Zhu Zhongliang walked around the artillery factory in Jiangnan, visited various artillery and turrets, and chatted with the craftsmen.
Before leaving, I sent a batch of red envelopes and condolences to the craftsmen, and went to the Machinery and Furnace Factory the next day.
Cannons can only be used on gun battleships, while engines and boilers can now be used on all battleships.
At the same time, both boilers and turbines are in the stage of disruptive innovation.
The entire system of original large water pipes, coal-fired boilers, and reciprocating steam engines has entered a comprehensive phase-out process.
All new warships in the future will use small water tube oil-fired boilers with steam turbines.
Zhu Zhongliang first went to see the power systems to be used on new aircraft carriers and battleships.
This system was still in the laboratory stage before Taiping 34 years ago.
The people responsible for the relevant research themselves did not expect that they would need to be turned into the main power system immediately.
There were not many researchers responsible for the project before, and there were no clear work goals and progress.
It means continuous experimentation and exploration to find the most suitable design solution, reduce the failure rate, and improve stability.
By the beginning of the 34th year of Taiping, Zhu Jingyuan required all new ships to use this system.
The design and production planning of related systems have become the most important tasks to be completed within a deadline.
In the three main local industrial chains, most of the personnel from coal-fired large water tube boilers and reciprocating steam engines have been transferred to this project, except for the necessary personnel to maintain and deal with the problems of the existing ship power system. superior.
The three groups of personnel gathered in Suzhou Mansion and first drove out the power systems for destroyers and cruisers as quickly as possible.
Under normal circumstances, the construction period for a 3,000-ton destroyer takes one year, and it takes two years from construction to entry into service.
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"Moreover, the power of coal-fired boilers depends on the bottom area of the furnace, and the power of oil-fired boilers depends on the volume of the combustion chamber.
"The boiler plane has become three-dimensional, so the oil-fired boiler can more easily increase the power of a single boiler."
The great craftsman immediately praised and said:
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true. This is the truth.
"Oil-fired boilers really surpass coal-fired boilers in all aspects, from actual performance to convenience of supply.
"So the boilers we prepared for the 40,000-ton warship have been adjusted again.
“Continue to increase the volume of a single boiler and try to pressurize a closed combustion chamber.
"Ensure a stable output of 8,000 horsepower per boiler, and use 16 boilers to achieve a 30-knot voyage for a 40,000-ton warship.
"Strive to achieve a stable output of 10,000 horsepower per furnace to meet the power requirements of a 60,000-ton, 30-knot warship.
"The further plan is to hit 20,000 horsepower per boiler and use eight boilers to achieve the goal."
Zhu Zhongliang listened to the craftsman's somewhat excited description and said with a slight reminder:
“It’s better to be more conservative when it comes to pressure.
"It's best to do the experiment on land first, and don't put it into the belly of the ship immediately. It will be difficult to take it out after it's put in.
"Besides, it's still early to build a 60,000-ton warship. There's no need to be in such a hurry. Just take your time."
The craftsmen immediately agreed, promising to be careful and conduct land experiments first to ensure stability before boarding the ship.
In fact, even if Zhu Zhongliang didn't remind him, the craftsmen would do the land experiments first.
But now there is no need to be serious with the Supreme Emperor in a place like this.
The old man’s reminders are all well-intentioned, so everyone just needs to take them into consideration.
Zhu Zhongliang stayed at the machine furnace factory for two days, and then went to the aircraft manufacturing factory that he cared about most.
First, we visited the traditional factory of the Royal Flying Machine Company in operation.
I also went to see the assembly line factory being built by Daming Airlines.
Finally, we visited the nearest military airport.
They also observed an exercise in which land-based aircraft simulated attacking surface ships.
Watch as planes drop bombs in the sky and aerial torpedoes above the water.
Zhu Zhongliang, like the people in the military, was greatly shocked.
Zhu Zhongliang felt that the kind of battleship he was looking forward to would soon be realized.
When the two official aircraft carriers are built, the performance of the aircraft will be further improved.
By then it should be possible to achieve air strikes over the ocean. ….
However, the aircraft carrier is about to be fully formed, so why does this guy always insist on building a large gunboat?
Zhu Zhongliang thought about it for a while, and when he had time in the evening, he wrote a telegram himself.
While expressing his thoughts relatively casually, he also wrote down the questions he had accumulated over the past few days during his visit to Jiangnan and sent them to Zhu Jingyuan, who was thousands of miles away.
