110. Chapter 109 Protecting the Cub
Chapter 109 Protecting the Cub
The question from the leader of the three oil companies was very sharp and hit the point.
If the distance is only a dozen meters, it means that a hole must be dug underground every dozen meters, and the cost cannot reach the practical level.
”For the time being, it is 300 meters.”
However, Kang Chi gave a number that everyone found incredible.
“Three hundred meters? Are you sure?” Lu Wentao, the CEO of Huaguo Petrochemical, immediately asked, “How big a battery capacity does it have to be installed?”
Kang Chi directly found a structural design drawing of the oil extractor and projected it onto the screen: ”The oil extractor tested in Fushun yesterday is actually just a prototype verification machine. It is equipped with two tons of ternary lithium batteries with an energy density of 300Wh/kg and a battery capacity of 600kwh.”
”And the reason why it can reduce energy consumption so much is because its overall design makes rational use of energy.”
”The main power source of this machine is not the motor, but the electrolytic furnace. You can think of the electrolytic furnace as the engine of this machine. It can not only refine oil, but also use excess energy to drive the drill and compact the residue. Only when it is advancing in ordinary rock formations and open spaces, because the electrolytic furnace is not working, will it use the motor drive, and the speed at this time is relatively slow.”
After listening to Kang Chi’s introduction, Lu Wentao was even more shocked.
Although this principle sounds simple, that is, combining an electrolytic furnace with a mechanical engine, to actually realize it requires extremely terrifying mechanical design technology. It is definitely many orders of magnitude more difficult than a car engine! Looking at the design on the screen, Chief Lu asked thoughtfully: “So the power source of your mechanical bug is actually a steam engine for boiling water?!”
Kang Chi smiled and nodded: “Your understanding is correct, it is steam-powered!”
”Steam engines have been basically eliminated due to their low thermal efficiency, but in fact, they can work wonders in certain specific situations; for example, in this system, the real power consumption is actually the electrolytic furnace, and other systems are using the waste heat generated by the electrolytic furnace. If you want to use waste heat as power, the steam engine is a very good choice.”
”In addition, steam power will not increase its water consumption, because these steam will enter the front end of the machine, preheat the raw materials and condense into water, and finally be used to cool the drill bit, and the water for cooling the drill bit is essential… So this whole system can be said to have made the use of waste and waste heat to a certain extreme!”
After listening to Kang Chi’s further explanation, everyone present was silent.
The main reason was that he explained the system too perfectly.
If he hadn’t built the prototype and completed the actual verification test, everyone present would probably think he was bragging to get funding…
Even Hans, who is the best at mechanical design and manufacturing, might not be able to make this thing, right? But the facts were in front of them, and they could only say in their hearts: Wow, awesome…
This Kang Chi is really a super genius in mechanical manufacturing!
After a while, seeing that no one asked questions, Chief Lu gently tapped the table and said to Kang Chi: “The technical explanation has been almost done. I guess no one will understand if I continue. Let’s talk about the cost issue that we are most concerned about… that is, commercial feasibility analysis.”
Kang Chi nodded, drank a sip of water to moisten his throat, and then changed a slide.
“This is the actual commercial version. It is three times larger than the prototype. The internal structure has also been redesigned to increase the battery capacity and oil storage area. The oil tank will not be a round tank, but a series of irregular oil tanks that are inserted into the gaps. The theoretical endurance can be increased to 600 meters.”
This commercial version was redesigned by Kang Chi himself based on the knowledge obtained from the analysis and the actual situation in China.
”And when the communication distance remains unchanged at 300 meters, because there is a signal amplifier at both ends of the A/C, the total can just meet the 600-meter mining path.”
”However, considering the battery degradation and the weak midpoint signal, the distance between the two points should be controlled within 500 meters for safety. In fact, unless the oil content of the shale is less than 4%, such a long distance is not needed at all. If the mining distance of the shale layer with high oil content is too far, it will cause the oil storage to be empty.”Last night, I analyzed the five test data of the prototype and have reached a preliminary conclusion on efficiency… Based on this data, the daily oil production of each device of the commercial version is estimated to be between 24-120 tons, based on the oil content of 4%-20% of the oil shale. If the average value of 72 is taken, the annual oil production can be about 26,000 tons. ”
“Of course, this is under ideal conditions. If the maintenance of the equipment and the inevitable overlap of the collection lines are taken into account, the annual output may be only 20,000 tons. ”
“20,000 tons of oil is approximately equal to 146,000 barrels. If the oil price is calculated at 30-90 US dollars per barrel, its annual output value is about 4.38-13.14 million US dollars, which is converted into RMB 30.66-91.98 million. ”
“In terms of cost, for every ton of oil produced, it mainly consumes electricity, which is about one thousand degrees on average. Depending on the electricity price, the cost will be between 425-1025 yuan. This number may rise as the battery deteriorates, so I won’t calculate it here.”
