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Volume 1 Thunder Forest Chapter 208 Steam Ball

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    Yang originally planned to develop steam engines, internal combustion engines and electric motors, but the electric motor died and the other two power devices also gave him a blow. He found that there were no similar reserves of coal and oil on the mainland because of the elemental content in the air.  If it is too high, the required veins discovered are mainly magic cores. The energy condensed by a small piece of magic core is far more than a mountain of coal and hundreds of barrels of oil. Therefore, magic talisman arrays and magic furnaces are commonly used on the mainland.  Make energy.  Yang's dream of steam engines and internal combustion engines had to fail due to lack of fuel sources. Yang is still overcoming the leakage problem of the generator, but the progress is slow at present. For the time being, Qing must stay in the Star Chariot to act as a power source to drive the weapons and actions on it.  device, so in the battle with the Sky Beast, Xing did not turn the Star Chariot into a Star King Kong, because the energy stored inside could only allow it to move for a short time, which was really the same as "Ultraman".  Yang is not discouraged by this. Although French cores are commonly used as energy sources on the mainland. The advantage is that they are small in size, have sufficient energy and are easy to carry. However, the shortcomings of French cores are also obvious, that is, they are rare in number and very difficult to obtain. All abandoned magic cores on the mainland  The core is equivalent to a gem, and the price is very high. It is impossible for ordinary people to use it in large quantities. Yang is able to defeat all kinds of demons in the abyss and flee in panic. This is completely supported by the magic core collected by Moi. This method is completely incomparable.  The magic core can only be found in creatures such as monsters and monsters at first, and is exclusively used by high-level mages.  Later, the founder of Taoism accidentally discovered that there was a similar magic core in the underground need pulse, which made the magic core a necessity for each magic sect to provide mana. However, there were still too many monks and too few monks. Every magic sect regarded the need pulse as the foundation of the sect.  As soon as a new need is discovered, it will be scooped up at all costs. Over the past thousands of years, the country, sects, families, chambers of commerce and other major forces have long since carved up all the known needs. How about ordinary people getting their hands on it?  Now among the various sects of the Six Laws and Six Arts, Dharma Core is equivalent to a kind of hard currency higher than currency. Many mages have long lost interest in earthly gold and silver treasures. The heavenly materials and earthly treasures they need must be exchanged with Dharma Core. Different levels of  People also have requirements for the quality of magic cores. The exchange ratio for low-level, intermediate, upper-level and top-level magic cores can reach one to one thousand!  Under such circumstances, it is simply wishful thinking to use French nuclear energy to make trains, cars, televisions, and radio stations. Even if it can be done, the cost will be extremely high and it cannot be spread to ordinary people.  The most expensive part of his "Thousands of Miles of Sound and Light" is the signal transmitting and receiving device driven by the French nuclear power. The radio is okay, and the price is affordable for a wealthy family. However, the TV receiver that can receive images can only rely on technological improvements.  And mass production to reduce costs, currently can only be used as a technology demonstration.  Therefore, he is eager to find a cheap energy source that can continuously provide power. Now he places his hope on the steam ball machine in front of him.  At first, he used "sonar" to detect the steam locomotive built by Mudic and others, and found that the basic principle was not the same as the steam engine he thought of, a coal-fired heating boiler pushing a connecting rod.  Although the Nine Realms were established by a bad creator god based on the earth, the basic rules of the world are somewhat different. It is not feasible to copy the earth's scientific and technological concepts mechanically. Yang has already proved this through countless failed control experiments.  He had long thought about building a steam engine, but in practice he found that he still had to face the same problems as electric motors.  The water here can be boiled, but the kinetic energy generated is very weak, which is inconsistent with the physical concept in Yang memory that the change of material state will release a large amount of energy.  The reason for this is that free water elements are everywhere in the air. They will take away the energy of water vapor. Boiling a pot of water can at most lift the lid, but it cannot push large machinery.  However, Mudic's design took a different approach. They used a special spherical container to seal and heat the water element, and then highly compressed it to generate an ultra-high-temperature and high-pressure steam. Due to the isolation of the influence of external water elements, this steam ball  The power output is no less than that of steam engines on Earth.  This is completely contrary to the theory that liquids on Earth are difficult to compress, but here in the Nine Realms everything is possible. It is common to even put huge objects into wallet-sized storage bags, creating this kind of steam ball that seems to be grasped with one hand.  It's not too shocking.  Another reason why Yang is optimistic about this technology is that in addition to compressing water elements, which requires a little magic core, heating at high temperatures and making strong metal spherical containers does not require advanced magic. It can be done using earth's high-pressure boilers and metallurgical knowledge.  This makes it possible for ordinary people to participate.  "Compared to earth steam engines, this kind of steam ball engine is more efficient, and the heating fuel is not very selective. Trees, charcoal, and plant and animal fats and oils widely planted on the continent can all be used.  