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Joint laser air defense system, development work began quickly.

Less than a week after Salman returned, their first payment came.

With money, progress will naturally speed up.

In less than half a month, the basic structure of the project team was completed.

The main personnel were transferred from the Rocket Research Institute, but of course a small number were recruited from other places.

For example, there are several recently graduated doctoral students in the project.

Most of them are engaged in research on power systems, or have some own opinions in the field of lasers.

"General Manager Zhang, what form should our energy system take?"

Tang Wenhu, a doctoral student in charge of power systems in the project team, asked during the chat before the group meeting.

No matter what the system architecture of the laser weapon is, its energy source is basically electrical energy.

Therefore, high-power power generators have become the core device of laser weapons.

"Our power generator will be quite special. What you learned before may not be very useful. You'd better be mentally prepared."

Zhang Xingyang turned over the documents in his hand and said without raising his head.

The main purpose of this group meeting is to get everyone familiar with each other and then introduce the entire project.

After introducing themselves one by one, it was the turn of project leader Zhang Xingyang:

"I am the chief engineer of this joint laser air defense system, Zhang Xingyang. Everyone here should know me, so I won't say more."

"Let's talk directly about the project plan. The first is the core issue of the entire system, the energy supply plan."

"Before that, I would like to ask you to talk about the commonly used energy supply devices for lasers."

Zhang Xingyang glanced at the people at the scene and finally called Tang Wenhu's name.

"You, tell me."

Tang Wenhu was still a little confused, but he still stood up subconsciously, thought for a few seconds and said:

"Currently, most laser devices still use power storage devices, or use various generator sets for power supply."

"Do you think there's anything wrong with this power supply method?"

Zhang Xingyang asked with one hand on the table and his chin in his hand.

"If there are any shortcomings, there are definitely some."

Tang Wenhu also felt the hidden purpose behind Zhang Xingyang asking him to stand up and answer the question, so he answered seriously.

"Whether it is a battery pack or a generator set, it is still difficult to achieve greater power in an instant."

This has a lot to do with the working conditions of laser weapons or electromagnetic guns that are also powered by electricity.

The laser needs to reach peak power in a very short time to complete the destruction of the target.

If it takes a long time to reach sufficient power, the window time will be greatly wasted.

When the laser power is relatively low, it is relatively simple and easy to handle.

But their research goal will be a high-power laser of 1,200 kilowatts.

This places extremely high demands on the power system.

The instantaneous power at the moment of laser emission will reach a very exaggerated value.

"That makes sense. Sit down."

Zhang Xingyang nodded and motioned for the other party to sit down, and then said:

"So what's the problem now that Interception is in front of us?"

"We just need to find a way to solve the problem of power supply, which is a stumbling block!"

Zhang Xingyang stood up from his chair at this time and turned on the projector in the conference room:

"So we're going to have power delivered in a way we've never done before."

On the projector were several drafts that were obviously hand-drawn drawings.

Everyone looked at it carefully. These pictures were probably hand-drawn by Zhang Xingyang himself.

"Everyone knows that the biggest problem we face now is how to generate powerful electrical energy instantly."

"It is basically impossible to generate such a large amount of energy using traditional methods."

"So, we have to find another way!"

Zhang Xingyang then began to point his pointer at the projection screen to explain their current technical route.

This kind of plan actually has a strong aesthetic of violence!

At the back end of the power plant, there will be storage tanks for liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen when work needs to be carried out.

The required amount of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen will be released, and then ignited. The liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen will instantly produce a violent explosion!

The shock wave generated by the explosion will compress and accelerate the argon gas at the other end to a high speed of Mach 14, transforming it into a highly conductive plasma of high-temperature charged particles.

These plasmas will pass through magnetohydrodynamic generators (similar to accelerating pipes) about seven to eight meters long at both ends, gain energy from the high-speed flowing plasma and convert it into electrical energy at once.

Although there have been several energy transformations during the entire process, because the instantaneous energy generated by the explosion is very large, the power is still very large at the end of the moment.

After Zhang Xingyang finished speaking, everyone in the audience was basically in a state of confusion.

Such things are really beyond their common sense.

Their current expressions were as if when the former Mao Xiong Ministry of Water Resources decided to build a reservoir, the Ministry of Nuclear Energy directly proposed to drop a nuclear bomb to blow up the reservoir.

This plan, which uses explosion shock waves as the core of energy, has a similar violent aesthetic.

So, naturally some people support it and some people oppose it.

"I think this technical solution is too dangerous."

As a scientific researcher seconded from a power company, Shi Yifei was the first to stand up and object.

Most of the others were from the Rocket Research Institute, even though they felt that this plan was a bit unreliable.

But considering that the person who proposed it was Zhang Xingyang, I felt that with Zhang Xingyang's technical strength, it was impossible to do something unreliable.

So most people choose to wait and see before talking.

This is the prestige that Zhang Xingyang has built up in everyone's hearts by maintaining his technical accuracy over the years.

Even if some people find it difficult to accept it for a while, it is later proven that there is no problem with the technical route and plan chosen by Zhang Xingyang.

This also supports him to directly develop such avant-garde technical solutions.

"Give your opinion."

Zhang Xingyang is still a very easy-going person when it doesn't involve issues of principle.

"First of all, the explosion shock wave is not directional. How to deal with shock waves in other directions?"

Shi Yifei is not just talking nonsense. He really feels that there are big problems with this technical solution.

"How to confine high-speed and high-temperature plasma?"

"A large amount of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen accumulates near the equipment. Is it possible to cause an accidental explosion?"

These issues mentioned by Shi Yifei are actually safety considerations.

He did not express his opinion on the feasibility of the plan, which can be regarded as representing his attitude.

