The Red Era, the Opening University Speech

Chapter 451 Quartz Glass Fiber
"Thank you for your recognition. We will work harder." Zhang Shushun said happily.

It is not easy to get praise from Li Mu.

At least in his impression.

I've never seen anyone else treated this way.

Li Mu was very happy to see Zhang Shushun because of his words.

I couldn't help but be slightly speechless.

He didn't know that his words had such a good effect.

“I can use it more when I lead the pulse weapon team later.” Li Mu thought to himself.

In the past, we conducted research with experts and professors.

Their own level is not bad, and they can understand it with just a little guidance.

But these young people are not good.

No matter how great your future achievements are, they will be in the future.

And his intervention may not always be a good thing.

In order to enable these future pillars of the motherland to grow up well and become even more powerful than before.

He needs to put some thought into it.

……

We have finished talking about the issue of fin-stabilized armor-piercing discarding sabot projectiles.

Li Mu thought about it and continued:
"Professor Zhang, do you know anything about automatic loading machines?"

"Of course, this is something that Big Brother commonly uses on tanks. Unfortunately, our technology is insufficient and we have not made any breakthroughs." Zhang Shushun answered subconsciously.

After saying this, he suddenly raised his head and his eyes instantly became excited.

There wasn’t one before, but that’s not necessarily the case now.

Li Mu could even produce fin-stabilized discarding sabot armor-piercing projectiles and gun-launched D projectiles.

It’s just an automatic loader, it’s easy to get.

Li Mu nodded slightly and said:

"I plan to use this technology on the Xuanwu-1 main battle heavy tank."

"The automatic loader can greatly improve the combat efficiency and productivity of tanks and is an indispensable part of the future of tanks."

"Of course, if you feel that the current research time is not enough, I can find someone else..."

He hasn't finished speaking yet.

Zhang Shushun said hurriedly:
"Enough, enough, enough. I have plenty of time and energy. The worst that can happen is that I can sleep less!"

As long as there are research projects.

Don't say there's still plenty of time now.

Even if there is no opportunity, he will squeeze it out to do it.

"Then I'd better go find someone else. It won't be worth it if I end up exhausting you." Li Mu said half-jokingly and half-seriously.

Hearing this, Zhang Shushun's face turned bitter.

But he also knew that if he didn't agree, he would definitely miss this opportunity.

So he quickly said:

"Okay, I'll listen to you."

Seeing this, Li Mu nodded with satisfaction.

Although I am the pioneer who likes to stay up late.

But that's because he's in good health.

Wang Zhengan, Lin Suan, Zhang Shushun and others are different.

……

Spent a morning at the Automotive Research Institute.

Li Mu has basically dealt with all the problems here.

By the way, it also marked the beginning of the research on the automatic loader of Xuanwu-1.

The Type 99 tank uses a turntable automatic loader.

This autoloader is identical to the autoloader of the Type 96 tank, both of which are copied from the design of the older brother.

The biggest feature is that the ammunition bay is located under the turret basket, and the ammunition bay can rotate relative to the basket.

The advantage is that the capacity of the ready-to-fire ammunition bay is large, which can meet the requirements of continuous combat.

But the disadvantage is that it limits the size of the ammunition, and usually split ammunition is used.

With Xia Country’s current technological level, it is not difficult to produce it.

After all, their industrial strength has improved a lot, enough to solve the original problems in materials and technology.

……

After lunch.

Li Mu then went to the Materials Research Institute.

The car just stopped at the door.

Then he saw Director Zhou Ren standing at the door.

Seeing this, he couldn't help but jokingly said:
"Director Zhou, you are so well-informed that you knew I was coming in advance?"

Hear his words.

As well as Guan Jianmin and General Zhao, whose ears suddenly perked up.

The smile on Zhou Ren's face disappeared instantly, and he said quickly:
"Advisor Li, this is not a joke."

"How could I know you were coming back? I don't even know when you left."

"I'm here to wait for Professor Cai Xuming from the National Building Materials Research Institute, the one I told you about last time."

The above shows the degree of importance attached to Li Mu.

If he took it seriously, he would probably be taken away for questioning.

Although he is upright, he is not afraid of his own shadow.

But it is better to avoid this kind of trouble.

"It's just a joke, no one will take it seriously." Li Mu said with a smile.

After saying that, he looked at Guan Jianmin and Zhao Canjun, signaling them not to be nervous.

As he spoke.

At the end of the road, three bicycles came rushing over.

The leader was a middle-aged professor.

Next to him are two young faces.

The three of them stopped the car at the door.

The middle-aged professor stepped forward and said with a hearty smile:
"Director Zhou, why did you come down to pick me up in person?"

"And this is... Consultant Li!"

"Am I so important? Why don't I know this?"

