Chapter 210 The Most Anticipated Mathematicians' Conference [Please subscribe]

As an engineer of Xijing Aero-Engine Group, Chang Hanping rushed over as soon as he heard the news that Jincheng Aircraft Design Institute had restarted the UAV project and needed engines.

A piston engine suitable for the drone model was also specially selected.

After all, in his opinion, the drone project of Jincheng Research Institute this time should not be much different from the last time.

At most it is a performance optimization.

But after listening to what Liang Zhanjun said, I just felt that my brain was not enough.

If he hadn't been sure that the project was a drone, he would have thought it was a bomber project.

However, I was puzzled and asked more questions.

"Are you sure the values ​​of the parameters of drones are correct?"

Xu Yuan was not surprised at Chang Hanping's performance. After all, he was used to it.

Almost everyone who sees this drone design will find it incredible.

But that’s exactly the effect he wanted the drone to have.

The corners of his mouth curled up slightly and a smile appeared on his face. He took the initiative to explain to Chang Hanping.

"Our drone is positioned for long-range and heavy-load capability, so these parameters are normal."

“Since we are going to develop it, it must be on par with the world’s most advanced drones.”

"So the requirements for the engine are relatively high."

Chang Hanping listened to Xu Yuan's words carefully, and then his expression became a little solemn.

It seems that the mind is moving quickly.

Xu Yuan and Liang Zhanjun did not disturb him, but stood by and waited patiently for Chang Hanping's reply.

After a while.

Chang Hanping sighed softly, then raised his eyes and looked at Xu Yuan with a helpless expression.

"Our turboprop engines have limited performance. Unless we can purchase the most advanced turboprop engines from overseas, it will be difficult for our aircraft to reach the world-leading level you desire."

Domestic engines have always been a weak point, especially small and medium-sized turboprop engines.

There is still a big gap compared with overseas.

As the heart of the aircraft, if the engine is outdated, it can be said that the upper limit of the aircraft has been determined.

No matter how well designed the other parts are, they still cannot play a decisive role.

What's more, Xu Yuan and his team's drones are very large, so the requirements for the engine are even higher.

Since Xu Yuan decided to develop this drone, he naturally considered the engine issue.

I know that domestic engines are still under development.

Therefore, he did not show any disappointment when facing Chang Hanping's current state.

Instead, he said to Liang Zhanjun with a smile on his face: "Professor Liang, bring the things over to Chang Gong to have a look."

"Ok."

Liang Zhanjun nodded upon hearing this and immediately walked towards the table next to him.

Faced with the actions of Xu Yuan and Liang Zhanjun, Chang Hanping felt a little confused and didn't know what was going on, but he temporarily suppressed his curiosity and stared at Liang Zhanjun.

Then, as he watched, Liang Zhanjun brought over a black laptop.

and the screen is on.

Xu Yuan reached out and took the notebook from Liang Zhanjun and immediately introduced it to Chang Hanping.

"Actually, I have been busy recently. I have taken the time to design a manufacturing blueprint for a turboprop engine. I would like you, Mr. Chang, to help me see if it can be produced."

As he said this, he turned the laptop over and handed it to Chang Hanping.

"Professor Xu also studies engines?" Chang Hanping seemed a little surprised when he took the computer.

Xu Yuan smiled and replied: "Chang Gong, you forgot that I also studied engineering."

"I just didn't remember that you are an all-round genius." Chang Hanping smiled a little embarrassedly.

He naturally knew about Xu Yuan. He was able to research radars and participate in fighter jet and lunar exploration satellite projects, and there was nothing wrong with him designing the manufacturing drawings of turboprop engines by himself.

Besides, Xu Yuan’s talent cannot be judged by common sense.

With his thoughts lingering here, he couldn't help but become serious and carefully examine the drawings on the screen.

The full name of turboprop engine is turboprop engine, which is a gas turbine engine used on aircraft.

The structure of this engine is basically the same as that of a turbojet engine.

The difference is that there are two more parts.