That is, this solution can achieve the predetermined instantaneous power besides eliminating safety issues.

The main issue is still focused on whether the entire system is safe.

"Directed shock waves are not a difficult problem for us."

Before Zhang Xingyang could answer, Geng Bo stood up from the crowd and answered.

This problem may be difficult for others, but it is not a problem at all for the Rocket Research Institute.

Especially now that they have accumulated a lot of experience in liquid rocket engines.

The problem of directional shock waves is actually the same as when a liquid rocket engine is started.

For example, the liquid oxygen and kerosene engine they previously developed will produce violent combustion of liquid oxygen and kerosene when it is started, and then the resulting shock wave and high-temperature gas will be sprayed downward along the tail nozzle, forming an extremely powerful rocket thrust. .

In this power system, the explosion process of liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen is actually very similar to this process.

This is also an important reason why other researchers from the Rocket Academy did not ask this question.

This matter is nothing to consider in their eyes.

Only Shi Yifei, who is engaged in power system research, would ask this question.

After Geng Bo answered Shi Yifei's question, Shi Yifei also felt a little embarrassed.

However, he still said stiffly: "Even if the problem of directional shock waves can be solved well, then there are safety issues. Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen are so dangerous. What if it explodes?"

Liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen are very dangerous items in the eyes of people who don't know much about them.

However, in the eyes of everyone at the Rocket Research Institute who have been exposed to various dangerous chemicals all year round, this is nothing.

After all, the dangers of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen are nothing compared to the extremely toxic undeformed dimethylhydrazine.

The dangers of these things are mainly caused by various bad operations and have nothing to do with the equipment.

Therefore, most of the people present looked at Shi Yifei with a very strange look.

"We have been dealing with liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen all year round, and I can tell you that there is no problem with the safety of liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen."

Geng Bo said to Shi Yifei very seriously.

Basically, the issues raised by Shi Yifei have been studied by the institute before.

It just wasn't integrated.

Moreover, no one has ever proposed such a drastic power supply plan.

Many people present had just discovered that the institute's technical strength could directly solve most of the problems in the entire system.

Therefore, many people have begun to change their mentality and believe that there is still a possibility of success from the perspective of the entire system.

Therefore, I no longer support this plan just because of Zhang Xingyang's name, as before.

"What else don't you understand?" Zhang Xingyang said with a smile after seeing Shi Yifei sitting down convinced.

"You can speak out now and let's discuss it together."

Most of the people present have worked at the Rocket Research Institute for five or six years, some working for ten years, and they are all familiar with Zhang Xingyang's style of doing things.

Any problems were raised on the spot and resolved on the spot.

"I have a question." Tang Wenhu, who had just stood up to speak, raised his hand and said.

Zhang Xingyang signaled him to tell his problem.

"What is our initial target power? Will it reach 1,200 kilowatts right away?"

This is also where most people still have doubts at this time.

If we build a 1,200-kilowatt power system right from the start, it will not be as difficult as usual.

"That won't happen. Our early planning target is 300 kilowatts."

Zhang Xingyang shook his head and said.

This number is not too outrageous, it can even be said to be just stuck at a point.

Because it is generally believed that laser weapons with a power of less than 300 kilowatts can only produce a blinding effect on observation equipment and cannot directly cause damage.

Only with a power of 300 and above can it directly cause direct damage to the shells of missiles and drones, and can it have the significance of anti-missile and air defense.

Everyone in the audience now feels at ease.

Zhang Xingyang looked at the different expressions of everyone in the audience, and was thinking about the shortcomings of the explosive generator.

Although this kind of generator seems to be very suitable for laser weapons, it has an almost fatal shortcoming.

That is, the engine works very loudly!

Because the explosion shock wave is used as the power source, the noise generated by the explosion cannot be covered up.

This also means that if the enemy on the opposite side has precision strike capabilities, this thing will almost only have one chance to start working.

As soon as it completes a strike, it will be destroyed by the enemy's precision-guided munitions.

Therefore, except for oil tycoons like Salman, other countries basically do not have access to such luxury weapons.

They are facing armed forces that do not have precision strike capabilities, so this weapon is more suitable for them.

After all, every time it is turned on, it only consumes liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, which are relatively cheap things. Compared with the previous multi-million dollar anti-aircraft missile, it can be said to be of high quality and low price.

After all, even if there is oil coming out of the ground, it cannot withstand a war of attrition that costs nearly 100 million US dollars at a time.

If you can save this money, wouldn't it be better to buy a sports car or a yacht?

The Rocket Research Institute has certain technical reserves for each component of this system.

There is only a magnetohydrodynamic device that can convert high-temperature plasma into electrical energy, which they cannot handle.

However, after discussing with Atomic Energy, Zhang Xingyang customized a magnetohydrodynamic generating device from them, which perfectly solved this problem.

Although tens of millions of dollars have been spent for this purpose, this device is fully capable of being applied to subsequent 600-kilowatt and 1,200-kilowatt laser generating devices.

So it wasn't considered a waste, and since the money came from a wealthy family, Zhang Xingyang naturally didn't feel bad.

Except for the magnetohydrodynamic generating device, the design and manufacturing of other parts went smoothly and was completed in less than a month.

Now we are waiting for the Institute of Atomic Energy to deliver the magnetohydrodynamics device they ordered as soon as possible.

In this way, the development work of the entire system is completed.

Although this time it is only 300 kilowatts, it is different from ordinary battery packs and generator sets.

Explosive generators can increase power simply by increasing the amount of liquid hydrogen.

Therefore, the success of the 300-kilowatt-level integrated power system also means the success of the 1,200-kilowatt-level integrated power system!

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