He was mid-sentence.

The voice suddenly rose several octaves and looked at Li Mu in surprise.

He did have some achievements in the field of materials research.

But compared with those famous experts and professors, there is still a big gap.

He was very surprised to be called over by Zhou Ren.

Now even the famous Li Mu came to greet him, which was really unexpected.

"I see, you are here to pick up Consultant Li!" the middle-aged professor said suddenly.

This is the only explanation that makes sense.

Hearing this, Zhou Ren didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"It's just a coincidence, Professor Cai Xuming, you don't have to think too much about it."

"Well, that's how it is..." Cai Xuming nodded, not feeling embarrassed.

After all, that kind of result is much more reasonable than Li Mu coming down to greet him.

Just when he thought so.

Li Mu suddenly stretched out his hand and said:
"Hello, Professor Cai. I didn't expect to meet you right after I got back."

"But I remember that when I left, I told Director Zhou that I was planning to invite you."

"Why did you come here just now? Did something unexpected happen?"

As he spoke, he looked at Zhou Ren.

The latter hasn't spoken yet.

Cai Xuming said:
"It's my fault. I was busy with research and told them not to disturb me."

"If I knew it was something as important as quartz glass fiber."

"Don't even mention research. Even if it rains knives from the sky, I will come here."

As he spoke, he pounded his chest twice in annoyance.

That's quartz glass fiber!

Ever since he invented quartz glass, his research in this area has come to a standstill.

If he ran out of ideas, he was even ready to give up.

Li Mu quickly stopped the other party and said with a smile:
"Not that late, and not that late either."

"I just thought it was weird, so I asked."

"After all, without you, the research would not be easy to carry out."

These words really shocked Cai Xuming.

He quickly said:

"You're too polite. To be honest, I still don't even fully understand what quartz glass fiber is."

"In fact, they are all made of quartz, but they have certain differences in application areas, characteristics, manufacturing processes, etc." Li Mu said.

Just as he was about to elaborate.

Cai Xuming suddenly stretched out his hand to interrupt him and said:
"Advisor Li, let's go inside and talk."

Such an important matter must not be discussed at the door.

And even if no one is eavesdropping.

He also needs paper and pen to record.

"That's right, let's go in and talk." Li Mu nodded as if there was no objection.

……

Soon, everyone walked into the Materials Research Institute and came to the director's office.

Waited for a while.

After Zhou Ren called several experts and professors from the institute.

Li Mucai began to explain the principles and manufacturing process of quartz glass fiber.

Quartz glass fiber is a special type of glass fiber with higher purity and better high temperature resistance.

Taking silicon oxide purity as an example, it needs to reach more than 99%.

This high purity makes silica glass fiber perform well in high temperature environments.

For example, it is used in ablative materials of spacecraft and intercontinental D bombs.

The preparation process of glass fiber includes steps such as melting the raw materials and drawing.

The preparation process of quartz glass fiber is more complicated, usually requiring higher temperatures and more sophisticated processes.

Its preparation process includes beneficiation, grinding and purification of natural crystals to form quartz powder.

The quartz powder is processed into fused quartz rods, which are then melted to make quartz fiber filaments and quartz wool.

Finally, it undergoes a fine textile process.

Quartz fiber filaments will be woven into more than ten kinds of quartz glass fiber products such as quartz yarn, quartz cloth, quartz sleeve, etc. of various specifications.

But these are easy to say.

It is quite difficult to complete it.

Li Mu said:
“First, we need to solve the problem of equipment.”

“Wire drawing furnace, used to heat and melt quartz glass rods to make them into quartz glass liquid.”

"A bundler is used to bundle the molten quartz glass liquid into fiber bundles..."

He first briefly talked about the equipment needed and the design ideas.

Cai Xuming never put down his pen since Li Mu started talking.

The more he listened, the brighter his eyes became.

Before he came, I just thought he was here to listen to a research idea.

But what Li Mu gave was a research plan.

Even application issues are included.

Although the feasibility has yet to be verified, who in Xia State can come up with it?

No, perhaps there is only one Li Mu in the whole world who can do it.

Thinking of this, he turned around and looked at the two young men beside him and said:
"Zhen'an, Chengdi, listen carefully and learn well."

"This will be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you."

"If I can get Li Gu's attention, it will definitely be much better than following me."

After he finished speaking.

Without waiting for the two young men to speak.

Li Mu quickly said:

"We conduct scientific research for the development of the country, and there is no distinction between high and low achievements."

"As for me being better than you, you are flattering me."

"I'm only good at theory, but I have no idea what to do in practice. I need your help."

Hearing what Li Mu said.

Cai Xuming, Gu Zhenan and Cai Chengdi looked at each other in surprise.

They believed what was said before.

But this last sentence.

