The third phase of the steel system is very large in scale. Compared with the emergency melting furnaces, small converters, and simple steel rolling equipment in the first and second phases, the third phase of the project is building a steel complex that is unprecedented in this time and space. [Full text reading] Contains all links in steel production from mineral processing, ironmaking, steelmaking, and steel rolling. Not only will it significantly increase steel production, but it will also be able to produce steel plates, strips, wire rods and various types of steel that were common in the old time and space.
With a stable supply of steel, the production of special steel and alloy steel can be put on the agenda. With sufficient steel supply, the bottlenecks restricting industrial scale in cement, transportation, construction, chemicals, machinery and other aspects can be broken, and it will be possible to promote the industrialization process in Lingao and even all of Hainan.
The sea breeze messed up Ji Wusheng's head. His wicker safety helmet was thrown on the table, and several major "generals" from the construction company stood with him and pointed at the construction site. There is a folding table beside them, with many drawings and kraft paper tubes containing the drawings piled on it, which are held down with pressure strips. A group of busy naturalized civil servants, apprentices and interns were busy around the table and survey equipment, discussing something in whispers from time to time.
Several soldiers carrying Mini rifles were on guard not far from the senator. The young soldier looked at the elders and the nearby steel plant site with a mixture of surprise and admiration.
"The environment of Hongpai Port is very complex. It takes a lot of homework to use it as a port." It was Mond who was giving guidance to Jiang Shanyan. He was pale, wearing a civilian version of the M65 windbreaker, with the epaulettes of a Lieutenant Colonel of the Fubo Army on his shoulders. Seems bloated than others. Mond has been recuperating since he was gloriously wounded while rescuing the five-masted ship. He did not even participate in the second counter-encirclement and suppression campaign when the veterans were mobilized for military training. He officially made his comeback not long ago. Considering his physical condition, Chen Haiyang suggested that the general office arrange for him a job that does not require him to go to sea often for leisure. So Mond became the navigation instructor of the Naval Petty Officer Class in Yerba Cao and the port director of Bopu. Replaced the original position of Li Di - the latter had been transferred to the Naval Command Department as chief of staff.
In addition to instructing naturalized seamen to operate motorized vessels, Mond also put his knowledge to use in port management and construction.
"...Hongpai Island is a basalt sea erosion platform. The water depth in its front area is relatively good, mostly 5 meters deep. However, Hongpai Port is silted up by drifting sand along the coast, and the water depth is only 2-4 meters." Pointing to various locations in Hongpai Port, "Without sand dredging and renovation, the utilization rate of this port is very limited."
"We don't have a dredger... we can temporarily assemble one." Someone's eyes fell on the excavator that was digging. "It should be enough to get a floating barge and fix the excavator on it."
Mond nodded: "I did see someone doing this in the inland port - there is no technical difficulty, as long as it is fixed firmly. However, the excavation depth here is large, and I don't know if the bucket arm is long enough. And it is used too hard. There is no place to replenish the hydraulic parts..."
"There is no need for a special excavator." Jiang Ye, as the site clerk of the Machinery Department, said, "Hydraulic excavators have only been around for a few years. In the past, the power drive on engineering equipment was a winch with a wire rope. In the 1970s, large construction sites There are quite a few excavators like this.”
With the manufacturing capabilities of the industrial port, it is not a problem to build a specialized dredger. They have steam engines and can also manufacture centrifugal pumps. In order to be put into use immediately, Jiang Ye proposed a simple bucket-type dredging ship plan, using the port authority to store iron barrel floating barges used to assemble temporary floating docks, and installing a steam engine-driven bucket on top.
"Use two floating barges, install brackets across the two barges, and install the folding bucket in the middle. Use wire ropes and winches to control the lifting, opening and closing of the buckets," Jiang Ye said about his idea, "The biggest technology The difficulty lies in the closing device of the bucket, but the Venetians could build something similar in the 16th century - people still used human power to drive it. There is no reason why we can't build something better."
Mond asked: "How long will it take to use it?"
"Three to five days." Jiang Ye said, "There is no need to build a ship, just use the existing equipment. The main thing is that the machinery factory has to make an excavation bucket and an opening and closing control device. Mechanical interfaces such as steam engines, wire ropes, and winches We have them all in stock. As for the small barges used to transport mud, we can use the small barges built for the Nandu River - and a small boat to pull them."
Mond nodded and looked at Ji Wusheng. Ji Wusheng said: "If you think it's okay, I'll have no problem - you are an expert."
"I'm Brick." Mond joked and coughed several times. A maid in overalls quickly put a light woolen coat on him.
"The current Red Card Port should be accessible to ships with a capacity of less than 1,000 tons. We will first explore the channel and mark the suitable channel and anchorage. Then we will build an ore loading and unloading dock - at least let a temporary unloading dock be used first."
