Chapter 498: Some of it can still be recovered
The leader of the Defense Work Committee frowned and said, "It should be reasonable and reliable. This is a test designed by them according to relatively scientific theories and standards. But in order to be more clear, I can find someone to confirm it."

The reason he frowned was not because the problem could not be solved, but because he was going to become fat.

——The ancients said: Eat your words and you will get fat.

Not long ago, I forced Gao Zhendong to take a vacation, and then I have to look for him again today. Fortunately, this matter is just a consultation and a phone call, so I shouldn't gain too much weight.

When the phone rang, Gao Zhendong was sitting at the door, warming himself by the iron coal stove, basking in the sun, drinking tea, and playing with the kids with snacks.

When Lou Xiao'e went to class, he was having fun at home.

Although Xiaodang was young, he still worked hard to push his sister, who was only a few months old, for a stroll in the yard. The car was made by Yi Zhonghai using some scrapped bearings and modified based on a chair.

The reason for the scrapped bearings is excessive wear, but they can still be used as toys. If you have a few of these things in your hands, you will be the coolest kid among the kids in the area.

Gao Zhendong couldn't bear to see a chubby little girl pushing another kid of a few months old, who looked very happy even though it was strenuous. He had to tease the kid.

Hearing the bell, Gao Zhendong laughed, put the remaining snacks in his hand on the small table at the door, told the children to help themselves, and went into the south room.

The soundproofing here is very good and you can't hear anything from outside.

The person who answered the phone was the leader of the Defense Work Committee.

The matter was so important that the leader didn't care that he was still in a meeting and called directly from the conference room.

On the phone, the leader explained the whole story and asked, "I called to ask you two questions. First, is the design of this accelerated test reasonable? Second, what are your suggestions on this matter? The comrades in the confidential information room are sending it to your confidential email address. Please take a look and give me a reply. When you reply, please ask for the phone number xxx from the Defense Work Committee's telephone office."

Without a program-controlled switch, there would be no real telephone number, and returning a call would be so troublesome.

Gao Zhendong immediately agreed and went to collect the mail.

Ten minutes later, Gao Zhendong finished reading the email and secretly sighed that the inertia of technology is still powerful. Although the problematic charge was not the one he knew before, it was still a problem with the same charge component No. 4.

He thought about it carefully, calculated it, picked up the phone and dialed back.

In the meeting room, the leader was explaining the situation to other comrades.

"The comrade I just called is the creator of the equipment accelerated test evaluation system. His judgment is very important for whether this test is scientific and reasonable. At the same time, he is also an expert in energetic materials, so he may have his own opinions."

Heihun-60 and several other propellants were developed by Gao Zhendong. No one would believe that he is not an expert in energetic materials.

The chief engineer knew who he was talking about, and the other comrades felt a little relieved after hearing this. There was definitely a problem with the charging, but at least there was a more reliable source to judge the severity of the problem.

At this time, the phone in the conference room rang. The calls on both sides were specially protected, so the connection rate and speed were naturally extraordinary.

The leader of the Defense Work Committee answered the phone. There was no speakerphone on the phone, so he had to listen and then relay the message.

"Leader, I have read the experimental design. Theoretically, there is no problem." Gao Zhendong's voice came from the phone. The content of his words made the leaders of the Defense Work Committee feel like the boot had dropped.

There is no problem with the experimental design, but the real problem is the charging of the medicine.

"Thank you, Zhendong. I pulled you out to work even during the holidays. You've worked hard. What's your suggestion on this matter?"

Gao Zhendong didn't pause, obviously he had already thought it through.

"My suggestion is to conduct similar tests on all ammunition that contains heavy (2-trinitroethanol formal) and has circuits in the space connected to the charge to test its reliability. For ammunition with problems, it should be scrapped or destroyed."

The problem of drug No. 4 was finally solved by replacing it with other components. It can be imagined that it may be very difficult to solve this problem with the assistance of other ingredients.

After the leader's retelling, the people present were already prepared, but Gao Zhendong's suggestion still made them gasp. This was a huge commotion.

Fortunately, a considerable part of the ammunition has been sent out as aid, so it is not appropriate to do anything else at this time. There are not many left in the country. At this time, the 156 project has just been completed and domestic production capacity is undergoing a major climb and upgrade, so the quantity is not very exaggerated.

