Chapter 1019 Are there any masters?
After sending Norris away, Professor Elinor picked up the book on the table again.
?However, before he could open it, there was a beeping sound in his trouser pocket.
??The alarm clock on your cell phone rang.
?Until this moment, Elinor remembered that he had a conference call to hold this afternoon.
It is about a sponsorship from the Ministry of Defence.
It’s about a three-hour drive from Derbyshire to Bedfordshire, where the school is located. If you want to go back to attend the meeting, you have to leave now anyway.
?Eleanor sighed softly, put down the things in his hands again, stood up and prepared to put on his coat.
But after taking two steps out, a tangled look appeared on his face.
The pace also slowed down...
Elinor''s hesitation did not last long.
?About two seconds later, he took a deep breath, walked back to the desk in three steps, picked up the phone, and dialed the number of his laboratory.
“Jane, please help me tell the college that I can’t attend the afternoon conference call in person...”
“Let’s just say I’m here at Rolls-Royce… uh, solving the problem with the EJ200 engine.”
“Content of the meeting... Just record the key points for me...”
…”
After hanging up the phone, the professor couldn''t help but let out a long sigh of relief.
Then he took out a notebook from the drawer next to him and quickly wrote down:
The engine with a thrust level of 1.6500kgF has a generating power of up to 25kW, which is unnecessary and the value is high.
2. The total pressure ratio of the engine is different from that of M88-2, and it is suspected that the compressor parameters have been adjusted.
3.…
In fact, after reading the information just now, Professor Elinor''s doubts about the model SeA650 not only did not decrease, but actually increased.
??If it were an ordinary promotional material, then he would most likely think that the content inside was made up by propaganda personnel who were completely ignorant of technology.
?This situation is not uncommon at air shows.
But the content of that thing is completely in the style and format of a technical manual, and it is definitely not something that a layman can write.
The possibility of false advertising is also very small.
? ? There is a high probability that Snecma really used some special new technology on it, causing some of the engine''s performance to be very strange from a traditional perspective.
?This is why he rushed Norris to book the tickets and put off the conference call this afternoon—
Excluding the time on the road, there are only two days left before the opening of the European Business Aviation Show.
??He needs to quickly organize his thoughts so that he can quickly obtain useful information through indirect speculation after arriving at the air show.
…
It must be said that Norris works very efficiently.
Not only did he arrange the entire trip to Geneva in just one afternoon, he even expanded the originally planned duo into a delegation.
Including Dr. Leah Lapworth, who was mentioned before, and Tim Purdy, deputy project director of the Trent series engine design team, there are more than 20 people in total.
This scale is a bit outrageous to say the least.
You should know that Rolls-Royce’s UK headquarters does not even have business aircraft related business.
Professor Elinor quickly realized that something was wrong and immediately refused to enter the exhibition site with the rest of the people.
Sure enough, it was just as he feared.
?When such a group of people arrived at the Geneva Air Show as “visitors”, the first thought of most people was—
??Is there something unexpected happening to Rolls-Royce Germany, which was originally responsible for the business jet business?
But looking at the BR series engine booth over there where everything is normal, it doesn’t look like there’s something wrong…
?However, the purpose of Luoluo''s trip is quite clear.
They didn’t even glance at the situation of their German branch, but rushed straight into Dassault’s exhibition area.
Snecma''s business in the field of business aircraft has just started. Apart from the SeA650 this time, only its Arriel series turboshaft engines will be installed on some business helicopters. Naturally, they will not be able to do so. A specially designated area was created.
??Furthermore, even after joining forces with Dassault 21, the entire area is still a little empty compared to several other nearby companies.
The main products to be promoted are only a real Falcon 900EX and the large-scale Falcon 8Z model.
Fortunately, thanks to Dassault''s promotion in the past half year, Falcon 8Z has gained quite a reputation, and there are also some interested visitors gathered around it, so it will not be completely ignored.
?But this is not a bad thing for the Luoluo team.
With almost no effort, they squeezed through the crowd and came to the goal of their trip, which was the full-scale model of the SeA650 engine.
With more than 20 people, they are already very eye-catching in this exhibition area.
?Hence, two Snecma staff members soon came over to take a look.
The original intention was just to see if there were any business opportunities and distribute some promotional materials.
It doesn’t matter what the outcome looks like—
Business aviation shows are not open to the public.
So everyone will wear a badge after entering the door. Indicate the work unit, nature of the personnel, photos and names.
