution at high temperature is poured into the yttrium oxide shaping vessel and begins to cool, and with a series of operations, the titanium-aluminum alloy blades gradually take shape.
The data on the meter has been fluctuating around the normal value, and everyone is staring closely, Zhong Bing said, "It's okay!"
The first test titanium-aluminum blade was carefully removed by the researchers, and from the outside, it was smooth and elegantly curved, exuding a metallic sheen.
The appearance of the blade does not mean that it has been successfully manufactured, and it must be carefully tested to verify whether it can pass the high performance requirements of aero engines.
There is a testing equipment in the Materials Research Institute, which will detect various data of the blade and compare it with the standard data.
"If the length of the titanium-aluminum alloy blade exceeds 200mm, either the accuracy is not up to standard, or the hardness is not up to standard!" said Henry Hall, "and our company has done similar experiments many times. ”
This time, no one argued with him anymore, but waited for the test data to come out.
The data feedback was quickly in front of them, and whether it was strength, stability, density or accuracy, it was completely up to standard!
This shows that they have really made more than 200mm of low-pressure turbine engine titanium aluminum alloy blades!
"This is the titanium aluminum alloy blade with the highest precision, the highest length and the strongest stability in the world!" Gao Wei said in surprise when he saw the data.
The people of the institute who witnessed with him also felt jubilant, applauding or cheering loudly, and the institute of aeronautical materials was full of joy.
"Let me see!" Kelly Hall hurriedly stepped forward, taking the blade and looking at the test data as he took a closer look.
While watching it, he secretly used his smart glasses to record some information and send it back to Rolls-Royce's headquarters.
Lu Zixin knew all this, but no one stopped him. Because the core technology is the manufacture of molecular adhesives, other technologies Rolls-Royce has long mastered, and showing them can put competitive pressure on them.
"Is it really more than 200mm?How can it be done??," muttered Kelly Hall.
On the side, Zhong Bing said: "Of course, computer simulations will make mistakes! Whether an experiment can succeed or not, there are many variables that need to be considered, not to mention the changes in molecular structure, which cannot be completely predicted by today's computers." Superstitious computer models, what do you need scientists to do?"
"This ......" Kelly Hall was speechless, it turned out that the finished titanium-aluminum blades made by the other party overturned the results of their laboratory simulations!
"Your company has been able to make its own blades, and the technological progress is truly impressive!" Anderson's mentality is much better than that of Kelly Hall, because he prepared for the worst in the first place, and now that plan has become a reality.
Next, there is basically nothing going on with Honeywell International.
For Rolls-Royce in the UK, they can only accept this fact. The only advantage is that the engine blades are only a part of the engine, and the really difficult technical problem lies in the design and construction of the engineering machine itself.
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After the successful development of low-pressure turbine engine titanium aluminum alloy blades, there are few material problems left in front of Huaxia Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company, with Zhang Ming and Zhong Bing, it is only a matter of time to solve them.
Kelly Hall, the business representative of Rolls-Royce in the United Kingdom, reported the matter back to China, and actually facilitated an order!
It is not Huaxia Commercial Aircraft that purchases from Rolls-Royce, but Rolls-Royce from Huaxia to purchase hundreds of titanium and aluminum alloy blades for low-pressure turbine engines! It is said that these blades will be used in the Airbus 350 series of commercial large aircraft of the European Airbus Company.
In Huaxia Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company, after a high-level meeting of the company, it was decided to start overcoming the most difficult hurdle hindering the manufacture of large aircraft, aero engines!
Huaxia Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company has been researching aero engines, but progress has been slow. At present, only the United States and the United Kingdom have mastered the top technology in this area.
Now, they plan to work with Hongxin's mechanical power research team to develop a high-performance aero engine.
However, as soon as this news came out, it actually aroused the vigilance of international counterparts.
Not to mention the three giants of aero engines, Rolls-Royce and General Electric, Pratt Whitnett and Pratt Whitnett, the Russian United Aviation Manufacturing Group, which had been cooperating with Huaxia Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company, was dissatisfied and asked to withdraw from engine research and development.
In 2006, the Russian United Aviation Manufacturing Group, referred to as OAK, was formed by the merger of several of Russia's most important aviation enterprises, and is one of the top 20 giants in the global military industry!
Although in the manufacture of commercial aircraft aero engines, the Russian United Aviation Manufacturing Group is not as good as the three aero engine giants, but it is also the world's top aero engine manufacturers.
A year ago, Huaxia Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company and OAK entered into a partnership to develop an aero engine for long-range wide-body aircraft.
Huaxia Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company's only finished product at present, the C919 is nothing more than a single-aisle aircraft, also known as a "short- and medium-range twin-engine narrow-body civil transport aircraft". The best-selling Boeing 787 and Airbus 350 series aircraft are all long-range wide-body aircraft, with larger aircraft, more payload, and a wider range of applications.
Of course, the aero engine needs to be more powerful.
It is impossible for Britain and the United States to sell their high-tech aircraft engines to Huaxia, lest Huaxia compete with their Boeing and Airbus companies. That's why they found the Russian United Aviation Manufacturing Group to cooperate, and now, when they heard that Hongxin Group was going to cooperate with Huaxia Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company to carry out aero engine research and development, OAK was actually jealous and asked to withdraw from research and development to avoid technology leakage.
"How can this be? Before the research and development has started, they are about to evacuate! These Russians, do they also want to unite with the British and American companies?" Peng Zhengge angrily threw the document, the aero engine is very important, the wide-body aircraft CR929 they plan to develop, and now the investment has reached 10 billion, if there is a problem with the engine, it will not be a failure?