Chapter 220 New Steam Turbine
The problem with the airship’s transmission shaft made Purficott realize that without the support of the local industrial strength of the Victoria Empire, airships that looked beautiful and powerful could Vehicles are also full of problems.
Although alchemy can be used to make up for the lack of processing accuracy, machining is not just a problem of processing accuracy that needs to be solved.
"Perhaps I should contact the empire and ask the navy to build the shipyard they promised first?" Purficott thought about this problem while eating a not-so-luxurious dinner.
According to the results of the Royal Council's deliberations, the empire will try its best to build a complete industrial system in the north this year, and the navy has promised to move part of the royal shipyard here.
Originally, this part was placed in the second half of the entire plan. According to the original plan, the shipyard would be moved here after the relevant supporting industry chain was established in the north. But now it seems that Perfectcourt may have to first A maintenance factory has been built in the north.
But this is not a big problem. You only need to adjust the order of some items to solve this problem.
And after learning about the progress of projects related to the Northern Territory, Purficott also intended to adjust the order of some plans, because she wanted to apply large-scale autonomous machinery in the Northern Territory and build a shield machine at the same time. If so, some supporting industries do need to be arranged in advance.
After all, without the relevant machining capabilities, she would not be able to build several large-scale autonomous machines just by rubbing her hands.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but look at Professor Archibald aside, and asked him: "Professor, I heard from Grandpa Afu that you have completed the improvement of the new steam turbine this winter, right? ? Can you tell me the specific situation? ”
"Okay, Lord Earl!" Professor Archibald saw Purficott asking him about the progress of the project. He happily put down the tableware in his hand, took a sip of the drink to clear his mouth, and then said to Perficott. : "During this winter, what I have mainly completed is the improvement of the materials and structure of the new steam turbine as instructed by you, Lord Count.
Currently, the formula adjustment of the new material has been completed, and the adjusted nickel-chromium alloy It has been able to perfectly meet the needs of use. The prototype that was previously trial-produced has been able to run continuously for more than 128 hours.”
It can run continuously for 128 hours, which is almost five days. Although this continuous operation time is far from that of Perfe. There is still a certain distance from Kurt's ideal state, but it is already very good.
So Purficott nodded with satisfaction and praised Professor Archibald: "This is a satisfactory number. Professor, you deserve the most credit."
" Your Excellency, I have only made some improvements on your research results, and I do not deserve your praise." Professor Archibald was not proud of this.
He clearly knew that the formula for the new material nickel-chromium alloy was given by Purficott, and the prototype design of the new steam turbine was also completed by Purficott. He just made some improvements.
Perfect can naturally praise him for taking the greatest credit, but it would be somewhat shameless for him to think so.
“No, no, although I proposed these projects, I really don’t have enough energy to complete them. Professor, your ability to realize them is inseparable from your hard work and dedication this winter. It's open, so you don't have to be so humble." Purficott did not ignore Professor Archibald's contribution. After thanking him again, he asked: "So what is the output power of the new steam turbine now? ? What can it do? ”
Completing the predetermined design goals is only part of it. Whether it can meet the power requirements is what Perficott is most concerned about.
Although she has opened a new page in the Jade Book by installing the new steam turbine on the steam knight's armor, the significance of the new steam turbine goes beyond this. What's more, the new steam turbine she used on the Steam Knight Armor is a small model with reduced output. Compared with the prototype that Professor Archibald is responsible for researching, the power is much smaller, and there is naturally a gap in the scope of application.
So Purficott is very concerned about how effective Professor Archibald's improvements will be and whether they can meet her expectations.
“The latest prototype can already reach an output power of 220 horsepower. We tried to install it in a coal mine. It is currently working in good condition and the effect is very good.” Professor Archibald mentioned By this time, the expression on his face was very proud.
Perfect also showed a surprised expression when she heard what he said, although Professor Archibald had said before she left the North that the output power of the new steam turbine could reach 200 horsepower. , but this is only theoretical data. The output power of the prototype at that time was only 50 horsepower, and there was still a big gap between it and 200 horsepower.
Now that Professor Archibald has been able to increase the output power so much, it can be seen that he has put in a lot of effort and effort this winter.
"Thank you for your efforts, Professor." Purficott picked up the wine glass and expressed his gratitude to Professor Archibald.
Professor Archibald was a little flattered. He hurriedly picked up his wine glass and touched it lightly with Perfectcott.
"Professor, please give me a copy of the drawings of the new steam turbine. I want to see if there is anything that can be improved." Purficott put down his glass and immediately asked Professor Archibald. Design drawing.
She plans to use her omniscient eye to optimize the design, and then apply it to large-scale autonomous machinery.
Originally Purficott did not plan to do this, because what she wanted to optimize was the design of large-scale autonomous machinery. After all, the technological gap between this thing and this era is still a bit big, even if it does not require an omniscient eye. Even Purficott himself was not sure enough.
But when she heard that the damage to the airship had affected the territory's food supply, she suddenly realized that the current industrial base in the North was too weak. Before the entire industrial system was established and the North had sufficient industrial strength, large-scale Self-regulating machines are just a beautiful vision.
Even if she builds it, it will have the same embarrassing problem as the airship, that is, it cannot be repaired after it is damaged.
You must know that the structural complexity of large-scale autonomous machinery is higher than that of airships. The transmission shaft of airships cannot be repaired, let alone large-scale autonomous machinery?
Perfect is not the kind of fool who thinks that once something is made, it can be used forever without maintenance and repair. She clearly knows that the more sophisticated the equipment, the more it requires maintenance and repair. Be careful.
So it is better to lay a good industrial foundation first and then consider other things.
(End of this chapter)