It is absolutely impossible to believe.

"Consultant Li, you are too modest. I have only made some achievements in quartz glass in the past." Cai Xuming said.

It is certainly worth being happy to be praised by the famous Li Mu.

But he still knows his own level.

Judging from the current situation, it will take at least five years to make any major breakthroughs.

If you want to make quartz glass fiber, it will probably take half a lifetime of hard work.

Li Mu smiled and said:
"It is your experience that I need to combine with my theory."

"I believe that with our joint efforts, we will be able to develop quartz glass fiber as soon as possible."

"With it, we can not only solve the problem of tank armor, but also go further in aerospace, electronic communications and semiconductors."

After he finished speaking.

Cai Xuming nodded brightly and said:

"Advisor Li, from today on, the three of us will obey your orders!"

As an expert with many years of research in the field of quartz glass.

Maybe the ability is relatively poor.

However, his vision was absolutely flawless.

The importance of quartz glass fiber in the future is absolutely unquestionable.

"I don't dare to give orders. I think it would be more appropriate for us to discuss it together." Li Mu smiled slightly and said.

He was unwilling to allow the quartz glass fiber research and development team to become a one-man show by him.

Otherwise, the two young men following Cai Xuming would definitely be affected.

These two people are future big shots and cannot be treated carelessly.

……

We chatted for about two hours.

With the help of Li Mu.

Cai Xuming has a deeper understanding of quartz glass fiber.

I gained a lot of research inspiration from this and I wanted to talk with him for three days and three nights without sleeping.

Of course, this is obviously unrealistic.

After all, it is not cost-effective just for a quartz glass fiber.

They currently have no shortage of funds and talents.

Just solve the problems of equipment and process technology.

It is not difficult to complete the research and development.

These two items are actually not big problems for Li Mu.

In addition, the development of composite armor is not so urgent.

Therefore, compared to whether he could produce quartz glass fiber as soon as possible, he was more concerned about how to train Gu Zhenan and Cai Chengdi.

Both of them will have outstanding achievements in the field of quartz glass fiber in the future.

For example, Gu Zhenan.

The spectral and nonlinear optical properties of rare earth elements in quartz glass and optical fibers, chemical vapor doping deposition, solution doping and hydrogen-oxygen flame melting-electric melting two-step process technology are studied.

We have successfully developed new materials that are at the international advanced level, including radiation-resistant quartz glass, low-expansion quartz glass and rare earth quartz optical fiber.

These achievements have been applied in major national projects such as Shenzhou and Beidou.

In later generations, he was one of the well-deserved pioneers and founders of quartz glass and special optical fibers in the Xia Dynasty.

As for Cai Chengdi, the evaluation of "the father of quartz glass crucible in Xia Dynasty" is enough to prove his status and contribution.

"We have to train them well!" Li Mu couldn't help but smile as he looked at the two young men who were following him closely and taking notes of their studies.

……

Afterwards, after finishing the communication with Cai Xuming.

Li Mu then went to several other material research groups, including nano-ceramic fiber and para-aramid fiber, to check on the situation.

He immediately said goodbye and left.

The research at the Institute of Materials is relatively stable.

After all, materials are something that cannot be easily solved even with complete and detailed planning guidance.

It still needs to go through a lot of tests to verify before people can use it with confidence.

While thinking about it.

Li Mu continued on his way to the Semiconductor Research Institute.

It's already 5pm.

There is definitely no way to go to the Aviation Institute today.

So he decided to first take a look at the development status of the fly-by-wire flight control system.

By the way, the development of SAMCAD software should be put on the agenda.

If we want to develop a solid rocket engine as soon as possible to solve the power problem of submarine-launched D missiles, its role cannot be ignored.

……

It’s almost dinner time.

Wu hoped that his day would be normal.

He shouted at the group of guys who had forgotten the time in their research to eat.

The old man had just finished "scolding" someone at the door of the laboratory with a stern face, but when he turned around, a cheerful smile appeared on his face again.

The institute is getting better and better, and the country is also thriving.

This feeling made him very satisfied.

The only worry.

Maybe there are always a few disobedient ones who like to sneak back to the laboratory after he leaves.

Standing at the door of the fly-by-wire flight control room.

Wu Youxiang frowned and said:
"Don't hide, I can hear you all."

He was answered with silence.

The computer room was completely empty, save for the incessant noise of the Type 03 computers running.

It seems like everyone has really left.

"Hey, is he really gone?" Wu Youxiang murmured.

He said as he spoke.

He looked inside a few more times.

Seeing that no one came out, he slowly left.

However, 5 minutes after he left.

In every corner of the computer room, sneaky figures began to appear.

The first one to come out was Zhou Xiling.

As a team leader.

Without him taking the lead, this "action" would definitely not work.

