"Then let's start with energy. [Read the latest chapter]" Xiao Zishan turned to the energy team, "Energy is the key to everything. As long as we have electricity, we can use any tools from modern machines to computers - these Comprehensive superior equipment of the ancient people. What does the energy team think of our power supply problem?"
The person in the energy group who stood up to speak was Chang Kaishen. As a temporary worker, he had been working for a subsidiary company of a power group for five years. He was the type of person who did the most work, received the least money, took no credit, and took the blame for you.
“Based on the situation we are facing, it is more appropriate to adopt a power strategy with hydropower as the mainstay and thermal power and wind power as the supplement.
"Hydropower has many benefits. I won't go into details here. The biggest benefit for our team is that we don't need to replenish fuel. It is a one-time construction and can be used almost indefinitely.
"At present, small hydropower equipment in rural areas is quite simple, with low installation difficulty and low engineering investment. The electricity uses diversion canals and can operate with a water head of 5-6 meters. The technology of this type of equipment is already very mature, and small and micro units Domestically, serialized and standardized manufacturing has been achieved, maintenance is easy, and the price is very low.
"At the same time, we also need thermal power. The prime mover of thermal power can be used in a variety of ways. Diesel motors are easy to use, do not need to be set up, and are not subject to environmental restrictions. They will be the main power method we adopt in the early stages of landing."
At this time, someone raised their hand: "The diesel will eventually run out. What will we do then?"
"It's easier to find substitutes for diesel engines. I remember you can also use peanut oil." Someone from the energy team said.
"Haha, I don't know if peanut oil is used or not, but the diesel engine can be changed to a gas engine." Chang Kaishen thought for a moment, "When I was in the countryside, I saw many small power stations using gas engines. It shouldn't be difficult."
"I think we can make diesel in the future." Xiao Zishan said, "Go on."
"Okay," he continued, "Based on the attitude of not putting all your eggs in one basket, small and medium-power diesel motors, small hydropower and small wind motors are all needed. In addition, we will bring some medium-power hydropower units, etc. In the future, we will have enough engineering capabilities to expand the unit capacity. As for the wind turbine, although the power is too small and the power is unstable, it is simple to set up and is more suitable as a backup power supply for living areas, independent bases and systems."
He smiled: "Of course electricity is not that simple. It also involves a series of issues such as power transmission, distribution, and voltage transformation. This is more professional, so I won't explain it. It will take a long time to come up with the specific plan. "
The next topic is still the answer of the energy group, that is, the substitution of petroleum products. Travelers don't just need motors, they also use motorcycles, cars and small boats. Neither gasoline nor diesel can be stored for a long time. If you cannot be self-sufficient in fuel, there is no need to carry too much of these things.
"Haha, I don't agree with what the meeting host said." The energy team then stood up and said it was Luo Duo, who had made a lot of lengthy posts about energy during online discussions, "but it is said that the host is a liberal arts student. Health, it’s understandable.”
Xiao Zishan's face turned red. His biggest complaint was that "liberal arts student" became a contemptuous comment. He suppressed his grief and anger and pretended to be calm.
"Actually, what we are going to talk about is a prime mover issue." Luo Duo obviously did not feel the host's resentment. "Boats, cars, and motorcycles can all be driven by non-petroleum fuels. Therefore, the problem of oil substitutes is not an urgent problem for us to solve.
"Basically, any prime mover that uses petroleum fuel can be transformed into a gas engine for driving. Of course, there will be a certain loss in power. However, at the end of World War II, the Germans experimentally installed gas engines on armored personnel carriers and tanks. generator, so the power is still acceptable. The technology of gas generator is very simple and practical, and the difficulty of implementation is very low.
"Then let's not forget the steam engine. How many years have the gasoline engine, the diesel engine been around? The steam engine was the motive force of the Industrial Revolution."
"Is there any place to buy a steam engine now? Don't tell me that you plan to ask us to build it." Someone in the mechanical group said something.
"You guys are engaged in mechanics, isn't it easy to make a steam engine? That's a product of the 19th century!" Luo Duo asked back, "Our prime mover cannot always run on reserves. It will be used up one day."
"We have never built a steam engine before." After whispering in the mechanical group for a while, Ma Qianxu stood up. "Everyone understands the principles of steam engines, and there are a lot of ready-made design materials. We are confident that we can build it. The boiler is the main difficulty. , to see how good our materials can be, it depends on the level of the metallurgical department."
"Currently, the metallurgical department is also included in the industrial group." Xiao Zishan explained, "I remember there are professionals in this field."
