CV-18 Fujian/003 CATOBAR carrier thread

[luosifen]

Official confirmation Fujian's maiden sea trial had satisfactory results:

 

[hkky]

My guess is physics also plays a role in selecting number of boilers. The larger a boiler the thicker the wall thickness need be, unless you make a very long one. If a steam pressure of 3.5 ksi (on the high side) is assumed, you'd need ~2.5" wall thickness for steel with 400 MPa yield strength at temperature. It gets really thick for 3 meter diamter. So you cannot just arbitrary decide you only want 2, 4 or 8 boilers.

 

[by78]

I don’t think you understand how steam turbines works. Not really ICE in the sense it doesn’t move reciprocating mass but boilers does combust fuel to heat up water.

It is you who don't understand how steam turbine works or what internal combustion engines are.

Steam turbines are by definition external combustion engines.

 

[by78]

Self-explanatory.

 

[by78]

Mr. Wang Shuowei (王硕威), the chief designer of Carrier Fujian, is only 44 years old.

 

[Alfa_Particle]

It seems like the Fujian will be going out again.

 

[ACuriousPLAFan]

It seems like the Fujian will be going out again.View attachment 129815View attachment 129816

That fast? I thought we're going to wait for at least a month or so before her 2nd sea trial.

 

[Alfa_Particle]

Probably just a short sail to test the adjustments/calibration to onboard systems after the last sea trial.

 

[A.Man]

Some details":

 

[A.Man]