Chapter 181: Flowers and Anger (4k)

There was a big red paper on the bulletin board, with a few lines of big words written on the top of the red paper: "Warm congratulations to Director Gao Zhendong of the Research Office of the Technical Department of our factory for his research results being published on the front page of the newspaper!"

The front page of the daily newspaper was pasted on top in a clipping-like format, with a simple hand-painted border around the newspaper.

The article was accompanied by two photos, one was a panoramic view of the venue, and the other was the New Year's greetings on the monitor. Although the photo was not very clear due to printing and other reasons, the words were still vaguely discernible.

A crowd of people gathered around, marveling at the sight.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Director Gao is going further and further away."

"Daily newspaper. I never thought about it in my life. I am satisfied just to be able to be in the factory workers' newspaper once."

"This is easy. Just act like a gangster and you'll be on top in no time."

"I dare not. Those women in the workshop are not easy to deal with. I am afraid they will see the gangsters before they do anything."

"What's wrong with Director Gao's brain? He's good at fighting and doing science. I'm afraid that after a while, this steel mill won't be able to keep him."

"Brain? Even if Director Gao doesn't use his brain, you can't beat him."

"Okay, I'll go to Director Gao and tell him about you. You said he has no brains."

"Get lost, what a mess."

"This is a New Year's gift. Director Gao and the 12th Ministry of Machinery did a great job."

"Why didn't I act quickly when Director Gao first came to the factory?"

"Don't even think about it. No matter how fast you act, you still have to be respected by others."

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In Chief Engineer Chen's office, Factory Director Yang, who was visiting, smiled and said to Old Chen: "Old Chen, it's worth it to have you as an apprentice. It looks like he will be able to take care of you in return."

Old Chen looked pleased: "Old Yang, this idea of ​​yours is not acceptable. My apprentice is a young backbone of the factory, so he should not make mistakes when speaking."

Director Yang pointed at Lao Chen and said, "Just look at you and you'll be happy. I admire your vision."

Old Chen sighed: "It seems that we may not be able to stay here anymore."

Director Yang shook his head: "I don't think so."

Old Chen was a little surprised: "What? What are you doing?"

Director Yang laughed and said, "What can I do? Most of his actions are now carried out by various ministries and commissions. But think about his situation. Wherever he goes, what's the difference between that and our factory? It's better not to do anything."

Old Chen thought about it and agreed. At the steel mill, he was doing too many things in too wide a range of areas, and the steel mill could not cover them all, so he felt he could not stay.

But if he went to other units, which unit could cover all his areas? It would be the same.

At least for now, in terms of the number of projects, the majority of Gao Zhendong's achievements are still related to steel rolling mills.

For the higher-ups, it’s better not to move for the time being.
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Somewhere in the capital, a leader was reading a book in his hand.

The book was quite thick, and the leader looked through the table of contents very carefully, flipping back and forth repeatedly, and read a lot of the content at the back based on the table of contents.

Sitting in front of him was the leader of the Defense Work Committee.

The leader read for a while, then put down the book with a feeling of being unsatisfied.

"Good, good, this book is good. The content is very comprehensive and can well guide the masses to carry out basic production and life work in all aspects of society. Although it is simple, it is easy to understand. It is a book written specifically for ordinary people. It is a book written by our scientific and technological workers who put aside their airs, go deep into the masses, think about what the masses think, and worry about what the masses worry about."

The leader of the Defense Work Committee smiled and said, "Old leader, I just liked this, so I brought it to you to see. As for New Year's gifts, I think there is nothing more suitable for you than this."

The chief nodded: "Well, it's rare that you have this thought. I'll accept this New Year's gift, hahahaha."

The leader of the Defense Work Committee laughed and said, "This book was actually originally written by Comrade Gao Zhendong. In order to help his old comrades-in-arms with their family difficulties, he took time out of his work to compile and edit it. After compiling it, he gave it to his former deputy platoon leader to organize the mimeographing and distribution. Then it was discovered by relevant personnel, and there was almost a misunderstanding."

The chief laughed and said, "It turns out that the author once carried a gun to defend his country. Well, it was a good misunderstanding. What happened next?"

"Later, when I saw the content, I found it interesting, so I asked relevant personnel to take a look. People in the relevant industry gave it high praise, so I simply took the manuscript from his deputy platoon leader and organized its publication."

