Joint laser air defense system, development work began quickly.

Less than a week after Salman returned, their first money arrived.

With money, the progress of all things will naturally speed up.

In less than half a month, the basic structure of the project team was completed.

The main personnel were transferred from the Rocket Research Institute, and of course a small number were recruited from other places.

For example, in the project, there are several doctoral students who have just graduated.

Most of them are engaged in the research of power systems, or have some opinions in the field of lasers.

"Chief Engineer Zhang, what form should our energy system take?"

Tang Wenhu, a Ph.D. student in charge of power systems in the project team, asked in a casual chat before the group meeting.

Regardless of the system architecture of a laser weapon, its energy source is basically electricity.

Therefore, the high-power power generator has become the core device of laser weapons.

"Our power generator will be special, what you have learned before may not be very useful, you had better be mentally prepared."

Zhang Xingyang flipped through the documents in his hand and said without raising his head.

In this group meeting, the main thing is to familiarize yourself with it, and then introduce the whole project.

After introducing themselves one by one, it was the turn of Zhang Xingyang, the project leader:

"I am the chief engineer of this joint laser air defense system, Zhang Xingyang, everyone present should know each other, so I won't say much."

"Let's talk directly about the project plan, first of all, the core problem of the whole system, the energy supply plan."

"Before that, I would like to ask you to talk about the energy supply devices that are commonly used in lasers at present."

Zhang Xingyang glanced around the people at the scene, and finally named Tang Wenhu's name.

"Tell me."

Tang Wenhu was still a little stunned, but he still subconsciously stood up, and after thinking for a few seconds, he said:

"At present, most laser installations still use power storage devices, or use a variety of different generator sets to supply power."

"Do you think there is anything wrong with this power supply method?"

Zhang Xingyang propped himself on the table with one hand, held his chin and asked.

"If there is a shortcoming, it must be there."

Tang Wenhu also felt the hidden purpose behind Zhang Xingyang's asking him to stand up and answer the question, so he replied seriously.

"Whether it is a battery set or a generator set, it is still difficult to achieve a large amount of power in an instant."

This has a lot to do with the operation of laser weapons, or electromagnetic guns that also use electric drives.

The laser needs to reach its peak power in a very short time to be able to complete the destruction of the target.

If it takes a long time to reach enough power, the window time will be wasted.

When the laser power is relatively low, it is relatively simple and easy to handle.

But their research target will be a 1,200-kilowatt high-power laser.

This puts forward extremely high requirements for the power system.

The instantaneous power at the moment of laser emission will reach a very exaggerated value.

"That makes sense, sit down."

Zhang Xingyang nodded and motioned for the other party to sit down, and then said:

"So what is the problem with the interception in front of us now?"

"It's just to find a way to solve the power supply, this obstacle!"

Zhang Xingyang stood up from his chair at this time and turned on the projector in the conference room:

"So we're going to use a way of supplying electricity that we've never done before."

On the projector were several drafts that were clearly hand-drawn.

Everyone looked at it carefully, and these pictures were probably hand-drawn by Zhang Xingyang himself.

"As we all know, the biggest problem we face now is how to generate powerful electricity in an instant."

"It's basically impossible to generate such a large amount of energy in the traditional way."

"So, we're going to find another way!"

Zhang Xingyang then began to point to the projection screen with a whip to explain the technical route they currently envisioned.

This kind of scheme actually has a strong aesthetic of violence!

At the back end of the power plant, there will be storage tanks for liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen when work needs to be carried out.

The required amount of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen will be released, and then they will be ignited, and the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen will produce a violent explosion in an instant!

The shock wave generated by the explosion will accelerate the compression of argon at the other end to a supernatural speed of Mach 14, transforming it into a highly conductive plasma of high-temperature charged particles.

These plasmas will pass through magnetohydrodynamic generators (similar to acceleration pipes) about seven or eight meters long at both ends, and the energy will be obtained through the high-speed flowing plasma and converted into electricity at one time.

Although the whole process has undergone several energy conversions, because the instantaneous energy generated by the explosion is very large, the power is still very large at the end.

After Zhang Xingyang finished speaking, everyone in the audience was basically in a state of confusion.

This kind of thing is really a bit beyond their common sense.

Their expressions now are as if when the former Ministry of Water Resources decided to build a reservoir, the Ministry of Nuclear Energy directly proposed to drop a nuclear bomb to blow up a reservoir.

This scheme, which uses the blast wave as the energy core, has a similar aesthetic of violence.

So, naturally, there are people who support it and there are people who oppose it.

"I think it's too dangerous."

As a scientific researcher seconded from the power unit, Shi Yifei was the first to stand up against it.

Most of the others are members of the Rocket Research Institute, even if they feel that this plan is a bit unreliable.

But considering that the person who proposed it was Zhang Xingyang, I felt that with Zhang Xingyang's technical strength, it was impossible to do something unreliable.

So most people choose to wait and see.

This is the prestige that Zhang Xingyang has established in everyone's hearts for many years by maintaining correct technology.

Even if some people find it difficult to accept it for a while, it turns out afterwards that there is no problem with the technical route and plan chosen by Zhang Xingyang.

This also supports him to directly engage in such avant-garde technical solutions.

"Tell me what you think."

Zhang Xingyang is still a very easy-going person when he is not involved in issues of principle.

"First of all, the blast wave of the explosion is not directional, how to deal with the shock wave in other directions?"

Shi Yifei is not talking in vain, he really feels that there is a big problem with this technical solution.

"How is high-speed, high-temperature plasma constrained?"

"Is it possible that a large amount of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen is accumulating in the vicinity of the equipment and that it could cause an accidental explosion?"

The problems mentioned by Shi Yifei are actually safety considerations.

He did not comment on the feasibility of the plan, which is also representative of his attitude.

