Chapter 1180: Power King

In fact, in Tan Zhenhua's heart, he has long been itchy to invest in diesel engines.
Among the main branches of internal combustion engines, diesel engines are recognized as the king of multi-purpose power.
Compared with gasoline engines, diesel engines have large torque, high thermal efficiency, good reliability, simple oil circuit and cheaper fuel than gasoline engines, so they are more economical and can be used in a much wider range than gasoline engines.
For example, the common agricultural tools such as walking tractors powered by single-cylinder diesel engines in China’s rural areas, small inland watercrafts, various construction machinery on construction sites, various types of trucks suitable for non-paved roads and some small passenger vehicles , Rail traction locomotives, more than 80% of military ships and 99.99% of civilian ships, various emergency or backup power generation facilities, etc. Let’s put it this way, as long as there is a place where modern humans live, you will definitely see diesel engines. But the power and purpose are different.
How can such a power core that has a wide range of uses and penetrates into all aspects of the national economy and people's livelihood and all walks of life not be missed by Young Master Tan?
But thinking about it, thinking about it, for so many years, he really didn't find the right opportunity to get involved in this business until today.
Fang Weixian's ardent eyes made Tan Zhenhua realize that now is the best opportunity to enter the diesel engine industry.
However, before he really enters this industry that is still very unfamiliar to him, he still has a lot of homework to do. It's not his style to decide on project investment casually.
And the 8V165 that Fang Weixian had placed so much hope in was not his food.
Through today’s meeting, he already knows that the 8V165 engine, which seems to have leading performance and good development potential, is actually a China surveying and mapping imitation product of West Hans MTU’s 8V331TC41, and 8V331TC41 is the power core MB873Ka-501 of the active Leopard 2 tank. The downgraded civil version of the engine.
This is unacceptable to Tan Zhenhua.
It's not that he has any prejudice against the introduction of Western technology and products. On the contrary, he has always been very positive about it. He will do everything he can and use various methods even if he is interested in the technology. Do some tricks to get these techniques, but there is a premise.
The premise is, first, people must be willing to sell; second, if the application scenario of this technology is not limited to military use, then he must ensure that when these technologies are introduced, the procedures on the table must be legal and complete. .
Because, in his concept, the introduction of these technologies has never been an end but only a means. It is the first step in the process of "introduction-digestion-absorption-import substitution-export substitution".
In other words, these introduced technologies will definitely be localized and further developed in China in the future. After having certain advantages in performance, cost, and service life, they will return to the international market and participate in global competition!
Obviously, this 8V165 does not meet his requirements.
Let’s put it this way, even if he invested heavily, even if China’s basic materials industry suddenly broke out and solved all material problems, even if Wang Baozhong was particularly strong this time and solved all technical problems, this engine is imitated and its prototype It's exactly the same, so what?
Except for the military's possible purchase orders, he can't get one of them on the market for sale, and even its deformed and simplified version can't be used unless he is prepared to fight a lawsuit with MTU.
This will obviously have a devastating impact on his international reputation, and it will also create invisible obstacles when he negotiates with other companies about technology introduction.
Therefore, either he would go to talk to MTU and simply buy back the technology of this engine. This, with his almost blank contacts at West Hans, is quite difficult; or he would just give up and start anew.
To be honest, he is more optimistic about the ready-made 12150ZL. Although this is only a 60s-level engine, all the intellectual property rights of this engine are completely in the hands of China. Family matters.
Moreover, the application scenarios of diesel engines are fundamentally different from the application scenarios of aero engines. Aero engines are expensive and large pieces worth millions or even tens of millions of dollars each. Everyone is very careful when buying them. In order to compete for the limited market, civil engine manufacturers have become popular with bayonets, and have launched fierce competition in various aspects of safety, ease of maintenance, noise, and environmental emission performance.
In particular, fuel economy. Aviation fuel is inherently expensive, and it constitutes a large part of the operating costs of airlines. A little fuel economy of the engine means that there is a huge difference in the overall operating cost of the entire life of the aircraft, and you are slightly behind. One point, it is really possible that none of them can be sold; but the diesel engine is different. The application scenarios of the diesel engine are too broad. Some application scenarios require the host to be cheap and reliable, such as single-cylinder diesel engines all over the countryside; and some application scenarios The use environment is very harsh, and reliability is the first priority, such as mining machinery. At this time, high horsepower and solid durability are the kingly way, and no one cares about spending a little more oil.
Therefore, Tan Zhenhua thinks that he should be on the side of Wang Baozhong, and believes that reliability is the first hard indicator for tanks, which are extremely complex in use scenarios.
However, this is only the first impression obtained from more than half a day of meetings. It would be too sloppy to make decisions based on this understanding alone. Moreover, to truly enter the diesel engine business, Tan Zhenhua still needs a fulcrum. .
In fact, it is to find a way to go to the entire diesel engine factory or something.
But this matter could not be brought up in today’s meeting. It was only the first time that he met with people from the Ministry of Ordnance Industry. It would be inappropriate to make such a request rashly, and he did not think that the Ministry of Ordnance Industry Consider this issue on the basis of real cooperation on major projects.
Therefore, while he gave Fang Weixian an ambiguous answer, he exchanged contact information with Wang Baozhong and agreed to visit and study at 5070 when he had time, and stabilize both ends first.
Next, of course, it is necessary to understand the development status of China's entire diesel engine industry as much as possible, and to see if there is a suitable company that can be used as a fulcrum.
After much deliberation, only Shen Zongyi can help with this matter.
Tan Zhenhua sighed slightly. At this time, he had to trouble Minister Shen and his old man, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
It is too late today. Tan Zhenhua decided to go to the hospital again tomorrow morning and also inquire about Minister Shen's operation time.
He walked out of the door of the Ministry of Ordnance Industry, but was surprised to find that Minister Shen's car was still parked at the door, and the driver, Liu, was waving at him.