It is also composed of the air inlet compressor, combustion chamber and turbine, as well as the tail nozzle.

As a senior engineer of Xi'an Aircraft Engine Group, he can naturally have a rough judgement on the performance of the engine.

What's more, Xu Yuan's drawings are very detailed.

As time passed, he was completely immersed in the drawing and found a place to sit down and examine it carefully.

Liang Zhanjun had seen this drawing before and had to express his admiration for the wide range of subjects that Xu Yuan researched.

Although he is good at flight control system avionics, he has some knowledge about engines.

Judging from my intuition, the engine designed by Xu Yuan must be excellent.

Chang Hanping's performance now further confirms his guess.

At this time, he finally understood why Xu Yuan was so confident about developing such a drone.

And unwilling to lower any parameters.

It turns out that various solutions have already been prepared, and the problems that may be encountered are not considered as difficult problems.

So taking advantage of this opportunity, he took the initiative to talk to Xu Yuan about another issue in drone development.

"Professor Xu."

"In addition to the engine problem, there is another thing we need to find a solution for right now."

"That's the problem with the material of the aircraft."

"In order to ensure the aircraft's range and load capacity, we must find a way to reduce the weight of the fuselage itself. If we still use the previous aluminum alloy material, I'm afraid it will not meet the expected parameters of the design."

Xu Yuan was originally thinking that the engine problem could finally be solved, but he suddenly remembered it after hearing Liang Zhanjun's words.

Aluminum alloy is commonly used in aircraft nowadays. If it is used on their drone, the expected parameters of the previous plan will be reduced.

The materials must be upgraded.

But the embarrassing thing is that the field of materials is not his forte.

If we start research and development now, I am afraid the progress of the drone project will be put on hold for a long time.

After all, upgrading materials is not that easy.

"You're right. Our drones must be made of high-performance composite materials."

Liang Zhanjun heard Xu Yuan's murmur and immediately responded, "There is still a big gap between the current domestic research on high-performance composite materials and overseas."

At this moment, Xu Yuan suddenly thought of the progress bar on his panel, and his expression suddenly brightened up again.

The biggest challenge in material research and development is undoubtedly trial and error.

This takes a lot of time.

But if he participates in the research of materials, he can quickly find the wrong ratio and repeat the experiment, which is equivalent to saving the cost of trial and error.

In this way, material development can be very rapid.

The thought stayed here, and a confident smile suddenly appeared on his face again.

Then he turned around and said to Liang Zhanjun: "I will find a way to solve the material problem, you guys proceed with the other parts first."

Having cooperated with Xu Yuan for such a long time, and considering today's turboprop engine incident, Liang Zhanjun can be said to have great trust in Xu Yuan. Since Xu Yuan dared to say this, it means there will be no problem with the materials.

Naturally, he no longer worried about anything and nodded immediately.

"Do not worry."

At this time, Chang Hanping next to him finally stood up. Even though he hadn't come over yet, one could see the excitement and excitement on his face.

Obviously very satisfied with this drawing.

"Professor Xu."

"Your turboprop engine is well designed. Although I cannot provide detailed data for the time being, the performance of the finished product will definitely exceed that of domestic engines."

"Do you really want to cooperate with our Xi'an Aircraft Engine Group to manufacture this turboprop engine?"

Chang Hanping did not hide his feelings at all. While praising the drawings, he also confirmed it again.

After saying this, he looked at Xu Yuan with anticipation in his eyes.

Hearing this, Xu Yuan nodded and said, "Of course it's true."

After all, Jincheng Aircraft Design and Institute is not a professional engine manufacturer, so cooperation with Xi'an Airlines Engine is the most suitable. In the future, it can also vigorously promote this type of turboprop engine and use it on other types of UAV models.

He believes that once their drone comes out, it will definitely lead to the strong rise of domestic drones.

Maybe in the future, all civilian drones will be able to achieve this kind of performance.

Chang Hanping was very excited to get Xu Yuan's affirmative answer.