??But the information on the badges of the group in front of me clearly shows...
They are from England?
Or Rolls-Royce?
??Isn''t this a weasel giving New Year greetings to a chicken?
Shopping malls are like battlefields.
Who said that destroying the opponent''s engine model is not a business war?
Don’t worry about business or not, just say war or not, right?
?As a result, the air at the scene instantly became anxious.
?One of them quickly asked his companions to go back to find the on-site supervisor, while he stayed behind to deal with the "enemy".
There was even a hint of farewell in Yishuihan''s voice.
??At this time, everyone on Luoluo''s side had not yet realized how menacingly they looked like they were here to cause trouble.
Therefore, after seeing a person who looked like a staff member coming this way, the leader, Tim Bodi, immediately said hello in what he thought was a friendly manner, and then prepared to shake hands with the person.
“Hello, sir, I am...”
??As a result, before he even announced his name, he found that the Frenchman on the opposite side had already put on a defensive posture.
Had no choice but to put down my hand in embarrassment.
For a moment, the world seemed to become quiet...
In short, although the misunderstanding was finally resolved, Bodi and his party failed to learn any very useful information.
Instead, Professor Elinor came to the Dassault exhibition area in a low-key manner later.
And happened to meet Liu Yongquan and Ian Vista who had calmed down the situation and were about to go backstage to blow on the air conditioner.
“Hello, my name is Roger Elinor, a professor at Cranfield University and a technical consultant at BAE Systems…”
Eleanor said as he took out the promotional materials and of course the notebook from his backpack.
Liu Yongquan and Vista looked at each other.
The name Roger Eleanor is relatively well-known in Europe and even in the aviation industry around the world.
At least Liu Yongquan has read the papers published by the other party.
?However, the wonderful thing about Elinor''s self-introduction is that both identities are true and full of hints.
BAE Systems'' commercial aircraft division''s main product is the famous Hawker Beechcraft series of business jets. Although it has been sold to Raytheon due to operating difficulties in the past few years, there is no guarantee that it will not make a comeback.
Moreover, even if this layer is not considered, BAE, as a well-known defense equipment supplier in the NATO system, also sells a large number of special aircraft modification solutions for business jet platforms.
??Anyway, he looks like a serious visitor—
In fact, the issues Vesta wanted to know did not involve any trade secrets, let alone technical details.
??The reason why Luo Luo''s group failed just now was because the atmosphere was too tense.
?Now he has a Cranfield University badge and is throwing out bait as a potential client.
?Then what happens next will be a matter of course.
?After some simple greetings, Elinor no longer concealed his purpose:
“Dr. Vesta, Dr. Liu, I accidentally saw the SeA650 engine promotional materials you put out before, and I am very interested in the performance of this model...”
He said, shaking the thick booklet in his hand.
The two people opposite also showed a posture of asking casually.
“I noticed that you have calibrated the power generation power of the SeA650 engine at 25kW. Obviously this is a very large number for a model with a thrust of 6.5 tons.”
Elinor started by asking a question that he thought was relatively plain:
“So I want to know, did your company specifically consider other uses when you first formulated the plan? After all, generally speaking, business jets do not use two units with a total of 50kW of electricity..."
Liu Yongquan understands English, but after all, he rarely uses it, so he was overtaken by Vesta who was the first to react:
“That’s not true.”
The latter replied with a smile:
“During the design process, we discovered that the available effective power of the core engine exceeded the original estimate, and this part of the effective power can be converted into additional thrust or additional power.”
“Later we considered that the 6.5-ton thrust fully meets the design calibration, and there is no need to go higher. Although the power generation may not be used at the moment, with the deepening of electrification, there is still much potential in the future...”
“Furthermore, if there are additional needs such as special aircraft modification, a platform using the SeA650 engine will no longer need to install additional power supply equipment, saving modification costs... so the latter was chosen.”
This last sentence is obviously aimed at his identity as a consultant to BAE Systems.
In fact, logically speaking, this problem ends here.
Professor Elinor has even made a mental evaluation that "the performance improvement of the core machine has led to deviations in performance calibration."
?However, at this moment, Liu Yongquan next to him suddenly said:
“As for the source of this part of the available effective power, we have applied the latest non-contact magnetic bearing technology, which has reduced the waste power generated by the friction of the original rotor bearing, and also greatly extended the maintenance cycle of the compressor rotor No. 1 support point. …”
…”
???”
The pen in Elinor''s hand stopped:
“Magnetic bearings?”
(End of this chapter)