Although he had experienced many thesis defenses from undergraduate to doctoral degrees in his previous life, and when he was a project director at the New Drug Creation Center of RGP Company, he participated in countless defenses of scientific research projects. Fang Hanmin was already accustomed to such occasions. After all, he had not had any prior experience. He was still a little hesitant when he faced several big leaders in the factory for the first time.
Just when Fang Hanmin was sorting out his thoughts and preparing to elaborate on the technical plan, Deputy Director Wang, who was in charge of production, suddenly asked an off-topic question: "Which university did Xiao Fang graduate from? In what year was he assigned to the factory?"
This question made Fang Hanmin even more surprised. After a moment of surprise, he answered calmly: "I didn't graduate from any university. I was just a temporary worker who joined the factory the year before last."
The atmosphere at the meeting suddenly fell into embarrassment. The top leader, Factory Manager Yuan, felt that Lao Wang was deliberately embarrassing. The purpose of calling Xiao Fang was to find a solution to the problem as soon as possible. What does it have to do with his academic qualifications and the time he joined the factory? "Don't worry about which university he graduated from. Let Comrade Xiao Fang talk about his thoughts."
Fang Hanmin spent more than half an hour explaining his plan, and gave a relatively detailed introduction to the technical principles, process routes, raw material conditions and process flows involved.
Although this wastewater treatment plan is very novel in concept, the various unit operations actually use existing technologies. In the previous life, the Huakang Pharmaceutical Company where Fang Hanmin participated in an internship when he graduated from undergraduate used this method to treat iron. The wastewater generated by powder reduction realizes clean production in the factory.
The leaders present did not have the same attitude towards Fang Hanmin. Some leaders were very interested in Fang Hanmin's technical solutions. Although they had little understanding of some details, they felt that Fang Hanmin's ideas were very clear. Some leaders were biased against Fang Hanmin and basically ignored the technical solutions he introduced.
When it came to the question-and-answer session, Wang, the deputy production plant boss, and Lao Xia, the chief engineer, perhaps in order to highlight their status as technical authorities in the plant, both of them asked in unison: "This plan sounds reasonable. The question is whether it can be implemented in actual production." Does it work?”
An hour later, Fang Hanmin had already adapted to the atmosphere of the venue. He sat there and said calmly: "Please let the two leaders be more specific, because I haven't thought of anything that won't work."
Lao Wang and Lao Xia may not have understood Fang Hanmin's technical plan at all. They raised this question just to show off. When Fang Hanmin asked them to discuss the details, the two looked at each other and neither of them spoke.
This is the habit of speaking in official style. When facing people with no status and humble status, no matter what the occasion, they like to condescendingly embarrass each other. Unexpectedly, Fang Hanmin's request made the two of them unprepared.
One is the deputy director in charge of production and the other is the chief engineer. Both of them are important members of the leadership team of Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory. No matter how nerdy Fang Hanmin is, he would not dare to deliberately attack them. He just answered them naturally. The problem.
The leader, Lao Yuan, knew the character of the two colleagues best and felt that they were a little embarrassed. He didn't want to affect the overall situation because of these trivial matters that could not be put on the table, so he took over the conversation, "Comrade Xiaofang, for example, the second question you mentioned The first step, which is steam distillation to remove dissolution and deodorization, how should it be implemented in practice?”
Unlike Lao Wang and Lao Xia, they simply did not believe that a temporary worker could have any technical insights. They subjectively did not take the technical solutions introduced by Fang Hanmin seriously. Lao Yuan listened attentively to Fang Hanmin's introduction from beginning to end. He also took notes on the parts he didn't understand and asked very specific and targeted questions.
As for the specific operation of steam distillation, Fang Hanmin believed that this was a purely technical issue, and there was no need to introduce it on this occasion. Since the leaders were so concerned (actually they were not reassured), he had no choice but to sacrifice his life to accompany the gentleman, although not everyone Everybody can understand.
According to the wastewater treatment process introduced by Fang Hanmin, the first step is steam distillation, which not only removes the odor of the wastewater, but also fully recovers the organic raw materials entrained in it. Use saturated steam, use direct steam heating, and operate at normal pressure.
"Comrade Xiaofang, according to what you mean, through the first step of treatment, the smell of wastewater can be eliminated, and some raw materials can be recovered. Isn't this killing two birds with one stone?" Lao Yuan became more and more interested in Fang Hanmin's technical solution.
"Yes, no matter how it is cleaned during the production process, the wastewater and iron sludge in the reduction section will inevitably contain two to three percent of organic raw materials or semi-finished products. Through this step of treatment, they can almost be recycled completely."
Wang, the deputy director of the production plant, was sitting next to him and had regained his composure. He thought of another question, "Have you done any calculations on how much difference there is between the value of these recycled organic raw materials or semi-finished products and the cost of steam distillation?"
Because it involves cost accounting and is inconsistent with the theme of the meeting, Deputy Director Wang's question is obviously a bit different, but Fang Hanmin did not avoid it. "In addition to equipment depreciation, the main raw materials for steam distillation are only the saturated water vapor consumed, and of course the operator's wages." , after rough estimation, the break-even point is related to the wastewater treatment volume. If the treatment volume exceeds the balance point, a profit will be generated. If the treatment volume is small, there will naturally be a loss. However, wastewater treatment is a work that has to be done. Of course it’s good to have profits, but you have to do it even if you don’t have profits.”
