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Chapter 203 The solid rocket engine test was successful, and the space shuttle has a booster (asking for monthly tickets)
After finishing breakfast in the dormitory area of ​​the base, Wang Jiankun drove a military off-road vehicle to the distant aerospace base.

It was the beginning of spring, and the sun shone through the mottled leaves onto the roads inside the base, forming patches of golden light. Wang Jiankun drove a brand new military off-road vehicle slowly out of the dormitory area of ​​the base.

The current base in northern Myanmar has been built on a considerable scale, with more than 3 people living in the dormitory area, one third of whom are new humans created by Wang Jiankun, one third are base security personnel, and one third are natural persons who have been implanted with brain-computer chips.

This off-road vehicle was designed and modified by Wang Jiankun with the help of Zhizi based on reference to military vehicles of various countries. Currently, more than 30 test vehicles of different specifications and performances have been built in the base and are being tested by people in the base. During this period, they will continuously report the trial results to the Vehicle Research Institute in the base. Of course, the Vehicle Research Institute will also frequently test these experimental vehicles.

This is laying the foundation for the military vehicle production line that is planned to be built in the second half of the year. Once it is completed and finalized, Wang Jiankun will be able to design the production line with people from the Vehicle Research Institute based on the collected data.

He hummed an unknown cheerful tune while feeling the performance of the off-road vehicle. He gently held the steering wheel with both hands, feeling its texture and feedback, and he also stepped on the accelerator and brake pedals tentatively to feel their sensitivity.

The road was wide and flat, the off-road vehicle was driving smoothly, and the friction between the wheels and the ground was particularly clear in the silent air. Wang Jiankun's eyes swept across the dashboard from time to time, paying attention to the various data of the vehicle, and silently evaluating its performance in his mind.

As the car moved forward, the scenery of the base gradually receded. The trees on both sides of the road had just sprouted green buds, swaying gently in the breeze, as if waving to him. In the distance, the outline of the northern mountains loomed, giving people a mysterious and magnificent feeling.

Wang Jiankun was in a particularly good mood. He enjoyed this moment of tranquility and freedom. At the same time, he was carefully feeling every detail of the off-road vehicle, thinking about whether there were any areas that could be further optimized so that it could perform even better in future missions.

After about 20 minutes, Wang Jiankun arrived at the Aerospace Research Institute. He handed the car to the institute manager who had already received the order and asked him to park the car. He then followed the director of the Aerospace Research Institute, Song Yumin, and his group who had come to greet him, into the institute.

The Aerospace Research Institute is located closest to the northern mountains, where the wind speed is relatively low all year round, which is very conducive to space flight tests. Although large-scale carrier rockets have not been developed yet, when Myanmar is unified in the future and there is a more suitable external environment, large-scale carrier rockets will definitely be developed.

"Jiankun, this is the ground test bench for small solid rocket engines. It was built according to the drawings you provided." Director Song Yumin introduced, pointing to the five-story high metal platform in front of him.

Director Song Yumin was hired from one of the factories after the institute started cooperation with major domestic military industrial factories last year. He had not been doing well in the original military industrial factory. Although he was very capable and had successfully developed a small solid rocket engine that was used to propel small target drones into space, he had not been promoted, perhaps because he had offended someone or something, and was still an ordinary researcher when he was about to retire.

The representative sent by my uncle to the factory accidentally learned about this person, so he tried to communicate with him. The representative found that he had very strong research capabilities in small rocket engines, and even designed a solid rocket engine with a thrust of 2 kilonewtons and a specific impulse of 260 seconds under very limited conditions.

However, although he had designed it and also demonstrated it in detail on paper, this military factory was already struggling to survive. It was good enough to be able to keep the workers fed and pay them basic wages. How could it have the funds to support him in trial-producing and testing this engine whose use was unknown?

However, the factory representative did not look down on him. He asked him to copy a copy of the blueprint and said that the blueprint would be sent to the Southern Liberation Front's research institute for verification. Once the feasibility was found to meet the standards, he would be given a considerable technical consulting fee.

However, Song Yumin does not attach much importance to money, but is very persistent in technology. He hopes that if the technology is proven to be feasible, he can be supported in trial production and testing.

The factory representative contacted my uncle and then reported to Wang Jiankun, and finally got Wang Jiankun's support.

He is currently lacking talents who can conduct independent and original research. Although Song Yumin is already very old, his skills and research experience in small solid rocket engines are very valuable. Even if Wang Jiankun has super powers, he will need to spend a lot of time to explore and research from scratch.

Now there is such a person who understands technology and wants to get support, so he must be recruited.

Song Yumin's family relationships are relatively simple. His wife passed away due to illness several years ago. He has only two daughters, both of whom are already married. Because their conditions are relatively ordinary, he cannot help his two daughters much, so they only visit each other during the holidays. He lives alone at other times.

