Homo sapiens

The Hongsawady branch is still adjusting the plan to adapt to the new materials.

As for the Luzon branch, many new materials have already entered application projects.

For example, the gas turbine project that Li Qingye was inspecting at this time.

The gas turbine project in Luzon started a long time ago. When Homo sapiens had just made a lot of profits, the gas turbine project was established.

The Gas Turbine Research Institute has been established for more than two years. It has not only completed the research and development and mass production of small and medium-sized gas turbines, but also developed several relatively inferior large-scale gas turbines.

Ada, the head of the institute (who is also the general manager of Luzon Electric Company), and Zhang Chengyu, the chief technology executive, were introducing the research results to Li Qingye in a formal manner.

Although Zhang Chengyu had the arrogance of a technician, he really couldn't be arrogant in front of Li Qingye, and introduced very respectfully:

"Chairman, our company can now produce various types of gas turbines. Especially after using new materials, the weight, energy consumption ratio, and service life of large gas turbines have been greatly improved."

Li Qingye flipped through their product parameters and compared the gas turbine data of General Electric, Siemens, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries in the database. There was not much difference between the two sides.

In the production workshop in front of you, a heavy-duty gas turbine is being assembled.

"What model is this gas turbine?"

Ada quickly replied: "It's our ZX-200, which is mainly used for thermal power generation. The power generation is 200 megawatts, the thermal efficiency is 58.6%, and the combustion chamber operating temperature is 1600 degrees Celsius."

"Yes, you need to increase the scale of production. In the future, thermal power stations, large ships, nuclear power plants, and even cars and trains will need gas turbines." Li Qingye nodded with satisfaction.

Although it is worse than Siemens' thermal efficiency of 63%, Luzon Electric Company is already very good compared to China's Dongfang Gas Turbine Company, whose thermal efficiency is only about 50%.

What's more, Siemens has been working in the gas turbine industry for hundreds of years, so it's normal for there to be differences.

"We will continue to work hard to create better gas turbines for the company." Ada was a little excited.

When Zhang Chengyu heard about gas turbines in the automobile industry, he thought about the company's plan to invest in building a factory in Siam some time ago, and asked cautiously:

"Chairman, now that we can produce our own materials and parts, what level of technology is needed to produce micro gas turbines in Siam?"

He asked this because some materials within the Homo sapiens company use products with a relatively high level of confidentiality.

When used in power stations and ships, it is relatively easy to keep secret.

As for cars, it is not easy to keep secrets. After all, cars must be aimed at the private market.

Li Qingye touched his chin and immediately gave instructions: "Mainly use Grade C materials, and a small amount of Grade B materials can be used."

"I understand." Zhang Chengyu suddenly felt confident.

Luzon Electric Company will definitely enter the gas vehicle market.

Many of the gas car engines used internally by Homo sapiens companies were modified from gasoline engines. This was a stopgap measure.

This kind of gas engine modified from a gasoline engine is not specially designed. Not only is the thermal efficiency of the gas not high, but it also has certain safety hazards.

Therefore, designing specialized micro gas turbines has become a core factor in promoting the development of gas vehicles.

Zhang Chengyu made a rough estimate. Although the use of grade C and B materials will reduce the service life, this is also one of the unspoken rules of civilian products.

Using the current Class A materials from Homo sapiens, the service life of the gas turbine can reach about 30 to 40 years. If properly maintained, the service life can even be doubled.

Civilian cars obviously don't need this kind of service life.

Its engine only needs about 15 years of service life.

Of course, this is only the design service life, which does not mean that the engine can only be used for 15 years, but that the thermal efficiency can be maintained stably within 15 years. Beyond this service life, the thermal efficiency will decrease and the failure rate will increase.

According to Zhang Chengyu's estimation, the thermal efficiency of gas turbines for civil vehicles only needs to reach about 50% and the service life is 15 years.

At present, the thermal efficiencies of general civilian gasoline engines, diesel engines, and natural gas engines are between 30% and 35%, 35% and 45%, and 40% and 50% respectively.

The micro gas turbine equipped by Luzon Electric Company for civilian vehicles has a thermal efficiency of 50%, which is actually a mid-to-high-end product on the market.

Although it can be improved further, it is not necessary.

When producing a product, cost-effectiveness should be considered, rather than blindly pursuing high performance.

If a micro gas turbine with a thermal efficiency of 58% is used, the production cost may increase two or three times.

For a two-sided civilian car with a service life of only more than ten years, this is not worth the loss.

Although Li Qingye doesn't care much about the economic benefits of internal circulation.

However, the automobile industry must enter the external circulation of the global market, which determines that the automobile industry must focus on economic benefits.

"Ada."

"Chairman, please give me your instructions."

"You can arrange the Siam branch as soon as possible. You can establish a joint venture brand with the Chiang Mai Group and then bring it back to Luzon for sale."

Ada nodded: "Yes, I will implement it as soon as possible."

"By the way, the core components should not be produced in Siam for the time being. It has not stabilized there yet." Li Qingye's subtext was actually that the area has not been cleaned up yet, and there is a risk of leaks.

"I will definitely do a good job in this area and ensure that the company's secrets will not be leaked."

Li Qingye asked the two of them to lead the way: "Let's go and see the marine gas turbine production area!"

"plz follow me."

Taking the sightseeing electric car, they passed through a large park-like partition area before arriving at another production workshop.

This production workshop produces various types of marine gas turbines, as well as supporting marine bearings and propellers.

In the workshop.

"Chairman, this is a C-20 gas turbine with a maximum power generation of 20 megawatts, a maximum horsepower of 27,000 horsepower per unit, and a thermal efficiency of 42.2%."

"What about the weight?"

Zhang Chengyu explained: "It used to be 37 tons, but now it is 18.6 tons."

"The material bonus is very obvious!" Li Qingye smiled and shook his head.

"The new materials developed by the chairman are so outstanding, otherwise it would be difficult for us to compress the weight. In fact, we have not fully utilized the potential of the materials." Zhang Chengyu replied very respectfully.

Li Qingye waved his hand: "Then continue to tap the potential. As long as the design keeps up, we will not lose to any company."

"That's right, we are still confident about this." Zhang Chengyu was full of confidence.

If they still act like they can't hold up the wall with such powerful materials, then Li Qingye will probably send them to rebuild it.

"The power of the C-20 is still a little small. Now European and American marine gas turbines have reached the 30-40 megawatt level. You must continue to work hard."

Zhang Chengyu nodded: "The research institute is already establishing a project to develop the next generation C-30 and C-40."

After conducting a thorough inspection of Luzon Electric's gas turbine industry, Li Qingye was generally satisfied.

Although there are no products that surpass European and American companies, the overall level is quickly approaching.

As long as Aida, Zhang Chengyu and others don't get into trouble in the future, this subsidiary can basically be self-reliant and will not need to secretly subsidize the production of products like before.

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