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Chapter 338 Successful Development of the Steam Engine

"Continue to increase the firepower, everyone be careful, don't get blown up..."

On the test platform, Huang Chengyan directed his assistants to increase the firepower output of the steam engine, the steam was pressurized, and the whole machine began to roar.

Suddenly there was a white water vapor coming out of the air vent, and there was a whining sound.

The linkage bearings started to move, then the gears...

"Okay! Master Huang, it's a success!"

After a while, the steam engine was stable, there was no explosion, and there were no other problems. The assistant and the students looked at Huang Chengyan and congratulated him.

Huang Chengyan wiped the sweat off his forehead with a sweat towel and nodded in satisfaction, "It was a success, we succeeded, now we can finally have an explanation with that boy Bokang."

The production of a steam engine is actually not complicated, and it is easy to get it out. Just talk about the general function and basic operation method.

Based on Huang Chengyan's understanding of the way of machinery, it is relatively easy to think about it.

However, the difficulty lies in how to make this thing stable, not to go out of the situation, and to increase its output power instead of simply running.

Therefore, there are many aspects to be involved in it, and naturally there will be more experiments.

What's more difficult is that to get this thing, you need to invent a lot of alternative control devices.

For example, throttle valves, centrifugal governors, separate condensers, heat insulation layers outside the cylinders, pistons, planetary gears, etc. These are all things that did not exist before, and they were specially invented because of the steam engine.

Of course, the names of these small parts must not be called this, but Huang Chengyan himself chose it according to the Mohist method. Naturally, it doesn't matter what it is called, it is just a pronoun.

"Congratulations!"

The steam engine finally succeeded, not only Huang Chengyan and others were delighted, but also Xu Ding.

He couldn't understand what the steam engine meant.

With this thing, many things can be developed, and many applications can be born.

For example, it can be installed on a ship to increase the speed of the ship several times and greatly increase the power output of the ship.

Also, after this thing is produced, it can be loaded on a car and turned into a train to increase land transportation capacity.

As for the steam engine car, just think about it, it is unrealistic until you get the rubber tree.

"Hey! When did Bokang come back?"

Keeping one's ears out of the window and focusing on research is probably the true portrayal of Huang Chengyan recently.

Perhaps this is the second time he has come back after leaving the island. He has not heard any news, and spends sleepless nights studying steam engines every day.

Xu Ding couldn't help being very serious, and replied with concern: "I just came back, the peninsula war is over, this is just to see your old age, don't work too hard when you are old, you have to study this thing slowly, it takes time to accumulate, There is no chance to do other things when you are tired.”

When Huang Chengyan saw Huang Yueying behind Xu Ding, he felt more at ease. This kid Xu Ding still had a conscience and knew to go to Yueying immediately.

So Fu Xu laughed loudly and said: "It's okay, it's just a gadget, and it will come out after you fiddle with it. You said this thing is very important, so naturally you should get it out first. How about it? Does it look good?"

Xu Ding nodded in satisfaction, then approached and observed this big guy.

It was basically as he had imagined. Anyway, Xu Ding didn't know much about it. He only understood the basic operating principle of the steam engine, and he didn't understand anything else.

When it comes to electric motors and internal combustion engines, maybe you can still come up with an idea. After all, steam engines have long been used in later generations, and all internal combustion engines and electric motors are used.

In later generations, whoever has never studied physical chemistry or something, who has never played with small electromechanical devices.

"Very good! But the noise is still a bit loud. I will continue to improve in the future, continue to increase the power output, optimize the structure, and make it as small as possible to make it more stable, safer, and more convenient to use." Xu Ding said a goal instruction, and then And said to everyone:
"Everyone has worked hard, go down and rest, record all your achievements, and reward them together at that time."

"Thank you, my lord!"

Huang Chengyan's assistant and disciples liked it very much, and they were motivated only by rewards. Naturally, everyone was happy, and they all replied, and then they all went down to rest.

Huang Chengyan left a few people to stare at the steam, let it continue to run, and then he also left the test platform with Xu Ding and Huang Yueying.

"Bokang, you said this steam engine is very important. What can it be used for? Can you tell me now?" After leaving the test platform, Huang Chengyan couldn't match his curiosity in the end.

Huang Yueying was also very curious. Since Xu Ding said that this thing is very important, it must be really important.

Xu Dingdao: "This steam engine is a product of the strategic level. It can be used in many ways. First, it can replace manpower, assist other mechanical processing, create better quality weapons and save manpower. I believe you have seen this. Secondly, it can also be installed. Go to the boat, let the boat go faster, make him get rid of the shortcomings of wind and manpower, and let the boat go farther.

Also, it can be mounted on a cart to make the cart walk on land, just like a carriage, and can replace cows, horses, donkeys, and mules.

Of course, it’s not yet possible, but we can make two parallel steel tracks. On a fixed track, I call this thing a train. It only needs a steam engine to transport the goods that hundreds of people assist in hauling. "

Is this still possible?

This brain hole is really big, let the steam engine do the work that people do, this is Huang Chengyan's feeling after hearing it.

If it was before, he would have thought it a bit mysterious, but now he doesn't think so, the steam engine was made by himself, and he can't understand how much power it can provide.

But Huang Yueying secretly thought, isn't this the train and steamboat that Xu Ding mentioned before?

It turned out that they were powered by steam engines.

It turns out that these are really achievable.

What about the plane?

Huang Yueying faintly looked forward to it.

"Yueying, why are you staring at Bokang all this time?" Huang Chengyan found that Huang Yueying's eyes on Xu Ding were a bit wrong at this moment.

Huang Yueying hesitated and said: "Brother Xu, can the steam engine be equipped with wings and fly?"

"Pfft!" Huang Chengyan laughed directly when he heard the words, my ugly brain is bigger than Xu Ding.

Only she dared to imagine that the steam engine could fly up into the sky with wings.

"Uh! It's possible in theory, but it's not practical." Xu Ding was taken aback by Huang Yueying's question, and then continued to explain:
"You want to see the airplane I told you before. To fly an airplane, first of all it depends on the aerodynamic force generated by the wings. The greater the power output rate of the airplane, the greater the lift.

When the lift force is greater than the weight of the aircraft itself, the aircraft can take off and soar in the air.

Although the power of a steam engine can be great, compared with its own weight, the power it provides cannot generate enough lift to fly off the ground.

Even if it can fly, it is estimated that it will only be loaded in a short time, so the theory is feasible, but the reality is meaningless. "

(End of this chapter)