Release that Witch - Chapter 1207

[Chapter 1179 3-cylinder Rubik’s Cube Power]

Anna walked around the prototype twice, and accurately expressed her first impressions.

“It’s… small.”

“But there is an indescribable beauty,” Celine mused, “especially the dense pipes around it, which are almost like tentacles.”

Roland couldn’t help laughing. The observation angles of the two were completely different, but the conclusions they got were extremely appropriate. They both succinctly expressed the characteristics of the new machine.

Compared with the first cast iron steam engine made by Anna, the size of the prototype has been reduced by more than ten times. This is due to the great leap in processing technology, but the most important thing is that the boiler is omitted.

At present, Neverwinter’s steam engine has been developed to the fourth generation, but the boiler part has not changed much—whether it is burning coke, firewood, or heavy oil, a huge combustion chamber and steam generator are inevitable.

But now, what replaced it was only a rectangular steel box that was one meter long, half a meter wide, and less than twenty centimeters thick.

This box is also the core of the entire system.

Although in simple terms, it is to put the Rubik’s Cube and water into a container to achieve the fusion of combustion and evaporation, but neither the nearly stringent sealing requirements nor the high-pressure pipeline shell were able to achieve this in Border Town at the beginning. within reach.

In other words, even if you can get the relics of the Radiant Clan at that time, it is estimated that the role it can play is no different from others.

One end of the steel box is inlaid with three Rubik’s Cubes side by side, as the source of power for the machine, and a layer of lead blocks is placed at the bottom to block excess rays.

More than ten heat pipes are neatly arranged on the top of the smooth shell, and return from the bottom after passing through the secondary water tank and the cooling condenser. It is reliable enough, and theoretically there is no need to add new heat transfer medium when it is scrapped.

Of course, this size is not the limit of the new steam engine.

Water is just the most readily available and cheapest heat transfer medium. If it is replaced with other more efficient media, such as liquid alkali metal, the volume can be made smaller under the same power.

It’s just that the principle prototype mainly verifies the feasibility of the scheme, and Roland finally resisted the urge to complete it in one step.

After all, in the event of an overheating leakage accident, if the alkali metal in the steam state is mixed with water vapor, the entire laboratory may be blown up to the sky.

The pipe protruding from the heating box can continuously transmit the heat generated by the Rubik’s Cube until it boils the secondary water tank. The subsequent process is no different from that of an ordinary steam engine, using the mature technology of Neverwinter.

The part that Celine appreciates the most is the condensation pipes evenly distributed on both sides of the body-in order to obtain a large enough heat dissipation area, each pipe is twisted and twisted, and it is said that it is a tentacle. No violation.

If the current steam engines are all stupid, black and thick, this prototype can be called small and exquisite, especially the silver-white core box and those maroon heat-conducting copper tubes that can reflect a human face complement each other. To a certain extent, it is much more dazzling than its predecessors.

Even a layman who knows nothing about industry can tell the level of a person at a glance.

In terms of craftsmanship alone, it is enough to deserve the title of artwork.

“So… let’s start?” Roland looked at the two of them.

Anna nodded, stretched out her hand and put it on the joystick, “Come together.”

Celine hesitated for a while, and finally lowered her main beard, and gently placed it on the hands of the king and queen.

“The Rubik’s Cube steam engine principle prototype test, three, two, one, start—”

Along with Roland’s countdown, the operating lever was pulled to the maximum limit with a click, and the linkage mechanism pressed the switches of the three Rubik’s cubes at the same time, and the landmark new generation of power source began its first operation.

However, there was silence at the scene, as if nothing happened.

“Uh…failed?” Seeing the unresponsive machine, Celine hesitated.

“No, let it burn for a while.” Roland replied calmly.

After about two minutes, the core box trembled slightly, and a “light” on the pipe also emitted a soft yellow light—it was a pressure gauge made of stickman relics, and it indicated that the pressure inside the pipe was developing. Variety.

The heat transfer process was obviously much slower, and after waiting for nearly five minutes, the secondary water tank finally gushed out steam, and pushed the piston to start running slowly.

As the temperature in the tube gradually increases, the speed of the flywheel of the steam engine is also getting faster and faster, and at the same time it also drives the water pump of the condensing system-the main function of the latter is to increase the speed of fluid circulation in the tube and re-pump the heat transfer medium with reduced temperature. Return to the core box.

So far, the new machine has completed a complete cycle and officially entered the running state.

“It seems that the effect is not bad,” Anna let out a long breath, with a slight smile on his face, “It’s just that the startup speed is a bit slow.”

“This can be regarded as a common problem of steam engines,” Roland nodded. Heat transfer takes time, and even if it is replaced with a more efficient heat medium, it cannot compare to an internal combustion engine that can start when it is ignited.

In addition, since at least three water tanks are required to maintain circulation in theory, no matter how small its volume is, it is much larger than an internal combustion engine.

In addition, the Rubik’s Cube consumes too much uranium pieces too quickly, which makes this prototype have almost no practical value.

But any industrial product comes through step by step in this way.

As long as Celine can solve the problem of durability, its distinct advantages cannot be ignored-mature technology allows it to be put into production quickly, light enough to be placed on most vehicles, popular without increasing fuel burden, etc. Wait.

Even if the durability problem cannot be improved for a while, ships built on the basis of new power sources can save a lot of space for storing fuel, thereby loading more cargo or weapons.

Half an hour later, the operating speed of the steam engine reached its limit, the whole body was shaking, and the chirping sound of the exhaust port turned into a sharp whistling sound.

Apparently, the core box composed of three Rubik’s Cubes had too much power for this steam engine. Roland pulled the operating lever back to the first gear, which was equivalent to turning off two Rubik’s Cubes before the prototype stabilized again.

This is followed by lengthy reliability tests.

This step will last for about a week, and it is also the link that is most likely to expose problems. After all, the principle of the new machine is extremely simple to say, and UU Reading www.sonicmtl.com It is not difficult to make it work, but the difficulty is long-term and stable run down.

Standing in front of a rattling steam engine was originally an extremely tedious task, but for Roland it became a means of decompression.

Sitting with Anna in the yard, chatting and paying attention to the dynamics of the prototype, just like the time when the two first met, relaxed and peaceful.

At some point, Celine quietly left the laboratory, leaving only him and Anna in the yard.

The latter rested his head on his shoulder, and the noise of the machine seemed very distant.

“If it succeeds, will we be one step closer to your former world?”

“Well, it will be shortened a lot at once-you must know that the world has not yet realized similar technology.”

“Is the four-wheeled car you mentioned that can be driven by one person also realized?”

“Okay, if you like, I can design a simple one for you to try.”

“Okay!” Anna’s voice jumped a lot, “By the way, what name do you plan to give this machine?”

“Does it have to have a name?” Roland smiled.

“Of course.” She looked extremely serious.

“Okay then, Black Technology No. 1 and Rubik’s Cube Power, which one do you choose?”

“Where is it black…Really, I will choose the latter one. But how does this name distinguish the difference in model?”

“Simple, a Rubik’s Cube represents a cylinder, and the prototype is called a three-cylinder Rubik’s Cube Power, how about it?”

“There’s always something weird about it.”

“Don’t worry about those details…”

The laughter of the two mixed with the sound of the machine, forming a long-lasting melody in the yard.

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