“Then there is the catalyst, which is mainly liquid hydrogen, supplemented by CoMo and Al2O3, and a small amount of water. The total cost of this aspect will not exceed 200 yuan.”
“In other words, in addition to the equipment and labor costs, its oil production cost is 625-1225 yuan per ton, which is 89-175 per ton in US dollars! ”
Hearing this number, everyone present suddenly began to breathe rapidly…
Note that
Kang Chi said the unit is tons, not barrels!
A barrel of oil is about 0.137 tons. If you calculate it this way, the cost of extracting each barrel of oil is only 12.2-24 US dollars!
And considering the importance the country attaches to its oil strategy, shouldn’t it give a minimum electricity price? ”What is the cost of an oil extractor? ! ”
The leader of the Energy Bureau suppressed his excitement and asked the key question first.
Because the average minimum mining cost of $12.2 does not include other costs such as equipment and manpower.
Among them, equipment and technology are undoubtedly the real big ones.
Here it comes!
After so much trouble, isn’t it for this moment? Kang Chi couldn’t help but feel a little uneasy, and he didn’t know how much money he could get from the three barrels of oil this time.
”Don’t be polite, Dr. Kang, just ask for as much as you should.” Chief Lu saw Kang Chi’s uneasiness and immediately stood up for him.
”I know you are capable and can save a lot of R&D expenses for the country, but no matter how little, the money should be spent, right? Making equipment, buying equipment, purchasing raw materials, recruiting soldiers and raising technical teams, all these are money! How can you continue to do research and production without money? If you don’t have money to do research and production, it will not only waste your talent, but also a huge loss to the country! ”
After these words came out, the expressions of everyone present became a little complicated…
Especially Lu Wentao, the representative from the three barrels of oil.
Everyone could hear that Chief Lu’s words were not said to Kang Chi at all, but a warning to them…
Let them not exploit the value of this technological achievement.
It’s obvious that he wants to protect this cub! In fact, after Kang Chi finished the silicon wafer, Chief Lu has been thinking about whether to directly allocate some research funds to Kang Chi,
It’s just that Kang Chi has never taken the initiative to apply for it, and his research is all practical commercial technology, and he likes to work on it alone…
Chief Lu can understand Kang Chi’s thoughts,
This kind of talent is inevitably a little arrogant, thinking that the company he runs can do whatever it wants, and can research whatever it wants, without any need Be careful about other people’s views and opinions.
Chief Lu also supports this.
Kang Chi is a civilian scientist after all. He suddenly broke into the scientific research field with a certain seniority system. No matter how good he is, his lack of qualifications will make him feel constrained.
But private enterprises are different.
Whoever has more money is the boss!
This may be more suitable for Kang Chi.
It’s a pity that for such a private technology company, no matter how optimistic Chief Lu is, it is not easy to directly allocate funds…
Last time, he directly lent 20 to 30 billion to Kang Chi, which was the limit of what he could do.
If he continues to be partial, it will inevitably cause gossip, and even… So in the future, he can only support through some policies and resource tilt.
But the effect of this support is somewhat slow compared to the speed at which Kang Chi produces results.A little bit…
Fortunately, now Kang Chi can come up with such a major strategic scientific research achievement. If he doesn’t stand up to support him now, when will he? Seeing that Chief Lu supported him, Kang Chi couldn’t help but feel warm in his heart, and he was immediately confident.
”For the equipment cost, I have two options. The first one is that I will sell the technology to you directly at a fixed price, and you can solve the equipment manufacturing problem by yourself.”
”The second one is that you place an equipment order, and I will make the equipment and sell it to you.”
”The prices of these two options are 100 billion and 100 million respectively. I won’t hide it from you. If this machine is mass-produced, the cost is expected to be controlled at around 40 million. Selling one can make 60 million. The design service life of a machine is 5 years, and the maintenance cost during this period is about 10 million.”
Good guy, He really dared to speak! Even Chief Lu’s eyelids couldn’t help but jump.
At the same time, everyone quickly calculated in their minds.
First of all, the equipment cost plus maintenance costs is 50 million in five years,
If it is spread out to one year, it is 10 million, and if it is spread out to each ton of oil, the cost is 500 yuan,
Adding the lowest cost of 625 yuan calculated by Kang Chi before, it is only 1,125 yuan per ton, about 22 US dollars per barrel. Even if other operating costs such as manpower and drilling are added, it should be controlled within 30 US dollars per barrel,
It is cheaper than Lao M and his friends.
So, this is indeed a technology that can be used in actual commercial applications.
But Kang Chi makes 60 million yuan for each machine!
If it is spread out like this, Kang Chi will make 81 yuan for each barrel of oil extracted, which is equivalent to the average cost of 41 US dollars per barrel of oil.
It is already a little more expensive than Lao M.
However, those present are all senior leaders, and their perspective on the problem is obviously not so superficial.
