Free Web NovelChapter 733: Chapter 404 Because Zhao Yi is a Genius! _2
Zhao Yi finished in ten minutes?
Even a top-class mathematician can’t be this fast, can they? Could the gap possibly be this wide?
Ying Shaowen looked up at Zhao Yi, and cautiously asked, "Academician Zhao, you’re not joking, are you?"
"Joking?"
Zhao Yi felt somewhat confused, "Didn’t you ask for my assistance with the calculations?"
"Ah... Yes."
Ying Shaowen didn’t quite know what to say. Should he directly say ’you calculated so quickly that I thought you were joking’?
That certainly wouldn’t do.
After all, Zhao Yi was one of the world’s top mathematicians, so surely he wouldn’t be joking about calculations, would he? It seemed like he was very serious about it and unlikely to joke in such circumstances. free𝑤ebnovel.com
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Taking a moment to center himself and suppress his disbelief, Ying Shaowen couldn’t help but swallow hard. He then put on a knowing look and plainly stated, "Alright then, we have the results now. Let’s continue discussing the fan blade issue."
The subsequent discussion had a somewhat peculiar atmosphere.
The ones who had previously been arguing vehemently barely said a word, causing the meeting room to grow quieter. Ying Shaowen promptly shifted the discussion to the next agenda item.
The meeting ended quickly.
Ying Shaowen escorted Zhao Yi and Zhang Hongtao to the entrance. A staffer led them around the department before eventually arriving at the core materials department office. An Associate Professor with the surname Sun escorted them to the operations room.
The aircraft carrier-grade steel plate was kept there.
Zhang Hongtao was there specifically for that very steel plate. His superiors were hoping he could take responsibility for researching it and working out a manufacturing process.
Zhao Yi was very interested in the aircraft carrier-grade steel plate as well. He tried to lift it for a feel of its weight, and then he and Zhang Hongtao started a regular analysis.
On the other hand.
The engine development team led by Ying Shaowen got busy. The entire team was focused on one task--
Computing the power differences provided by the two fan blade schemes.
Previously, they had not been in a hurry to perform such calculations as they are extremely complex and the design was still in the early stages. Even if the calculations were completed, they might not necessarily finalize the design, but now their thought process had changed.
Even if it wasn’t for selecting a scheme, everyone wanted to compute the data just to ascertain whether Zhao Yi was joking or had genuinely solved it.
Moreover, were Zhao Yi’s calculations accurate?
"There’s no way they’re accurate!"
"Exactly, it’s impossible to be that fast! If it is true, then it’s too outrageous. He must be joking."
"But, would Academician Zhao make such an unfounded claim?"
"I believe Academician Zhao is being serious. Though it’s hard for us to comprehend, think about it. Is Zhao Yi an ordinary person? He’s an anomaly! A freak of nature, you know? Can an ordinary person continuously solve numerous world-class mathematical problems?"
"That’s true..."
"We’re just ordinary people. It’s impossible for us to understand geniuses..."
"Regardless, I still don’t believe it!"
"..."
The entire team discussed it hotly, and tasks were distributed. Each group handled a portion of the calculation. Combined, they could roughly get the result. They didn’t need an accurate value, only a close estimate, because their intent was to verify, not truly solve for an accurate figure.
Ying Shaowen felt the same as the others; he was curious to know whether Zhao Yi was joking or not.
Believe it?
How could he possibly believe it?
Ying Shaowen was a power engineering expert and an academician of the engineering academy. He had spent his entire life conducting scientific research. He prided himself on his mathematical abilities. Though he was certainly no match for a top-class mathematician, when it came to calculation abilities, he couldn’t be much worse, could he?
After careful thought, he realized that for a similar problem, even generating an approximate result would take at least three days. Compared to how Zhao Yi only took ten minutes, they were simply incomparable.
"Could I just be an idiot?" muttered Ying Shaowen, still disbelieving of Zhao Yi’s accomplishment. He assigned himself some calculation tasks and dove right into his work.
...
Once the entire team started working on the calculations in a coordinated manner, the processing speed accelerated significantly.
Many people worked overtime to ensure they could arrive at the result as quickly as possible. By the next morning, most of the team had nearly finished their computational tasks. They arrived early. As soon as work began, the data collation meeting was convened.
Ying Shaowen received all the calculated data, allowing two staffers to record them into the computer. They then proceeded to perform a collective calculation.
Collating was simple.
The calculations they had been assigned the previous day were extremely complex and difficult. But collation had now turned into calculations that didn’t exceed the difficulty level of middle school math. With an entire group working on collation, the final result was guaranteed to be accurate.
"So, what are the results? The solid streamlined blade design should produce higher power output, correct?"
"Yes, my result is between 19% to 24%."
"Mine is around the same value."
"If we adjust the proportions with respect to the circular shaft area and straighten the curve, the data should fall between 20% to 22%."
"So, the number should be somewhere around there, right? By the way, what figure did Academician Zhao mention yesterday?"
"... 21.2%"
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Silence fell upon the meeting room as many people lapsed into quiet contemplation.
Ying Shaowen took a deep breath and continued asking, "What about the computation for maximum horsepower? Would the hollow blade be higher?"
