Even if the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation could afford to pay for the core module, Lu Zhou, as the chief designer of the Lunar Orbit Committee, couldn't afford to wait.
Skyglow's fuel and working medium are almost ready to launch, and you're telling me there's a problem with the core module?
What the f * ck?
Of course not!
Lu Zhou paced back and forth in the hallway. He made up his mind and spoke into his phone.
"I'm going to Tianjin right now!"
Director Li paused for a second.
"What are you going to do … Do you know about space stations?"
Even the experts from the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation couldn't solve it. Even Academician Yuan was shaking his head. What can a layman like you do?
Star Sky Technology's main research and development projects were on ion thruster propulsion systems, not space station design. There might not even be a single engineer in the entire Jinling Institute for Advanced Study.
Lu Zhou clenched his teeth and said, "Let's see if we can solve it first!"
If the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation really dismantled the core module and rewired the loop heat pipes inside, it might not even be able to launch by the end of the year.
Even if he couldn't solve the technical problems, he still wanted to go and see what was going on.
Even if he couldn't solve the problem, he would at least give up.
Seeing how determined Lu Zhou was, Director Li didn't try to persuade him anymore.
He paused for a second and said, "Okay then … I'll talk to the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation and tell them not to dismantle the core module."
"En, I'm counting on you."
Lu Zhou said goodbye to Director Li and hung up the phone. He put his phone back in his pocket and quickly walked back to the laboratory.
Yang Xu was taking off the microscope slides and cleaning up the experiment table. He noticed Lu Zhou's serious expression and hesitated for a second.
"… What?"
Lu Zhou said, "There's a problem with the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation. I'm afraid the launch plan will have to be delayed."
Yang Xu pushed his glasses up the bridge of his nose and said, "Is the problem serious?"
Even though his research scope had nothing to do with aerospace, as one of the higher-ups of the Jinling Institute for Advanced Study, he still cared about this kind of important matter.
"I'm afraid it's a bit serious. I may have to go on a business trip for a week or two. I'll leave the research of the N-1 material to you …" Lu Zhou was about to go out, but his gaze fell on the glass dish containing the carbon nanotube fiber sample on the experiment table.
He stared at it for a while and suddenly said without warning, "… What's the maximum length we can achieve?"
Yang Xu hesitated for a second before replying, "About 1-2mm … Why?"
Without hesitation, Lu Zhou immediately said, "Tomorrow, you will go on a business trip with me!"
Yang Xu: "...?"
…
The atmosphere in Tianjin was gloomy and gloomy.
Originally, because of the overtime, everyone's mood was not very high. Now that this matter suddenly happened, many people's mood became even lower.
In particular, the engineers from the space system project department of the Fifth Academy didn't have good expressions on their faces.
Sun Yuanpei, the engineer in charge of the Moon Palace, sat on a small bench at the entrance of the factory. He smoked one cigarette after another. It was as if he had aged ten years overnight. He didn't even notice Dean Zhang, who was in charge of the space station project, walking over.
"… This is the core module of our company. I'll take you in and take a look."
"Okay." Lu Zhou nodded at Dean Zhang and looked at the old engineer sitting at the door. He cast a questioning look and said, "… This is?"
"… This is the engineer of our space station project. He is also the person in charge of the heat dissipation system."
After hearing Dean Zhang's words, Lu Zhou had a flash of realization in his eyes.
I see.
No wonder he's not in a good mood.
With such a big problem, no one would be happy.
Sun Yuanpei's attention was attracted by the conversation next to him. He raised his head and looked at Lu Zhou. He then lowered his head and silently smoked the cigarette in his mouth.
Lu Zhou: "You're Engineer Sun?"
Sun Yuanpei nodded.
"Yes."
"Did you find a way to fix it?"
The expression on Sun Yuanpei's face was a little bitter. He shook his head and said, "The only solution right now is to redesign the loop heat pipe … Dismantle it and rebuild it."
Honestly speaking, he was a conservative, and he didn't like Lu Zhou very much.
