Chapter 30 Catamaran
“Do you know the SWATH ship type?” Pang Jianmin asked the two of them.
What? Qin Baoshan was confused. What foreign language was he talking about? He really didn't know.
Qin Tao was standing aside and was already chattering: "Small-waterplane-areatwinhull, small water surface wave-piercing catamaran."
Qin Baoshan breathed a sigh of relief. Little bastard, you are really awesome. It is good to be educated!
Catamaran, what does that mean? Are there two hulls?
"A typical high-speed catamaran consists of two slender monohulls, connected by a deck bridge at the upper part. A power unit is set up inside the monohull to drive the propeller at the back. The upper part of the deck bridge houses the superstructure, which contains cabins, living facilities, etc. . Its biggest advantage is that it divides a single hull into two pieces, which greatly reduces the wave-making resistance and can reach higher speeds. At the same time, because the width of the hull is greatly increased, its stability is obviously better than that of a monohull, and Ability to withstand larger winds and waves…”
Qin Tao started talking like he was memorizing a textbook.
"That's right, it's a catamaran." Pang Jianmin said: "Now, the country is planning to develop this kind of SWATH vessel. It is first planned to be designed as a passenger ship, carrying about a hundred passengers. If you have the technology in this area..."
"Of course." Qin Tao nodded: "We can design a wave-piercing catamaran passenger liner, and the design speed is expected to reach forty knots. However, we need customers to provide us with the cost in advance. We don't want to invest a lot of money. After the design came out, the bidding failed and a lot of money was wasted.”
When they heard Qin Tao say that the design speed had reached forty knots, Pang Jianmin and Zhang Zhen were overjoyed: "Of course there is no problem, relevant units will come to you for negotiation, but this forty knots speed is a mandatory The indicator must not be reduced. If this speed cannot be reached, then according to the contract, you may have to pay a sum of money."
“Of course, since we have said it, we will definitely do it.”
Qin Tao has nothing to worry about. This kind of catamaran is his university graduation thesis in his previous life. Everything is deeply imprinted in his mind. What is there to be afraid of? Besides, if you want to let It's not difficult if the ship runs fast. If the speed is not enough, you can make do with it. The experience gained on the customs anti-smuggling speedboat can also be used.
“Okay, then we’ve decided.”
Several hands were held together one after another. At this time, Qin Baoshan didn't have much worry in his heart. Although he didn't know what a catamaran was, he had confidence in his son.
The night was dark, and four torpedoes were hoisted out of the torpedo tubes in front of the submarine.
The torpedoes inside the submarine are often five to six meters long, and are seven or eight meters long. Therefore, when the submarine is loading and unloading the torpedo, it is impossible to insert it from other hatch covers. Once inside, it cannot be moved to the torpedo room. Access is via torpedo tubes.
Seeing the four torpedoes being hoisted out one after another, Qin Tao also breathed a long sigh of relief. Although he was taking a leisurely stroll along the way, he was actually taking risks, because the fuel used in Lao Maozi's torpedoes was It was hydrogen peroxide. The Kursk, which Lao Maozi served for six years in later generations, was sunk by this thing.
These have been abandoned by Lao Maozi and have not been carefully maintained. If the hydrogen peroxide leaks during the sea voyage, it reacts with the rust to generate oxygen, and then with a bang, the submarine will sink.
Therefore, along the way, Qin Tao did not dare to let the submarine dive into the water. Although it would be more concealed, the danger would also be greatly increased. He and Nie Shiyu stayed on the control tower all the time. In case of danger, they would be safe. Escape immediately.
Now, the wake homing torpedo has finally been taken away by the relevant naval departments, and Qin Tao has also put down the big stone in his heart.
After seeing off the navy personnel, Qin Baoshan had the opportunity to ask his son: "Are you really sure about this kind of catamaran?"
Originally, Qin Tao wanted to rely on dredgers to make Mingzhou Shipyard stronger, but his father showed his style and contributed the dredgers! Therefore, we can only think of other ways.
Now, since the Navy has given another order for catamarans, of course they have to rely on this product to make a name for themselves and obtain huge amounts of funds.
“Can the navy use it?” Qin Baoshan realized something.
"The Navy will definitely use it. After all, there is still a market for our theory of fast air-to-submarine speed. However, it cannot be completely left to the Navy. As long as we build the first catamaran passenger liner, we can take over it in the future. More orders for luxury catamaran cruise ships.”
Of course Qin Tao knows that the Navy will order a large number of 022 catamaran missile speedboats, but it is not clear when exactly they will be ordered. After all, the Navy has been short of money in recent years!
Air-to-submarine speed was an idea for the development of the navy when the motherland was first founded. Air power, submarines, and speedboats constituted the main force of the navy. Now, the navy still has to rely on a large number of speedboats. After all, it has not yet planned to build an ocean-going navy. , just offshore defense.
Qin Tao will not place all his hopes on the navy. The market for catamarans is still good, especially the wealthy ones who will be interested in catamarans. There are so many people in China who have become rich first. How can we organize a feast on the sea and the sky without a luxury yacht? After building a reputation, wealthy people from overseas might also come here because of the reputation.
Compared with monohulls, the biggest feature of catamarans is their large space! Below it are two slender hulls, immersed in the water, so that the resistance is small. The upper parts are combined together to form a large platform. If necessary, it is safe to play a hundred men.
Originally, Qin Tao was thinking about the next development of the shipyard, which must have its own flagship product. Since the navy has demand, what else can Qin Tao say? He might as well use this shareholder style to develop Catamaran ready!
“Taozi, should we contact the ship design institute?” Qin Baoshan asked Qin Tao.
“Why?”
“Ask them to design it for us.” Qin Baoshan said: “Fortunately, the navy will give us a sum of funds in advance, otherwise we would have to pay a small sum of money first.”
“Old man, do you really not believe in your son?” Qin Tao touched his nose.
“When did I stop believing you?”
“Then why do you hire a ship design institute? Your son can handle such a small project.”
"What did you say?" Qin Baoshan opened his eyes wide: "You kid, can you do it alone?"
“Look, you still don’t believe me, do you?”
“You brat, you can’t just talk about this, can you really do it?” Because of his work, Qin Baoshan once went to the Ship Design Institute. He had seen the huge drawing room where hundreds of people were drawing drawings at the same time.
How can Qin Tao be busy alone?
“Well, we need to purchase some equipment, though.”
Qin Baoshan swallowed and spat: "Okay!"
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