Chapter 19 Manufacture the first automobile diesel engine in China
Who invented the world's first diesel engine?
That is the father of the diesel engine - Rudolf Diesel.
Engineer Rudolf Diesel was born in Paris on March 18, 1858, to an Augsburg father and a Nuremberg mother.
In 1936, Mercedes-Benz produced the first car equipped with a Diesel engine. It was not until around 1950 that diesel engines were widely used in trucks.
Diesel engines are widely used in modern automobiles, ships, ships, generators, construction machinery, and even in the entire industrial field.
The purpose of Zhou Wenhua's visit to his father's car factory today was to develop a diesel engine himself, to produce the first car equipped with a diesel engine in advance, and to seize the domestic and foreign markets.
Especially the domestic market, which lacks oil, needs diesel engines to conquer the problem.
With the diesel engine, Zhou Wenhua no longer has to worry that the oil needed for the engine will be suppressed by foreigners and the supply will be cut off.
You must know that the torque of the later BMW 335d diesel car even exceeded the famous m3.
Mercedes-Benz S-Class, BMW 7 Series, and Audi A8 all have very popular diesel engine models, which is an example.
However, during the Republic of China period, there was no science and technology like that of later generations, which could make the vibration and noise levels of diesel engines comparable to those of top-grade gasoline engines.
However, the popularity of diesel engines in automobiles was due to the outbreak of the oil crisis in 1973, which caused major automobile manufacturing companies to enter a state of full research and development.
So the reason why Zhou Wenhua chose this diesel engine to develop his first car was to solve the problem of oil shortage.
However, after 1927, most trucks in Europe were operated by diesel engines, so diesel engines were not a new thing in the foreign powers and were commonly used engines.
Including the diesel injection device, it was also developed at this time. It is also because of the emergence of this device that the diesel engine is fully suitable for assembly into the car and running.
Even in 1913, German aviation pioneer Hugo Juncker had installed diesel engines on airplanes and started flying.
Cummings of Indiana, USA, installed a diesel engine into his racing car and finished 12th in the Indianapolis 500.
However, it was not until 1936 that Mercedes-Benz Motor Company installed a diesel engine in the Mercedes-Benz 260d sedan.
However, there are also historical data showing that Mercedes-Benz Motor Company's first car equipped with a diesel engine was in 1934 or 1935.
Because in the 1930s, the price of diesel in Germany was less than half of the price of gasoline.
Therefore, in order to save money and open up new markets, Mercedes-Benz Motor Company vigorously launched the 260d sedan, and achieved commercial success in one fell swoop.
Not only has it gained most of the market share in the rental industry, but it has also achieved good sales performance in the sales market. For this reason, Mercedes-Benz has been developing and producing diesel engine vehicles for almost 100 years.
In the era of advanced science and technology in later generations, we are still constantly making progress in developing better and newer diesel engines.
The rotary piston diesel engine was developed in 1954 by the Federal German engineer Wankel after solving the sealing problem in 1957. It is also called the Wankel engine.
This is also a new direction that Zhou Wenhua plans to develop in the future, and he plans to take possession in advance to apply for a patent.
As for the diesel injection pump, it has already been born. Robert Bosch, the founder of the German Bosch Group, started producing 1,000 diesel injection pumps on November 30, 1927.
However, Germany's first truck equipped with a turbocharger diesel engine was developed in 1951 after the birth of the German MAN company.
As for the exhaust gas turbocharger, it was first used in marine engines in 1925. Then with the continuous application of supercharging technology in ships, it was widely used. It was not until the emergence of the intercooler that it was installed
Application in automobiles.
So when Zhou Wenhua entered his father's car factory,
He simply nodded to the maintenance masters, factory workers, and car apprentices to say hello,
He immediately called Hu Yuan, the manager of the automobile factory, and Zhou Wenlong, the supervisor of the maintenance technology department, to his office for an emergency meeting.
"The purpose of my coming here this time is to develop the first domestic brand car belonging to our Zhou Automobile Factory!"
"And I will be the main planner, engineer, designer, and supervisor this time!"
"In addition, I plan to change the original name of our Zhou family's automobile factory to New Era Automobile Company!"
"The reason why I use the name 'New Era' is because I want to build our automobile factory into the first and most famous domestic automobile brand, lead the development of domestically produced automobiles in our country, and lead the world with the latest automobile technology.
Front!"
"Make groundbreaking contributions to the development of our domestic automotive technology!"
When these two capable managers of the Zhou family car factory sat down,
Zhou Wenhua also got straight to the point immediately and explained his purpose of coming here.
"What!"
Upon hearing this, the manager Hu Yuan and the supervisor of the maintenance technology department Zhou Wenlong were immediately shocked and exclaimed.
There were expressions of disbelief on their faces.
"But Fourth Young Master! We don't have any domestic car companies in the country that can have their own research and development capabilities. Moreover, all our domestic car companies now rely on imported goods from foreigners for the parts they need.
Carry on offering!”
"In short, not only do we lack independent research and development capabilities and talents in China, we don't even have many production plants for raw materials for automobile manufacturing!"
"So what you just said, I think it's very difficult to achieve!"
"This is based on my many years of experience in the automotive industry!"
However, after coming back to his senses, Zhou Wenlong, the master in charge of the maintenance technology department, shook his head and took the lead to analyze Zhou Wenhua in a profound manner as an expert in the technical field.
Because he feels that the current domestic industrial capacity is basically zero, and the country does not have its own R&D capabilities, and it wants to create its own car brand and its own car technology.
That is simply a foolish dream and not realistic at all.
Especially now that foreign countries have blocked various scientific and technological patents, it is even more difficult to achieve.
Especially Zhou Wenhua's age, which is only between a sophomore and a senior in high school.
Therefore, Zhou Wenlong, the supervisor of the maintenance technology department, feels that Zhou Wenhua has no knowledge at all.
Otherwise, they would be so naive, boasting about Haikou, talking so brazenly, and talking about building a domestic automobile brand and leading the trend of domestic automobile technology and other fantastic nonsense.
I really don’t know how big the outside world is, it’s like sitting in a well and looking at the sky.
This is the common idea reached by Zhou Wenlong, the master in charge of the maintenance technology department, and Hu Yuan, the manager of the automobile factory.
That is, everyone feels that Zhou Wenhua is fooling around.