I thought I was here just to recommend piston engines, but I didn't expect to get such a big surprise.

So he immediately assured Xu Yuan:

"Professor Xu, please rest assured that we at Xi'an Aviation Engine will definitely use our best engineers to conduct research and strive to manufacture the first engine for testing as soon as possible. I guarantee that its performance will be comparable to that of overseas engines.

"I hope we can witness together the birth of the world's most advanced drone."

Hearing this, Xu Yuan still maintained his previous expression and responded with a smile.

"I believe in the strength of Xi'an Airlines engines."

As the cooperation was successfully reached, Chang Hanping naturally had no mood to stay here and waste time any longer.

I couldn't wait to return to the group and start studying the turboprop engine drawings immediately.

Xu Yuan could more or less understand Chang Hanping's feelings, so he did not force him to stay at the institute for dinner.

After all, if turboprop engines with performance that is not inferior to that of overseas engines had been manufactured earlier, this drone could have been launched earlier.

It is worth mentioning that after Xu Yuan arranged everything related to the project, he also took the nearest flight back to Yanjing.

At present, there is basically no need to worry too much about the drone's avionics system and engine.

The only thing left is the material issue.

Among composite materials, the one that is recognized worldwide as black gold is undoubtedly the carbon fiber composite material with superior performance in all aspects.

It is widely used in military, aerospace and aviation fields.

However, high-performance carbon fiber composite material technology has always been led by overseas and transfer is prohibited.

This is why they have achieved leading position in many fields.

The research and development of domestic carbon fiber composite materials has been brought up again and received attention in recent years.

It has also begun to be used in the aerospace field.

For example, some of the materials of domestic stealth fighter jets are made of carbon fiber composite materials.

However, for high-performance carbon fiber composites, the relevant manufacturing technology has not yet been mastered.

High-performance carbon fiber composite materials have better performance than ordinary carbon fibers. If they can be used in large quantities on drones, they will undoubtedly make the drones perform better.

Maybe the parameters will be higher than expected.

The key point is that the development of high-performance carbon fiber composite materials will enable material upgrades in fields such as aerospace and military industry, and performance in all aspects will be greatly improved.

According to his idea, in order to master this material as quickly as possible, it would be best to find a relevant material laboratory to participate in the research and development.

This will undoubtedly achieve twice the result with half the effort.

However, I am not very familiar with the field of materials, so I thought of finding someone to ask for relevant information first.

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That morning, Xu Yuan came to the Qinghua Institute of Fluid Mechanics and immediately knocked on the door of Xu Chongxing's office.

"Please come in."

After hearing a familiar voice coming from inside, he immediately pushed the door and walked in.

Seeing Xu Chongxing sitting at his desk writing something, he greeted him with a smile on his face.

"Hello, Academician Xu."

Now Xu Chongxing has officially become an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, so he specifically shouted this.

really.

When Xu Chongxing heard this, he immediately stopped what he was doing, raised his eyes, and cursed with a kind smile.

"Why did you think of coming to my place? It's rare for me to have some free time."

He knew that Xu Yuan was now also a researcher in aerospace systems and was also involved in key projects. It was indeed very rare for him to come to his office on purpose.

After saying that, he stood up and led Xu Yuan to sit on the sofa next to him.

"Sit down quickly."

Facing his mentor, Xu Yuan was naturally not reserved. He sat down directly after hearing the words.

At this time Xu Chongxing poured a glass of water and handed it over, and asked with a smile.

"Tell me what you want to see me about."

"Students can't come and visit their teachers on purpose." Xu Yuan took the water cup with both hands and said this.

He did not immediately state his intentions.

When Xu Chongxing heard this, he smiled and shook his head: "You have more things to do than me now. If you don't have anything to do, I don't think you can spare the time to come to me."

"The School of Mathematics wants you to give lectures every day."

Xu Yuan couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed when he heard the expressions on the faces of the students from the School of Mathematics. Thinking carefully, he realized that the time he had spent in the School of Mathematics was indeed quite short.

