area51novel Chapter 540
Chapter 540
The ship was in a state of panic, but the situation was not good.
Looking at the destroyer “Nandu” in front, which was equipped with a hydrogen-oxygen water engine, it was galloping on the sea like a wild horse.
Xiao Hongwei, the captain of the destroyer “Liangxi”, who was far behind, and the officers in the ship were almost numb.
“Report to the captain!”
“Liangxi has reached the maximum speed: 35 knots!”
The helmsman, who was staring at the instrument panel, had pulled the thrust lever to the bottom.
Standing in the control room of the warship, you can clearly feel that the four gas turbines in the power cabin are making a roaring sound.
This full-speed sailing method is equivalent to the oil welding of the floor of a car for a 10,000-ton warship.
When the gas turbine rotates at ultra-high speed and under long-term load, the fuel consumption will increase exponentially.
But even if the throttle is welded, the maximum speed of this “Liangxi” Long-55 destroyer is only 35 knots.
Captain Xiao stood in the main control room, holding a telescope and looking at the distant sea.
I saw that the “Nandu” destroyer, which was advancing rapidly, had been getting farther and farther away from them…
“What is the current speed of the Nandu?” Captain Xiao asked solemnly.
Upon hearing this, the radar observer immediately reported:
“Report to the captain!”
“The current speed of the Nandu is 46 knots!”
Upon hearing this, Captain Xiao felt his head buzzing!
The speed of 46 knots is equivalent to 85 yards for a car!
Even a speedboat flying close to the sea surface is only this speed.
And this is simply unimaginable for a 10,000-ton monster like a destroyer!
At this time…
In the naval port combat command room.
Commander Yan and other naval generals, as well as the theater researchers, stared at the combat radar screen.
When they saw the destroyer “Nandu” on the radar screen, it was almost flying close to the sea surface.
Except for Su Mo, everyone at the scene was shocked!
After replacing the hydrogen-oxygen water engine, the destroyer actually drove at the speed of a speedboat?
Before, who dared to think of this? !
And just when everyone was shocked.
On the destroyer Nandu, Captain Qian Ligang’s emergency report came:
“Report to the headquarters!”
“The maximum speed of Nandu has exceeded 47 knots!”
“But the hull and propeller have reached the limit load!”
“Unable to continue to complete the test mission, request to slow down and return.”
After receiving Captain Qian’s request, Commander Yan suppressed the shock in his heart and immediately issued an order to slow down and return.
A moment later…
The destroyer “Nandu” was seen gradually entering the depths of the sea.
While turning back on the rough sea, it also slowed down and made a 35-knot right full-rudder turn.
In an instant!
The hearts of everyone on the scene were once again in their throats.
If it was the Dragon-55 destroyer that used a traditional gas turbine.
No captain would dare to do a full-speed full-rudder turn test.
Because this test is almost an extreme test for the main engine and generator set of the warship!
Especially when the warship is in full rudder, it will bring a huge load impact to the engine set.
Once the load is exceeded, the engine set will fail and stop, and the 10,000-ton giant ship will lose power instantly!
If there is another big storm, the warship may be overturned by the wind and waves at any time!
However, today’s test site is near the coast, or in the military port base of the North Sea War Zone.
Even if there is an accident during the test, it can be rescued in the first time.
Otherwise, no one would dare to take such a huge risk to do such a test.
The next second!
There were cheers from the command center.
“Beautiful!”
“This right full rudder turn is perfect!”
“Wow! The power of the hydrogen-oxygen water engine is too strong!”
At this time, it can be clearly seen from the real-time aerial footage.
The destroyer “Nandu” has completed a small-radius sharp turn with full rudder on the right on the sea.
The huge inertia generated by the full-rudder sharp turn of the 10,000-ton behemoth instantly stirred up layers of circular waves.
The destroyer “Nandu”, which quickly completed a small-radius turn on the spot, also rushed towards the direction of the military port.
Obviously, the extreme operation of a 35-knot right full rudder sharp turn.
For the “Nandu” equipped with a hydrogen-oxygen water engine, it is a piece of cake.
If it weren’t for the hull structure, it would not be able to withstand the huge inertial pressure.
With hydrogen
The surging power of the hydrogen-oxygen-water engine can even reach 45 knots at full right rudder!
And when the ‘Nandu’ destroyer returned to the port at a speed almost close to the sea surface.
The ‘Liangxi’ destroyer, which also received the return order, barely completed the large-radius sea turn.
After today’s intuitive comparison test.
The ‘Nandu’ destroyer equipped with a hydrogen-oxygen-water engine.
Whether in terms of starting speed, maneuverability, speed-up ability, or speed ability.
It has formed an almost crushing dimensionality reduction attack on the ‘Liangxi’ destroyer using traditional gas turbines!
“Oh my goodness!”
“The power of this hydrogen-oxygen-water engine is so powerful that it’s terrifying!”
“If the ship structure can’t bear it, I really want to see what its maximum speed is!”
After hearing Chief Yan’s sigh, Su Mo replied thoughtfully:
“The Nandu Long-55 destroyer has four hydrogen-oxygen-water engines in parallel.”
“When running at full power, it can at least burst out a powerful power of 215,000 horsepower.”
“Compared to the 136,000 horsepower of traditional gas turbines, it is 1.58 times more.”
“So from a theoretical data point of view, the maximum speed of the Nandu destroyer equipped with a hydrogen-oxygen-water engine should be: 55 knots!”
The result calculated by Su Mo made the naval generals on the scene breathe faster.
A speed of 55 knots is equivalent to 100 yards for a car!
Although this speed is nothing for a car.
But on the sea, it is already a speed close to the sea surface!
Because even motorboats, speedboats, and large aircraft can only reach a maximum speed of about 57-60 knots.
So a warship like a steel behemoth can reach a speed of 55 knots, which is no different from flying close to the sea surface.
Of course…
This is just theoretical data.
With the bearing capacity of the hull structure of the Dragon-55 destroyer.
The current speed of 48 knots is already the limit of the limit.
If the acceleration continues, the propeller and the hull may be torn apart!
After today’s test, I saw the power of the hydrogen-oxygen water engine.
On the way back…
Chief Yan and the generals were so excited that their eyes were red.
The researchers of the North Sea Theater Research Institute were also excited and screaming.
“Hahaha!”
“As long as our Dragon country’s aircraft carrier is equipped with a water-fueled engine, it will be able to completely surpass the United States’ nuclear-powered aircraft carrier!”
“I used to dream of nuclear power, but now that I have a water-fueled engine, I don’t even want it for free!”
“The power of the water-fueled engine is too strong. If you want to play a full role, the warship must be upgraded as a whole!”
“Haha! If the United States’ navy sees our Dragon country’s aircraft carrier flying close to the sea, what expressions will they have?”