"Well, well done. You have done a great job while working selflessly on the covert front and keeping the people's affairs firmly in mind."

After saying that, he looked at the two authors on the cover of the book: "Gao Zhendong, Lou Xiao'e, well, you see, the role that female comrades can play in the new society can be seen from the authors."

The leader of the Defense Work Committee laughed and said, "Old leader, these two comrades are this."

After saying that, he stretched out his two thumbs and put them together.

The romantic chief laughed when he saw it: "What a story! What a story!"

After saying that, he picked up the pen with great interest, wrote a few words, and handed it to the leader of the Defense Work Committee.

"You gave me a New Year's gift, and I will give you a New Year's gift. This is what I wrote for this book."

The leader of the Defense Work Committee took one look and thought, "It's safe!" He immediately took it with both hands.
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Gao Zhendong was surrounded by flowers, but Duan Gong from the Northeast Carbon Research Institute was extremely angry.

He held the test report with an unhappy expression: "Cracked? It cracked before the test?"

The tester said with a bitter face: "Yes, Duan Gong, we have tried several adhesives. No matter which adhesive is mixed with the raw materials, the semi-finished products will crack. It is impossible to carry out the next test."

"All the combinations?"

"All the combinations!"

The vice president of the Carbon Research Institute frowned and said, "Time is very tight. We haven't even taken the first step yet. We have to work harder. Everyone, think about it and see if there is anything you haven't considered."

Everyone was thinking hard, but Duan Gong shook his head and said, "It seems that we still have to ask for help."

The vice president looked at him: "Huh? What do you mean?"

Duan Gong smiled bitterly and said, "When I went to Beijing not long ago, Director Gao analyzed for me the problem of accelerated ablation rate of copper-infiltrated materials under long-term operation. From what he said, he imagined that there was a graphite material that was better than the current copper-infiltrated graphite."

The vice president looked at him like a fool: "So you didn't get any information? Or he couldn't tell you?"

At this time, he didn't think about not wanting to talk about it, whether it was the atmosphere at the time or Gao Zhendong's style. Duan Gong shook his head with an embarrassed look on his face: "No, I didn't ask, mainly because I was really embarrassed. He is an automation expert, not only has he split his time to work on alloy materials, but he also has to clean up our professional problems every day. I originally thought that we could solve the problem by increasing the amount first, and then make this expected higher strength material, but I didn't expect that the first step would fail here."

The vice president pointed at him and said, "You, you, what automation? He has the appointment letter of technical consultant of our institute in his hand. Don't worry about what his major is. He is better than us now! Why are you embarrassed?"

Duan Gong was scolded but he finally understood and smiled: "It's okay, Dean. I have a good relationship with him and he is a good person. It's not too late to ask now."

"Now? The New Year is coming soon, why are you rushing over?"

"No, no, Dean, please give me a confidential call."

The vice president thought, yes, he was so angry with this guy that he was confused. It was a confidential call and he was not afraid of confidentiality issues.

The main issue for confidential calls is whether they can be made. If they can be made, the speed and reliability are much better than ordinary calls.

Gao Zhendong, who was in the office, received a call from the confidential room asking him to answer a confidential call, and he rushed over with a confused look on his face.

I picked up the phone and heard Duan Gong's voice.

This old man? After hearing several New Year's greetings from the other party, Gao Zhendong couldn't help but say, "Duan Gong, this is a confidential call. You must have something to talk to me about, haha."

If you have something to say, then say it. If you don’t have anything to say, then hurry up and buy your New Year’s goods.

Duan Gong then let out a long sigh: "Director Gao, I'm so sorry that I have to ask you for help again."

The vice president next to him almost slapped him on the head when he saw that this guy finally got to the point.

Gao Zhendong then understood that it seemed that it was not enough to just find the reason last time. They encountered difficulties in the urgent task. Otherwise, with Duan Gong's style, it would be possible for him to call him and say Happy New Year, but it would be impossible for him to call him on the phone and say Happy New Year.

Business is more important. Gao Zhendong laughed and said, "No, as long as I can help."

So Duan Gong told Gao Zhendong about their current situation. Gao Zhendong thought about it and still hoped to solve the problem based on their existing foundation. Of course, if he couldn't do it with what he knew, he would have to teach them to start from scratch.

After thinking for a while, Gao Zhendong asked some technical details.

