Genius of the Rules-Style System

Chapter 727: Chapter 402: I Really Don’t Understand Applied Technology!

A research base in Huanan City?

Expert group?

Zhao Yi found it quite interesting. In the past, he could only learn about the domestically-made aircraft carrier through the news, and his understanding of its technology came from media reports. Now, he had the chance to visit the aircraft carrier’s research base directly, which was quite a good university practice experience.

"University practicum!"

"What a clever term..."

Zhao Yi couldn’t help but laugh at the thought.

There hadn’t been any substantial research work recently. He could ponder the particle mathematics problem slowly. Participating in a ’university practicum’ wouldn’t be a bad idea.

One week later.

After receiving a call from above, a man in military uniform drove over to pick up Zhao Yi. His job was to bring Zhao Yi to the research base.

The man in the military uniform was just waiting outside the campus, and Zhao Yi went back to pack his luggage and even went to the dormitory to pick up his computer.

Seeing Zhao Yi taking his computer, Li Renzhe asked curiously, "What’s up, are you leaving?"

"Yeah."

"What are you going to do? Collect a prize? Or attend an academic conference, or something else? Let me guess... are you going to give a lecture?"

"No."

Zhao Yi said indifferently, "I’m going to participate in the university practicum, aren’t you?"

"What practicum? I didn’t get any." Li Renzhe asked puzzled and muttered to himself, "I didn’t hear anything about practicums."

Zhao Yi shook his head, "I’m not sure, but I was notified." He picked up his computer and left.

Li Renzhe saw him off to the door, then immediately checked his class schedule and went into the school’s intranet to search for ’practicum activities’.

Meng Zheng walked in.

Li Renzhe turned his head and asked, "Are you also packing up to participate in the practicum?"

"What practicum?"

"The practicum! Zhao Yi is going! I thought only top students could go." By top students, he meant exceptional ones.

Meng Zheng shook his head, "I still have classes this afternoon, what practicum? You must have been tricked."

"..."

Li Renzhe was tongue-tied for a while before he angrily muttered, "Damn it, Zhao Yi, he’s such a jerk!"

"Am I that easy to be fooled?"

Meng Zheng looked at him with a strange look, as if he was about to directly agree to his statement.

...

After more than eight hours.

Zhao Yi arrived at the research base in Huanan City by a military vehicle and felt somewhat dazed. After getting off and walking for a while, he started to feel better.

A guide took him to the dormitory to put down his luggage, then he went to the canteen for a meal. ƒгeewebnovёl.com

It was already evening.

Zhao Yi was the earliest to arrive, and there were no other people yet. There would be no reception at night. He met some researchers at the base, chatted a bit, and then went to sleep.

The next morning after breakfast, the research base began to get busy. He followed the sign to the research and development center, where someone was waiting at the entrance, "Academician Zhao, it’s a pleasure to meet you in person!"

"You’re so young!"

A middle-aged man in a white military uniform came up to shake hands enthusiastically and introduced himself, "I’m Ma Mingwei, a few years older than you. Academician Zhao, calling me Brother Ma wouldn’t be too much, would it?"

"Brother Ma... it’s okay to call me by my name." Zhao Yi said somewhat awkwardly, laughing naturally.

Ma Mingwei was probably about fifty. Calling him ’brother’ really made him seem younger. But no wonder he raised the topic of addressing each other as soon as he arrived. With ’Wei’ as his last character, addressing him directly as ’Wei Ge’, ’Brother Wei’ in Chinese, wouldn’t sound too good.

Both of them avoided the topic of addressing each other.

Ma Mingwei had come specifically to wait for Zhao Yi. He welcomed Zhao Yi into the building and got straight to business, "Academician Zhao, I did tell the higher-ups that I hope you could be part of the expert group – I need your help!"

Zhao Yi nodded and asked, "What’s the problem?" He preemptively explained, "I work on theories, I don’t know much about technology or practical applications."

"Please don’t say that, you’re a universally recognized master of algorithms and a computer expert! I’ve also heard that you’ve designed mathematical structures for the country’s satellite navigation system, right?"

"Yes, I have," Zhao Yi nodded and replied.

Ma Mingwei said, "The situation we’re facing this time is pretty similar. My team works on power engineering, and we’re responsible for the aircraft carrier’s catapult system."

"The electromagnetic catapult?"

"That’s right, you know about it too!"

Zhao Yi asked with interest, "How is it progressing now? Can it be installed on the aircraft carrier yet?"

Ma Mingwei shook his head, "Not for the current one, perhaps it’s possible for the future ones. The technology we have mastered so far is only steam power catapult. There are many challenges to overcome with electromagnetic power!"

Frankly speaking, the catapult on an aircraft carrier is used for launching planes. Like a spring, it flings the aircraft into the air, completing the takeoff process.

With planes being launched one by one, without the need to queue on the runway, the takeoff speed can significantly increase.

The technology of steam catapults is relatively primitive, and its practicality is not very strong. On the other hand, electromagnetic catapults are the most advanced internationally. Only the upcoming Ford Aircraft Carrier is planning to install it. Compared to steam catapults, electromagnetic catapults have many advantages, such as smaller volume, lower auxiliary system requirements on the ship, high efficiency, light weight, low operation, and maintenance costs, and so on.