However, the amount of scrapped equipment was still very large, which made the comrades present feel distressed. Although they felt distressed, they still had to do what needed to be done, and the comrades present knew the priorities of the work.

"Zhendong, you have also done research on energetic materials. What do you think or suggest about how to deal with this batch of potentially problematic ammunition?"

The leader felt that Gao Zhendong had his own opinions to some extent. It was not superstition, but any responsible technician would have his own thoughts when faced with such things, regardless of whether such thoughts were reasonable and feasible.

As he expected, Gao Zhendong answered the call very quickly, obviously he had thought about it beforehand.

"Here's what I think. Although the ammunition contains heavy (2-trinitroethanol formal), the current malfunction is caused by the failure of the fuse, but no one can guarantee that the manifestation of the fuze failure will definitely be a misfire. If it is a premature explosion, random ignition, etc., it will pose a threat to the lives and safety of our people."

He is very thoughtful and worthy of being someone who has come up with a safety management system. He always puts safety first, and the leader is very pleased with this.

"Moreover, different ammunition has different expiration times due to reasons such as charge form, component ratio, circuit structure and size specifications. We cannot hastily judge that other ammunition will also have such a long expiration time just because the expiration time of this ammunition with problems is more than 6 years. In summary, I think this batch of ammunition has certain hidden dangers even if it is used for training consumption."

Gao Zhendong's voice continued to come from the microphone. The leader of the Defense Work Committee nodded and relayed his words to other comrades.

All the comrades at the scene felt that this comrade’s suggestion was very reasonable and that he put the safety of the soldiers’ lives first.

Some comrades originally thought that they could use part of the troops for training to reduce the losses to some extent. Now, after hearing this, they feel that this matter does not seem so reliable. Fortunately, there are real experts to consult.

"It seems that once they are discovered, they will all be destroyed." The leader of the Defense Work Committee sighed.

Generally speaking, the most cost-effective way to destroy ammunition is to blow it up or throw it into the high seas. Taking out the explosives from the ammunition is easier said than done and is dangerous. Moreover, the explosives are of little use. It is not as simple as taking them out and then putting them back.

If you do these things just to recycle an iron shell, then it would undoubtedly be a bit ridiculous.

Gao Zhendong's voice came from the other side, but he had some different opinions.

"Leader, I still have some ideas about the recycling of charges. I did some related research when I was working on the Black Mix-60. I have a set of processes that can recycle the black powder in the charges. The recycled black powder does not require too much processing and can be downgraded for use in detonators, civilian mining, petroleum and other industries. It's just that this method is more labor-intensive."

This process was not actually researched by Gao Zhendong himself, but came from an invention patent he found when he was working on Heihun-60. He deduced the specific name of drug No. 4 and the ratio of Heihun-60 through this patent.

Invention patents are different from utility model patents and design patents. To put it bluntly, in the era when Gao Zhendong traveled through time, there were as many of the latter as you could get. Their prevalence had reached the point where they were not even recognized in the evaluation of professional titles. However, regardless of whether an invention patent is practical or not, it must have real technical content.

This invention patent is actually used for the scrap recycling of the propellant that had problems back then. What a coincidence, isn't it?

When everyone heard this, they were no longer sleepy.

If recycling an iron shell is meaningless, recycling black medicine is very meaningful. This thing is damn expensive!
The black medicine mentioned here is not black gunpowder, but RDX. These days, this thing is not cheap.

In this way, dismantling the fuse, recovering the black powder, recovering the projectile body, and refilling it with new powder could save a lot of money. As for the issue of wasted labor, what is lacking now is the material. Even the downgraded RDX is a very precious material. As for labor, well, there is really no shortage of it.

Except for the chief engineer who knew the situation, all the comrades on the scene were surprised at the advanced skills of the comrade on the other end of the phone.

This comrade is a true technical expert. When I call him or receive an email, I can see from his reply that he has judgments, suggestions and plans. He takes every aspect into consideration.

"That's great! Please send me the process documents immediately! Our comrades are waiting for it."

About ten minutes after I hung up the phone, a comrade from the confidential office came over with a decrypted printed document and handed it to the leader.

The leader took a quick look and handed it over to the comrades who discovered the problems. They were also technical backbones in the field of energetic materials. It might be a little difficult for them to find a solution for a while, but they had no problem judging whether a solution was feasible.

(End of this chapter)