MTL - Lord of the People: I Rely on Cheating To Fight For Hegemony-Chapter 1172 steam engine prototype

  Chapter 1172 Steam Engine Prototype

Qu Mao and Christine Sirian didn't even spend half a day at the Fucun shipyard on the outlying island. They just visited the small warship wrapped in iron armor and the model of the warship made of all steel. They each found a horse and rode on it. The war horse rushed to the reservoir village beside the Lihe reservoir on the outlying island.

In the reservoir village under the water blocking dam of the Lihe Reservoir, there is not only Kong Ming’an’s home there, but also a power research institute. The early application research of hydropower and wind power in Yigong’s territory is basically in power research. In-house completed.

  Now, the research and development project of the steam-powered engine that Qu Mao puts high hopes on is also in charge of Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng, interns from Zhidao University of New Technology Research.

  When Qu Mao and Christine Silien came to the Power Research Institute, they asked someone to take them to find Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng.

When they walked into the laboratory, Qu Mao and Christine Silian saw two young figures who were immersed in the experiment. Obviously, they had devoted themselves to the experiment, because Qu Mao and Christine Silian came in None of them found out.

   Stopping the researcher from the Power Research Institute who brought him over to call Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng, Qu Mao and Christine Ciliane asked the researcher to leave by himself, and then they stood aside and watched for a long time.

  Bi Sheng suddenly found Qu Mao when he looked up, jumped up and exclaimed: "My lord, why are you here?"

  When Yan Qisheng heard Bi Sheng's exclamation, he also stopped his work, turned his head to look at Qu Mao, and grinned innocently.

   Qu Mao waved his hand and asked with a smile, "Bi Sheng, how is the progress?"

  Bi Sheng smiled helplessly, and said: "My lord, everything else is easy to talk about, but now the main problem is airtightness, which has not been resolved.

  We have already made the prototype of the steam-powered engine, but the airtightness is not enough. Would you like to go and see it? Not in this lab. "

   Qu Mao nodded and said, "Since we're here, we must go and have a look."

  Both Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng stood up, wiped their hands, and led Qu Mao and Christine Silian into an empty laboratory next to them.

As soon as he entered the laboratory, Qu Mao saw a tall iron jar standing in the center of the laboratory, with some iron pipes on the top. Qu Mao had never seen a primitive steam engine in another world, so he asked Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng to get it out. After seeing this prototype, there is no sense of familiarity.

  Yan Qisheng opened the iron door at the bottom of the tin jar, ignited the ignition material and threw it into the boiler, and then began to throw coals into the boiler.

  In less than ten minutes, the sound of "cracking" water boiling began to be heard from the top of the boiler, and then water vapor began to come out of the metal pipes on the top of the tin tank.

  Bi Sheng explained: "My lord, this is an integrated boiler design, the bottom is the stove, the top is the steam pot, and the pot is filled with water.

   There is actually a non-airtight place under the stove, which can be supplemented with air to facilitate the continuous burning of coal.

  The pot is all airtight except for the pipe opening at the top where steam escapes. The working principle of the prototype machine is that when the water vapor is exported, it impacts the paddle in the pipe, and the paddle is transmitted to the crankshaft, and the crankshaft drives the belt to rotate to transmit the power.

  Master, you must have seen a lot of transmission mechanism in water power and wind power, so the students will not show off to you. "

   Qu Mao followed Bi Sheng's explanations and read them one by one.

  Christine Slian sighed in admiration: "My lord, it's really amazing. It's just that such a large boiler will definitely make the hull of the ironclad ship even heavier. Let's see how much power it has."

   Qu Mao nodded, watched more and more water vapor rising from the connection of the metal pipe above, and asked, "Bi Sheng, is this the problem of airtightness?"

  Yan Qisheng found an iron rod, poked it a few times, and said bitterly: "Yes, my lord, the waste of water vapor is too great, because we lack airtight materials.

  So we can't determine the direction of rotation of the paddle. In addition, the water vapor escapes quickly. We need to add water to the pot about every half hour, otherwise the water vapor will be lost too much. "

  Bi Sheng said: "My lord, the students have discussed with Yan Qisheng for a long time, and think that if there is an airtight material to ensure that the water vapor does not leak out and does not affect the sliding of the pick, these two problems should be solved at the same time."

Qu Mao thought about it carefully, but he really couldn't think of how the steam engine in another world works, but he also had some common sense, so he took out a pen and paper, and said, "In another world, this kind of pick would not be used, but It's using something called a piston, and of course they have a soft sealing material.

  Come on, can you two see if this works?

  The top of the boiler is a cylinder. The cylinder itself is sealed. There is a piston in the middle.

   There are two air outlets on the top of the piston, and the water vapor is led away with metal conduits, and then the piston comes down.

  The diverted water vapor is condensed and then returned to the boiler..."

  Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng had already taken out their notebooks and pens, and copied Qu Mao's side notes.

  Yan Qisheng quickly said: "My lord, your suggestion can help us solve the problem of adding water in circulation, but it still hasn't solved the problem of water vapor leakage."

  Qu Mao thought for a while, and said: "To completely solve the problem of the piston's airtightness, I'm afraid we have to find new materials.

   If I remember correctly, there should be two new materials.

  One is natural rubber cut from rubber trees, and the other is extracted from petroleum, which is a brand new liquid mineral. "

  Bi Sheng asked: "Aren't adults, oil and rubber trees mentioned in the book "Description of the Application of Science and Technology in Different Worlds"?"

   Qu Mao nodded, and said: "It is true that there is no mention, petroleum is a black oily liquid mineral, and rubber tree is a natural plant.

   It's just that I don't know the processing technology. After processing, a soft and airtight material can be obtained. "

  Christine Sirian said: "My lord, since the sealed material is so important, this subordinate feels that it is necessary to use the power of the intelligence department to search for it with all its strength."

   Qu Mao nodded, and said: "It doesn't matter whether we will refine the rubber or not, let's find the raw materials first.

  I happened to go to Xinping to find out about the preparations for the year-end summary meeting, and I just happened to talk to him about it.

  Kristen, you don't have to stay with me anymore, go and get busy with your own affairs.

   It’s not too late, I’m going back to Yidao immediately to discuss this matter with Kong Ming. "

  Bi Sheng said: "My lord, after finding the raw material, please remember to give a copy to the students, and the students will find a way to extract the sealing material."

   Qu Mao nodded and said: "This is necessary, you keep busy, I'm going back to Yi Island."

  (end of this chapter)