PDLP Chapter 676: Once you've fallen into the trap, that's enough. And, the strangely shaped sh
Chapter 676: Once you've fallen into the trap, that's enough. And, the strangely shaped sh
Jiang Xia stretched after hanging up the phone. What a satisfying day!
Old Wang tossed him a cigarette. "Aren't you the one who hates riddle tellers the most? How come you've become one yourself..."
Jiang Xia stretched and pulled the two out of the filing room. Back in the command tower, Jiang Xia found a corner for them to light their cigarettes.
"I'm not a riddle solver; without seeing the actual object, I can only make a deduction. Consider it a kind of annotation..."
After Jiang Xia finished explaining, his eyes became listless again.
Secretary Liu and Old Wang didn't dare to disturb him. They exchanged a glance and stood in front of him to block the slanting wind.
What is Jiang Xia planning to write about?
Aside from some errors in the blueprints, there were many more pitfalls we encountered when introducing the technology later on.
The current multi-stage impulse steam turbine has a rather bloody history. A certain power bureau imported the same model twice. The first time, France sent professional technicians to participate in the installation and commissioning of the equipment, and the results were very good. Therefore, a second purchase was made.
The procurement process was relatively straightforward, involving familiar people and things that shouldn't have caused any major problems. However, when the goods arrived and installation was needed, the French technicians who had come before went off to use their "traditional skills." The French company said it wouldn't have a significant impact and that they could simply replace them with another team.
The power company waited a week and then made some anxious phone calls to inquire. They were told that the technician who was supposed to be replaced had also joined the protest, and the company was going to hire someone from outside to do the installation work. It wasn't a big problem!
The kind-hearted power company, adhering to the principle of not refusing a smiling face, chose to continue waiting.
A month later, the French company's phone was no longer reachable...
Another month later, with the help of the embassy, they finally managed to contact the general manager of the French company.
"Hey! Comrade, what started as a small protest has unexpectedly garnered support from other places, so we're planning to expand it a bit! Let's wait another month! Once our union has secured the necessary rights, I'll have the engineer charter a plane over! You'll have to cover the travel expenses!"
Smash the phone!
Paying one month at a time, how much money is there in one month!
The annoyed power company decided to take matters into its own hands: "We were involved in the whole process when that French technician installed it. How can a power company like ours not be able to install a single piece of equipment properly?"
"Oh, you can install it yourselves! Fine! Just submit the operation report to us for filing!" The Frenchman, in high spirits after the parade, didn't care about anything else and even assured the power company that if any problems arose, they would cover it, and all they had to do was pay a small amount of money.
(Hmm? Don't doubt it, the romantic French actually did just that back then. After all, in their eyes, a demonstration was a big deal, and unless Hans Christian Andersen went to Paris again, no one could stop them from waving their flags!)
Pshaw! Do you really think Chinese engineers are just sitting around doing nothing?
Thanks to the hard work and dedication of a group of power industry workers, they actually managed to install it all!
If it weren't for the fact that we Chinese are the best students! The installation was incredibly meticulous, perfectly replicating the operating procedures of the French technicians.
Just the preparations before debugging involved three groups of people conducting cross-checking. During the no-load debugging of the single unit, the most advanced infrared thermometer and stethoscope at the time were used. Only after everything was in place did the load debugging proceed.
perfect!
Finally, our personnel compiled a "Steam Turbine Trial Operation Report" based on the commissioning data, and added three major and sixteen minor localization suggestions to the original somewhat hastily prepared "Operating Guide" to suit our actual situation.
Just to be on the safe side, the "Steam Turbine Trial Operation Report" was also sent to France for filing.
The French were quite pleased, continuing their traditional games from their old region; our engineering team was delighted, wearing big red flowers, and spoke at the meeting: Through this installation, we have trained our team, achieved… our objectives, and made a breakthrough in the field of power generation equipment…
Unfortunately, the good times didn't last long; three months later, the steam turbine collapsed...
Six months later, the cause was identified.
The shims were not rust-proofed; after grouting, the expansion of rust will damage the concrete foundation, causing the platform to loosen. Uneven settlement of the equipment base will lead to cylinder deformation…
The power bureau leader was so angry he banged his head against the wall: "We considered everything, how could we forget about the base?"
The engineer looked frustrated: "This...it's not in the installation guide!"
The situation reached the French, who, having enjoyed their parade, exclaimed in astonishment: "Such basic things, and you don't even know them? This isn't even covered in the warranty..."
This is why Jiang Xia looked so relieved when our master craftsman first noticed the problem with the base. It's also why he told his master that rust removal was of paramount importance.
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After Secretary Liu helped Jiang Xia write down some key points about avoiding pitfalls and sent them over via "Dahuang's clone," she finally relaxed and stretched.
"Hey, Lao Wang. Any news from the front lines? You mentioned 'nuclear' earlier and then nothing more. Tell me what you can say..."
As Secretary Liu spoke, he gestured for Old Wang to look at Jiang Xia, who was still frowning deeply.
"The little guy is tired enough. Let's tell him some good news to refresh his mind!"
Old Wang pouted and glared fiercely at Secretary Liu: "Why bring up something you shouldn't talk about!"
"Huh? What's wrong?"
"What else could it be? We got tricked by the bald eagles! They initially promised us a big ship and told us to go and salvage it ourselves... The comrades happily ran over there, only to find out... it turned out to be a small boat of just over 200 tons. Who could be happy about that!"
"Moreover, that dilapidated little boat looked rather strange, with three vertical steel plates welded to the bottom. None of the comrades knew what they were for. However, some comrades speculated that they were used to cut fishing nets..."
"What kind of weird function is this..."
Old Wang clenched his fist and said, "This boat is definitely for the other side's research. Before, when we didn't have ships or mines, didn't we throw a bunch of old fishing nets into the strait to entangle their propellers? This is here to break our fishing net tactics!"
"That's fine too! Looking at it from another angle, the other side must have spent a lot of money to have the US research this kind of ship. Now that your navy has intercepted it, it's actually a good thing!"
Secretary Liu, unaware of the situation, still offered some words of comfort to Old Wang from another angle.
Sure enough, Old Wang, being the straightforward guy he is, scratched his head and said, "Hmm, now that you mention it, it seems to make some sense."
"Alright, there's good news too. Brother, your system has passed the initial review, and it's probably already printed out and on top of the table. The relevant instructions should come down tomorrow..."
Wow...
Jiang Xia, who had been in a daze, suddenly stood up, not even bothering to pick up the teacup that had fallen over on the table.
"Hey bro, what's up?"
"The system passed? The system..." Jiang Xia suddenly wiped the tea on the table to the side with his sleeve.
"Give me your phone number!"
Jiangxia, her sleeves dripping wet, bent over, sketching something in her notebook.
"Wow, could that ship be something good?" Old Wang picked up the phone without thinking.
"Get me the Navy..."