Chapter 349 Modify the locomotive
The carriages took almost a day and a night to arrive in Taiyuan from the Gospel of Baiyun Obo. At this time, the train had been unloaded. On the freight yard next to the station, they were assembled bit by bit with the help of simple lifting tools. Considering the railway conditions in China, the United States and Germany were adjusted to 1-2 tons during transportation, and packaging of different sizes was relatively easy.
More than a hundred people and specialized porters made this cargo yard of less than one square kilometer full of large and small packaging, as well as the bottom of the car that had already started assembly, which looked extremely messy.
After getting off the carriage, Yang Yuanzhao walked towards a bunch of messy things. Every packaging and every part, no matter what big or small, was touched by Yang Yuanzhao's own hands, and afterwards, because of the fast running, he was sweating all over.
Liu Shu and Zhan Tianyou, who had already arrived, watched Yang Yuanzhao do all this in a daze. Now the locomotive and the undercarriage have not been assembled. They are just watching now. Even Zhan Tianyou, who knows a little, has stepped aside. What can Yang Yuanzhao do when he goes up?
However, Yang Yuanzhao spent an hour or two, counting the packages as if they were points, and then found Liu Shu and asked Liu Shu to find a quiet room for him. Liu Shu, who was familiar with Yang Yuanzhao's various quirks, did not say much, and did as he did. There was a room next to the cargo yard for personnel to rest, and found one from the middle.
Yang Yuanzhao was stuck in the house without explaining anything. Liu Shu and Zhan Tianyou were jointly responsible for the rest. In fact, it goes without saying that Zhan Tianyou's whole body and mind were overwhelmed here. What does heavy-duty train represent? Zhan Tianyou is very clear about what it means. To give full play to the characteristics of heavy-track railways, heavy-duty trains are indispensable, but when he was in Beijing and Zhangjiakou, he wanted to import a batch, but when he asked about the price, he was immediately shocked. A 800,000 silver dollar per quarter was definitely not something he could afford. After a few quarters, an investment in a Beijing-Zhangjiakou railway was released. No matter what, it was absolutely impossible. Zhan Tianyou did not have that much ability.
The regrets of the past seem to be able to be made up in Baotou. Before, if you wanted to build a heavy rail railway, you had to choose a light rail because you didn’t have the funds. Now you have arrived in Baotou. In less than half a year, you have built a 4,500-kilometer railway. Now, Baotou has actually obtained this heavy rail locomotive. In this sense, Baotou really wants to promote the upgrade of the railway.
Zhan Tianyou, a well-known insider, did not relax. He went on a business trip to China, and the travel expenses were not low. But after finishing work early, they could go back early. Why should they relax? There is no entertainment in the hinterland of the mainland, and geniuses are willing to stay longer. But then again, this German-US company is really not simple. The workers look inconspicuous, but one or two are very skilled. Their casual orders are done well. In this way, maybe they can complete the assembly in one or two days.
Entering the hut, using curtains and other things to block the doors and windows, the whole house fell into darkness, and the doors became complicated, Yang Yuanzhao's consciousness entered the all-in-one machine. After the contact just now, the drawings kept gathering and stored in the drawing area. With the help of Dingdang, it was projected with the help of holographic photography, which was more powerful than the so-called computer-aided design.
The parts, under the guidance of Yang Yuanzhao and the control of Dingdang, were combined together to integrate the train bottom and carriage, and finally combined into a whole. The huge locomotive appears particularly majestic in the holographic photography of the all-in-one machine, and the all-in-one machine also analyzed the situation of the locomotive.
It is very similar to the previous performance indicators. It is currently the heavy-duty high-speed locomotive used by the United States and Germany. Under 12 knots, it can achieve a transportation volume of 700 tons, with an average speed of more than 125 kilometers and a peak value of 135. This speed is also a mainstream high-speed train in the world.
In terms of the performance of the train, the speed is good and the power is very powerful. It is just a little far from Yang Yuanzhao's requirements. A series of extreme experiments were conducted, including damage experiments. This is the new benefit of the all-in-one machine. It can simulate most of the processes and prove that the train is more than 150 kilometers, or even 160 kilometers. The main parts, springs and thorough fatigue resistance are possible. At most, some simple replacements are made without changing the body structure. This result makes Yang Yuanzhao very satisfied, and everything is natural.