"What kind of adhesive is used?"

"Medium temperature asphalt, dinitronaphthalene asphalt."

After listening to Duan Gong's description of several types of adhesives, Gao Zhendong asked, "You didn't use sulfur-modified asphalt?"

"No, according to existing research results, sulfur will reduce the stability of asphalt, especially at high temperatures, and will accelerate the aging and deterioration of asphalt."

Gao Zhendong said, "Brother, you are using asphalt as an adhesive, but the final product is not asphalt. You should be roasting it, right? What does it have to do with asphalt after it has been roasted?"

"Ah? This"

"Stop talking about this and that. Sulfur can increase the softening rate of asphalt and improve the success rate of pressing. It can also react with hydrogen in asphalt to generate hydrogen sulfide, which is also good for increasing the coking rate."

The deputy director next to him heard this and clapped his hands on Duan Gong's back, applauding: "That's right, Director Gao's idea is right. It's us who think too rigidly."

Duan Gong staggered after being hit, and muttered, "Why are you hitting me?"

But Gao Zhendong on the other side started to ask again: "You only achieved the pressing and then there was a problem. The process before pressing is secret refining, secret refining, and then cold water cooling pressing, right?"

“Yes, that will reduce process time and increase productivity.”

Gao Zhendong almost laughed out loud. For such a special product, the productivity required was nothing. It wouldn't need to be too high at all. If it really didn't work, just add more equipment and the problem would be solved.

But he didn't say that, instead he talked about his own thoughts.

"An internal mixer may not work. An internal mixer mixes materials under pressure, and heat is generated during the pressing process. When the temperature is high, the powder will age, and cracking is normal. If there is a mixing barrel, replace the internal mixer with a mixing barrel for mixing."

"Ah, I was only thinking about mixing it thoroughly, and I didn't really pay attention to that."

Engineer Duan and the vice president on the phone were full of admiration. What is a master? This is a master. Even though he is thousands of miles away, he feels as if he is right there on the scene.

"Note that the temperature of the entire process cannot be too high, especially if sulfur-modified asphalt is used. Before roasting, the temperature should be controlled below 1XX°C throughout the process."

Duan Gong and the vice president were full of admiration and hurriedly wrote it down. Then they heard Gao Zhendong add on the other side: "And more."

And? Why do we feel like we haven't done anything well and there are problems all over.

Then Gao Zhendong's voice continued: "Don't think about using water cooling to reduce the process time. The necessary process time is still needed. What we want is the product. What's the point of grabbing that little time?"

"Moreover, not only can water cooling not be used, but the mold must also be heated before pressing. The mold temperature cannot be lower than the material temperature, and the hot molding method must be used."

Duan Gong first took note of it as a sign of respect, then asked, "Is there any explanation for this?"

Gao Zhendong said: "According to my estimation, your materials cracked in batches, right? It's not the kind of situation where they crack randomly within a batch."

Engineer Duan nodded repeatedly and was very impressed with the vice president. This was amazing, it was as if they had seen it with their own eyes. If Gao Zhendong had not been on the other end of the confidential call, they would have even thought that he was in the Carbon Research Institute.

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "I guess one of the main reasons for your cracking problem is that it cools too quickly, and the thermal conductivity of the pressed material is too low, resulting in a large difference in cooling rate from the outside to the inside."

Duan Gong slapped himself on the head. Damn it, he forgot about thermal expansion and contraction. Red-hot glass will explode if you pour water on it, so why wouldn’t asphalt do the same?

In fact, the specific reasons are slightly different, but the roots are similar.

The vice president laughed and said, "It seems that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Some time cannot be omitted in the process."

Gao Zhendong smiled and said, "Well, I suggest you change your process."

Then he gave suggestions for improving the process, which the vice president and section engineer were very impressed. All the suggestions, from principles to improved operations, were very clear and made sense at first glance.

Let’s put it this way, if cracking still occurs after improvements, they all believe that there are other problems, but there are no issues with these improvement projects.

The vice president took the microphone and thanked Gao Zhendong: "Counselor Gao, thank you so much. Your suggestions are of great help to us."

His name is Gao Zhendong, which is the title from the perspective of the Carbon Research Institute, a technical consultant.

Gao Zhendong smiled modestly and thought to himself, how can it not be helpful? I am just reading according to the paper I got drawn before.

(End of this chapter)