Regarding the questions raised by Jiang Yan Hai, Old Liu and others are somewhat curious. Jiang Yan Hai's way of thinking is different from theirs. There are many things that they had never thought of before Jiang Yan Hai raised them.
"What design?" Professor Liu, Professor Hu and several other experts in fighter design are all curious.
Speaking of which, although the Phantom was designed by Jiang Yan Hai, because he has a relatively heavy task, the small details and minor improvements to the Phantom are usually completed by these professors.
Of course, when they improve Phantom, they are also constantly learning, and these professors know this well.
If nothing else, let's just say that many of the Phantom's designs have never been thought of before.
And now that Phantom has started the research and development of the next generation, they also come here with a learning attitude.
Although they are all uncles or even grandparents of Jiang Yan Hai, they are really lacking in design.
"It's like this. You have all seen the performance of this new material. It is resistant to high temperatures, thermal expansion, and it can also actively absorb radar waves. It is similar to the existing Composite Materials. The most important thing is its other following properties."
"When these properties are combined, the material is very malleable, so I had an idea. Now the Phantom's speed is not limited by the engine, but by its material."
"So, have you ever thought about it, if all its shells are made of this material, we can integrate thermoelectric power generation and thermoelectric refrigeration inside it." Jiang Yan Hai expressed his thoughts.
Thermoelectric power generation... Everyone was stunned for a moment. Generally speaking, this thing has nothing to do with fighter jets.
Do you think fighter jets need electricity? This is of course necessary. For example, engine starting requires electricity. In the past, some fighter jet designs were not even able to start the engine independently, but required a ground power supply vehicle to start. In other words, almost all modern fighter jets use ground power supply vehicles to drive their engines on the ground unless necessary.
When the engine is successfully started, it will switch to the internal power supply. Of course, this does not mean that the fighter jet does not have the ability to start the engine by itself, but for safety reasons, as long as it is not an emergency mission, the ground power supply vehicle will be used.
The power consumption of each fighter's electronic equipment is extremely terrifying, whether it is a high-power radar or various other electronic instruments.
For example, the J10 is also equipped with a fuel cell as a backup power source.
There is nothing that can be done about this. After all, the power required to start the engine is indeed very tight sometimes.
However, the current solution, there is no solution, is to use the engine to drive the electricity and then supply the power to use the electronic equipment.
If a fighter jet has sufficient power, it will have other options. For example, its fuel consumption will definitely be reduced. If the fuel consumption is reduced, the combat radius will naturally increase.
However, previous fighter jets, except for the Nuclear Power that was just proposed, could not have other power generation methods. But now, with Jiang Yan Hai saying this, these old professors contacted this new material, and they all felt that this matter... was going to happen!
Thermoelectric power generation, as the name suggests, is not like the traditional power generation method that uses thermal energy. The traditional power generation method that uses thermal energy is simply to boil water.
Including nuclear power plants, etc. all boil water, while thermoelectric power generation directly uses the temperature difference of materials to directly convert thermal energy into electrical energy.
However, the efficiency of thermoelectric power generation is extremely low. The previous materials were only about 6%. Depending on the material, it is about 3%-10%, but most of them are about 6%.
Thermal efficiencies of thermal power stations vary depending on their technical level, but most thermal power stations have a thermal efficiency of around 40%.
In other words, 60% of the heat is consumed in the process of generating electricity.
Not to mention thermoelectric power generation.
But that was before, and thermoelectric power generation mainly depended on materials, and this new material can increase the thermal efficiency of thermoelectric power generation to more than 20.
About 20%-25%, this efficiency is already extremely scary.
You know, this is at least three or four times more efficient than before!
More importantly, if the new generation Phantom uses conventional power, its cruising speed can reach Mach 4.5. The cruising speed of Mach 4.5 means that the temperature outside the body will be about 500-600 degrees Celsius, and the surface temperature of some parts of the body will exceed 600 degrees Celsius.
Such temperatures are all for nothing. If thermoelectric power generation is carried out at such a temperature, not to mention how much power it can generate, at least it will be a huge supplement to the power of fighter jets.
Because the Phantom is estimated to be operating at supersonic speeds by then. If you think about it, the normal cruising speed is above Mach 4.5 and the normal flying speed is estimated to be supersonic. Moreover, some of the missions performed by the Phantom are probably long-distance operations due to its combat radius.
It is a good thing to save energy in such a battle.
And in the process of temperature difference power generation, heat is consumed, and if possible, temperature difference refrigeration can be integrated.
This is equivalent to improving the high-temperature resistance of the fighter jet during flight, and the cockpit environment where the pilot is located will also become better.
"We can experiment with this. If possible, it will be of great use in aerospace, especially for the return capsule, as well as the return Space Shuttle we will cover later, rockets, and even satellite power supply methods." Professor Liu They all took a deep breath.
They did not expect that Jiang Yan Hai would come up with such a new material not long after he left. Although this was extrapolated from the results of research at the Materials Research Institute, it was still considered a new material.
Because the performance and properties of materials have undergone tremendous changes, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are completely different.
"Then I'd like to trouble some professors. I may not have much time recently, but I think this material has great potential. In addition, they seem to be using this material in the research of Controlled Nuclear Fusion, but I think the material they use is still not optimal. I will try to calculate it." Jiang Yan Hai made a preliminary conclusion.
"Don't worry, we'll leave these things to us. I really don't know what to say about you. I feel like you know everything. If you can really optimize, then we won't be able to completely solve Controlled Nuclear Fusion." Professor Liu Their expressions also became serious.