After receiving Wang Jiankun's instruction, the factory representative began to chat with Song Yumin constantly. Maybe old man Zheng was usually not respected by many people and was willing to listen to his difficult scientific research ideas. Now he was very happy to find someone who could listen to him.

After several months of communication and getting to know Song Yumin's background, the representative at the factory invited him to the Nanjiezhen Research Institute to lead the research on solid rocket engines. First of all, they would support him in trial-producing the solid rocket engine designed by him, and the welfare benefits would be more than 10 times higher than those in his current military factory.

Song Yumin did not hesitate for long. He agreed after thinking for a day. Then he applied for early retirement as a matter of course, and came to this aerospace research institute with the help of the people from the Southern Jiezhen.

As soon as he arrived, he received a task. He was asked to set up a solid rocket engine research division and first build a ground test bench, while also supervising the construction of the solid rocket engine designed by him.

The drawings of the ground test bench were provided by Wang Jiankun, who found them in a research institute in BJ, and then they were optimized by Zhizi.

This ground test bench stands between two small hills, with a solid granite foundation underneath that can hold back the huge recoil generated by the experiment and prevent the test bench from sinking.

The small solid rocket engine ground test bench consists of a test bench base, a test system, and an engine support and adjustment structure.

Its function is to accurately measure various data after engine ignition under the premise of ensuring engine stability in order to verify the performance of the engine.

Seen from the front, this test bench bracket is L-shaped, with a horizontally placed first mounting plate and a second mounting plate vertically arranged on one side of the first mounting plate. The test assembly is mounted on the first mounting plate, and two support frames are mounted on the side of the second mounting plate. The support frame has an installation space that passes through along a first direction for the engine to pass through, and a number of support rods are adjustably and movably mounted on the support frame along a second direction, and the ends of all the support rods located in the installation space are used to abut against the engine to straighten the engine.

The small solid rocket engine ground test bench is an indispensable and important equipment in the research and development and testing process of small solid rocket engines. It also serves as an exploration and accumulation for the subsequent research of large rocket engines.

"Very good, Director Song. Now the test bench has been built, and the engine you designed with a thrust of 2 kilonewtons and a specific impulse of 260 seconds has also been manufactured. Let's arrange the experiment as soon as possible."

When Wang Jiankun was observing the experimental bench, he used his superpowers to check it and found no problems. It was very consistent with the drawings he provided, so he asked Director Song to arrange the experiment quickly.

This 2 kilonewton solid rocket engine will be used for the early propulsion of the space shuttle. The space shuttle will have two solid rocket engines tied to the wing roots, and then be taken to an altitude of 12000 meters by the large aircraft for release. The first stage will be mainly powered by the solid rocket engine, sending it to an altitude of about 60 kilometers, and then driven by its own rotating detonation engine to fly to near-Earth space.

Therefore, the rocket engine of this first step is very important. Wang Jiankun has asked the base and other supporting factories in northern Myanmar to go all out to trial-produce this solid rocket engine. He will come here to observe the whole process, hoping to complete the design and finalization work as soon as possible. "Okay, I'll arrange it right away." After listening to Wang Jiankun's words, Director Song began to use the brain-computer chip to direct the new human research assistant to prepare for the experiment.

In the high-tech laboratory of the Solid Rocket Engine Research Institute, a group of new human research assistants are busy in an intense and orderly manner. Their brains are perfectly connected to the advanced brain-computer chip, and the coordination of thinking and action has reached an unprecedented tacit understanding.

Some assistants were concentrating on carrying out a meticulous inspection of the test bench, not missing any tiny details that might affect the experiment. Their eyes were sharp, and their hands were flexible as they explored and tested the test bench to ensure that all performance of the test bench was in the best condition.

Another group of assistants carried out rigorous inspections on the test system. They stared intently at the data and charts on the screen and constantly adjusted the system parameters to ensure that the test system could accurately record every moment of the experiment.

Some assistants worked together to carry the solid rocket engine waiting for ignition test. The engine shone with mysterious metallic luster, as if it contained endless power. They carefully carried it to the side of the test bench and then began to lift the engine. Under their precise operation, the engine slowly rose and then smoothly lifted it to the test bench. Afterwards, they carefully lowered this technologically charming engine and skillfully fixed it on the support frame.

When all this was completed, another team of personnel quickly stepped forward and carefully checked again whether the engine was installed in place and fixed. After confirming that everything was correct, all personnel left the experimental table in an orderly manner and returned to their respective posts, quietly waiting for the next order from Director Song. The entire laboratory was filled with a tense and expectant atmosphere, as if a thrilling technological feast was about to begin.

"Jiankun, then shall I shout 'start'?" After all positions had responded through the brain-computer chip that they were ready, Director Song asked Wang Jiankun for instructions.

"Let's get started. Everything from now on will be based on your orders. I'll just watch from the sidelines. You don't need to ask me for instructions."