"Hurry, close the door." He asked someone to close the door of the computer room first.

Then we asked everyone to quickly eat the lunch they brought and solve the dinner problem quickly.

The weather is getting colder now.

If it were before.

I can't avoid eating cold meals.

But now that we have honeycomb coal, there is no need to do so.

The aluminum lunch box had already been heated by the fire, and hot steam came out as soon as it was opened.

"Let's eat breakfast and then continue to solve the problem of multivariable control." Zhou Xiling continued.

After saying that, he began to eat his meal quickly.

Everyone followed suit and started eating their meals noisily.

Just when they were about to finish eating.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the tightly closed door of the computer room.

heard movement.

Everyone was shocked.

Before they could react, the door was pushed open from the outside.

A figure carrying a briefcase walked in quickly.

"Isn't there someone here? Why is the door closed?" Li Mu looked at everyone in the room and asked puzzledly.

Hearing this, Zhou Xiling shuddered and didn't know how to answer.

at this time.

A heavy hum sounded from behind Li Mu, saying:
"What? Of course, you're hiding from me."

"Hiding from you?" Li Mu turned his head.

He looked at Wu Youxiang who suddenly appeared, then looked at the people in the room who were terrified, and guessed something in his mind.

When Zhou Xiling saw Wu Youxiang appear, he felt something was wrong.

He quickly explained:

"Advisor Li, Director, we have all eaten. Look, the heat in the lunch boxes has not yet dissipated."

Other people in the room also started to defend themselves.

They ate their meals as usual.

No one can find fault with this.

"Is this a question of whether to eat or not? You need to rest." Wu Youxiang lectured with a stern face.

He is not that easy to fool.

Eating is not just to fill the stomach, but also to give our brains some rest time after being used intensively.

Otherwise, no one can stand working 16 hours or more a day.

Zhou Xiling said awkwardly: "This, this is also for research."

"Oh, is there some problem that needs to be solved immediately? I don't remember Li Mu saying this when he left." Wu Youxiang said.

After finishing speaking.

He then looked at Li Mu beside him.

Seeing this, Zhou Xiling couldn't help but look at him for help.

But he was obviously going to be disappointed.

Li Mu smiled and said:
"Don't expect me to cover for you or intercede for you."

“It’s good to work hard, but you can’t rush it.”

"You can't escape the punishment this time. And it must be severe. Just give everyone a day off."

Finish speaking your thoughts.

Li Mu looked at Wu Youxiang.

Of course the latter had no objection and simply nodded in agreement.

Afterwards, they kicked the people out and locked the door.

In order to prevent someone from being so bold as to pry the door open.

Wu Youxiang even transferred two guards to stand guard.

……

Just when Wu Youxiang was about to attack someone.

Wang Shoujue and Su Dongzhuang walked over from the end of the corridor.

Seeing the noisy scene here.

They couldn't help being a little surprised.

After asking about the whole story.

Looking at Zhou Xiling, who looked like she had lost her parents, everyone couldn't help but laugh.

"Xi Ling, you are confused. Work cannot be done in a day or two. How can you do it like this?" Su Dongzhuang said.

His tone sounded quite disappointing.

After all, he was very interested in the fly-by-wire flight control project at the beginning.

But unfortunately Li Mu did not choose him in the end.

He could only give up helplessly.

Zhou Xiling confessed:

"I was wrong this time. I was too impatient to produce something before Consultant Li came back."

Honestly.

The entire fly-by-wire flight control project team is currently ranked among the top three in the Semiconductor Research Institute.

Even Li Mu focuses more on this aspect of his research.

Give ideas, thoughts, and even solutions time and time again.

Enjoyed so much.

But after so much time, there has been no progress.

They are really anxious!

"There's no point in being impatient. I've said long ago that current technology still has many shortcomings and we can't be impatient. Take the millisecond-level reaction speed for example, can the hardware achieve that?" Li Mu said with a smile.

Zhou Xiling lowered his head and said nothing.

Whether it can be achieved is another matter.

But whether you work hard or not is another matter.

What if something happens?

I don't seek success, but any progress is good.

"Okay, have a good rest today and tomorrow. I will come to hold a meeting with you the day after tomorrow morning. If there are any problems, we can solve them then." Li Mu continued.

Hear this.

Zhou Xiling couldn't help but feel moved.

the day after tomorrow?
He couldn't wait until tomorrow.

Not just him.

The entire fly-by-wire flight control system development team has this idea.

But they haven't said their plea yet.

Wu Youxiang, who was standing by, snorted indifferently and cast a dangerous look at him.

Seeing this, no one dared to speak again.

Even Zhou Xiling is the same.

It is obviously impossible to continue working today.

So he had no choice but to nod and leave with the development team.

(End of this chapter)