Supersonic wind tunnel, first aerodynamic test of new reusable rocket.
About to start!
"Qiao Yang, the test is about to begin, are you nervous?"
Before the test started, Zhang Xingyang was very confident!
There was even a carefree attitude towards Qiao Yang.
Qiao Yang shook his head, indicating that he was not nervous.
However, a person can tell his true inner state from the small movements of chewing his fingers.
He was in a state of great anxiety!
"There's no need to be so nervous. Didn't the simulation analysis you did on the supercomputer turn out pretty good?"
Zhang Xingyang patted Qiao Yang on the shoulder and comforted him.
Maybe Zhang Xingyang's comfort had an effect.
Or perhaps Qiao Yang himself, as a genius in mechanics, had enough confidence in his analysis results after thinking about it in his mind.
The whole person also relaxed, and smiled shyly at Zhang Xingyang:
"Thank you, Brother Xingyang!"
"It's my first time to undergo such an important test, so I feel a little worried!"
"I just thought about it and you were right."
"The model we built on the supercomputer has been tested to the limit, and there have been no major problems."
"In actual testing, there shouldn't be any major problems."
Zhang Xingyang saw that Qiao Yang had recovered and said nothing more.
After instructing that the data collection work during the experiment must be done well, Zhang Xingyang left the laboratory.
After the rocket was transported to the supersonic wind tunnel, assembly and debugging took several days.
During this period, Zhang Xingyang poured a lot of information about hypersonic weapons into Qiao Yang's mind.
However, the development of hypersonic weapons requires a group of hypersonic wind tunnels capable of traveling at speeds above 10 times the speed of sound.
Without conducting a large number of wind tunnel experiments, it is impossible to create a hypersonic weapon with actual combat performance.
Why did the research and development of hypersonic weapons in later generations of Yingjiang often have difficulties?
It has a very important relationship with the outflow of manufacturing industry and the inability to build a large number of hypersonic wind tunnels.
Zhang Xingyang's departure from this very critical rocket testing node also has a lot to do with the construction of the hypersonic wind tunnel group.
As mentioned before, Zhang Xingyang once told a certain boss that there would be a financial crisis in the south of the motherland this year.
The trigger lies in the fact that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in March!
The underlying reason is that these small countries in the south have experienced significant changes in the past few years.
It is mainly an export-oriented economy. After absorbing the industrial transfer from neighboring developed countries, it has not formed its own technological advantages, resulting in the manufacturing industry being completely monopolized by international capital.
At the same time, in order to attract foreign investment, maintaining a fixed exchange rate while expanding financial liberalization created opportunities for international speculators.
And just yesterday, the Federal Reserve officially announced that it would start raising interest rates.
This also made Zhang Xingyang's predictions that seemed like fantasy before truly confirmed.
Although the domestic policy of non-depreciation of the currency is adopted, it is impossible for international speculators to easily obtain opportunities.
But the port city in the south, which is about to return this year, will inevitably be affected by the financial crisis in the process.
The country has to worry about these things.
Just when Zhang Xingyang was dragged to Beidu to hold an economic seminar.
The first wind tunnel test of the new recyclable rocket has also officially begun.
As the general person in charge present, Qiao Yang was almost too busy to keep his hands off the floor.
The data sent back by each test group is constantly summarized, and then the previously established rocket aerodynamic model is modified on the computer in the test center.
"How was the collection of disturbances after the bottom recovery rack was deployed?"
"Has the test team sent the data?"
While modifying the rocket force model in his hand, Qiao Yang urged the assistant beside him.
In order to cope with Qiao Yang's almost sleepless work intensity, Liang Yi, as the institute's chief steward, assigned Qiao Yang three assistants.
Three shifts were at Qiao Yang's side, performing various auxiliary tasks.
Of course, this is also a rare opportunity for assistants.
After all, you can always learn a lot from being with a big boss.
Especially in supersonic wind tunnel testing, a project that is difficult for ordinary scientific researchers to access.
Therefore, the assistants also attach great importance to such an opportunity and work very hard to keep up with Qiao Yang's rhythm.
But geniuses are geniuses after all, and it is difficult for ordinary people to follow their ideas.
The assistants have not yet understood which part of the model this parameter should adjust.
Qiao Yang has completed the adjustment of the model, started model simulation analysis, and started urging the next data.
"Qiao Yang, there is no need to work hard to catch up."
“We have enough wind tunnel time to complete the test even at normal operating speeds.”
Even Geng Bo, who is also in charge of the rocket wind tunnel test project, can't stand it anymore.
He couldn't help but persuade Qiao Yang, who had not rested for who knows how many hours, his eyes were deeply sunken and there were two huge dark circles under his eyes.
"And the way you are now is doing too much harm to your body!"
Although Geng Bo's persuasion made sense, Qiao Yang did not intend to accept his suggestion.
"No matter how long the wind tunnel is used, it will never be enough. There is still a lot of optimization we can do!"
"As for my body, it's no big deal!"
Looking at the simulation results displayed on the screen, Qiao Yang rubbed his eyes that were dazzled by staying up late for a long time.
After checking it carefully, Qiao Yang called to the scientific research assistant beside him:
"Xiao Wang, please bring me the latest test results of the offset of the upper control surface of the rocket!"
"Let me do it!"
“I can also adjust model parameters and perform simulation analysis!”
"You go and rest first, and then come and take my place when you're done."
Geng Bo couldn't bear it when he saw that Qiao Yang was still preparing to continue working.
He pushed Qiao Yang away, who was still sitting on the chair, and sat down himself.
Then ask the scientific research assistant to send Qiao Yang to rest.
Although during this process, Qiao Yang tried to push the assistant away and returned to his seat.
But the long hours of work had almost drained his energy.
Even just maintaining a standing position is difficult.
Not to mention pushing away the scientific research assistant who was hugging him.
After all, Xiao Wang is 1.9 meters tall and weighs 180. He is a strong Shandong man with clear muscles!
Seeing Qiao Yang being taken back to rest, Geng Bo also began to carefully adjust various parameters of the rocket model.
Although he is not specialized in mechanical research, Geng Bo still has the ability to adjust the model.
After several days of wind tunnel testing, the latest model of the rocket is basically completed.
At the same time, existing design problems with the rocket were identified.
"The rocket model after this improvement is almost perfect!"
This was Qiao Yang's first words after seeing the new model.
“She is simply a work of art!”
"The most perfect work of art in the world!"
(End of chapter)
