My Italian Chapter 543

Although various studies on airships have had successes and failures, this is also normal. In this era of rapid technological change, the testing of various new technologies is part of the daily work of the military.

Not only the military is interested in new technologies, but the government and the Italian people are also very interested.

The government introduced a new patent law as early as 1890. In addition to stipulating that the patent enjoyment rights for new technologies researched by institutions and individuals should be extended to 30 years, the government also reorganized the patent office.

In addition to granting patent approval, the bureau also has the power to enforce laws in cases of patent infringement.

In addition, the penalties for patent infringement have also been increased. In addition to the confiscation of illegal gains, the fine has also been increased from a maximum of 1 million lire to 5 million lire for an individual, and from a maximum of 3 million lire to 20 million lire for an institution.

At the same time, the intensity of inspections has also increased. In the past two decades, the number of infringement cases of patent law has increased from 317 in 1890 to 429 now. Don't think it is too small, you must know that in the first five years after the enactment of the bill, thousands of such cases were received every year. Basically, there are three or four patent prosecutions initiated by domestic and foreign institutions and individuals every day.

After nearly two decades of rectification, patent rights have been recognized by all walks of life. Except for those who are eager to get rich overnight, other people will think twice about infringing patents.

Of course, the patent law is not only beneficial but not harmful. Many weak industrial links in Italy need to import technology from abroad, and the cost required is not low.

However, in general, it is also a good thing for Italy that the government attaches importance to the patent law. Its behavior style allows institutions and individuals to invest in the research and development of various technologies. Driven by the patent law, new technologies that Italy has studied in the past two decades have emerged in an endless stream. Among them, electric power, petrochemical, and internal combustion engine technologies are the most outstanding.

As for the internal combustion engine technology, the Milan Power Laboratory has launched the most.

In recent years, the Milan Power Laboratory has always been a leader in internal combustion engine research in the world, and the new internal combustion engines it launches every year are models leading the trend.

At present, the Milan Power Laboratory has nearly 2,000 employees, including more than 20 well-known power scientists, more than 40 people with the title of professor, and hundreds of doctors and masters under it. Bachelor's degree.

Not only has the number of people increased, but the research on internal combustion engines has also been subdivided. Just take the gasoline engine as an example. Because of the cooperation with Fiat and other automobile companies, the power laboratory is currently conducting research and development of several gasoline engines. Failure, as well as gasoline engines with various requirements that can save fuel and have good horsepower.

The research on these gasoline engines not only benefited the car company, but also further strengthened the Milan Power Laboratory. This is a win-win result, and it also allows the Milan laboratory to achieve a virtuous circle, and has always maintained the title of the world's most advanced power laboratory.

This is the result of the split of the Milan Power Laboratory. At present, the Milan Power Experiment basically focuses on the research of gasoline engines, and the research on other power has been dispersed.

In the case of steam engines, the current research site has been transferred to Taranto, where it merged with the Naval Power Research Institute, which has become the largest and most advanced steam engine research institute in Italy. In its research institute, research work on various steam engines is carried out.

The research on electric motors was transferred to Rome, which is also one of the world's leading electric power research institutes. The Marino Electric Power Research Institute has always been one of the world's research centers on electric power utilization. After being supplemented by personnel and materials from Milan, it has become even more powerful in the research of electric motors.

As for the research on diesel engines, the current Naples Diesel Power Research Institute is also the authority of the industry. Just recently, the Institute of Diesel Power in Naples developed the world's first practical diesel locomotive.

The car is driven by a diesel engine, which is far superior to the steam engine-driven railway locomotive in terms of efficiency and power.

The Italian Railway Company is very interested in the internal combustion engine locomotive developed by the Naples Diesel Research Institute, and plans to purchase a batch for transportation in Libya.

Even though other power research institutes have developed well, the Milan power laboratory is still the most famous power research unit in Italy. Because its research direction is currently the most widely used and known.

In fact, many people don't know that, apart from its outstanding performance in automobile power, the Milan Power Laboratory is also outstanding in the research of another power, that is, the research of aircraft power.

That's right, most of the power engines currently used by flying enthusiasts in various countries come from the Milan laboratory or imitate them.

However, because aircraft engines are too niche, people who are not interested in flying have no idea how much the Milan laboratory has promoted aircraft flight.