But now, no matter what he thought, he didn't hate this person.
He hated himself more for not discovering the problem before the production was completed.
Lu Zhou stared at him for a while and spoke.
"Put out the cigarette first, then take me inside."
"Okay."
Sun Yuanpei answered without much vitality. He pinched the cigarette butt in his hand and threw it into the trash can next to him. Then he silently stood up and walked into the factory like a puppet without a soul.
Dean Zhang looked at Lu Zhou and sighed.
"Don't provoke him … He's a bit traumatized."
Lu Zhou gave him a reassuring look and said, "Why would I provoke him?"
Yang Xu, who was following behind Lu Zhou, looked in the direction of the factory door and asked, "Do I need to leave? After all … there are state secrets inside, right? "
After working for Lu Zhou for so long, the word he heard the most from Lu Zhou was state secrets.
Yang Xu was traumatized by this.
Dean Zhang smiled and shook his head.
"It's fine, the things inside aren't state secrets. Two months ago, the six elementary schools in Tianjin organized a group of sixth-grade children to visit … Come with me."
After that, he led the way into the factory.
Lu Zhou and Yang Xu followed behind Director Zhang and walked into the factory.
Ever since Yang Xu walked in, he had been looking around curiously.
He studied materials science and had never been in aerospace before. The things here were quite new to him.
Lu Zhou was used to these things, so he didn't do anything extra. He walked straight to the core module, which was placed in the middle of the room.
The connection port was already open, allowing a fully armed astronaut to crawl inside.
However, Lu Zhou didn't do this. He just stood outside and poked his head in. He then came out.
"The problem is the loop heat pipe?"
Sun Yuanpei nodded and said, "Yes."
Lu Zhou immediately asked, "What about the coolant? Have you considered changing the coolant? "
Sun Yuanpei had a self-deprecating smile on his face as he shook his head.
"The coolant is ethylene glycol/water, which is already a good aerospace coolant … You want to change the coolant to solve this problem? It's useless, give up. Increase the coolant speed, improve the ratio of ethylene glycol and water … We've tried everything. The problem is the material of the loop heat pipe itself. The excess heat accumulates in the capillary structure and the heat input port. It can't be removed. "
As expected, the problem isn't that simple.
Lu Zhou had a dignified look on his face. He walked around the core module twice and carefully recalled the Debris No.3 lying in his underground laboratory. He desperately tried to think of a solution to the problem.
Suddenly, he had an idea, and he went into the left port of the core module.
Lu Zhou looked at the exposed half of the heat pipe and capillary structure. He reached out his gloved hand and knocked on it. He then asked, "What material is this made of?"
Sun Yuanpei looked inside the core module and said, "Copper and aluminum alloy, the loop heat pipe of spacecraft is basically made of this … Is there a problem?"
"Nothing, just asking."
Lu Zhou climbed out of the core module and took two steps back. He looked at Yang Xu, who was muddled the entire time.
He pushed up his glasses and asked, "Can you electroplate the N-1 material?"
When Yang Xu heard Lu Zhou ask about his profession, his eyes instantly sharpened. He pushed up his glasses and said, "I can do it … What do you plan on plating?"
"I can do it … but what do you plan on plating?"
"Copper plating?"
"Copper?" Yang Xu looked at Lu Zhou with surprise. He then looked at the core module and said, "Are you planning on …"
Lu Zhou nodded.
"Yeah, that's right."
Yang Xu thought for a moment and spoke.
"I'm afraid I can't use copper plating on μm powder … Chemical plating should be fine."
"Then chemical plating, you're more familiar with the process than me."
Dean Zhang stood behind the two people and listened to their conversation. He looked at Lu Zhou and then at the stranger with glasses. He couldn't help but ask.
He couldn't help but ask, "What are you guys talking about?"
Lu Zhou smiled, but he didn't make it clear. Instead, he just threw out a sentence.
"I'm talking about a remedy!"
After saying that, he led Yang Xu out of the factory, leaving the shocked Director Zhang behind.
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