They are actually not entangled in this trivial distribution of benefits.
As long as the profit of each 60 million yuan equipment is still in the domestic circulation, whether all 60 million yuan is given to Kangchi or not a cent is given to Kangchi, and all the money is saved by three barrels of oil, it is actually the same for the entire Chinese economy.
Its essence is that the money in the left pocket is transferred to the right pocket. It is all your own money. The only difference is whether you use your left hand or your right hand to spend money.
Since Kangchi asked for so much money, it is impossible for him to do it for his personal enjoyment. One person can’t spend so much money for enjoyment. More of it is, as Chief Lu said, to do research.
Take a step back, even if Kangchi really enjoys and squanders a full 100 billion yuan, as long as the 100 billion yuan is spent in China, it is considered to stimulate consumption. The money will eventually circulate in his own home and will not disappear out of thin air.
So they were only surprised for a moment about Kangchi’s equipment quotation, and then they quickly let it go.
As for the 100 billion yuan buyout, it should be the most cost-effective for the three oil companies, and it can even be said to be a bit of a bargain…
As long as they build 1,600 units, the cost will be almost recovered.
And 1,600 units, which means an annual crude oil output of more than 30 million tons, is obviously far from meeting China’s annual dependence on imported oil of 500 to 600 million tons.
”Dr. Kang,” Lu Wentao couldn’t help but ask, “Your technology buyout price… To be honest, it seems a bit too cheap. Can you tell me the factors you consider for this pricing?”
He asked this because he was actually worried that Kang Chi’s technology might have a pitfall…
After hearing this, Kang Chi also explained very frankly: “There are two considerations for this pricing.”
”First, I think the biggest role of this technology is actually to regulate international oil prices and ensure the national oil strategic security. If you really want to mine it on a large scale in China, I don’t recommend it, unless you can take over the shale oil mining rights of others and mine theirs…”
” Second, I think battery technology will soon have new breakthroughs… The new energy strategy should be carried out unswervingly. We cannot stop or even change direction just because of the emergence of this oil extraction technology…”
”Even if we do have a lot of shale oil, it will eventually be consumed. Once the technology tree is off, it may cost a greater price to correct it in the future.”
”I study oil extractors only because we still have more than 300 million fuel vehicles on the road, as well as various military equipment, aircraft, etc. They cannot be directly scrapped because of new energy or controlled nuclear fusion technology breakthroughs.”
”We must completely eliminateThese fuel vehicles will inevitably have a long cycle, and what I want to do is to use this technology to minimize oil expenses during this transition period, and use the money saved where it should be used, such as in scientific research, education and other fields… Well, to be honest, I just need money for research and development, so I thought of studying this technology. ”
”…”
After hearing Kang Chi’s sincere words, the leaders couldn’t help but laugh and cry…
At the same time, they were in awe of him.
As a scientific researcher, he can stand from the perspective of the national development strategy and look at his scientific research results so rationally.
It can even be said that he is a little bit derogatory.
This is absolutely very valuable!
In fact, Kang Chi just thought of this problem during this period.
As the things he made have a greater and greater influence, sometimes it may even affect the country’s future technological direction…
To put it seriously, if he doesn’t control and measure well, China’s technology tree may be distorted by him,
The consequences are a bit serious.
So for each technology launched, Kang Chi carefully measures it and puts it in the right position…
”So Dr. Kang, do you think that if we place an order with you, the quantity should be controlled within 2,000 units? “Yes, I think this amount should be enough to get a lot of oil pricing power. If not, then make more…” “Got it. I have no problem.” … Soon, Kang Chi walked down from the podium and went to the lounge next door to rest under the guidance of the staff. The leaders continued to discuss in the conference room. In fact, no matter which plan they finally choose, they can meet Kang Chi’s expectations, that is, to make at least 100 billion through this technology! The difference is that one does not need to make it by yourself, which is easier and more convenient. The other needs to set up a separate equipment manufacturing company, which is more time-consuming and labor-intensive. But the advantage is that once this heavy equipment enterprise is established, Kang Chi can completely turn it into its own equipment manufacturing center, and most of the equipment in the future can be manufactured directly by this company. As for Dahan Silicon Industry, although it is also There is an equipment R&D center, but it is actually a bit biased. For example, Fang Qiang can make a single crystal furnace, but it is a bit confusing to change it to a reinforced stainless steel smelting furnace. Kang Chi has to go there to guide him personally…
In short, Kang Chi is actually more inclined to sell equipment.
Using other people’s money to support his own team, although it may be hard in the early stage, but once the team grows up, he will have less worries in the future.
And he is also very sure that the three barrels of oil will choose this plan! They are rich and powerful, there is no reason to set up an equipment manufacturing center to save this little money. And without Kang Chi, he may not be able to make it even if he is given the drawings…
Just give the order to Kang Chi, how worry-free!
(End of this chapter)