According to the words of a famous pilot, what kind of aircraft engine launched by the Milan laboratory determines the progress of aircraft development.

Although this statement sounds a bit too absolute, but no one has stood up to refute it. This is really the result in the aviation industry at present.

Some people may ask, with so many power research institutes, why should the Milan laboratory determine the power level of the aircraft. This is a good question, because the power research institute needs to spend money. Aircraft flying, which seems to be a well-known but extremely niche game, leads to a very low demand for engines. The annual global demand may be more than 100 units.

With such a low demand, which research institute is willing to spend a lot of effort on research, do you want to do charity?

The Milan laboratory is supported by major automobile companies, so it takes a small amount of funds for research (under the intervention of someone), and the money is not much, basically about two million lire a year.

Falk McGee is one of the few experts in the Milan laboratory who specializes in aerodynamics, and he launches an aeroengine almost every year. The engine he developed is light in weight and good in power, and has a good reputation among aviation enthusiasts, so a dozen or so units are sold every year.

Although this cannot make up for its expenditure on aerodynamic research, it can also reduce the pressure to some extent. It is already very good for him to have his own research place in the power laboratory and bring several assistants to study his favorite technology.

However, last year, Dr. McGee was absent, and he did not launch a new aero engine. So what is this doctor doing?

"Doctor, can we start?"

An assistant asks McGee for his opinion.

Looking at the engine in front of him, McGee hesitated. "Have you done the inspection before the experiment?"

"Doctor, we've done it three times."

"Check again, I don't want to see this machine go down because of parts."

Hearing the doctor's words, some assistants couldn't help but rolled their eyes, but they had to do it, because McGee was the person in charge of their project.

And the engine they are going to test looks very weird, not at all like the mainstream aero engine now. Most of the current mainstream aero engines use a structure similar to that of automobile engines. In addition, the huge engines are filled with radiators, which makes the engines look very bulky.

The developers of aero-engines are mainly trying to find ways to reduce their weight as much as possible while retaining or even expanding power.

McGee did the same thing before, and he has a lot of experience in weight reduction, so he can launch an aero engine a year.

However, in the last year, McGee suddenly got tired of this kind of weight loss work, and he thought it was pointless to continue the research. He wanted to completely redesign an engine that was different from the current mainstream engines.

Just do it, after countless times of thinking and testing, McGee led his assistants to develop this radial engine, which is different from the current mainstream.

That's right, this engine was named by him as a radial engine. It is an internal combustion engine in which cylinders are arranged around a crankshaft for reciprocating motion.

In the engine, McGee connects the pistons to the crankshaft through a master connecting rod. The connecting rod connected to the uppermost piston is the main connecting rod. The connecting rods of the other pistons are called articulated connecting rods, and they are connected to the ring at the center of the main connecting rod through the tip hole. Through the sequential work of each cylinder, the middle main shaft is driven to rotate rapidly.

It sounds simple, but the hardships involved are beyond human experience. There are hundreds of kilograms of blueprints for design failures alone, not to mention the processing and development of various parts.

Now it's finally time to produce results, and it's normal for McGee to be a little nervous.

"Doctor, we checked, and all parts are intact."

After getting the assistant's reply, McGee took a deep breath and said. "Begin the test, start the engine."

Following his words, an assistant took out the starter link and started the manual cranking.

You read that right, all kinds of aero engines are hand-cranked, let alone this kind of test model that has not yet been finalized.

As the assistant turned faster and faster, the engine began to rumble, and a puff of exhaust gas came out, which meant the engine was fully started.

At this time, everyone's eyes were fixed on the running of the engine~www.mtlnovel.com~ for fear of any abnormal noise. But fortunately, everything is so smooth. This surprised the people present. This first experiment went so smoothly, it was somewhat unaccustomed to people.

"Why are you all staring blankly? Immediately carry out the detection of various data."

As each item of data was released, the faces of the people present couldn't hold back any longer.

"Doctor, we succeeded, we succeeded!"

An assistant hugged Maggie's arms excitedly and shouted excitedly.

And McGee was not bad either, tears of joy on flushed cheeks said it all.

The various data are far better than expected, which fully shows that the hard work of the past two years is worthwhile, and an aero-engine with a new structure was born.

Subsequently, the news that McGee had developed a new engine spread in the Milan laboratory.

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