Not to mention offering open classes.

Whenever he thought of this, he couldn't help but thank the hospital in his heart.

Fortunately, he was not assigned any teaching tasks.

Otherwise, if I were to lead a few graduate students or doctoral students at this time, it would probably not be very convenient for them to participate in any project.

When his thoughts reached this point, he stopped keeping the audience in suspense and immediately stated his purpose.

"As expected, nothing can be hidden from the teacher. I want to ask about the composite material research and development projects currently underway in the country."

“It’s better to be about high-performance carbon fiber.”

After hearing what Xu Yuan said, Xu Chongxing frowned slightly. Obviously, he didn't expect Xu Yuan to suddenly become interested in materials research.

So he immediately asked, "Why do you suddenly like materials?"

"It's the need for a project at the Jincheng Aircraft Design Institute." Xu Yuan didn't hide anything and explained in detail: "I just want to make full use of my talent and see if I can achieve some results in the field of materials."

When Xu Chongxing learned that Xu Yuan wanted to research the materials, he didn't know what to say to describe his feelings at the moment.

If it were someone else, he would definitely reprimand them severely and ask them to go back and reflect on themselves.

After all, the probability of achieving results by crossing over disciplines in different fields is really too low.

Most of it is a waste of time.

However, this is not Xu Yuan’s first time doing cross-border research, and he has many successful cases.

But no matter how talented Xu Yuan is, his personal time is always limited.

Unfortunately, materials are the most time-consuming.

There are huge sunk costs.

He was really worried that if Xu Yuan started researching materials at this time, it would not only affect the progress of the aerospace project, but also fail to achieve the desired results in the field of materials.

No matter what, Xu Yuan is his student, no matter what the final result is.

He must definitely fulfill his responsibilities as a mentor.

The thought stayed here, and he organized his words a little before speaking.

"You are truly gifted and your mind is sharp no matter what subject you are studying."

"But I still want to remind you."

“The birth of each new material is the result of hundreds or thousands of experiments.”

“Often you don’t realize how much energy and time it will take.”

“It’s possible to put in effort and not get results in the end.”

Xu Yuan understood that Xu Chongxing was genuinely thinking about him, and this was indeed the case.

However, in addition to his outstanding talent, he can also judge whether the direction is right or wrong by relying on the changes in the progress bar on the panel.

As long as he determines the right direction, he is confident that he can experiment out the desired composite material.

In order to prevent Xu Chongxing from worrying too much, he finally responded along the lines of what he had said before.

"Teacher, don't worry. I know what I'm doing."

Xu Chongxing seemed to have guessed this would be the answer, and did not continue to persuade him.

After sighing, he said:

"The teacher can only give you some advice, and I believe you have your own judgment."

"As for the research on high-performance carbon fiber composite materials, except for a few companies that have just started, the rest is Academician Zhang Jin, vice dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Yenching University."

"As far as I know, the team he leads is currently committed to the research and development of high-performance carbon fiber composite materials, breaking through the limitations of related overseas technologies."

After listening to this, Xu Yuan repeated, "Academician Zhang Jin from Yenching University."

Now that the target had been determined, Xu Yuan soon stopped lingering so as not to disturb Xu Chongxing's work.

Then he said something to the other party and got up and left.

He has always attached great importance to efficiency. After coming out of Xu Chongxing's office, he went straight to Yenching University.

……

To be honest, he had not been to Yenching University, which was as famous as Qinghua, very often.

Even though he is very familiar with Ma Zhiming, the dean of the School of Mathematics at Yenching University.

Walking on the campus road of Yenching University, I wanted to inquire about the office of the Dean of the School of Materials Science and Engineering, but soon found myself surrounded by many students.

And they all seemed very excited.

"Look, is that Professor Xu Yuan from Qinghua School of Mathematics?"

"It seems to be true."

"Professor Xu is here at our college." "Can I take a picture with you, Professor Xu?"

