"So beautiful!" In Gao Wei's eyes, this shaped container is ten thousand times more beautiful than those jewels!
“There is really no powder on the surface!” the R&D staff said in surprise, “This way there won’t be any slag, right?”
Kelly Hall frowned and said: "Adding adhesive? It may cause problems with the molecular structure and break at high temperatures, which would be a big problem!"
“You can only know the result after trying it,” Zhong Bing said. “It’s time to start finalizing.”
The staff made preparations nervously, and the yttrium oxide shaping container was made into a turbine engine blade shaping device. This time, the blade length has exceeded the 200mm limit mentioned by Kelly Hall!
The titanium-aluminum alloy solution at high temperature is poured into the yttrium oxide shaping container and begins to cool. As a series of operations proceed, the titanium-aluminum alloy blades gradually take shape.
The data on the instrument kept fluctuating around the normal value. Everyone stared closely. Zhong Bing said, "That's it!"
The first experimental titanium-aluminum alloy blade was carefully taken out by the researchers. From the outside, it was smooth and elegantly curved, exuding a metallic luster.
Just because it looks good, it does not mean that the blade has been successfully manufactured. It must undergo precise testing to verify whether it can pass the high-performance requirements of aeroengines.
There is testing equipment in the Materials Research Institute, which will detect various data of the blades and compare them with standard data.
"If the length of the titanium-aluminum alloy blade exceeds 200mm, either the accuracy or hardness is not up to standard!" Henry Hall said, "Our company has done similar experiments many times."
This time, no one argued with him, but waited for the test data to be released.
Data feedback came to them quickly. Whether it was strength, stability, density or accuracy, it was all in line with the standards!
This shows that they have really manufactured titanium-aluminum alloy blades for low-pressure turbine engines exceeding 200mm!
"This is the titanium-aluminum alloy blade with the highest precision, highest length and strongest stability in the world!" Gao Wei said in surprise after seeing the data.
Everyone in the institute who witnessed it with him was equally delighted, applauding or cheering loudly. The Aeronautical Materials Institute was filled with joy.
"Let me take a look!" Kelly Hall hurried forward, taking the blade and observing it carefully while looking at the test data.
While he was watching, he secretly used his smart glasses to record some information and sent it back to Rolls-Royce headquarters.
Lu Zixin knew all this, but no one stopped him. Because the core technology is the manufacturing of molecular adhesives, Rolls-Royce has already mastered other technologies. Showing them to them will put competitive pressure on them.
"Is it really over 200mm? How could it be done? How could the computer simulation go wrong?" Kelly Hall muttered to himself.
On the side, Zhong Bing said: "Of course computer simulations will make mistakes! There are many variables that need to be considered whether an experiment can be successful, not to mention changes in molecular structure. Today's computers cannot completely predict it. Superstitious computer models require scientists to do the research What?"
"This..." Kelly Hall was speechless. It turned out that the finished titanium-aluminum alloy blade produced by the other party overturned the theoretical results of their laboratory simulation!
"Your company has been able to manufacture its own blades. The technological progress is really admirable!" Compared with Kelly Hall, Anderson has a much better mentality because he prepared for the worst from the beginning. Now, this plan has become Reality.
Next, there is basically nothing going on with Honeywell International.
For the British company Rolls-Royce, they can only accept this fact. The only advantage is that the engine blades are only part of the engine. The really difficult technical problem lies in the design and structure of the engineering machine itself.
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After successfully developing titanium-aluminum alloy blades for low-pressure turbine engines, there are not many material problems left in front of China Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company. With Zhang Ming and Zhong Bing here, it is only a matter of time before they are solved.
After Kelly Hall, the business representative of the British Rolls-Royce Company, reported the matter and returned to China, he actually facilitated an order!
Instead of China Commercial Aircraft purchasing from Rolls-Royce, Rolls-Royce purchased hundreds of titanium-aluminum alloy blades for low-pressure turbine engines from China! It is said that these blades will be used on the Airbus 350 series commercial large aircraft of the European Airbus Company.
At China Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company, after a high-level meeting of the company, it was decided to start overcoming the most difficult hurdle that hinders the manufacturing of large aircraft, aeroengines!
China Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company has been researching aero engines, but progress has been slow. Currently, only the United States and the United Kingdom have the top technology in this area.
Now, they plan to work with Hongxin’s mechanical power research team to develop a high-performance aeroengine.
However, as soon as the news spread, it aroused the constant vigilance of international colleagues.
Not to mention the three giants of aerospace engines, Rolls-Royce, General Electric, and Pratt & Whitney, the United States. Russia’s United Aviation Manufacturing Group, which had been cooperating with China Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company, was dissatisfied and asked to withdraw. Engine development.
Russia's United Aviation Manufacturing Group, referred to as OAK, is a super-large military industry enterprise formed by the merger of several major Russian aviation companies in 2006. It is one of the top twenty military industry giants in the world!
Although Russia's United Aviation Manufacturing Group is not as good as the three major aero-engine giants in the manufacturing of commercial aircraft aero-engines, it is still the world's top aero-engine manufacturer.
A year ago, China Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company and OAK reached a cooperation to jointly develop an aeroengine for long-range wide-body aircraft.
China Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Co., Ltd.’s current only finished product, the C919, is nothing more than a single-aisle aircraft, also known as a “medium- and short-range twin-engine narrow-body civil transport aircraft.” The best-selling Boeing 787 and Airbus 350 series aircraft are long-range wide-body aircraft. The aircraft are larger, carry more loads, and have a wider range of applications.
Of course, the required aircraft engine performance must also be stronger.
It is impossible for the British and American countries to sell their high-tech aviation engines to China, lest China compete with their Boeing and Airbus companies. That’s why they approached Russia’s United Aviation Manufacturing Group for cooperation. Now, when they heard that Hongxin Group was going to cooperate with China Commercial Aircraft Manufacturing Company for aero-engine research and development, OAK was actually afraid and asked to withdraw from the research and development to avoid technology leakage.
"How can this be? They are about to evacuate before research and development has even started! Do these Russians also want to join forces with British and American companies?" Peng Zhengge threw the document angrily. Aviation engines are crucial, and the wide-body aircraft they plan to develop CR929, the current investment has reached tens of billions. If there is a problem with the engine, wouldn't it be a failure