With Yang's steam engine concept, Mudic and his team, who were still blindly exploring the use of steam balls, quickly found a direction and quickly produced this machine that was more than half in size compared to the float on display, and the driving device was twice as complex.  , can drive several machines at the same timeA steam ball machine that moves toward the piston and crankshaft.  Yang's plan is to first successfully drive a war colossus through experiments that does not require a magic core or a magic furnace. Although the steam train is more practical, now the mainland is about to be stormy, with the top ten competing for hegemony inside and the final battle outside.  With the huge shadow of the coming war, if the bright future of the steam ball machine can be shown first in the military, it will be of great benefit to him in pushing society into the mechanization era.  "The fifty-first test of the steam ball machine has officially begun, ignite the steam to heat up the steam!" As Yang gave the order, a group of engineers in white coats hurriedly got out of the way and watched the monster-like steam ball machine roar from inside.  With a roaring sound, streams of white steam were sprayed out from all parts of the machine. Although most of the surrounding engineers were professionals, they couldn't avoid seeing the steam.  This is a reference to the pressure relief device used by earth steam engines to prevent excessive steam pressure. This is also a major drawback of steam ball machines. Compared with earth boilers, the ultra-high temperature steam inside the steam ball machine causes great damage to materials, so it must be used  Condensation measures are used to reduce the temperature. Even so, the temperature of the discharged cooling gas is still several hundred degrees, and engineers must wear special clothing to operate it.  So the engineers present were all wearing thick white coats, masks and hats, and they looked the same as their counterparts on earth. They chose this kind of service because of Yang's bad taste. He felt that a large group of engineers were conducting experiments on major inventions.  , it was really unofficial without a signature uniform, and it felt like a group of people in white coats were surrounding the rocket. Oh, it was a steam ball machine, so it was stipulated that all engineers participating in his experiments must wear white coat uniforms.  Unexpectedly, this idea was recognized by Wu Nai and Lorento. They believed that wearing a white coat can clearly reveal the experimental solvent and small parts stained when doing experiments. Wearing a hat and mask can also prevent hair debris and breath interference.  So now Black Tornado and Unknown Academy are full of experimenters dressed in white, especially the Alchemy Association, which has been written into the rules as a uniform, all thanks to Baiyang.  As the steam filled the air, everyone was paying close attention to the status of several power valves on the steam ball machine. They had been working on it for almost a month without sleep, and failed fifty times. If they failed again this time, even if they kept hanging on their lips,  "Failure is the mother of success." It is estimated that the impact on team morale will be huge.  "It's moving, it's moving!" A voice shouted first, and everyone saw that the mechanical shaft of a crankshaft linkage device placed on the experimental table began to move slowly, and then the other one also began to move, and then  All the mechanical shafts began to reciprocate. At that moment, the mechanical shafts moving through the steam ball machine turned the machine into a living giant octopus on the sea floor. It spread its teeth and claws and stretched out multiple arms and legs, marking a new power machine.  The birth of.  Yang suppressed his excitement and quickly asked the engineers to compare the observed power output records. It was not enough to move it by light. If this thing was just a showpiece and could not drive the huge mechanical system on the War Colossus, then his efforts would be in vain.  "The average output of the right axis is thirty stones (the unit of measurement of power in magic, equivalent to thirty magic stones, the power of a hundred horses), and the output of the left axis has also reached thirty stones" With a series of readings  After being reported out, everyone at the scene was finally relieved.  A storm of applause sounded in the laboratory, and many engineers hugged each other with tears in their eyes. Many of them were engineers without any magic power. They had never thought that they could create something with just their dexterous hands.  A machine comparable to a hundred horses, their quick minds have long realized that this machine is not just used to make weapons. It needs to dig wells, dig wells for irrigation, build roads and build houses. There are so many places where it can play a role.  too much!  Yang also heaved a sigh of relief. It is indeed much easier to invent by standing on the shoulders of giants. The earliest steam engine invented only had a few horsepower and an efficiency of only 8%. However, he used this steam ball to reach a hundred horsepower at the beginning.  , the conversion rate is as high as 20%, which can be said to be a leap to the sky, proving that his design is very successful.  As a prime mover, the steam ball machine can provide a steady stream of power and will lay a solid foundation for the coming machine age. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but join the ranks of the celebrants.  After just a short period of excitement, there are still many important things to do. The current steam ball machine is only equivalent to the cylinder and boiler part of the earth's steam engine, as well as the piston, crank connecting rod mechanism, slide valve steam distribution mechanism, speed regulating mechanism and flywheel.  When the additional components were not completed, in addition, taking into account the naval superiority of the Merchant Alliance, he also planned to use a steam ball machine as the power of the iron-shelled warship. This would also require a steam turbine to directly drive the steam turbine. This was the beginning of a long road of research.  , but he did not intend to continue to participate personally. Looking at the engineers celebrating in white coats, Yang smiled evilly, leaving this burden to the "engineers".
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