With the help of Yang Yuanzhao, Baotou created an unparalleled miracle. In just over two years, it changed from a border trade town to a super industrial city. Its output value also surged, far exceeding the standards of Asia. Especially the steel plant in Baiyun Obo will be fully put into production and will immediately become a world-class large steel plant.
Unfortunately, heavy industry is not just steel. Yang Yuanzhao tried his best to use the help of all-in-one machines, but also solved the problem of having and not having it. Heavy-duty locomotives can be said to be the flower of industry. Its technical level is second only to the peak of industrial industries such as heavy artillery and warships. Not to mention now, even a few years later, Baotou may not have the ability to process and transform it on a large scale, such as the bottom of the vehicle, the spindle, and the wheels. These are all made with special smelting, integrated molding, and processed through a hydraulic press. Before solving the 10,000-ton hydraulic press, these are empty talk.
Yang Yuanzhao owns an all-in-one machine. As long as he is exposed to a hydraulic press, Baotou can have these powerful weapons. But it is precisely now that no one will export these things. Like later generations, high-end and sophisticated finished products will be exported to make high profits, but production equipment is absolutely impossible. Yang Yuanzhao is also unable to stay away from Baotou because of the current environment, which has formed a weakness in the cutting-edge field. This is also impossible. China has been weak for a long time. I am afraid that it will take a few years to stabilize the situation. Baotou's control and strength will be added to a higher level before he has the chance to go out.
Yang Yuanzhao has done some homework for locomotives. At present, the fastest locomotives in the world were created by the Germans. They weighed 250 tons and adopted a streamlined five-axis arrangement. The horsepower can reach an astonishing 3,500 horsepower. This is already the limit of ordinary railway locomotives. Under no load, on special high-speed railways, they can reach a speed of more than 160 kilometers per hour, and even the peak will exceed 170 kilometers. This can definitely be said to be a shocking speed for steam locomotives.
Yang Yuanzhao increased the horsepower based on the information at hand, especially the metal aspect. The imported locomotive now has a weight of about 150 tons and a horsepower of 2,100 horsepower, which is also good, but the largest one is at least two-thirds. After a series of adjustments, such as adding internal materials of the steam engine, increasing the temperature of the steam engine by 30%, increasing the thermal effect ratio, and making a series of adjustments in sealing and thermal effect conversion. The most important thing is that the situation of using some marine steam engines has made his weight reach an astonishing 180 tons, and the horsepower has also soared to 3,400 horsepower, which is more than half of the previous locomotive. Such an improvement is enough to increase the speed of the train to more than 150 kilometers.
At this level, Yang Yuanzhao will not continue to improve. Although his understanding of power and other aspects can increase horsepower. Not to mention 3,500 horsepower, even 5,000 or even 6,000 horsepower is not a problem. With the help of marine steam engines, Yang Yuanzhao can achieve power of more than 15,000 horsepower and connect several marine steam engines in parallel. The huge three-expansion marine steam engine can reach a single unit of 6,000 or even 7,000 horsepower. If one unit is not possible, then connect several units in parallel.
This is completely useless for locomotives. Even in later generations, there are not many large train locomotives of 10,000 horses. When the horsepower is increased to a certain level and the speed reaches a certain level, the stress of the metal cannot be effectively released when it is increased. Under high speed, the safety performance will be reduced and a series of dangers may even be caused.
Among the all-in-one machine, after conducting a series of experiments on this aspect, especially in extremes and fatigue, the locomotive was finally finalized and its weight was reduced by 20 tons. This was mainly made of some composite materials and new alloys instead of the original steel, and the horsepower was also reduced. However, the amplitude was not large. 3,100 horsepower was only about 400 horsepower less than the strongest in the world. Even due to thermal effects and water pipe control, the degree of horsepower converted into power was stronger. The final limit speed tested in the all-in-one machine reached 169 kilometers, exceeding the world's first-class level of 160 kilometers. The stable driving speed would reach about 145-150 kilometers. It can definitely be called the high-speed locomotive of this era. The stable speed of full load will reach between 125-130 kilometers. Of course, the economic speed is between 110-120 kilometers. This is a comparison of speed and coal use, which is a relatively common speed.
Chapter completed!