Chapter 71, 2037 A Brief Introduction to Japan's Shipbuilding Industry
With the presence of professionals, some industry situations that have not been paid attention to before can be learned in the most direct and efficient way. As she walked across the empty dock space, Midong humbly memorized every word of the guide, asking questions about key points from time to time in order to get more details.
In short, from 2027 onwards, the shipbuilding industry across Japan will be rapidly developing towards sophistication.
In terms of output, the neighboring country has the world's largest steel production, a long coastline, and excellent craftsmen who employ thousands of factories at every turn, all of which Japanese shipbuilders cannot match. Moreover, the shipbuilding technology of neighboring countries is also excellent, but looking at the aircraft carrier formation that soars in the deep blue, you can get a glimpse of the technical content of its entire heavy shipbuilding industry, which also makes Japan feel deep pressure.
As early as the last century, looking at the development of the Japanese Navy, it is typical that the noble essence is not much expensive. Today's industry, under the pressure of the entire international background, has developed this characteristic to the extreme.
Warships are one thing, and when it comes to what is the most important thing for civilian ships, tonnage, cargo capacity, cargo category and speed are all core indicators. Therefore, in the case of all steel imports, the country's major shipyards, led by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, have begun to develop towards a common goal.
"The speed is really amazing~"
Jia Lujiu sincerely admired: "Like the 100,000-ton container ship launched last year, the super speed of 30 knots!" Miss, 30 knots! Do you know what that means? ”
Midong smiled: "Please give me a lot of advice." ”
"Ahem, the average container ship in the world, the general maximum speed is in the early 20s, and the maximum speed is 25."
"But in order to save energy for decades, the industry has generally adopted an economic speed, which is 18 knots," said Jia Lujiu. The speed of container ships on short-distance coastal voyages is only about 10 knots. Miss, now that more than 70% of the world's general cargo is transported by container ships, how big is this market? ”
"Well, so ...... like that"
"The whole secret lies in the all-electric propulsion."
"Twenty years ago, this technology was only used by the most elite warships, but now it has been applied to the field of civilian ships by Japan," said Ieluhisa. The so-called all-electric propulsion is to convert the power of the main engine into electricity through the generator, and then supply all the subsystems on board through the power distribution facilities. Do you know what are the basic advantages of this approach? ”
The interesting employee, worthy of his background in the sales class, even asked the audience one after another.
Midong smiled calmly: "First of all, it saves space, so it is especially important for warships." Then there is the ease of operation, because the distribution of electrical energy is all automated, electronic and precise. The third is to save fuel, the third is low noise, and then ...... Can you tell us more about it? ”
"Miss Mozi, I know so much......
Jialu was really shocked for a long time. If this was said by the rest of the Miyamoto family, he would never have been so surprised, but if a girl family could know so much about the field of steamship power, wouldn't all the jewellers be men in the past?
In other words, what is the gender ratio of master jewelers?
Look, as an honest ordinary man, Jia Lujiu doesn't know anything about this problem.
"In terms of fuel savings, from another point of view, it is the improvement of work efficiency."
He continued: "The operation of multiple sets of motors ensures that the operating characteristics of the system are at their best most of the time. Nearly three decades ago, when this technology first came out, it was able to reduce fuel consumption by 10% compared to internal combustion engine propulsion and improve transportation efficiency by 15%. ”
"At the moment, in terms of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' high-end technology, it is about 20% fuel consumption and 30% transportation efficiency. And you have to know that both gas and steam turbines consume no less energy at low speeds than at high speeds. So this way......"
"The total speed is naturally higher, especially if the turbine power is more advanced."
Meidong nodded silently, looking at the dock in front of him, the huge container ship that was unloading.
"But you just said for a long time, and the examples are all Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. What about our group? And what level? ”
In fact, you can ask these questions directly to the elders in the family, right?
However, Jia Lu will not talk much here, the granddaughter of the chairman of the group is visiting, and he is honored to be a guide, and he is too late to perform desperately, how can he be stupid enough to ask the east and west.
"Our company, of course, stands on the same level as Mitsubishi." He said proudly: "We have a shipyard in Yokohama, but the Kaga-class that undertook the construction of all three ships at the same time is more than enough, and it was completed on time and with good quality!" ”
Mito's eyebrows twitched.
Kaga-class helicopter destroyer.
Following the resumption of the project in the 2010s, two Izumo-class direct-drive vessels will be launched simultaneously in 2031 with a full load of 35,000 tons. The shipyard is the Honshu shipyard in Yokohama, which belongs to the Miyamoto Foundation Honshu Heavy Industries.
In the face of a new type of ship, and it is a behemoth of more than 30,000 tons and a heavy weapon of the country, it can still confidently achieve the first batch of mass production, such a real capital, it is indeed overshadowed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Moreover, this was six or seven years ago, and today's Honshu shipyard must be taking advantage of this seniority to blow the majestic wind and develop rapidly, right?
"However, the latest Musashi-class direct drive was taken over by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries......"
Midong stood still, and suddenly, two memories came to mind at the same time.
First, nature is a well-known fact, and those who are interested can find the basic common sense by looking for it. As a new product of the Sea of Japan's self-built ship program, the Musashi-class helicopter destroyer was launched in the early spring of this year and is still being outfitted by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
These nonsense have been repeatedly broadcast countless times in major news.
The key lies in the second one.
"Our deceased this time is not a small person."
In the interrogation room of the Higashi-Shinjuku Police Station, Criminal Policeman Sato's explanation was rolling in her mind.
"Mr. Yusaku Putian is a senior engineer of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and has participated in the design of the Musashi-class, the lead ship of China's latest helicopter destroyer, and held key positions. Not to mention Mitsubishi, this person is a very important talent for the country. ”
Finally, she learned further information from the secretary of the Ministry of Defense this morning.
"The deceased was from Shizuoka Prefecture......"
She pinched her chin and muttered to herself.
"It feels like a conspiracy."