When Director Song heard what Wang Jiankun said, he nodded to indicate that he had received the message, and then began the countdown.

"10, 9, 8..., 3, 2, 1, ignition." The last ignition sound was a little trembling, which showed that Director Song was also very excited.

Boom~, the solid rocket engine fixed on the test table made a deafening roar, like a giant beast that was awakened.

Flames shot out from the tail of the engine with a powerful impact, and the dazzling light instantly illuminated the entire test area.

The heat waves rolled in, making people feel as if they were in a hot furnace, but the researchers did not retreat at all. They still stayed at their posts and paid close attention to every subtle change of the engine.

Above the test bench, the huge ventilation duct is like the throat of a dragon, quickly extracting the exhaust gas and heat generated during the test to keep the test environment relatively stable.

On the ground, special shock-absorbing devices play a role, effectively reducing the impact of engine vibration on the ground and ensuring the stability of the entire test bench.

As the test progressed, the engine continued to operate under various operating conditions. Researchers simulated the various states of the engine in actual flight by precisely controlling various parameters.

Wang Jiankun has also been using his superpowers to record the experimental conditions of the engine. Because he can observe the most subtle internal structures, his understanding of the engine exceeds that of anyone else.

Once a solid rocket engine starts to ignite, it is almost impossible to stop it immediately. The internal fuel column must be completely burned out before it can stop working.

Wang Jiankun "saw" the internal propellant continuously burning, and the generated gas was ejected from the nozzle below, and its reaction force continuously pushed the engine.

After about 260 seconds, the internal propellant burned out and the solid rocket engine stopped roaring. However, there were still heat waves within a dozen meters around the test bench, and people could not get close to check. At this time, the ventilation system was still working to blow away the hot air so that the test bench could be lowered to normal temperature as soon as possible.

The researchers in the laboratory were the busiest at this time. Some of them began to analyze various data and then report the results to Song Yumin, while others were still monitoring the rocket engines and test benches to ensure that no danger would occur.

About 20 minutes later, with the help of the brain-computer chip, Director Song conducted a unified summary analysis of the data analyzed and organized by each group, and obtained the final complete data of this rocket engine that had consumed most of his life's efforts.

"Jiankun, good news, this rocket engine has fully met the design standards. Its thrust is maintained at 2100 kilonewtons, and its specific impulse can reach 263 seconds,..." Director Song happily reported the data of this engine to Wang Jiankun.

"Very good! This engine is basically successful. Then we will manufacture 10 more and conduct stability tests to ensure that there will be no problems in future use. In addition, Director Song, you can devote your energy to researching larger and more powerful solid rocket engines. There is a lot of information in the central computer, and you can check it at any time."

"Okay, I'll notify all factories right away and ask them to continue manufacturing this engine. However, we are still too short of staff to start developing a large-scale engine. I'm afraid it will take a long time."

"Don't worry, more and more talents will join us later. You should move forward step by step. The current engine has a diameter of 60 centimeters and a thrust of 2100 kilonewtons. You should try to develop a larger one, such as one with a diameter of about 1 meter. The greater the thrust, the better. The specific impulse should be kept above 240 seconds. In addition, you should spend some energy and allocate some manpower to conduct research on smaller solid rocket engines. They will be used in satellites, space stations and other places in the future."

"Okay, I'll do my best. Oh, I wish I had met you earlier. Now I'm old. Although I have the help of this brain-computer chip, to be honest, my energy and thinking are much worse than before." Director Song sighed.

"Director Song, it's not too late to join now. As long as you keep learning, I believe you can design rocket engines that are bigger and bigger and have stronger performance."

Wang Jiankun comforted Director Song for a long time, and then discussed with him some research on solid rocket engines. Wang Jiankun also benefited a lot. Although he read the information very quickly and had the assistance of Zhizi in organizing it, he had a deeper understanding of solid rocket engines with the guidance of such an expert with rich practical experience.

Now that this solid rocket engine used to propel the space shuttle has achieved initial success and its basic shape, size and weight have been almost fixed, he can proceed to the next step of space shuttle design and research on rotating detonation engines.

So he drove to a newly built engine research base, where he planned to first manufacture several rotating detonation engines of different sizes and thrusts, and then let the new human assistant researchers in the base conduct ground tests.

Because he didn't know whether the design of Zhizi would be successful. At present, the research on this kind of engine in the world is still on paper. Its earliest development history can be traced back to 1959, when Wojtekhovsky of the Soviet Academy of Sciences first discovered the combustion form of rotating detonation. It was not until 1966 that American scientist Nichols and others first proposed the concept of applying rotating detonation to power systems and carried out experimental research.
The information Wang Jiankun has collected so far is that no country has ever carried out engineering manufacturing, so he has not obtained the corresponding data or reliable drawing references. Therefore, this engine needs to undergo comprehensive testing before it can be finalized.

(End of this chapter)