Chapter 712 Spending Money Happily
Just when they wanted to express their dissatisfaction, some comrades had different opinions.

These comrades were none other than the Haizhuang Bureau.

They don’t know much about professional technology, but they know that “don’t judge by the advertisement, judge by the effect”.

There is no doubt that in their eyes, Gao Zhendong is the type of person who has very effective treatment effects.

Don’t worry about what their profession is, just ask you when have they done anything unreliable before?
Did people hear most of what he said?
Are the projects he is working on making rapid progress or already successful?
Even more, haven’t most of the things he opposed been suspended or even terminated?

So from the perspective of the Haizhuang Bureau, I don’t want to know what you think, I want to know what we think.

"Comrades, since the Defense Work Committee has asked for this, let's suspend our current work and resolve this matter first. Sharpening the knife does not delay the chopping of wood. At least we can prove that a certain direction is wrong, so it is not a waste."

Although they were firm in their ideas, the comrades from the Haizhuang Bureau spoke very tactfully.

Besides, the Defense Work Committee is your superior. We are all willing to cooperate with it. Do you still want to go against it?
Don't forget that the current National Defense Committee is somewhat of a semi-militarized system.

Obviously, the experts in ship design also understand this matter. They can complain, but orders are orders.

Let’s just solve this problem first.

They opened the drawings and hung them on the blackboard, and a group of comrades who were engaged in fluid mechanics gathered around.

"The standard load is 3000 tons, and the full load is 4000 tons, which is just right for the Zhongdeng we are planning to build."

"What's so strange about this? He also attended the last meeting."

"Don't forget, it was he who proposed the Zhongdeng project in the first place."

Several comrades watched and discussed.

"Hey, this bow of his ship is good for higher speed."

Although I haven't calculated it yet, for some things, you don't need to calculate it. An experienced person can tell what its performance orientation is just by looking at its appearance.

"But this taper is so sharp that it is not conducive to beaching and laying out the springboard. The springboard required is relatively long, so we can only use a sliding springboard, but the sliding springboard will take up precious cabin area."

It seems that he is indeed an amateur. He has no problem with the general direction and is an absolute master, but when it comes to the details of specific ship types, he is still not as good as professionals.

"Don't jump to conclusions so quickly. Did you look at this part in the design instructions? They said that there are two sections of the gangplank that are hydraulically deployed here."

"This...if designed properly, it seems to be possible."

This is a relatively simple mechanical design. It is not surprising that Chief Engineer Gao could think of it.

"Overall, it should be able to meet the requirements for beaching and retreating."

"Chief Engineer Gao is indeed a veteran of the military. He is very experienced in understanding the military's needs and responding accordingly."

"You're making this up too much. Chief Engineer Gao retired from the Army, not the Navy!"

"But the ship is filled with an army."

"What the hell are you two talking about? Let's get down to business! This retracted stern can indeed improve the fluid dynamics performance, but will it affect the internal cabin layout?"

"This shouldn't be a big problem. This is the back half and won't have much impact on the main cabin."

"Don't look at it, don't look at it, just check it directly. I see that Chief Engineer Gao's design instructions have relevant calculation basis and instructions. The calculation conditions for the items that are not listed are basically sufficient and can be calculated."

"Don't rush to calculate it. Check whether there are any problems with its basis, constants, and formulas. If there are any problems, you don't need to calculate it later."

"No need to look, I've seen it, no problem..."

Hearing this, the comrades from the Haizhuang Bureau were delighted. Could it really be useful?

Their idea was to try it out, mainly because Gao Zhendong was so famous and his results were so good, what if it was useful? But they didn't have much hope, after all, it was a bit too much of a cross-border project.

But after listening to these ship experts discuss for a long time, it seems that at least so far, they have not found the problem.

The China Shipping Industry Bureau welcomed this trend.

The design of a ship is complex, but this stage is simple. At least through some not too many selected parameters and not too complicated calculations, some conclusions can be drawn. These conclusions can support designers to understand the range of certain core parameters, such as speed.

Time passed quickly, and the comrades working on fluids looked more and more strange. As the comrade in charge of calculations put down the last stroke, several comrades looked up and looked at each other in bewilderment.

Seeing that they didn't speak, the comrades from the Haizhuang Bureau were a little anxious. What are you doing? What is the result? Tell me.

"Comrades, how is the situation?"

Several comrades in charge of fluid mechanics looked at each other and exchanged opinions quietly.

Then one of them spoke up: "According to the empirical formula, the calculated speed range for this type of ship under the set engine power does indeed cover 18 knots." The comrades from the Naval Equipment Bureau were overjoyed. Ha, they said that Comrade Gao Zhendong was reliable.

