When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 651 Clockwork?
The person who proposed this plan was a scholar named Leonardo, but Horn was not impressed.

The first time he knew this name was because he was almost injured by mistake in the "Lightning Slime" incident.

Horn only remembered that the scholar was an engineer and came with teachers and students from King's University on River Island.

Leonardo, who looked to be in his thirties, was standing on the stage, talking animatedly, his bald hair covered by a wide-brimmed hat.

He stepped onto the podium at the recommendation of the Director of the Industry Department. He stuttered a little at first, but when he started talking about things he was familiar with, he instantly became fluent.

“…Based on the characteristics of Orichalcum, people generally believe that the best way for a single person to use Orichalcum is to use mana to string it, that is, to infuse mana to soften it and then string it.

With human's own strength, it is almost impossible to wind it up unless it is at the level of a titled knight.

But after a month of research, I noticed one thing. Just because orichalcum can be strung with mana doesn't mean it can only be strung with mana. Isn't it possible to directly use the water power of the dam to strung it?
I have to mention that in the windmill lands people used windmills as mills very early, and water-powered mills can be seen everywhere in Hotham County in the Thousand River Valley.

But these mills all have one thing in common: they are used in fixed locations and cannot be transported.”

At this point, Leonardo smiled crookedly when he saw the many high-ranking officials who had been whetted by him.

"According to my calculations for the small spring, a 30-pound orichalcum spring can lift 10 pounds of water 170 meters in 10 seconds. I'm afraid no one except the Holy Grandson has the power to do this.

However, if the huge water power caused by the difference in height of the Neo River is utilized, this flood-like force can be sealed in a clockwork.

It takes about an hour to tighten and loosen 30 pounds of orichalcum using a flywheel, but it can lift 1 pounds of water or 4 pounds of iron ore.

When it runs out, we simply dismantle it and replace it with another new orichalcum spring, which can provide endless power, even comparable to the star-forged gears. "

Hearing this, Horn couldn't help but his eyes lit up.

If the Starcast Gear can be compared to electric motors to a certain extent due to its theoretical 95% efficiency, then this kind of clockwork engine is only a practical counterpart to the steam engine.

Because the steam engine converts heat energy into mechanical energy, a large amount of the sulfur in the coal is lost. Until 1840, the highest efficiency of the steam engine was only 8%.

However, the clockwork mechanism converts pure mechanical energy. According to Horn's calculations, the efficiency of the Holy Gun in firing lead bullets is about 65%.

If possible, Horn would certainly like to follow the old steam engine path of his hometown, which is a track he is familiar with, but the problem is that the water steam in this world just can't push the piston.

Normally, the essence of a steam engine is that coal heats the cylinder, and after boiling, the water vapor expands and pushes the piston, using this force.

But the water vapor in this world will lie flat and disappear when the pressure is high, and the mass before and after the cylinder is obviously inconsistent, which is the phenomenon of void penetration.

It's fine for pushing up a thin iron cover, but it's hard for it to lift 100 pounds, not to mention 1 horsepower.

The efficiency of the peat-driven steam engine prototype made by Shilov was less than 0.5%, and more than 99% of the heat energy was wasted.

Although the Star-Forged Gears are good, they can only be concentrated in Autumn Dusk Island and cannot form a scale effect. This has always been a headache for Horn. He is even considering whether he can build an industrialized system on one island.

According to Leonardo, the clockwork machine can effectively fill this gap.

But soon, Horn discovered a loophole. The advantage of a clockwork spring is that it does not experience the energy loss of converting thermal energy into kinetic energy, but the disadvantage is that the energy in the coal can be locked forever. Can your clockwork spring do this?
As expected, not long after, Hemoting stood up with an unhappy face and asked: "What about the locking device? After winding the spring, it is always ready to be fired. Can you stop time and transport the spring?"

Leonardo looked up at her and said, "The locking device of the clockwork gun must be made of high-pressure steel to ensure that the weight of the weapon does not exceed the standard.

But the clockwork engine is not a weapon, can't you just pile up the materials and lock it? You have all the high-quality ore veins in North Mound County, are you short of iron?"

The engineers who were originally following Hemodin's noisy voice suddenly became silent. Yes, now the mines they own are not only the mines in Mayo Town, but the mines in the entire North Mound County.

There are not only many mines there, but also many rivers, so mine drainage is a big problem, but the clockwork machine can solve this problem.

They looked at each other and realized that they had actually forgotten this.

Since they all started out as clockwork gun makers, their thinking habit is all about the path from spell energy to potential energy to kinetic energy.

Who would have thought that it was possible to use the water power from the dam to wind a large spring?

Not only these engineers, but even Horn himself was surprised.

Looking back, he himself even overlooked this problem which could not be simpler.

Originally they only had one county or even an island, so metal resources were quite scarce and they had to use them sparingly.

But things are different now. On the one hand, the emergence of alchemical reactors has greatly reduced the losses in the alchemical process. On the other hand, as Horn occupied the entire Thousand River Valley, the metal resources he could mobilize were more than ten times more than in the past.

In addition, North Mound County mined iron ore on a large scale for the war, and the output of minerals was higher than in recent years.

The Kingdom of Leia blocked rivers and roads, the Pope imposed excommunication, and the iron ore in North Mound County could not be sold, causing the price of steel to fall sharply.

In order to ensure the interests of the mine owners and the Steel Guild, Horn even had to "waste" more.

In this way, wouldn't it be possible to try those designs that were theoretically feasible but not allowed under the conditions in the past?

At this moment, countless ideas popped up in Horn's mind that were previously impossible to implement due to various resources and conditions.

For example, clockwork-driven chariots, clockwork-driven locomotives, clockwork-driven forging presses and blowers, and even clockwork cannons...

The most important thing is that he can finally transform from intensive industry to discrete industry, and the transportation costs saved are not small.

The Papal States is so big and has so many people, why did it take until now for them to react?
Are many monks and fellows caught in the same misconception, or is it because his authority is too great that the monks dare not raise any opinions?
What happened to the Papal States? Was it a systemic problem? Horn couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Either way, the fact that this engineer had broken through that barrier and even designed a dam turbine in one go to wind the mainspring was enough to interest Horn.

"Collect his files and information and put them in my office tomorrow morning." Turning around, Horn instructed Rene beside him.

"Yes, Your Majesty." René nodded immediately.

(End of this chapter)