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Chapter 45 The New Core of WS-10

After two or three months of running-in, the WS-10 new core machine that applied the high-temperature superalloy and carbon-carbon composite materials developed by the Rocket Research Institute was finally made.

The turbine disk is made of nickel-chromium-iron alloy, and adopts a very rare powder metallurgy process used in China before.

However, this technology is not particularly mature at present, and all aspects of industrial equipment are basically modified by Zhang Xingyang and his engineers bit by bit.

In addition to satisfying the production of turbine disk test products of the Rocket Research Institute's own new engine, it can also provide a little bit for the WS-10 project team to test.

Of course, the small number does not mean that the things manufactured by the Rocket Research Institute are expensive.

In fact, the main limitation of production at this stage is that the number of equipment and the number of workers who can operate these equipment are too small.

As long as the equipment and workers are in place, mass production can be done in minutes.

"How about the performance test results?"

Zhang Zhengjiang looked anxiously at Chen Jianqing, who had just finished testing the turbine disk made by the Rocket Research Institute.

Chen Jianqing was holding the report that had just been spit out from the printer and smelled of ink, and he was beaming with joy:

"Compared with our previous turbine disk, the performance of the new turbine disk has improved by almost 20%."

"In particular, the high-temperature powder metallurgy technology they use seems to be superb. The entire turbine disk is formed in one piece, and the crystal structure is also very good."

Hearing the good news from Chen Jianqing, Zhang Zhengjiang was also very happy, took the report and kept flipping through it.

I want to confirm with my own eyes whether what Chen Jianqing said is true.

Is the new turbine disk sent by the Rocket Research Institute really that good?

Zhang Zhengjiang scanned the various data on the report little by little.

Indeed, compared to the turbo discs they have been using before, the performance has indeed improved a lot.

Especially in the key high temperature performance test, it has increased by nearly 40%.

The limit temperature has been raised to a height close to 3,000 degrees.

"Rocket Research Institute has really made a lot of achievements in terms of materials!"

Zhang Zhengjiang smiled, flicked the report in his hand, and said to Chen Jianqing.

Rubbing his dizzy head from working for a long time, although Chen Jianqing was a little tired, he still said happily:

"Now, our engine has a relatively solid core!"

In the previous life, the WS-10 could not be loaded with the J-10 at first, which was a thorn in the hearts of countless people.

In the past ten or twenty years, in this regard, every time we face the accountability of the people of the country, we can't hold our heads up.

The big problem is actually that the materials of the engine are not up to standard, and the processing technology is not in place, so that the engine cannot meet the use standards of military aircraft.

"Yes, but this is not a good thing!"

Zhang Zhengjiang sighed with emotion.

The research and development speed of the Rocket Research Institute has greatly exceeded the speed he imagined.

Originally, he thought that no matter how fast the research institute was, it would take a year or two.

That's why he promised Zhang Xingyang that the research funds will not be in arrears with the Rocket Research Institute.

At that time, Zhang Zhengjiang’s idea was that the flow of water will continue. Although the funds for the WS-10 project are not particularly sufficient now, it can still be done slowly by quarters.

But what is unexpected is that the Rocket Research Institute spends money on progress almost every day, and in less than four months, it has released materials that meet or even exceed the requirements.

However, with the new turbo disk comes a long bill for research and development expenses.

Seeing the numbers above, even Zhang Zhengjiang, who has always been prudent, was too frightened to attach.

"But they can spend too much money, spending tens of millions of research and development funds in four months."

Zhang Zhengjiang couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"All of the research and development funds we just approved before have to be paid for!"

Chen Jianqing didn't care about this.

After all, such a strong material is actually worth spending so much money.

"Mr. Zhang, don't think that way. With such a small amount of money, we can solve our big problem."

"To be honest, it's still worth it!"

It's not that Zhang Zhengjiang doesn't understand these principles.

The high-temperature powder metallurgy process and integrated molding process can be solved by the WS-10 project team.

To say the least, it will cost hundreds of millions of funds, and it is not known how long it will take to develop it successfully.

For the project team that is particularly short of time now, the problem can be solved in such a short time.

Let alone tens of millions, even hundreds of millions are worth it.

Because of this matter, in fact, it cannot be viewed from the perspective of the WS-10 project team alone.

If the perspective is placed at a higher altitude, as long as the WS-10 can be successfully developed, it will be equipped with J-10 fighter jets.

Then there is no need to import the AL-31F engine from the Da Mao family in the north at a high price, which can save a lot of money.

Even if the performance of the newly developed WS-10 engine is not particularly superior, it doesn't matter much.

As long as you own it, the other party will not dare to ask for excessive prices when negotiating the introduction, and it will also save the country a lot of money.

In fact, not only in the field of engines, but also in many industrial fields.

When you don't have one, foreign manufacturers hold the pricing power, and they can charge as high a price as they want.

And after you break through the core technology, the other party will no longer treat you so forcefully.

The lithography machine that is particularly famous in later generations is like this.

When you do not master the core technology, the other party can shout that they will not sell it to you, and when you break through the technical blockade of the other party, you start calling for cooperation between the two parties.

"This time, you can try to install the test machine right away."

Zhang Zhengjiang looked at the report and sighed.

"It has been coordinated with the Air Force before, and they have agreed to give us a Su-27 for engine experiments."

While Zhang Zhengjiang was talking about the installation experiment, Chen Jianqing talked about the results of the communication with the Air Force.

At this time, the J-10 has not been fully finalized, and it is still in the experimental stage, especially because the engine problem has not been resolved, and some details on the aircraft body have been dragged because the engine has not been finalized.

But in terms of the overall progress, the J-10 project team is much smoother than the WS-10 project team, and has been steadily advancing.

If WS-10 wants to conduct engine experiments, it can only conduct experiments on the Su-27 that was just introduced from Damao four years ago.

The first batch of Su-27, although people always say that it has many problems.

But as a twin-engine heavy third-generation fighter, it is still very advanced at this time.

Its platform design is a place where there is a lot of deep cultivation, and it can develop a variety of fighter models.

It is indeed more than enough to use it as an experimental platform for WS-10.