Lord of the People: I rely on cheating for hegemony

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. Completed in-house.

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 and Research.

When Qu Mao and Christine Silian came to the Institute of Power, 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 Institute of Power who brought him over to call Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng, Qu Mao and Christine Silien asked the researcher to leave by himself, and then they stood aside and watched for a long time.

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

Hearing Bi Sheng's exclamation, Yan Qisheng also stopped his work, looked back 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 the main issue now is the airtightness, which has never been resolved.

We have already made a steam-powered engine prototype, 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, lit the ignition material and threw it into the boiler, and then began to throw coals into the boiler.

In less than 10 minutes, the sound of "cracking" water boiling began to be heard from the top of the boiler, and then water vapor began to emerge from the metal pipes on the top of the tin tank.

Bi Sheng explained: "My lord, this is an integrated boiler design, with a stove below, a steam boiler above, and water in the boiler.

There is actually a place under the stove that is not airtight, and air can be added to it to facilitate the continuous burning of coal.

Except for the pipe opening at the top where the steam escapes, everything in the pot is airtight.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.

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

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

Christine Sirian exclaimed 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, watching 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.

Therefore, 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 they 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, and there is a piston in the middle. When the piston goes up, it touches the transmission shaft to make a circle, and when the piston goes down, it will not affect the rotation of the transmission shaft.

There are two air outlets at 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 began to copy 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 the rubber tree, 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 Technology Applications in Different Worlds"?"

Qu Mao nodded, and said: "It is true that it is not mentioned, 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 was just going to find Xinping to know about the preparations for the year-end summary meeting, and I just happened to talk to him about it.

Christine, you don't have to stay with me any more, go about your own business.

Without further ado, I will immediately return to Yidao 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)