"Professor Xu, can you please let me know if you are going to give a lecture in our school so that I can quickly sign up to attend your lecture."

"I'm so lucky today. I happened to meet Professor Xu."

……

Xu Yuan didn't expect that the students of Yenching University would be so enthusiastic offline. If he had known, he would have said hello in advance before coming over.

Faced with everyone's enthusiasm, I felt embarrassed to refuse some small requests for autographs and photos.

However, seeing that more and more people gathered around to ask questions, he had to take the initiative to ask: "Who among you can take me to the office of Academician Zhang Jin of the School of Materials Science." He always had a warm smile on his face, making people feel like spring breeze.

The many students in front of him were stunned after hearing these words.

In their opinion, Xu Yuan should have been asking about the School of Mathematics, so why was he going to the School of Materials Science and Engineering?

Fortunately, a boy in the crowd reacted quickly. He immediately raised his hand and shouted louder than the others:

"Professor Xu, I'm from the School of Materials Science and Engineering. I'll take you to Dean Zhang."

"Thank you for bothering this classmate." Xu Yuan thanked him and walked out of the crowd and followed the boy away.

The students who had just arrived after receiving the news felt a little disappointed when they saw this scene but they did not continue to stop it, as they were worried that it would affect Xu Yuan's work.

But a question mark emerged in their minds, and they all speculated about Xu Yuan's purpose of going to the School of Materials.

that's it.

About ten minutes later, with the boy's guidance, Xu Yuan finally arrived at the place.

"Professor Xu."

"The office of our Dean Zhang is in front. He should be inside at this time."

After stopping and hearing the student's reminder, he nodded and responded briefly.

"Ok."

After the other party turned and left, he walked over and knocked on the door.

After knocking gently a few times, a deep and powerful voice was heard coming from inside.

"Please come in."

Hearing the voice, he did not hesitate and immediately pushed the door and walked in.

As the scene in front of me came into view, I immediately saw a middle-aged man in plain clothes.

Although according to the information he knew, Academician Zhang and Xu Chongxing were not much different in age, he looked very young.

Not only is his hair thick, but it's also very black.

I don't know if she dyed her hair or it's natural.

If it is the latter, he would like to ask for the secret of maintenance.

At the moment, the other party seemed to be busy with something and did not raise his eyes to look at him.

Soon Xu Yuan walked to the desk, stopped, and took the initiative to greet the other party.

"Hello, Dean Zhang."

As if he was familiar with Xu Yuan's voice, Zhang Jin raised his head and looked at Xu Yuan.

The expression on his face was stunned at first, then a little confusion emerged, and finally replaced by surprise.

He quickly stood up and said, "You must be Xu Yuan from Qinghua, what a rare guest."

Then he walked towards the water dispenser and asked Xu Yuan to sit down on the sofa in the office.

"Sit down quickly."

At this moment, Zhang Jin was in a very good mood. He didn't expect that the most sought-after young talent in the domestic scientific community would suddenly come to him today.

There is no doubt that Xu Yuan is very well-known in the domestic scientific community, and they sometimes take the initiative to talk about Xu Yuan.

I am very envious of the fact that the mathematics world has such a genius.

After all, if Xu Yuan was a genius in their field of materials, then the difficulty of researching and developing new materials might be reduced.

Although I don’t know the purpose of Xu Yuan’s visit today, his enthusiasm is absolutely amazing.

"Come and have a drink of water first."

Zhang Jin came over and handed the cup in his hand to Xu Yuan, and then he sat down on the sofa next to him.

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan quickly took the cup of water and took the initiative to start a conversation the next second.

"This is my first time here and I didn't say hello in advance. I don't know if I have delayed your work, Dean Zhang."

"This is not the first time we meet. You were the focus of the whole audience at the last Science and Technology Awards Conference." Zhang Jin put on a kind smile and helped Xu Yuan recall.

Hearing this, Xu Yuan felt somewhat embarrassed.

Unexpectedly, the other party also attended the last Science and Technology Awards Conference.