With the dock, many large, heavy and long equipment that will be installed later can be transported directly to the shore by ship, instead of being transported by a large number of oxen pulling 48-wheel heavy-loaded flatbed oxcarts as is currently the case.
There was also a motion to lay the Māniu-Bopu train track, but it was estimated that too much wrought iron would be consumed, and the Planning Institute could not come up with this additional plan after much calculation - the Planning Institute's steel reserves were already large. Part of it has been invested in Ma Niao Kai, and the stock has bottomed out. The conclusion is that at best factory railways can only be laid in industrial areas.
A crawler tractor equipped with a bulldozer and a bucket was roaring not far away - this was the "tractor armored troops" commanded by Bai Yu who were excavating earth. A deep ditch has been dug in the red earth, and many special laborers wearing work clothes, shaved heads, and white triangle marks on their sleeves are working at the bottom of the pit, paving stones. This is a large drainage channel for the entire development area. Industrial wastewater will be discharged into this main channel through various branch channels and then sent to the wastewater treatment plant. Of course, Ji Wusheng knew that Tian Jiujiu's so-called industrial wastewater treatment was nothing more than simple treatments such as multi-stage sedimentation, aeration, and chemical acid-base neutralization. With Lingao's industrial level, he wanted to treat it better. It's hard.
The ditch is deep and wide. Boats can be rowed in the drainage channel, and sidewalks have been built on both sides for maintenance personnel to walk.
Water supply is transported using large-diameter reinforced concrete casings - in order to reduce the degree of water contamination during transportation. The water supply pipelines are buried in large culverts of the same size to facilitate future maintenance, replacement and installation of other pipelines and lines. This kind of trench also has certain military significance, such as concealed delivery of infantry.
Since Lingao Industry does not currently lack enough steel and cement to make prefabricated panels covering the tops of the trenches, these channels can only be left open as open channels for a long time.
Heavy industry consumes a lot of water. In addition to using the nearby water source of the Ma Niao River, the river water is also diverted from the Wenlan River through pipelines. Tian Jiujiu is also preparing to build a large-scale rainwater collection system in the development zone - of course, this all depends on the steel plant being put into operation as soon as possible.
In the distance, there are many scaffoldings, and the temporarily installed steam crane is smoking and hoisting wrought iron forged trusses to assemble the elevated factory building. There is a new open-hearth steelmaking workshop being built, and the new converter workshop is located next to it. According to the plan, after the blast furnace and steelmaking workshop are completed and put into operation, the converter workshop and steel rolling workshop currently located in the small steel plant on the Wenlan River will be moved here. At the same time, all the steel rolling equipment that has not yet been installed will be installed, and a steel rolling mill will be officially established.
The place where the bucket elevator and water tank stand tall is the mineral processing plant - most of the equipment in this mineral processing plant was brought from the old time and space: 2 mineral concentrators, 5 crushers and 2 crushers. In the future, all iron ore that cannot be established in the mining area due to objective conditions does not allow for ore processing to be sent here for ore processing. Of course, it can also undertake the task of selecting some other non-ferrous metal ores.
The core part of Ma Niao Iron and Steel Company, the largest and most difficult project: the construction of the blast furnace is nearing completion. A 1o meter high blast furnace has been erected. It is close to the coast, and typhoon prevention is a very critical issue. Therefore, not only the foundation of the blast furnace was spared, but also reinforced concrete mixed with the best cement produced by Lingao was used. There is also a circle of reinforced beams and anchor cables built around the blast furnace body for support.
The Ma Niao No. 1 blast furnace has a volume of 125 cubic meters, and its technical level is roughly the level of the old time and space standards of 188o to 1900. It is a very severe challenge for industrial users. Ji Wusheng, as the only veteran who had ever entered the blast furnace and worked as an operator in front of the furnace, became the main technician responsible for the construction of the blast furnace.
He is no longer the "Director of the Steel Plant". In the recent personnel appointment letter, his title has been changed to People's Commissar of Metallurgical Industry under the Department of Manufacturing Director, General Manager and Chief Engineer of Lingao Steel Company. Having a series of prestigious titles cannot help him overcome a series of difficulties in the construction of steel plants: after all, no one among the elders has actually built a blast furnace or an open-hearth furnace, and no one has systematically engaged in the design and supporting facilities of a complete steel company. and construction projects. Except for the information in the big library, in actual operation everything depends on exploration.
"If it weren't for the ready-made steel plant design materials and drawings in the big library, it would have taken us ten years to build this steel plant alone." Mei Wan said with emotion.
Ji Wusheng said: "Without information, we don't even know where to start the project. At least the first blast furnace is almost completed now - as long as steelmaking can start, the project will be half completed." ..
