Steel Dynasty - Chapter 421

[Chapter 421 Steam Explosion]

Standing in the courtyard, Xiao Ming looked in the direction of Bowen College. After waiting for a while, no smoke came out.

He thought that this must not be an explosion in the School of Chemistry, because there would basically be a burst of smoke after the explosion in the School of Chemistry,

but no matter what it was, he had to go and see it. It would be troublesome if someone died. Thinking of this, He immediately asked people to prepare horses and go to Bowen College.

“What’s going on?”

As soon as he arrived at Bowen College, Xiao Ming ran straight to the crowded place.

“Your Highness.” When they saw Xiao Ming, the students immediately started shouting at each other.

“The laboratory of the School of Physics exploded. Lin Wentao and five students were scalded by hot water.”

“Students of the School of Physics said they were doing steam experiments, and the boiler exploded without thinking.”

“…”

Xiao Ming on the way here He had basically guessed it, because at the last meeting, the steam engine was the first item on the list given to him by Lin Wentao. The students said this and verified his guess.

“Where are they?” Xiao Ming was a little anxious. These are all technical backbones.

At this time, a person who participated in the experiment said: “Your Highness, please rest assured. They were not seriously injured. They were just splashed by hot water. They are all at Dr. Sun’s place now.”

Hearing this, Xiao Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

He walked through the crowd towards the physics laboratory. At this time, the laboratory was full of water. In the middle, a deformed boiler lay on the ground, and the air outlet was blown open.

He sighed. He had also warned Lin Wentao that the steam would explode. Unexpectedly, something happened. Fortunately, this was just an experiment on a small steam boiler and was not very powerful.

After checking the scene, Xiao Ming walked towards the inside of the college, which was the territory of the medical school.

When he arrived at the medical school, he saw Lin Wentao and six other people in Dr. Sun’s clinic.

“Your Highness, ouch.” Lin Wentao wanted to stand up when he saw Xiao Ming, but immediately covered his calf and grinned.

Xiao Ming hurriedly asked him to sit down. He looked at Lin Wentao’s legs. There was a spot on his calf where the skin had been burned off by hot water, and there were some blisters.

He looked at the other students and saw that the other five students had some signs of being scalded by hot water.

“Why don’t you be careful? Didn’t I tell you that you need to make a pressure gauge first? The only problem is that it won’t explode if you can’t control the pressure of the boiler.” Xiao Ming said.

Lin Wentao smiled bitterly and said: “Your Highness, I blame you for being a little eager for quick success this time. I have already given the structural diagram of the pressure gauge to the equipment department, but I couldn’t wait and took them to conduct a steam experiment first. Unexpectedly, the pressure estimate of the boiler was wrong. There was an explosion.”

Hearing this, Xiao Ming shook his head.

The structure of the pressure gauge is not complicated, Qingzhou can provide all the required materials, and the construction of the pressure gauge can be produced by existing machine tools.

In other words, it is not that Qingzhou cannot produce pressure gauges, but that there is no such invention.

Now Xiao Ming gave the design drawing to Lin Wentao. According to the design drawing, it is not a problem for craftsmen who can basically produce watches to make pressure gauges.

The reason why he wanted the pressure gauge to come out first was to reduce experimental accidents when manufacturing steam engines.

After all, he has a complete set of knowledge, and there is no need to start this kind of research from a blank. In fact, the knowledge mastered by Lin Wentao and others has also skipped the simplest steam engine.

“It doesn’t matter. It’s fine as long as you people are fine. To me, you are more important than a steam engine. If something happens to you this time, no one will be able to make the things in the textbooks for me in the future.” Xiao Ming said with a smile.

Lin Wentao and others also laughed when they heard this. They were also touched by Xiao Ming’s concern for them.

At this time, Dr. Sun said: “Your Highness, don’t worry. They are all minor injuries. They will be fine after a few days of rest.”

“I feel relieved now. Remember, you first cooperate with the Equipment Department to produce the pressure gauge. Continue the experiment below.” Xiao Ming warned.

Lin Wentao nodded, “Yes, Your Highness.”

After appeasing the six people, Xiao Ming continued to ask: “Since you are all developing steam engines, what progress is there now?”

“Now the students basically understand the principles of steam engines. , this steam engine is actually a clay pot for boiling water. The steam is continuously generated in the clay pot, and the pressure inside the clay pot will become larger and larger. When it reaches a certain level, the steam will push open the lid of the clay pot. If Press the lid hard and don’t loosen it. When the pressure reaches a certain level, the clay pot will explode with steam. This explosion is based on this principle.”

After a pause, Lin Wentao continued: “So if it is in a clay pot. Add a piston, and the steam will push the piston outward. After releasing a part of the steam, the piston will fall back. When the pressure of the steam is sufficient, it will push the piston outward again, and so on. If it is on the piston rod, With the addition of various devices, the steam engine can perform linear motion, rotational motion, etc.”

Lin Wentao said clearly and clearly, Xiao Ming nodded, “Yes, it shows that you have a thorough understanding of the principles of steam engines, but. The principle is one thing, but creating a qualified steam engine is another. I am waiting for the day when you succeed, and then I will give you promotions.”

Lin Wentao and others suddenly laughed.

Xiao Ming was also smiling. According to the news brought by Yue Yun, the concept of steam engines had already appeared in the West. Now it was time for Lin Wentao to lead the people of the School of Physics to catch up.

And with a complete reserve of knowledge, he was confident that there would be minor setbacks in the process of manufacturing the Watt steam engine, but all it took to succeed was time.

However, he did not dare to underestimate the West. After all, today’s world is completely different from modern times, and even in modern times, the Watt steam engine was developed in this century, so he still has a long way to go.

After saying some encouraging words to Lin Wentao, Xiao Ming left Bowen College. Although this time was thrilling, the experimental accident was unavoidable, and he could not hide his illness and avoid medical treatment because of this experimental accident.

And now, with the students’ mastery and understanding of textbook knowledge, he believes that an era of technological explosion in Qingzhou is coming, and this technological explosion will be more fierce than that in the West.

With the advantage of science and technology, his fiefdom can catch up with the pace of today’s Western countries, otherwise the history of falling behind and being beaten will repeat itself.

After coming out of Bowen Academy, Xiao Ming went straight back to the palace.

Lin Wentao and others did not lack knowledge of steam engines. What they lacked was just application practice. In this regard, he had no choice but to let them move forward step by step.

And all he can do is provide a perfect environment for these students.

(End of chapter)