But this cannot be blamed on him. After all, there were so many people attending the Science and Technology Awards Conference that day, and it was impossible for him to greet everyone.

Fortunately, Zhang Jin seemed to see Xu Yuan's embarrassment and did not discuss this topic too much.

Then he went straight to the point.

"Professor Xu, I think you have something to say today. Why don't you just tell me?"

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan naturally took advantage of the situation and directly stated his purpose to the other party without keeping him in suspense.

"That's right, Dean Zhang. I heard that you are currently researching high-performance carbon fiber composite materials?"

"That's true." Zhang Jin nodded in acknowledgement.

As soon as he finished speaking, he explained in detail: "You should also know the importance of carbon fiber materials to aerospace. Unfortunately, we have not yet mastered the high-performance carbon fiber material technology mastered overseas. My research is to hope that we can become a major producer of high-performance carbon fiber composite materials." As he said this, a look of longing appeared on his face.

"To be honest with you, Dean Zhang, a project I'm responsible for requires high-performance carbon fiber composite materials."

"So I hope to be able to participate in your research, President Zhang, and strive to master this technology as soon as possible."

When Zhang Jin learned the purpose of Xu Yuan's visit, the expression on his face was immediately replaced by surprise.

Still a little bit unbelieving: "You want to participate in the research of high-performance carbon fiber composite materials?"

"I remember you didn't learn any specialized knowledge of materials?"

Xu Yuan knew that what Zhang Jin said was true, but he wanted to make things go a little more smoothly.

He immediately replied: "I have studied the field of materials privately."

Faced with such a request, Zhang Jin fell silent, as if he was considering whether to agree.

Finally, he paused for about two minutes, and then he seemed to have made a decision and told Xu Yuan.

"It is a good thing for the materials industry that a young genius like you is willing to study materials science."

"Of course I am overwhelmed with joy."

"As long as you want, you can use the laboratory in our institute at any time."

"I will also give you the data on my research on high-performance carbon fiber composite materials for your research later."

After listening to Zhang Jin's words, Xu Yuan's face suddenly showed some joy.

I didn't expect things to go so smoothly.

He was so happy that he immediately stood up and thanked, "Thank you, Dean Zhang."

"No need to thank me. I'm also looking forward to seeing what good chemical reactions a genius like you can produce in the field of materials." Zhang Jin waved his hand and said.

It has to be said that Zhang Jin is a man of action. He officially confirmed the matter in the morning, and in the afternoon he took out the sorted experimental data and arranged a laboratory specifically for Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan was naturally very happy about this.

With the experimental data of Academician Zhang Jin, he can first determine a general direction.

Then try and make mistakes in the proportions of each material.

In this way, high-performance carbon fiber composites may be developed without too much trial and error.

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It is worth mentioning that Xu Yuan did not start the experiment immediately.

After obtaining the experimental data from Academician Zhang Jin, he started spending time in the library again.

In addition to studying these data, read the literature on carbon fiber.

Sometimes I would go to ask Academician Zhang Jin questions.

After all, materials are his weak point, so he must study the necessary things thoroughly first.

Anyway, given his learning efficiency, it won’t take too long.

In the blink of an eye, it is December.

Xu Yuan basically understood the experimental data and listed several material proportions and production methods.

To verify the feasibility, he finally came to the materials laboratory for the first time.

The laboratories of the School of Materials Science and Engineering at Yenching University are equipped with relatively advanced equipment. In addition, Academician Zhang Jin arranged for him to work in a newly established laboratory in the academy, so there is absolutely no problem with the hardware.

It's nine o'clock in the morning.

Xu Yuan has already appeared in the laboratory, with various instruments and equipment placed on the surrounding workbenches.

Carbon fiber is known as the king of lightweight. Although its density is less than a quarter of that of steel, its strength is several times that of steel.

At the same time, it has the characteristics of high temperature resistance, friction resistance, corrosion resistance, etc.

Compared with metals, carbon fiber composites can reduce weight by more than 60%.

