In-depth analysis of electromagnetic catapult devices As a senior military editor, I received an article about electromagnetic catapult devices, the content seems simple, but in fact it covers profound connotations. The article describes the phenomenon of catapulting a counterweight trolley motionless in place at the outfitting ground even without starting the main reactor or main boiler system. While some may dismiss this, as it only takes 45 kilowatt-hours to catapult a 30-ton load, the reality is far more complicated than the numbers on the surface suggest. The article points out that these 45 kilowatt-hours of electricity are actually used up in less than 2 seconds, and even the average urban household will not have a device in 1It can use up 45 kilowatt-hours of electricity in 5 seconds. Therefore, there are actually only four types of power systems that support the one-time ejection of a 30-ton trolley or heavy carrier-based aircraft, including a large electromagnetic catapult, a strategic laser launcher, a super microwave launcher, and an electromagnetic cannon with a range of more than 300 kilometers and a power of more than 64 megawatts. These power systems are seen as the main battle systems for the next 100 or even hundreds of years. Therefore, this 45 kWh is not a simple number.
Furthermore, in order to maintain such a power system on a ship for a long time, without any failures, the minimum power generation cannot be less than 50,000 kilowatts. In order to realize 3 to 4 sets of electromagnetic catapult and electromagnetic ** systems to retract and release carrier-based aircraft at any time without failure, the original 50,000 kilowatt power generation capacity needs to be doubled, that is, 100,000 kilowatts of power generation capacity. As for the stronger power generation capacity, it belongs to the leapfrog existence without a ceiling. In order to give the reader an intuitive impression, the author gives an example: the power generation capacity on four Kitty Hawk-class ships is the standard 50,000 kilowatts. The maximum on-board power generation capacity of the Nimitz-class ships is just over 60,000 kilowatts, and this is still a nuclear power system. It was not until the mid-to-late Nimitz-class batches that the 60,000 kW class exceeded for the first time due to the more power consumption space on the ship, but there was still no one that really exceeded 70,000 kW. Thus, this article profoundly reveals the deep phenomena behind electromagnetic catapult devices. The Ford-class aircraft carrier has reached a new level of power generation capacity in the 100,000 kilowatt class. But how does the upgrade from 50,000 to 100,000 kilowatts affect different aircraft carriers?
The difference is very obvious!For example, on the 50,000-kilowatt Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier, the temperature in the cabin has been maintained above 40 degrees Celsius, and may even exceed 45 degrees Celsius when deployed in tropical areas or operated for long periods of time, causing the cabin crew to sweat all the time. Even when navigating the Arctic ice floe seas, semi-open compartments such as anchor chain tanks and front and rear balancing tanks remain icy in winter or polar seas. On the Kitty Hawk class, the temperature of the various cabins can be said to be either unbearably hot or unbearably cold. The fundamental reason is that the ship's environmental control system cannot cover all parts of the aircraft carrierThe root cause of the inability to cover all the cabins is the insufficient power generation capacity of the whole ship. However, on the nuclear-powered Nimitz class, the situation improved slightly. The excess electricity is mainly used in large spaces such as hangars, for thermal insulation or ** air conditioning in tropical or cold regions. As for the extreme compartments such as the furnace compartment and the anchor chain compartment, they remain unchanged. It wasn't until the advent of the Ford-class aircraft carrier that the climate-controlled temperature of the furnace compartment was maintained below 30 degrees Celsius for the first time, and all occupant cabins were fully air-conditioned for the first time**.
The extra 40,000 kilowatts of power generation capacity of the Ford-class aircraft carrier is basically used in the environmental control system of the whole ship. The 100,000 kilowatts are mainly generated by Ford-class main power turbines using excess steam from the reactors. Ford-class diesel power generation auxiliaries simply can't do that. Their power generation capacity is not even sufficient for daily demand. Because the Ford class does not have a special diesel fuel tank, the diesel auxiliary engine can only continuously consume the already limited fuel of the carrier-based aircraft. As a result, all Ford-class aircraft carriers could not do it without starting the reactor, even if they simply wanted to eject a counterweight trolley. Because even if a single ejection consumes only 45 kilowatts of electricity, it will take at least tens of thousands of kilowatts of temporary power to make the whole system operational. Now, the new platform can achieve in-situ ejection and outfitting operations with only the front and rear diesel auxiliaries without starting the main engine at all. This indicates that the operating power of the two auxiliary nacelles is at least 50,000 kilowatts. The Ford-class aircraft carrier has made an unprecedented breakthrough in the power generation capacity of 100,000 kilowatts. However, upgrades from 50,000 to 100,000 kilowatts have a very different impact on different carriers.
For example, the temperature in the cabin of the 50,000-kilowatt Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier with a power generation capacity of more than 40 degrees Celsius is continuously maintained, and may even exceed 45 degrees Celsius when deployed in tropical areas or operated for a long time, causing the cabin crew to sweat all the time. Even when navigating the Arctic ice floes, semi-open compartments such as anchor chain tanks and front-to-rear balancing tanks remain icy in winter or polar seas. On the Kitty Hawk class, the temperature of the various cabins can be said to be either unbearably hot or unbearably cold. The fundamental reason for all this is that the ship's environmental control system cannot cover all parts of the aircraft carrierThe root cause of the inability to cover all the cabins is the insufficient power generation capacity of the whole ship. However, on the nuclear-powered Nimitz class, the situation improved slightly. The excess electricity is mainly used in large spaces such as hangars, for thermal insulation or ** air conditioning in tropical or cold regions. As for the extreme compartments such as the furnace compartment and the anchor chain compartment, they remain unchanged. It wasn't until the advent of the Ford-class aircraft carrier that the climate-controlled temperature of the furnace compartment was maintained below 30 degrees Celsius for the first time, and all occupant cabins were fully air-conditioned for the first time**.
The extra 40,000 kilowatts of power generation capacity of the Ford-class aircraft carrier is basically used in the environmental control system of the whole ship. The 100,000 kilowatts are mainly generated by Ford-class main power turbines using excess steam from the reactors. Ford-class diesel power generation auxiliaries simply can't do that. Their power generation capacity is not even sufficient for daily demand. Because the Ford class does not have a special diesel fuel tank, the diesel auxiliary engine can only continuously consume the already limited fuel of the carrier-based aircraft. As a result, all Ford-class aircraft carriers could not do it without starting the reactor, even if they simply wanted to eject a counterweight trolley. Because even if a single ejection consumes only 45 kilowatts of electricity, it will take at least tens of thousands of kilowatts of temporary power to make the whole system operational. Today's new platform can be ejected and outfitted in situ with only the front and rear diesel auxiliaries without starting the main engine at all. This means that the operating power of the two auxiliary nacelles is at least 50,000 kilowatts. If the ship is fully nuclear-powered or conventionally powered, it will be equipped with a steam turbine power generation system that will be able to provide up to 100,000 kilowatts of power output, for a total of 150,000 kilowatts.
This means that the ship will be air-conditioned everywhere and will be able to enjoy hot baths every day. Even if it is equipped with high energy** in the next 30 years, it will ensure that there is sufficient backup power. With the exception of Prajnabharata, there is hardly any country that can match it. This demonstrates its strong power support capabilities.