That is, this solution can achieve a predetermined instantaneous power without eliminating safety issues.

The main problem is whether the whole system is safe or not.

"Directional blasters are not a difficult problem for us."

Before Zhang Xingyang could answer, Geng Bo stood up from the crowd and replied.

This may be a difficult problem for others, but it is not a problem at all for the Rocket Research Institute.

Especially now, they have accumulated a lot of experience in liquid rocket engines.

The problem with directional shock waves is actually the same as when a liquid rocket engine is started.

For example, the liquid oxygen and kerosene engine they developed before, when the liquid oxygen and kerosene are started, the liquid oxygen and kerosene will burn violently, and then the shock wave and high-temperature gas will be sprayed down the tail nozzle, forming an extremely powerful rocket thrust.

In this power system, the explosion process of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen is actually very similar to this process.

This is also an important reason why other researchers from the Rocket Research Institute did not ask this question.

This matter is something that they don't need to think about in their eyes.

Only Shi Yifei, who is engaged in power system research, will ask this question.

After Geng Bo answered Shi Yifei's question, Shi Yifei also felt a little embarrassed.

However, he still said stiffly: "Even if the problem of directional shock wave can be solved well, then the safety problem, liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen are so dangerous, what if it explodes?" ”

Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen are very dangerous items in the eyes of people who don't particularly understand.

However, in the eyes of everyone at the Rocket Research Institute, who has been in contact with various dangerous chemicals all year round, this is nothing.

After all, what is the danger of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen compared to the huge toxicity of dimethylhydrazine?

The danger of these things is mainly caused by various bad operations, and has nothing to do with the equipment.

Therefore, most of the people present looked at Shi Yifei with a very strange look.

"We have been dealing with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen all year round, and we can tell you that there is no problem with the safety of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen."

Geng Bo said to Shi Yifei very seriously.

Basically, the questions raised by Shi Yifei have been studied by the research institute before.

It's just that it doesn't put it together.

Moreover, no one has ever proposed such a drastic power supply plan.

Many of the people present have just discovered that the technical strength of the research institute has completely and directly solved most of the problems in the entire system.

Therefore, many people have also begun to change their mentality, thinking that the whole system still has the possibility of success.

Therefore, it is no longer the same as before, just because of Zhang Xingyang's name to support this plan.

"What else do you not understand?" After Zhang Xingyang saw that Shi Yifei had already sat down convincingly, he smiled and said.

"Now you can say it, let's discuss it together."

Most of the people present have been working in the Rocket Research Institute for five or six years, and some have worked for ten years, and they also have a good understanding of Zhang Xingyang's style of doing things.

If there is any problem, it is raised on the spot and solved on the spot.

"I have a problem." Tang Wenhu, who had just stood up to speak, raised his hand at this time and said.

Zhang Xingyang motioned for him to ask his question.

"What is our target power in the early stage, is it going to reach 1,200 kilowatts as soon as it comes up?"

This is also where most people still have doubts at this time.

If you build a 1,200 kilowatt power system as soon as you come up, then the difficulty will not be ordinary.

"No, our pre-planned target is 300 kilowatts."

Zhang Xingyang shook his head and said.

This number is not very outrageous, and it can even be said that it is just stuck at a point.

Because it is generally believed that laser weapons with a power of less than 300 kilowatts can only have a blinding effect on the observation and sighting equipment, and cannot directly cause damage.

Only with a power of 300 can it directly cause direct damage to the shells of missiles and UAVs, and only then can it have the significance of anti-missile and air defense.

Everyone in the audience has a bottom in their hearts at this time.

Zhang Xingyang looked at the different expressions of everyone in the stands, and thought about the shortcomings of the explosive generator.

Despite this, this generator seems to be very suitable for laser weapons, but it has a drawback that can almost be considered fatal.

That is, the engine works very loudly!

Because the blast wave of the explosion is used as the power source, the noise generated by the explosion cannot be masked.

As a result, if the enemy on the opposite side has the ability to strike accurately, this thing will almost only have one chance to turn on and work.

As soon as a strike is completed, it will be destroyed by the enemy's precision-guided munitions.

Therefore, except for oil tyrants like Salman, other countries basically do not need such luxury weapons.

They are facing armed forces that do not have the ability to strike accurately, so this weapon is more suitable for them.

After all, every time it is turned on, it only needs to consume liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, which is considered a relatively cheap thing, and compared with the previous multi-million dollar anti-aircraft missile, it can be said to be inexpensive.

After all, even if there is oil in the ground, it can't resist a one-time war of attrition of nearly 100 million US dollars.

If you can save this money, isn't it good to buy a sports car or a yacht?

The Rocket Research Institute has a certain technical reserve for each component of this system.

Only magnetohydrodynamics devices that can convert high-temperature plasma into electrical energy are something they can't handle.

However, after discussing with Atomic Energy, Zhang Xingyang customized a magnetohydrodynamic generator from them, which perfectly solved this problem.

Although tens of millions of dollars have been paid for this, this device can be fully applied to the subsequent 600 kW and 1200 kW laser generators.

So it's not a waste, plus the money is from a big dog, Zhang Xingyang is naturally not distressed.

Except for the magnetohydrodynamic generator, the design and manufacture of other parts went smoothly and was completed in less than a month.

Now we are waiting for the Atomic Energy Institute to be able to deliver the magnetohydrodynamic device they ordered as soon as possible.

In this way, the whole system is considered to be completed.

Although this time it is only 300 kilowatts, it is different from ordinary battery packs and generator sets.

Exploding a generator, simply increasing the amount of liquid hydrogen liquid hydrogen, can increase the power.

Therefore, the success of the 300 kilowatt integrated power system means that the 1200 kilowatt integrated power system is successful!

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