But what do your expressions mean? Shouldn't you all smile? Cheer up.

"What else is the problem?"

The man thought for a moment and said, "Although this range covers 18 knots, it does not mean that it will definitely fall within the range of around 18 knots, because the lower limit of this range is 15 knots. The possibility of 15 knots cannot be ruled out."

15 knots is also good, much better than 11 knots, the comrades from the Naval Equipment Bureau thought, but they couldn't say this out loud.

"Then how did Chief Engineer Gao determine that the 18-knot index requirement could be met?"

"Chief Engineer Gao's calculations have a few more preset conditions and self-made formulas than ours. Based on these, the number is indeed 18. But these conditions and formulas have never been seen before, and there is no record of their application..."

The comrades from the Maritime Equipment Bureau understood what was said. In simple terms, after Gao Zhendong taught himself ship design, he came up with some new things on his own, which further proved that this type of ship can indeed run at 18 knots under the set conditions.

But the question now is, are these new things that Gao Zhendong has come up with correct?
Emotionally speaking, comrades who work in the shipbuilding industry tend to believe it. After all, who wouldn’t want to produce equipment with higher standards?

But in fact, we can't be so careless.

Comrades, if you focus on one dilemma, it will be difficult to deal with.

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This is an unverifiable question, but the Maritime Equipment Bureau has its own way.

"Comrades, do you have a plan to achieve a speed of more than 15 knots at this power?"

This question is a sure win!

Since the comrades from various ship research institutes have come here to conduct demonstrations, most of them also have the intention of bidding, so they have naturally made relevant considerations.

Think about it first. When you are doing the argumentation, try to favor your own unit on certain parameter details. Then when it comes time to bid, you will have it.

Although in theory Gao Zhendong brought out the relevant regulations that pre-stage staff are not allowed to participate in the bidding, specific issues still need to be analyzed specifically.

At this time, the circle was too small and the comrades participating in the discussion could not escape the scope of the bidding units.

In fact, there will be similar exceptions to this type of special case in future bidding and service procurement regulations, such as single-source procurement, EPC (engineering and construction general contracting), etc.

Since we had already thought about it, everyone answered quickly.

"No."

“The upper limit can be felt, but the lower limit is much lower.”

"Just do it..."

"It's even close..."

Some are more honest, while others are more wavering in their answers.

But all in all the results are not satisfactory. After all, these are all overall plans under consideration, and the work is in the very early stages and has not been optimized, so the results are naturally not very good.

After hearing the answers from their comrades, the Maritime Equipment Bureau was delighted: "Then what else is there to consider? Chief Engineer Gao's plan has no functional defects, right? Even according to your calculations, the speed index is still the first, right?"

Other comrades had no objection to this conclusion, it was written in black and white.

Your eyes can deceive you, your ears can deceive you, but math can't.

Math is such a shit, if you don’t know how to do it, you don’t know how to do it.

"That's easy. This plan will serve as a preliminary plan for the ship type after the demonstration is completed. Whatever we want to do, we will do it according to this."

This made the comrades who were working on the ship very helpless. After all, the ship types had been determined, so they were like dancing in shackles and had to work under certain established rules, which was somewhat disadvantageous for them.

The most important thing is that Gao Zhendong's new stuff is unproven. If there are hidden problems, it is possible that not only 18 knots cannot be achieved, but even 15 knots cannot be achieved. In that case, it will be a waste of national funds.

But there is no way to object to it. After all, based on existing theories and experience, the one given by Gao Zhendong is indeed the fastest.

In fact, if we give our comrades enough time, they might be able to come up with a similar one, but what Gao Zhendong wants is to save time. Since I can help with this matter, I won't hesitate.

The comrade from the Marine Equipment Bureau seemed to know the comrades' concerns and added: "During the demonstration period, please organize relevant personnel to conduct model verification on Comrade Gao Zhendong's plan. We have paid for this, and I think it is worth it. First, it can dispel concerns and eliminate hidden dangers. Second, if there is no problem with the model verification, then the comrades will have more means in ship design."

Model verification does not cost much money. Especially from the perspective of current theoretical calculations, this money must be spent, and spent happily!

The Haizhuang Bureau pays for the verification? That’s fine, everyone is happy.

It will not delay anything, and you can use the solution that seems to have the best performance so far. You don’t even need to verify it. As long as you verify that it can reach 15 knots, it will be pure profit.

It would be even more exciting if we could verify that the new things Gao Zhendong came up with can be used as empirical formulas or empirical conditions. Not only do we have an 18-knot landing ship, but it can also be applied to other designs. Isn't that wonderful!
(End of this chapter)