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Chapter 1200 (Second update, please subscribe)
"Mom, the teacher said it will erupt one day."

When he got home, Diane pointed his finger at the conical peak of Osorno and told Mom like a grown-up.

However, Jiamei, who is only 28 years old, is the most beautiful time in a woman's life-full figure, rosy complexion, and excellent complexion.While she was knitting a sweater, she followed the direction of her son's finger and cast her eyes on the volcano in the distance.

She always likes to sit here, because when she looks up, she can see the Osorno Volcano—similar in shape to Mount Fuji in Japan, with an altitude of 2661 meters. Although the height and latitude are not high, the top of the volcano is covered by glaciers.

It looks very similar to Mt. Fuji, and many Dongying people living in Cape Port like to mail postcards with Osorno Volcano as the background.

July is the coldest season in Haijiao Harbor. Although the outdoor temperature is only about 7 degrees, the fireplace in the room is very warm. The wood is crackling, and the room is filled with a faint woody fragrance.Persian tapestries are hung on the wall, antlers are embedded on the wall, several landscape paintings are hung, a variety of wines are placed in the wine cabinet, and other small decorations, all of which indicate that the owner of the house is rich and prosperous. Yes, the family photo in the frame hanging on the wall shows the happiness of life.

"One day, there is indeed such a possibility, who knows?"

Jiamei continued to knit her sweater, and occasionally she would look at the house—the floor was polished and the house was very tidy.

As a housewife, even if she is pregnant, she can't take time off. In her view, it is her duty to take care of the housework and take care of her family. This does not even need to be instilled by the maid school in Dongying, because this is a woman's duty.

After a while, she will go to the kitchen to prepare dinner: steamed buns, braised cod and soup.When the sun was about to set, the husband would come home from the shipyard.

Then the family enjoys dinner here. This is the ordinary and ordinary life of most people, but it is beyond the reach of many people.

Diane spread the books and notebooks in her schoolbag on the table and started to do her homework.He had just written a few lines when he suddenly raised his head and said:

"The teacher said that the Osorno volcano is an active volcano. It will definitely erupt again and swallow everything around it. What should we do then?"

"Yeah? Is it true?"

The woman looked nervously at the snow-capped mountains in the distance, the snow-capped peaks were faintly discernible in the twilight.

"However, mother, you don't have to worry. The teacher said that we can leave here by boat. Dad is at the shipyard. We will definitely be able to board the boat then, and I will definitely protect mother..."

Looking at her son who looked like a little adult, Jiamei had a smile on her face.

"Well, Xiaoan in our family is the most powerful."

After the words fell, Jiamei looked out of the window, it was time to prepare dinner.

Just as Jiamei was preparing dinner as usual and waiting for her husband to come home, a train slowly drove into Haihong Shipyard.

The ends of the earth.

Although Haijiao Port is the southernmost port city in the empire, it is not desolate at all. This small city even has the fifth largest shipyard in the empire—Haihong Shipyard. The difference between most shipyards is that this shipyard is the pro-son of the Ministry of the Navy-the Ministry of the Navy holds 70% of its shares, so it is naturally favored by the Ministry of the Navy.Since its completion, it has received orders for several combat ships.

Moreover, compared with other shipyards, Haihong Shipyard is far away from residential areas, and it is more secretive here, which is very suitable for building secret warships including submarines.

As the train slowly entered the shipyard, Dai Yunpeng, who was wearing the uniform of a naval officer, said excitedly.

"finally reached!"

As a shipyard engineer, he has been waiting for its arrival.

"Jing Gong, is this the steam turbine you mentioned?"

Chen Wengong asked.

"Yes, this is a steam turbine. Nanhua General Dynamics has been developing this new type of engine for six years. It has been tested in a thermal power plant three years ago. Its performance is much more advanced than that of a reciprocating steam engine. Now it is delivered This steam turbine is a model that the company has just successfully developed and is suitable for use on warships. It will be sent to us first, and will be tested on the lightning strike ship. If the steam turbine test is successful, it may not take a few years for the new battleship to be ready It will be an unprecedented high-speed battleship. It will have thicker armor, higher speed, and more powerful naval guns, which can ensure that it will survive the sea arms race between us and the British. Let us occupy an absolute leading technological advantage!"

Dai Yunpeng said.

For a long time, as the demand for electricity has increased, power plants have been eager to have more efficient steam engines. After all, the reciprocating steam engines used to generate electricity are not only efficient, but also cannot generate electricity at full power for a long time.

Because of this, in order to improve the power generation efficiency of power plants, the company began to develop steam turbines many years ago. Compared with reciprocating steam engines, the efficiency of steam turbines has increased several times, and it can run at full power for a long time !

"Compared with the reciprocating steam engine, the steam flow of the steam turbine is continuous and high-speed, the flow rate per unit area is large, and the thermal efficiency is high, which is suitable for long-term full-power voyage. Using steam turbines on the Thunderbolt ship can not only achieve faster speed, Moreover, it can continue to sail at full speed for more than ten or even decades, which is more convenient for it to implement high-speed lightning strikes in naval battles!"

While they were talking, the steam engine in the box was hoisted by the tower crane. Looking at the not-so-big wooden box, Chen Wengong asked in puzzlement.

"Is it that big?"

"That's right! It's just that big. Regardless of its small size, it has a full power of 5000 horsepower. Do you know what that means?"

Dai Yunpeng looked expectantly at the hoisted steam turbine.

"With the same size, we can install four units on the Thunderbolt Ship, which is 24 horsepower! A steam warship with an original speed of 30 knots, after replacing it with a steam turbine, its maximum speed can be increased to [-] knots! Even higher !"

"What! Thirty... thirty knots! How is this possible!"

As a naval officer, Chen Wengong was obviously frightened by this speed.No ship has ever reached such a high speed on the sea.But Dai Yunpeng said again, as if he was talking endlessly.

"This is just the beginning. Right now, the lightning strike ship reaches this speed. In a few years, our battleship will also reach a speed of 30 knots..."

"A battleship at thirty knots?"

Chen Wengong said in surprise,

"This, this is a cruiser, or a battleship!"

(End of this chapter)