Chapter 1238 Suggestions for improving steam engines

Qu Mao has always been a resolute person, especially in the two fields of scientific and technological innovation and industrial development in Yigong territory, so he continued to wait patiently for an hour and saw the steam engine finally slowly driving about 10 meters away and came to

Next to the wall where the rails extend.

Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng had already pulled up the wall on that side. It turned out that the wall on that side was a door that opened upward.

Qu Mao pulled up a chair and sat down, and glanced helplessly at the locomotive where the neat engine prototype was. It was estimated that this locomotive would completely drive out of the laboratory, so Qu Mao waved his hand and said: "Bi Sheng, Yan Qisheng, will

Turn off the steam engine.

Come down, let’s discuss the direction of improvement of the steam engine prototype. It’s so grinding that even after dark today, we can’t run the two hundred meters of railway track.”

Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng looked at the boiler that was gradually burning at a loss. They had no choice but to pull up an iron door to close the boiler. They ignored the locomotive where the steam engine prototype was still sliding slowly outward. After all, this was

The experimental railway track is 200 meters long. Now the distance traveled by the locomotive is less than 20 meters. When the locomotive reaches the end of the track, I am afraid it will really have to wait until night as Qu Mao said.

Especially after Bi Sheng sealed the boiler door with an iron sheet, the firepower might gradually go out, and the neat engine prototype would gradually lose its power source.

Kong Ming also inserted the goose feather fan into his belt on his back and moved a table to Qu Mao.

Qu Mao had already taken out a large amount of paper and pens, and placed them on the table brought over by Kong Ming.

Qu Mao now always carries pens, notebooks and blank paper in his backpack. The blank paper is used to provide temporary suggestions for technological innovation and industrial development.

Qu Mao pulled out a piece of white paper and compiled a picture and said: "Kong Ming, Bi Sheng, Yan Qisheng, first of all, the size of this locomotive is too huge. I took a look at the rails and found that the distance between the two rails is 2 meters wide.

What the hell is that?

If you look at the specifications of the current neat engine prototype, a few places are beyond the edge of the locomotive. A visual inspection: the width is 6 meters, the length is 8 meters, and the height is 5 meters. This does not include the chimney and air outlet. It is too huge.

Got it!

Kong Ming, I have to remind you: it is best for the rails to comply with the specifications of the coal rail cars. A distance of 1 meter between the two rails is enough.

The locomotives, passenger carriages, and freight carriages of future steam trains must be designed according to this standard. The height of the wheels is 80 cm, and the distance between wheels is determined according to the width of the rails.

The locomotives, carriages, and wheels have 1 meter left and right edges on each side. The length can be lengthened. It just means that the railway will be straightened in the future. 8 meters is fine, or even 10 meters doesn't matter. You can do whatever you want.

The height of the carriage and locomotive should not exceed 3 meters. Of course, this is the height without wheels...

Shuifu Railway, as well as all future railways in Yigong territory, will be constructed according to this standard: the distance between rails is 1 meter, and the distance between sleepers is half a meter...

Kong Ming, you are responsible for refining this standard and then handing it over to the engineering team undertaking the Shuifu Railway. Subsequent engineering teams must strictly follow this standard when building the railway..."

As Qu Mao spoke, he began to draw on the white paper. Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng had already taken out their pens and notebooks and started recording frantically.

Kong Ming, on the other hand, stared at the tip of Qu Mao's pen drawing on the paper seriously, instead of giving his own suggestions.

Qu Mao continued: "I would like to emphasize again that the height of the carriage should not exceed 3 meters, including the height of the wheels, which is 80 centimeters, so the chimney of the locomotive should not exceed 3.8 meters.

Improve the air outlet and use a rubber water pipe to create a return flow setting to allow the steam to circulate back to continue heating. Otherwise, the steam train will not be able to run for long and the boiler will have to be refilled with water..."

Bi Sheng said: "Sir, your strict regulations mean that before we can improve the performance of the steam engine, we must first make the steam engine operate within the specifications you specified..."

Qu Mao waved his hand to stop Bi Sheng and said: "No need, this is two people in one.

In the previous steam engine principle machine in another laboratory, we used iron pipes, so the specifications were so large.

I took a look at the neat engine prototype you made now. The application of rubber is mainly for the sealing of vapor. In fact, you can use rubber to make hoses. Coil the hoses together and put cooling materials around them. Just the vapor

The circulation system can save a lot of space.

In addition, the appearance of this teapot is really not very good-looking. Please try to change its appearance...

The boiler and steam pot should be placed in the middle of the locomotive, so that the balance is better..."

Kong Ming nodded frequently, while Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng collected the white paper that Qu Mao had finished drawing and frantically recorded Qu Mao's words. Qu Mao's suggestions were not systematic or coherent, but he said them wherever he thought, even

Coming back to the same thing many times.

Although Qu Mao was also an outsider, he had seen a primitive steam engine in a museum in another world, so this kind of vision of seeing the real thing was beyond the reach of Kong Ming, Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng.

The four people stayed in the laboratory and discussed non-stop. Fortunately, the locomotive where the neat engine prototype was located stopped after all the cars were driven out of the laboratory and did not reach the end of the test track.

For lunch and dinner, the four of them notified the logistics staff of the Island Power Research Institute to bring them to the laboratory. The four of them discussed it until 6 pm. Qu Mao drew more than 20 schematic drawings of improvements without stopping. Kong Ming,

Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng felt like they had found a treasure.

Qu Mao thought about it carefully. It seemed that he had been discussing for an entire afternoon. He only clarified the specifications of the rails, the specifications of the locomotives and the specifications of the carriages. Other improvement suggestions were basically insignificant, such as using rubber hoses instead of iron hoses.

Pipes, etc., although they are the application of new materials, the purpose is only to reduce the specifications of the locomotive.

Rubbing his sore fingers, Qu Mao said: "Okay, let's go here today. Later, I will think of a way to invite all the scientific researchers related to our Holy Land to come over and let everyone discuss it together.

I think that if the steam engine can be reduced to a size of one meter square, then it can be used in armored ships and steel chariots, and the steam engine can contribute greater value to the development of Yi Gong's territory."

Bi Sheng and Yan Qisheng looked at each other, neither of them dared to answer.

Qu Mao then left the Outlying Island Power Research Institute and returned to the Lord's Lodge on Yi Island. Ever since he married Su Yan, Qu Mao felt uncomfortable if he didn't sleep with Su Yan at night.
Chapter completed!