In carbon fiber composites, the main use of carbon fiber is as a reinforcement material.

Composite with resin, metal, ceramic and carbon.

Producing advanced composite materials.

However, it is more difficult to achieve high performance.

"Everything is ready, we can start."

Xu Yuan, wearing a lab coat, confirmed that all the materials needed for the experiment were there, and then he officially started his experiment.

At the same time, he also looked at the light screen panel in front of him, making sure that the progress bar on it was showing an upward trend.

Otherwise it means that his direction is wrong and he needs to make a new choice.

Xu Yuan thought that after these days of careful research, the first experiment would not perform too badly.

But the result still dealt him a heavy blow.

After only a few steps, I noticed that the progress bar on the panel had changed.

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Mission: High-performance carbon fiber composite manufacturing technology

Subject: Materials Science
Progress: 0%
Result: Not completed
"Did the first experiment fail so completely?"

As the value of the progress bar came into view, Xu Yuan immediately stopped what he was doing.

I murmured secretly in my heart.

Sure enough, the research and development of composite materials is not an easy task, and it requires scientific researchers to invest a lot of time and energy.

After all, under normal circumstances, the materials need to be composite heated and cured according to complete steps, and then various tests are carried out to obtain detailed values ​​of the developed materials.

If the requirements are not met, research and development will need to start again.

I don’t know how long it will take to complete the whole process.

It's like he simply skipped this process.

So he immediately adjusted his mindset and started a new experiment.

He spent a whole day in the laboratory. Despite many attempts, he ended in failure.

However, the progress bar on the panel finally stabilized at 3%, which is already a considerable achievement.

If we continue to try in this way, I believe we will be able to successfully master high-performance carbon fiber composite material technology within a few months.

I can only say that this is the correct way to use the progress bar.

After that, Xu Yuan's daily routine became basically fixed.

In addition to searching for information and literature in the two university libraries, he discussed with Zhang Jin the production methods of composite materials, and once a new direction was found, he would go to the laboratory for specific verification.

Although to outsiders, this is a complete waste of time and there is no breakthrough progress.

But Xu Yuan knew that the progress bar had been rising steadily.

It is also worth mentioning that another wedding needs to be held in Xuzhai, my hometown.

This year, Xu Yuan and Chen Yuran left Yanjing earlier.

Different from the weddings held in Yanjing, the customs in the countryside are quite different.

It also allowed Chen Yuran to have a good experience.

The villagers of Xuzhai Village are undoubtedly the happiest about this.

Besides the fact that Xu Yuan is the greatest pride of their village, attending this wedding can also be considered as a good omen.

After all, this is similar to the No. 1 Scholar Banquet.

On that day, the principal of Guyuan No. 1 High School and a group of teachers who had taught Xu Yuan arrived at the wedding scene early.

And this time, Xu Yuan finally met his future brother-in-law.

So although she is not as good-looking as him, you can see that she and Xu Ying have a very good relationship.

For this reason, Xu Yuan also urged her with a smile. After all, as the younger brother, he was already married and had a family, and it was not appropriate for his sister to still be single.

As for his father Xu Jianguo, he also spent a lot of money this year to buy a lot of fireworks.

A small fireworks show was held in the village on New Year's Eve.

The scene was quite lively.

For Chen Yuran, who grew up in Yanjing, this was undoubtedly a novel experience.

However, as they were still concerned about the carbon fiber composite materials and also had news tasks to do at the CCTV, Xu Yuan and Chen Yuran did not stay at home for too long after the New Year.

However, just when Xu Yuan returned to Yanjing to continue his experiments on high-performance carbon fiber composite materials, he received news from Chang Hanping not long after.

He was invited to Xijing to guide the manufacturing of turboprop engines.

The other party said on the phone that after all, as the designer of the manufacturing drawings of this turboprop engine, he would undoubtedly be able to better control the production process and ensure the performance of the engine.

In addition, many engineers in their group really wanted to meet him and discuss engine design with him.

