PFC Chapter 109 My Parents Are the Villains 21
Chapter 109 My Parents Are the Villains 21
Factory Director Nie took a deep breath to calm himself down, and then picked up the sketch that Xiao Xiao had drawn.
He couldn't understand it or hear it, but he felt it was very impressive.
However, since it was just a baby's doodle, he didn't know what its value was.
He hesitated, then looked up and examined the little girl in front of him.
The baby's eyes were dark and bright, gleaming with a startling wisdom and light.
He gritted his teeth and called over Xiao Zhang, the clerk next door.
"Go, tell the driver to prepare the car, we're going to the battery factory."
He needs to find a professional to authenticate it; otherwise, he might rashly report it to higher authorities and it turns out to be a child's doodle, making a fool of himself.
Soon, the group arrived at the city's battery factory in a jeep and found Director Luo.
After exchanging pleasantries, we got straight to the point.
They say our factory's little prodigy has proposed a new type of battery with an energy density several times that of existing batteries.
Factory Director Luo's mouth dropped open as he looked at the little girl eating White Rabbit candy on the opposite sofa, both amused and surprised.
"Is this the little prodigy from your factory?"
Oh my goodness, this is way too small.
Old Nie! I bet your machine factory is pretty idle. I'm busy as a bee! Don't make fun of me!
"Who used your phone to swipe? Whether it's true or not, you'll know once you listen to it."
Left with no other option, Director Luo waved to Xiao Xiao across the way, his face clearly showing disbelief, and said:
"Alright, alright! You... little prodigy, right? Come—come to your uncle's?"
Xiao Xiao moved off the sofa, picked up her homework, walked up to Director Luo, and began to speak eloquently:
"Uncle, I know that the nickel-cadmium batteries produced by your factory have an energy density of 40 to 60 watt-hours per kilogram, and the materials used are nickel hydroxide and cadmium hydroxide, and potassium hydroxide solution, right?"
"Uh...yes!"
Factory Director Luo looked at Xiao Xiao in surprise, thinking to himself, "Wow, you little baby really know a lot!"
Most kids this age are still competing to see who's bravest and dares to eat chicken poop!
His grandson, in an attempt to prove he was the best, grabbed dried chicken droppings from the ground and stuffed them into his mouth, which infuriated him so much that he chased after him all over the yard and beat him.
Seeing his surprised expression, Director Nie snorted smugly, "So you look down on the kids from our factory."
Then, looking at Xiaoxiao with anticipation, he listened to her continue in her childish voice:
"But if lithium-ion batteries are used, their energy density can reach 260 watt-hours per kilogram, which is five times that of nickel-cadmium batteries."
After finishing the short story, he smirked smugly.
Factory Director Luo's eyes widened, and he blurted out:
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible."
Although he doesn't know much, he has worked in the battery factory for many years.
If you have even a basic understanding of the technology, you'll know just how difficult it is to increase the energy density of a battery.
"Little kid, talking big and bragging, that's not a good thing for a child."
After he finished speaking, he stood up and glared at Xiao Xiao with a stern expression.
"I'm not exaggerating!"
Xiao Xiao wasn't afraid of him at all. She put her hands on her hips, stood on tiptoe, tilted her head back, and confronted him angrily.
"Old Luo, what are you doing? Speak properly. If you don't understand the technology, just call your factory's technicians over to listen!"
Factory Director Nie glared at Lao Luo and pointed at him, saying...
"Who doesn't understand? Go and fetch Engineer Cui for me."
Engineer Cui, wearing large black-rimmed glasses, quickly came over. After figuring out what was going on, he glanced at the baby at his feet with a twitching expression.
He thought to himself, "Factory manager, you must have too much free time. I have a ton of work to do in my workshop!"
Xiao Xiao was angry. She glared at her colleague, Engineer Cui, with a furrowed brow and an impatient expression.
Are you taking advantage of my young age and looking down on me?!
snort!
Engineer Cui sighed; this was clearly a baby girl still breastfeeding.
"Hey, factory manager, are you serious? You're not kidding?"
"Enough with the nonsense. Let me show you. Just take a look and listen carefully to the invention of our XX City's little prodigy."
Engineer Cui shook his head helplessly and sat down next to Xiao Xiao, picking up the sketch of the lithium-ion battery structure.
The drawing is crooked and messy; it's clearly a child's doodle.
But when his gaze fell on the sketch, which indicated lithium cobalt oxide as the positive electrode and graphite as the negative electrode material, he realized that...
He stared in astonishment at the energy density marked next to it, 100-260 watt-hours per kilogram.
"Impossible, this is impossible..."
His reaction was exactly the same as Director Luo's.
"The most advanced nickel-cadmium batteries in China only have a maximum energy density of 40-60 Wh/kg. How could they possibly achieve such a high energy density?"
Xiao Xiao took a small sip of her White Rabbit milk candy and said calmly:
"According to the Nernst equation, the voltage of the battery under the conditions of lithium cobalt oxide and graphite as electrode materials and electrolyte is 4.2V, while the voltage of the nickel-cadmium battery is only 1.2V..."
"You actually know the Nernst equation?"
Engineer Cui was shocked after hearing just the beginning. He stared wide-eyed at the little girl next to him, looking at Xiao Xiao as if she were a monster.
As he listened, he became increasingly shocked. He realized that the voltage of a battery depends on the electrode potential difference of the electrode materials.
In theory, high voltage can be achieved by selecting appropriate positive and negative electrode materials.
High voltage can reduce the size and weight of batteries, which is a reasonable way to improve battery energy density.
Therefore, the little girl in front of us wasn't talking nonsense; there was some possibility of her saying something.
At least theoretically, yes.
The fact that the little girl knew the Nernst equation already shocked him, not to mention the subsequent choice of materials.
He hurriedly took out his pen and diary and began to listen and write down his thoughts.
Seeing his attitude, Xiao Xiao's resentment gradually dissipated.
Factory Director Luo, sitting opposite, also stared wide-eyed at the scene of the two exchanging words.
The older one asks a few questions every now and then, while the younger one chatters on and on.
Sometimes when she was thirsty, the older girl would quickly take a teacup, hold it to her lips with both hands, and feed her spoonful by spoonful.
After feeding, he immediately picked up a pen and paper to record the process.
Good heavens, he raised his hand to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.
Fortunately, his reaction was the same as Engineer Cui's; he didn't kick the little girl out the door.
Director Nie was just as shocked as Director Luo.
His hands, resting on his knees, were clenched tightly, revealing his extreme shock and nervousness.
Everyone else in the office held their breath, except for the constant chatter between the two of them.
An hour later, Engineer Cui's notebook was already seven or eight pages full.
He was completely convinced now, his two eyes behind his black-rimmed glasses staring at Xiaoxiao with the fervor of light bulbs.
Genius!
God truly blesses China.
With such talent in our country, how can we not catch up with and surpass Britain and the United States?
After the conversation ended, Xiao Xiao lay back wearily, her mouth dry.
"Factory director, this matter is of great importance."
I think we should immediately report these materials to our superiors.
This is very likely a groundbreaking invention.
This is a major achievement for us in surpassing Western imperialism.
As Engineer Cui finished speaking, he clenched his fists, his voice trembling.
Factory Director Luo and Factory Director Nie stood up almost simultaneously.