Early the next morning, as soon as Zhao Yi finished breakfast, a car from Star Power Company arrived at the hotel where Zhao Yi was staying, got in the car and headed straight to the company.
The company is located on the outskirts of Chengdu, because the power company's engine testing will produce a lot of noise, which may disturb people's lives in the urban area.
Came to the power company. To be honest, this is the first time that Zhao Yi Power Company has been here since its establishment. The company's previous temporary office location was not here.
After getting off the car, He Hanlin was already waiting at the door. He and He Hanlin entered the company together. The environment inside was quite good. The design drawings were originally provided by Zhao Yi, covering an area of 2,000 acres. They were built completely according to the garden environment of later generations. After all, Dynamic Company is a high-tech company, and Zhao Yi hopes to provide good office conditions so that these highly intelligent talents can have a place to relax.
The group did not go to the conference room immediately, but went to the company's research department. Currently, the company is divided into automobile engine research department and aircraft engine research department.
The Automobile Engine Research Department not only undertakes the research work of various car engines, but also undertakes the research work of various truck engines. Since different types of cars require different engines, there are many types of engines and the task is very heavy.
The aircraft engine research department is relatively simple. Currently, there is only research work on the transmitter of a regional airliner. This is a supporting engine for the regional airliner that Star Express Company is studying.
"How is the current research work on car engines and truck engines?" Zhao Yi asked.
"In fact, our automobile engine trial production work has been completed and has been tested. Except for the service life being shorter than designed, other indicators have met the design requirements." He Hanlin said.
"Is it because of the material problem?" As soon as Zhao heard what He Hanlin said, he guessed that it might be the material problem.
"Yes, we have inspected all domestic civil materials companies and research institutes, and there is currently no material that can meet our design requirements, so I suggested to Mr. Zhao to set up a company specifically for materials research.
Not only car engines, but also aircraft engines have such problems. "When He Hanlin heard Zhao Yi's words, he immediately expressed his bitterness. If it weren't for the fact that the company had sufficient funds and was not worried about bankruptcy, he would probably be in a hurry to grow old.
"This is my problem. I thought these materials can be found in China, and I ignored the power company. This time I will research qualified materials as soon as possible and provide them to the power company when I go back." When Zhao heard He Hanlin's complaint, he quickly admitted his mistake. And promise to solve this problem.
"If qualified materials can be provided, the car engine can replace the materials and conduct tests within a month. Our researchers have thoroughly understood the technical information you gave us," He Hanlin said.
"What about the aircraft engine?" Zhao Yi asked.
"Aircraft engines are not just a matter of materials, because the structure is more complex, and the control system is also more complex. It has now passed the stage of absorbing design technology and entered the stage of physical manufacturing. If there are qualified materials, the progress can be accelerated." He Hanlin said .
"Can this catch up with the aircraft development progress of Star Express Company?" Zhao Yi asked.
"According to what Su Miao and I know, the progress there is not as fast as expected. The biggest problem is also in materials, and the other is the problem of avionics system." He Hanlin replied.
"It seems that the problem of materials has become a very serious problem. It is not suitable for domestic civilian use, and it is estimated that it is not our turn to get involved in military use. Moreover, it may not be suitable for the design requirements of our aircraft. It seems that we really need to set up a materials company to specialize in materials." Developed and produced high-end materials.
Have you learned about the situation of Y-10? "Zhao Yi suddenly asked.
"I understand that life there is difficult now, but it can still operate, but it will be difficult to say in the future." He Hanlin said.
"You should also pay attention here. I estimate that the project will be discontinued in the next few years. They will recruit the talents they can recruit when the time comes. After all, they have more than ten years of experience." Zhao Yi warned.
"I understand." He Hanlin agreed.
"Can we use their materials?" Zhao Yi asked again.
"The specifics are not clear. I found out some parameters through my connections. They cannot meet our design requirements, and the output is too small." He Hanlin said.
"Forget it." Zhao Yi said.
The group of people came to the car engine testing workshop. Although engine testing was going on inside, the noise was not loud. If the car engine was far away, no sound could be heard. The truck engine is a little louder, especially when changing gears, but it's within the normal range.
Zhao Yi stepped forward to check various test data and found that the problems were basically caused by the materials. This shows that as long as the material problems are solved, these engines can be manufactured in batches and supplied to automobile companies.
After looking at the car engine department, we came to the aircraft engine department. There are not as many people here as there are in the car engine department. First, we are still in the stage of understanding the technical design. Second, there is only one engine here and we don’t need so many people. Scientific research does not necessarily mean that more people are more powerful, and great efforts can produce miracles. Too many people will increase the difficulty of management and reduce the overall execution efficiency.
Since there are still many things that have not been developed here, there is not much to see, but the head of the department assured that as long as the materials are qualified and there are no problems in processing the parts, an aircraft engine that meets the design requirements will definitely be built within half a year.
This also gave Zhao Yi a little comfort.
After transferring between the two departments, Zhao Yi and He Hanlin came to the company conference room.
"The power company's R&D personnel are still a little short. It is possible that we need to recruit more talents." Zhao Yi said.
"What Mr. Zhao said is that we have been working hard in this area, but there are few talents in this area in China, and most of them are in military research units, which is difficult to find." He Hanlin said.
Zhao Yi also knew that what He Hanlin was talking about was true, and said: "When Tianwen University is successfully built, the future talent gap will be greatly filled."
"Tianwen University? Why haven't I heard of it?" He Hanlin asked doubtfully.
"It's normal that you don't know. This university is a private university founded by me. It is still in the preparation stage and it has not been long since the application was approved." Zhao Yi said.
"Where is the school? How big is it? What are the majors?" He Hanlin asked a standard three questions.
"I have allocated nearly 30,000 acres of land in Qianhu, Nanchang, Jiangxi. It is expected that when the whole school is full, it can accommodate more than 100,000 teachers and students. It will become the only university in China with a full range of disciplines. I have invested 10 billion US dollars. , is to solve the problem of talent shortage in our company and various domestic industries, and also to provide a good way out for outstanding domestic students." Zhao Yi said.
"After it is completed, it will definitely be the best in the world. With so many students, there will be many teachers, and it will be difficult to find them." He Hanlin said with a smile.
"I have basically been recruiting teachers all over the world for more than three months. I have just returned to China not long ago." Zhao Yi also looked like he had a headache.
"Actually, if you really can't find enough excellent teachers, I suggest that you recruit some domestic graduate students or doctoral students as lecturers. Before they take classes, you can provide them with training. After passing the training, they can be employed as lecturers. Students take classes. Judging from the training Mr. Zhao gave the company, our technical staff admire you very much." He Hanlin suggested.
Zhao Yi didn't expect this. In Zhao Yi's idea, to teach first-class students, first-class teachers are necessary, but that is in terms of groundbreaking research. If it is not groundbreaking research, it is just the transfer of some existing knowledge. , there is no need for such high requirements. As long as the teacher understands the knowledge within his or her major and accurately imparts it to the students, this is enough for the undergraduate level.
Thinking of this feasibility, Zhao Yi couldn't wait to take action immediately. Before the school was fully established, he recruited a large number of young teachers and trained them first. The training content was all undergraduate level knowledge.
As a reward for providing such good advice, Zhao Yi specially treated him to a hot pot meal together. (End of chapter)