My Black Tech Shelter

After a day's rest, on December 3rd, Han Long and Fang Qing successfully started to recreate the ion engine based on their recent research.

In order to save time, the existing ion engine was dismantled into parts, and at the same time pieced together based on the existing parts, and added some redesigned parts.

After assembly, the new ion engine was finally assembled on December 10th, and Lu Chen also came to the site again.

There were no surprises in this test. The final data was completely consistent with the design plan. It can be said that this test was successful.

The next step is to run the engine for a long time and perform a speed test.

In addition to letting the engine continue to run, Han Long applied for resources to manufacture a new engine and then installed it on a test equipment.

Prepare to launch it into space to test the maximum speed!

Lu Chen doesn't need to worry about the next test. He has his own professionals to track it.

During this period, good news also came from the Materials Laboratory.

While researching cold-resistant materials, high-temperature resistant materials have also been developed.

Ever since Cao Xing and Fang Yuan got married, they didn't have any honeymoon and went directly to the Lunar Laboratory to continue material research.

Because there were enough manpower, after the two returned, they were assigned to the high-temperature-resistant materials team and the cold-resistant materials team.

Since the surface temperatures of several planets in the entire solar system range from 500 degrees above zero to 200 degrees below zero,

Therefore, materials with good resistance to such extreme temperatures are needed.

Since Blue Star experienced temperatures of minus 80-90 degrees during previous disaster days, existing materials can meet the requirements for the average temperature on Mars of minus 63 degrees.

However, for Jupiter at -103 degrees and Saturn at minus 139 degrees, the performance of existing materials is easily affected.

Therefore, research on cold-resistant materials is imperative, as is the same for high-temperature materials.

The high-temperature materials here need materials that can insulate high temperatures, and the same cold-resistant materials also need the same effect.

In fact, the most ideal thing is for the same material to have extremely high bipolar resistance at the same time.

However, with current technology, this material can be made in the laboratory, but the cost is high and not suitable for large-scale promotion.

On this basis, we use original high-temperature resistant materials to conduct research.

Since the lunar surface contains a large amount of rare earth raw materials, it is very convenient to conduct experiments.

After nearly half a year of experiments, Cao Xing's team finally found a material structure that can isolate the high temperature of 600 degrees.

This material is very cheap and can be produced in large quantities. The reserves are relatively abundant on Blue Star and the moon.

Among metal materials, manganese and chromium have the worst thermal conductivity, while titanium metal has good toughness and strength.

Therefore, based on this principle, Cao Xing and Fang Yuan's two teams each chose a material and titanium alloy to conduct experiments.

Cao Xing's group chose manganese and successfully developed a manganese-titanium alloy.

This alloy can withstand high temperatures up to 1,200 degrees, but after exceeding 800 degrees, the thermal insulation performance is already very poor.

Low temperature can insulate the low temperature of minus 100 degrees. If the temperature is lower, the metal will become very brittle and the rigidity will drop sharply.

Therefore, this material will have a good thermal insulation effect when used in high temperature environments.

Fang Yuan's team conducted research on the basis of low-alloy marine materials, adding chromium, titanium, and other metal elements.

Finally, a super low alloy material was developed that can withstand temperatures of minus 230 degrees and temperatures exceeding 1,500 degrees in high temperature environments.

It is better than the research results of Cao Xing and others, and because titanium is added, the toughness and strength of the metal have been greatly improved.

Since the properties of both super alloys are very good, after considering the production difficulty and cost, it was decided to use Fang Yuan’s group’s alloy as a marine metal material.

The materials used by Cao Xing’s team are used as base shell materials for Venus and Mercury.

For the efforts of the two groups, Lu Chen and the officials rewarded their respective personnel respectively.

The official Lu Chen is not sure, but Lu Chen gave Cao Xing 5 million credit points and Fang Yuan 8 million credit points as rewards respectively.

At the same time, Fang Qing’s 10 million credit points were awarded to him simultaneously after the fourth-generation ion engine was finalized.

————

On December 15th, in Lu Chen's private studio, he and Zero started the design of a new generation of cargo ships and battleships.

"Zero, bring up the latest ion engine data,"

Looking at the data adjusted by Ling, Lu Chen nodded.

Judging from the test data, this engine has lived up to its expectations.

I saw a three-dimensional model of the engine displayed on the holographic platform, with various performance data displays next to it.

——

Weight 20 tons,

Length: 50 meters

Diameter: 20 meters

Maximum thrust: 20,000 tons

Cruising speed: 500km/s

Maximum speed: 600km/s

——

After taking a rough look at the main data, Lu Chen was very satisfied.

Then he began to control the holographic platform and design a new spacecraft,

The first thing Lu Chen designed was the cargo spacecraft. After all, he had designed several cargo spacecrafts and was very experienced.

