Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 220 New Steam Turbine
The problem with the airship's drive shaft made Purficott realize that without the support of the local industrial strength of the Victoria Empire, an airship, a seemingly beautiful and powerful vehicle, was 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 mainland of 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 relevant supporting industry chain must be established in the north before the shipyard could be moved here. But now it seems that Perfectcourt may have to move here first. A maintenance factory has been built in the north.

However, 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 related projects in the North, Purficott also intends to adjust the order of some plans, because she wants to apply large-scale autonomous machinery in the North and build shield machines at the same time. Some supporting industries You really need to arrange it in advance.

After all, without the relevant mechanical processing capabilities, she wouldn't 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 on the side 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 about it? What’s 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, I mainly completed the improvement work on the materials and structure of the new steam turbine as instructed by you, Lord Count.

It has been running continuously for 128 hours, which is almost five days. Although this continuous running time is still far from the ideal state in Purficott's mind, 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."

At present, the formula adjustment of the new material has been completed, and the adjusted nickel-chromium alloy can perfectly meet the needs of use. The prototype produced before has been able to run continuously for more than 128 hours. "

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.

"Your Majesty, you are so complimentary. I only made some improvements on your research results and I don't deserve your praise." Professor Archibald was not proud of this.

Purficott can naturally praise him for taking the greatest credit, but it would be a bit 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, so you should There is no need to be so self-effacing." 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? matter?"

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 was very concerned about how effective Professor Archibald's improvements would be and whether they could meet her expectations.

"The latest prototype can already reach an output of 220 horsepower. We have tried to install it in a coal mine. It is currently working well and the effect is very good." Professor Archibald mentioned this, with a smile on his face. The expression is very proud.

Purficott 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, this was 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, and 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 wine glass and immediately asked Professor Archibald for the design drawings.

She plans to use her omniscient eye to optimize the design and then apply it to large-scale autonomous machinery.

Originally, Purficott did not intend 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 she does not need the omniscient eye, it would be Purficott herself. Not sure enough either.

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.

We 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?

Purficott is not the kind of fool who thinks that once something is built, it can be used forever without maintenance and repair. She clearly knows that the more sophisticated the equipment, the more care it requires in maintenance and repair.

Therefore, it is better to lay a good industrial foundation first and then consider other things.

(End of this chapter)