After a little thought, he finally agreed to go on a temporary business trip to Xijing Aero Engine Group.

The main thing is that this turboprop engine is very important. It is related to whether the drone they develop can have a powerful heart. He will feel more at ease if he goes to see it in person.

In addition, communication and discussion with other engineers will undoubtedly be helpful for the research and development of domestic engines.

Of course, he also hopes to see domestic engines of all models reach the world's leading level.

In the end, although he only stayed in Xijing for a week, he gained a lot.

At least it confirmed the strength of Xijing Aero Engine and its ability to produce the turboprop engine he designed.

As time passed, it soon entered July.

After several months of hard research and experimentation, Xu Yuan finally managed to get the progress bar on the panel to 90% by the end of the month.

In other words, we are very close to mastering the technology of high-performance carbon fiber composite materials.

It seems that his time of these few months was not wasted.

But at this critical stage, the International Congress of Mathematicians, which is held every four years, is finally going to be held again.

The venue is Hyderabad.

At the last International Congress of Mathematicians, Xu Yuan successfully won the first Gauss Prize in Mathematics, allowing the domestic mathematics community to successfully break the record of zero awards at the International Congress of Mathematicians.

But this International Mathematical Congress is undoubtedly the one that the Chinese people are most looking forward to.

It was only because Xu Yuan proved the Goldbach conjecture and successfully solved the ultimate problem in the field of number theory.

With such mathematical academic achievements, it is obvious that he can compete for the Fields Medal in Mathematics, which is known as the Nobel Prize in mathematics.

The International Congress of Mathematicians has been held so many times, and one of them was held in Yenching.

Unfortunately, no Chinese has ever won the Fields Medal.

Now Xu Yuan is the first domestic mathematician to be so close to the Fields Medal.

And he won the award at the age of less than 30.

If I successfully win the Fields Medal, it will be considered a new milestone in the domestic academic community.

Make everyone proud.

Therefore, even though there is still more than half a month left before the International Congress of Mathematicians.

But there are more and more voices discussing this matter online.

What people are most concerned about is whether Xu Yuan can win the award.

Especially on Weibo, if you click on any related post, you can see a lot of people discussing it in the comment section.

"The International Congress of Mathematicians will be held next month. Should we be able to win the Fields Medal this time?"

"Trust in God Xu."

"I think there's nothing wrong with it. After all, it's the Goldbach conjecture, which is known as the ultimate problem in number theory."

"With Xu Yuan's ability, he is definitely qualified to win the award, but I don't know whether the International Union of Mathematicians will give it to him. After all, this paper was published in our own journal."

"Because the rise of our Journal of Mathematics has had a certain impact on the four major journals in the field of mathematics, will it affect the awarding of the Fields Medal?"

"Anyway, Master Xu is already a master of mathematics in the field of master's thesis, and even Professor Deligne has publicly stated this."

"Let me put it this way. If Professor Xu doesn't win the Fields Medal, then the value of the Gauss Medal will skyrocket."

"I think it's a foregone conclusion that I'll win the award this time. Professor Xu has connections in the international mathematics community. When we held a mathematics exchange conference before, people from the International Mathematical Union and the Clay Mathematics Institute came."

"In short, let's look forward to it. This is going to create new history in mathematics."

……

Thursday, July 2010, 7

In Qinghua Academy of Mathematical Sciences, several familiar figures were sitting in Xu Yuan's office.

They are Tang Shihong, Liao Fangyi, and Academician Ma Zhiming.

"Have you been paying attention to the news online? Everyone is looking forward to you winning the Fields Medal."

Tang Shihong was talking to Xu Yuan on the sofa with a smile on his face, which showed that he had probably been surfing the Internet quite a lot in the past few days.

After all, Xu Yuan was his student, and he was the one who recruited him into Qinghua School of Mathematics. Now, at the age of over 20, this student was going to win the Fields Medal in Mathematics, which has been long pursued by the domestic mathematics community. One can imagine how excited he is at this moment.

(End of this chapter)