"Yeah, don't worry about the cost. This work has to be done. This is also the main purpose of inviting you to the meeting today. Comrade Xiaofang, after the first step of treatment, the smell of the wastewater has been removed, but the color of the wastewater is still there. , it can't be discharged to the outside!" Director Yuan still couldn't let go.
"Of course it cannot be discharged directly. Although the organic raw materials in the wastewater are recycled and the odor is eliminated, the red color of iron oxide contained in it looks very eye-catching. In addition, discharging these iron oxides containing iron powder is not only harmful to the environment. It’s disadvantageous and a waste of resources.”
"In other words, reduced iron powder also needs to be recycled? What recycling process do you think is best?"
"For the sake of cleanliness and environmental protection, as well as to save resources, I think it should be recycled. As for the process, it is relatively simple. It is nothing more than centrifugal sedimentation or multi-stage natural sedimentation. The former consumes more electricity, and the latter occupies a larger area. Do whatever is convenient for you." Fang Hanmin looked like he was taking it easy.
The venue fell silent again. The leaders seemed to ask Fang Hanmin all the issues they were concerned about or suspected. Just when Director Yuan wanted to make a concluding speech, Chief Engineer Lao Xia, who had not spoken for a long time, straightened himself up and cleared his throat, " Comrade Xiaofang, if we follow your technical plan, shouldn’t we conduct experiments first before officially implementing it?”
"Test? What kind of test is Mr. Xia referring to?" I don't know if Fang Hanmin is pretending to be stupid on purpose, or if he asks knowingly.
Not even understanding such a simple thing, Lao Xia really thought that Fang Hanmin was a temporary worker without any technical literacy. He said arrogantly: "Of course it refers to laboratory experiments! What, haven't you heard of it?"
Fang Hanmin smiled strangely. Have you ever seen the science laboratory of Oxford University? Have you heard of the RGP New Drug Discovery Center Laboratory? Fang Hanmin came out of those science halls! Of course, he couldn't take Lao Xia's contempt to heart, "I've heard about it, Mr. Xia, do you want to start in the laboratory?"
“Don’t all technological innovations start in the laboratory?”
Yes, scientific and technological innovation comes from mental imagination and experimental verification, but the wastewater treatment plan proposed by Fang Hanmin has long been a mature process for large-scale industrialization in his previous life. To him, it was just used and used, and it was not an innovation at all. Where is the need for laboratory verification! But this is a secret in his heart and he cannot tell anyone. "This is not an original invention. I don't think there is any need to start in the laboratory."
"How is this possible? Without laboratory verification, how do you know whether your technical solution is feasible? If it fails, who will be responsible for the losses? Comrade Xiaofang, you can't take the life and death of Red Star Pharmaceutical Factory seriously. What a child’s play!”
Lao Xia's plan came online, leaving Fang Hanmin speechless, but he didn't let go. Fang Hanmin meant that since the factory asked me for advice, it should act according to my ideas, otherwise he would hire someone else.
After nearly two hours of in-depth exchanges, the top leader, Factory Director Yuan, has gained a certain understanding of Fang Hanmin. He feels that this young man has ideas and personality, and is not a temporary worker who can be manipulated by others. Fang Hanmin's current attitude is more firm. He understood Lao Yuan's view, but he believed that chief engineer Lao Xia's request was also reasonable.
In order to reach a consensus as soon as possible, Lao Yuan proposed a compromise plan, "Because the situation is urgent, we will act separately on this matter. General Manager Xia organized personnel to verify Comrade Xiaofang's technical plan in the laboratory. Isn't the second workshop now partially shut down?" Equipment? Just free up some equipment so that Comrade Xiao Fang can directly implement his plan in industrial equipment. Please ask the leaders of the second workshop to give Comrade Xiao Fang maximum cooperation in terms of personnel and materials. What do you think?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lao Yang, the director of the second workshop, was the first to agree, "This is a great idea, director! Comrade Xiaofang directly tested the process improvements in the acylation section of our workshop on the equipment of the workshop production line, and the results were very good. OK. Please rest assured, director, we will definitely cooperate with Comrade Xiaofang in all aspects of his experiments!"
At that time, letting Fang Hanmin conduct experiments directly in the workshop was the most outstanding thing that Lao Yang did. Now it just caters to the ideas of the top leader and is worth showing off to Lao Yang. However, Lao Wu, the technician in the second workshop, has a sour mentality. Feel.
When others heard this, since Fang Hanmin had already done this kind of irregular operation that went against common sense, they thought that Lao Yuan's compromise plan was a sound solution. Even if Fang Hanmin failed to do it in industrial equipment, Lao Xia still had to do it in the laboratory. He protects us.
After reaching a consensus, Lao Yuan asked the entire plant to temporarily make way for the wastewater treatment project in the second workshop in his concluding speech, because this is the top priority of the entire plant at this stage.
Of course, the leaders of the second workshop did not dare to slack off on matters that the factory leaders attached great importance to. After the meeting, Lao Yang hurriedly brought Fang Hanmin to the workshop office and asked how the workshop could cooperate with his work.
"Director, you don't need to take this matter too seriously. I think the operation process of wastewater treatment is a little more cumbersome. In other aspects, it is no different from the experiments I did in the workshop before. Don't worry, wait until I finalize the process. Only by putting forward the equipment list and construction plan can we know what the workshop needs to do specifically." Fang Hanmin likes to carry out work in an orderly manner.
"Okay, we are waiting for news from you at any time."
"Director, you just go about your work. If I need to ask you for advice on anything, I will let you know in advance."