After enlarging the comet-class spacecraft in proportion, the internal skeleton structure was strengthened, and then the fourth-generation ion engine was replaced and the simulation test began.

However, Lu Chen thought a little too simply this time.

After the enlarged spacecraft of more than one kilometer simulated approaching the blue planet,

the force in many places inside the hull was uneven due to the influence of the planet's gravity.

Soon, it can be seen from the holographic platform that after approaching the blue planet, the spacecraft disintegrated directly in the air due to the uneven force.

Seeing this situation, Lu Chen also knew that he was a little bit taken for granted.

After considering the influence of the planet's gravity, the latest asteroid-class cargo spacecraft was produced.

After the holographic simulation test, it was shown that everything was normal. Even if it landed on the blue planet in time, the internal main structure would not be greatly affected. It was completely in the numerical value of the design plan. Within,

"Zero, manufacture according to the above plan, and build a test ship first!"

"Okay sir! The estimated construction time is 3 months,"

"So long?"

"Sir, this spaceship is different from previous spaceships. Because the spaceship is too large, many factors need to be considered, so the construction time will be much longer,

And the larger the spaceship is in the future, the longer the manufacturing time will be!"

"Okay, then build it first!"

Looking at the spaceship in the holographic platform, Lu Chen could only accept such a construction time,

——

Asteroid-class cargo spaceship

Length: 3500 meters

Width: 800 meters

Height: 150 meters

Weight: 50,000 tons

Load: 100,000 tons

Engine: 10 fourth-generation ion engines

Speed: 400km/s

Weapons: 5 triple-mounted 10m caliber close-in electromagnetic main guns,

Range: 0. 5 light years

——

After the design of the cargo ship was completed, Lu Chen then began to design the first generation of interstellar battleships.

According to Lu Chen's standards, this battleship belongs to the destroyer level, with a total weight of only 30,000 tons.

It uses 5 fourth-generation engines, with a maximum flight speed of 550km/s and a cruising speed of 350km/s.

However, for battleships, this is Lu Chen's first time designing, and many details are not clear.

So in order to better design a powerful battleship, Lu Chen checked a lot of data on sea vessels in the next few days.

After reading it, he had a clearer idea about his first generation of battleships.

After several days of research, Lu Chen finally completed the design of the first generation of space destroyers, and Lu Chen named it the Hummingbird-class destroyer.

——

Hummingbird-class destroyer

Length: 1000 meters

Width: 300 meters

Height: 80 meters

Weight: 30,000 tons

Crew: 500 people (AI control combat power is less than 40%)

Engine: 5 fourth-generation engines

Cruise speed: 550km/s

Radar: First-generation quantum radar, detection range of 10 million kilometers,

Range: one light year

Weapon equipment:

30 6-mounted 1-meter caliber close-in multi-barrel electromagnetic guns,

20 missile silos, equipped with 500 missiles, launching Dongfeng 41 improved missiles, after ion engine modification, the flight speed reaches 20km/s, the range is 200,000 kilometers

6 2-mounted 30-meter caliber new ion cannon main guns, the range is 500,000 kilometers,

——

Looking at the destroyer data in front of him, Lu Chen was very satisfied,

After passing the data to Zero, Lu Chen asked: "How long will it take to manufacture the first test ship of this warship?"

"Sir, after calculation, if all the equipment is manufactured by us, it will take half a year to build the first test ship,"

"So there are other options? ”

“Yes, sir. According to the information we have, many of the equipment in the spacecraft can be purchased from the Longguo military, which can save us a lot of time.”

“Which equipment can be purchased from them?”

“Sir, quantum radar and quantum communication system can be purchased directly from Longguo officials.

The quantum radar will take us a month to manufacture the corresponding production line.

The production time also takes a long time. Many parts are controlled products and are not sold on the market. We need to build our own production line.”

“In this case, we should give priority to purchasing from Longguo officials, but the corresponding production line also needs to be established.

Calculate how long it will take to build the subsequent construction if all the equipment is complete.”

“Sir, if the equipment is complete, it will take three months to build a Hummingbird-class destroyer.”

“That’s okay, it’s acceptable. How long will it take for the first test ship to adopt the second plan!”

“Sir, after adopting the second plan, the construction of the first test ship can be completed in May next year!”

“Well, the speed is acceptable. In this way, the third batch of spacecraft will be set off soon!

The spacecraft that depart later will carry some manufacturing materials to build a spacecraft production base on Mars. We need to speed up and strive to form a destroyer fleet within two years."

"Okay sir, how many production lines do we need to build!"

"Let's set a small goal first and build 100 production lines!"

"Okay sir, the production plan has been formulated, and it is expected that the first batch of 100 Hummingbird-class destroyers will be available in June next year!"

“Very good!”