After Zhu Jingyuan saw his grandfather's telegram, he also fell into deep contemplation.
Under his own promotion, Daming's technology has progressed a bit quickly...
It was also because I had previously considered leaving the capital, so I had a lot to give the craftsmen.
In fact, the threshold for many designs in history is not high. The key is for someone to think about what should be done, and to find the key points and the most important direction to implement these designs.
And this information is the biggest advantage of the time traveler.
Even if the time traveler does not understand too many technical details, even if it is just to guide the direction and leave the specific design and exploration to local craftsmen, science and technology can be improved by leaps and bounds.
Totally enclosed combustion chambers and pressurized boilers were a specialty of France during World War II.
The power density of French boilers from World War II was so powerful that they had no friends.
Richelieu-class battleship, six boilers provide 150,000 horsepower, and the total weight of the power system is 2,800 tons.
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The He-class battleship has twelve boilers providing 150,000 horsepower, and the total weight of the power system is 5,300 tons.
This is approximately a direct doubling of the difference.
After World War II, fully enclosed combustion chambers were basically popular in boilers, while pressurized boilers were mainly inherited in the Soviet and Chinese systems.
When Zhu Jingyuan introduced the idea of the boiler system, he just mentioned this direction casually.
Unexpectedly, the craftsmen have turned it into a formal technical route and are about to implement it.
Looking at it this way, maybe 60,000-ton aircraft carriers and battleships don’t need to wait until ten years later.
Finally, regarding Zhu Zhongliang's question, Zhu Jingyuan thought carefully about how to explain it to the old man:
Regarding the 420mm artillery shell, at the current level, it can be used with a weight of 1100 kilograms.
But in order to exert the maximum power of this caliber, it is best to increase it to more than 1,300 kilograms as much as possible.
1,500 kilograms is an ideal goal, set based on the idea that those who seek the top will get it, and those who seek the bottom will get it.
As for the logic that the aircraft carrier is about to be basically mature, but it still needs to continue building battleships.
Because for a long time to come, it will still be difficult for aircraft to obtain "the ability to appear on the front line at any time."
Battleships can always maintain a presence on the front line and can bombard targets that need to be deterred at any time.
I believe you also know that the normal state of war is not to fight each other, but to threaten and counter-threat each other.
War itself is not normal. Providing deterrence in non-war conditions is also an important task of weapons.
Battleships are currently doing much better than aircraft carriers in these similar tasks.
Moreover, the aircraft is temporarily unable to operate at night and in bad weather.
The plane can choose to go out and beat others when the weather is good, but there is no way for the time being to prevent itself from being beaten on rainy days.
If an aircraft carrier and a battleship encounter each other alone in this state, it will be an ugly death. ….
Therefore, the Governor's Office should formulate operational regulations, and aircraft carriers must be accompanied by battleships when going out.
Of course, technology is constantly developing upwards. When aircraft carriers no longer need battleships to accompany them on a daily basis, I will take the initiative to stop the design and construction of battleships.
Zhu Jingyuan finished writing the reply, checked and revised it again, and handed it to the Dianbook to be sent to Zhu Zhongliang.
Then he raised his head and looked at Liu Muyun sitting next to him.
This usually carefree girl has become a little shy in the past two days.
He has always been by his side, but he doesn't talk much anymore.
This approach seems to be thoughtful.
Zhu Jingyuan didn't know how to talk to girls, so he asked directly:
"So, what happened? Did you want something?"
Liu Muyun hesitated for a long time, and finally lowered his head and told the truth:
"Your Highness...my menstrual period has not come. According to the time, it should be over, but there is still no movement at all. I am hesitating whether to go to the doctor..."
Zhu Jingyuan was stunned for several seconds, and then reminded him in a daze:
"Menstruation is completely absent. Is there a possibility that you have..."
Liu Muyun actually thought of this possibility, but he just couldn't accept the result:
"It can't be so fast. I just slept with... His Highness just once..."
Zhu Jingyuan was also very surprised that he might have a child:
"Although this result is incredible, I can't think of any other possibilities.
"We are probably going to have a baby. Aren't you a mother happy?"
Liu Muyun said rather melancholy:
"It's not that I'm unhappy, I just feel that it's a shame to do this. It's just once. How can I do this?"
Zhu Jingyuan quickly understood Liu Muyun's mentality, and then couldn't help laughing:
"I also feel like it's a shame, but we have plenty of time in the future.
Mother must be notified of this important event first. ".
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