"Yes, we have a college student majoring in metallurgy." After saying this, several people laughed, and a young boy smiled sheepishly.
"Please coordinate within your group to come up with a plan. Please continue."
"That's all I can think of for the moment." Luo Duo looked very excited and looked a little tired.
“Why not consider biodiesel?” Someone asked, “There have been quite a few reports on this recently, and many countries have entered the practical stage.”
"Yes, I remember there is a kerosene tree in Hainan. The oil that flows out from the bark can be used to light lamps."
"It can only be used to light lamps, it is not real kerosene." Ma Qianzhu said there, "Biodiesel is not a simple technology. Although there are many kinds of oil crops that can be used as raw materials, including Camellia oleifera , tung oil tree, Pistacia chinensis, bamboo tung tree, etc., but the oil produced cannot be directly used as diesel, and must undergo a series of modification treatments. In addition, no matter what kind of kerosene tree or other oil plants you have, just have A few trees or a small forest are useless. Generally, such planting bases must be more than a hundred acres to form an effective supply."
"By the way, I would like to point out that oil can only be produced when the diameter at breast height reaches 4-5o centimeters. As far as the current situation is concerned, Hainan only produces oil in Sanya, Ledong, Dongfang, Changjiang, and Baisha, where the water temperature is relatively high. , Danzhou is a better area." Someone from the agricultural group said.
"We can boil pine root oil. The Japanese did this during World War II. They did not need any special equipment to refine aviation gasoline."
"Yes, but the cost-effectiveness ratio is too pitiful. The Japanese almost had to mobilize the whole people to refine tens of thousands of barrels, and there are not so many pine roots in Hainan for us to dig."
"Where's the alcohol?" the Biofuel Party pressed on.
"It can be used as a substitute, but the calorific value of alcohol is too low and there is a problem of carbon deposits, so it is not an ideal substitute."
"I still have some opinions on the substitution of petroleum products." Another person stood up, "My name is Zhong Lishi, and I am engaged in the design of oil shale retort distillation equipment. I once worked for Danzhou City in Hainan A refinery in China has designed oil refining equipment for kerogen shale.
"The city has abundant kerogen shale reserves, and the products from the oil shale carbonization can be further refined into various petroleum products. From this point of view, making gasoline and diesel is not a problem."
"Where is Danzhou?" someone below whispered.
"Just to the west of Lingao. Very close."
"Then this resource is really good."
"Let me briefly introduce that the Changpo kerogen shale has an oil content of 5.1% and is associated with lignite. The Changpo mine has two main layers of ore bodies. The thicknesses are 6 meters and 44.5 meters respectively. The mining method is mainly open-pit mining.
"We can use Maoming-type furnaces for processing. The processing capacity is 50 tons of ore per furnace per day, and the oil recovery rate is 60%. Combined with the 5.1% oil content of Changpo kerogen shale, each furnace can produce 1.5 tons of crude oil per day, and this does not include By-products such as gasoline and ammonia.
"This type of furnace does not require many resources and manpower to build. A small plant with a daily processing capacity of 1600 tons is put into operation, which is... 32 furnaces. In addition, 2 gas heating furnaces, 1 ventilation room, and 2 scrubbers are needed. 1, 2 cooling towers, 2 chimneys - these are all ready-made design drawings, and the equipment is not difficult to manufacture. Such a plant can obtain 48 tons of crude oil a day, and can also obtain gasoline, ammonia, gas, phenol, etc. By-products. They are all very useful.
"The quality of crude oil from kerogen shale is very good and can be used to refine high-quality diesel, so I think both diesel and gasoline engines can operate normally and there is no need for a gas engine."
"The daily processing capacity is 1600 tons!" Luo Duo jumped up, "It's not enough even if we all carry rocks!"
"For an oil shale refinery, this is already a very small scale," Zhong Lizhi said with an inscrutable smile of a senior intellectual. "In reality, it is transported by trains and belt conveyors. The oil refinery above The designed output is not as large as one unit of a certain shale oil plant in reality. The oil plant I provide services has several refining units with greater capacity than this, and the processing capacity of one of their furnaces is 200 tons.
"If you think Changpo's oil production rate is too low, the kerogen shale produced in Huangxian and Penglai, Shandong is of the best quality, with an oil content of 22%. If we don't have the ability to exploit oil in one or two decades, we can consider first Take it from Shandong."
The crowd below started whispering to each other again. Several people in the sports team were looking at the map of China.
"Let the energy team include this in the long-term plan to see what level our manufacturing industry can reach." Wen Desi said, "Let's continue." He looked at Xiao Zishan, who nodded. .
