Golden Fishery

  I've seen the driver's cabin and the crew cabin, and the next thing is the highlight, the ice cabin.

  Deep-sea voyages may even travel for one or two years at a time. The ice cabin must be reliable, because all the catches are in it. If the ice cabin fails, then going to sea is a pure waste of money.

  The most important thing in the ice cabin is the cooling effect. Hanks said that they installed the most advanced refrigerator on the General Christian in accordance with Qin Shiou’s requirements.

The refrigeration methods of fishing boats are similar. Generally, there are three methods for preserving the catch: chilled, coiled and chilled, and frozen and refrigerated. Fengshou's ice cabin can also achieve these three effects. Of course, the power of the refrigerator is different. The volume is even more different.

  The most important refrigeration method for ordinary fishing boats is ice-fresh refrigeration, using crystal clear ice cubes to chill seafood, which can often keep the seafood fresh to the greatest extent, and is low-cost, simple and easy to operate.

On the   General Christine, there is only a small chilled refrigerated cabin, which is filled with about 100 tons of seafood.

The reason is simple. The effect of chilled freshness is the worst. It can keep fresh for up to ten days. For deep-sea fishing vessels, this period of time is too short. Unless the vessel is ready to go ashore to replenish oil, food, and fresh water, it will do a temporary work. Some seafood is preserved in the chilled cabin and sold immediately after landing.

  The next highlight is the coil preservation and freezing and refrigeration.

  The cost of these two cooling methods is relatively high, but if the cooling is successful, closing the cabin can greatly reduce energy consumption.

Hanks said: "Look, we used polyurethane rigid foam material for the ice compartment of this ship. This material is rarely used in ocean-going ships because its cost is too high. But I have to say. Be willing to invest. It makes big profits and the insulation effect of this material is very good. Only a short period of additional refrigeration is needed after the first refrigeration. Compared with the traditional polyethylene steel plate material, its insulation effect can be increased by 400%."

  Qin Shiou led someone to inspect these two ice compartments. The coiled tube keeps the ice fresh by continuously spraying air-conditioning into the tube to keep it in a low temperature state. Freezing and refrigeration means that after the seafood is put into the ice compartment, the temperature is immediately reduced to minus ten degrees Celsius and frozen into ice cubes.

  The inspection method of freezing and refrigeration is simple. Put a bucket of water in, and the machine rumblingly runs, Qin Shiou can see through the camera installed in the cabin. The water in the bucket froze at a speed visible to the naked eye, a bucket full of water, and the final ice cubes frozen above the edge of the bucket.

  This is a very interesting natural phenomenon. It is well known that the principle of ‘heat expansion and contraction’, but the same mass of a bucket of water, the density of ice is less than that of water, so eventually when the water becomes ice, the volume will increase.

  This characteristic is very important for living things, because if water is like most substances, the density of the solid state is greater than that of the liquid state. In winter, the water at the bottom of rivers, lakes, and seabeds will freeze first, which will inevitably make the underwater creatures unable to survive.

  Early life on the earth originated in the ocean. If ice cannot float on the water, even if there is life on the earth, it will not be able to pass the ice age safely. So. This characteristic of water and ice plays an important role in the survival of life on earth.

  Seeing the freezing effect, Qin Shiou nodded in satisfaction to Hanks, and said, "Then. Let me see the engine next?"

Hanks took him to the engine room at the stern and proudly introduced: "The engine used by the General Christine is from the Pratt-Whitney Group of Marine Pride. The pp-likv556 engine belongs to A new generation of low-speed two-stroke diesel engine. At the same time, it is guided by an electric motor to ensure that the ship can turn around flexibly at any time."

  Pratt-Whitney Group, founded in 1925, is one of the two largest aero engine manufacturing companies in the United States and one of the world’s leading manufacturers of aero gas turbine engines.

  Of course, regardless of engine family, Pratt-Whitney Group Corporation is also very strong in marine engines.

  Motor-driven diesel engines are also the development trend of modern civil ships. The motors here should actually be called ‘azimuth thrusters’, which can rotate 360°, making the ship more controllable and allowing the hull to move in any direction.

  But the most advanced ship engine is the superconductor motor that Siemens has been researching in recent years. This thing is super wear-resistant and can adapt to various polar environments, such as the exploration of the Arctic Ocean.

  After the inspection, everything is okay. Qin Shiou needs to sign the contract after signing the contract, and then he has to pay the balance.

Qin Shiou looked at the contract and pointed to the name of the ship and said: "I want to change the name of this ship. You will negotiate with the shipping company. You will help you handle the procedures. I don't want to call the General Christian again and change it to Melon. This name cannot be registered, so change it to Melon Princess."

  With Hanks’ calmness and wisdom, after hearing this name, he couldn’t help taking a breath: “Melon? This name is a bit weird.”

  Qin Shiou smiled kindly, and pretended to ask casually: "If you heard a little girl called Melon, how would you feel?"

Hanks thought for a while and said, "If it's a cute girl, then the name is great. Melon is a very delicious fruit. When used in the name, it makes me feel that this little girl is like a delicious melon. Full of charm."

  Qin Daguan listened to Long Yan Dayue, he patted Hanks on the shoulder vigorously and said: "You are very tasteful, I have to admit, man, no wonder we can always make business together."

  Waiting for Qin Shiou to leave, the sea monster looked at Hanks strangely and said, "You think that a name like Melon is suitable for a little girl?"

   Hanks patted him on the shoulder and said, “Since my client likes to call his daughter melon, why don’t I like it? Besides, it’s not the first time I speak nonsense without my conscience.”

  The sea monster laughed, then felt wrong, and asked in amazement: "How do you know Qin's daughter is called Melon?"

"Princess Melon, man, if you just had a daughter and you named a ship Princess Melon, wouldn't it be so simple?" Hanks pointed to his head, feeling the sea monster IQ is worrying.

  Qin Shiou took an all-round shot of the fishing boat, then returned to the hospital to show it to Winnie, and proudly said: "I decided to name this ship Melon Princess. What do you think?"

  Vini said excitedly: "Awesome, dear, I just like this name so much."

   "But," After the conversation turned, Winnie deliberately showed a dark expression, "When will the Queen Winnie come out?"

  Qin Shiou immediately took out his mobile phone and said: "I will add a fishing boat right away, called Queen Vini!"

  Vini laughed and grabbed her mobile phone and waved her hand: "Forget it, I won't fight with my daughter. Let this fishing boat be named after her. I am waiting for your luxury cruise ship!"

  Qin Shiou picked up Winnie and said warmly: "There will be, dear, there will be this ship." (To be continued...)