Chapter 1079, making a machine that calculates time
Inside the Beijing Institute of Mechanical Engineering, Zhu Houzhao, who was all dirty, looked at Liu Jin and asked in surprise: "Old Liu, why are you here?"
"I heard that His Highness has researched a lot of new things recently, so I came here to take a look."
Liu Jin smiled and said.
The Zhu Houzhao in front of me, although he is very young now, only 13 years old, but in the field of machinery, he is already a master figure, and has obtained the title of professor of the School of Mechanical Engineering.
Like Daming Medical College, all the colleges founded by Liu Jin have divided the professional ranks of teachers and related practitioners, and they all need to obtain relevant professional qualification certificates, among which professors have the highest-level professional titles.
Zhu Houzhao was able to obtain the title of professor at a young age, which shows that he is talented in this area. He is definitely a genius and he is very obsessed with studying machines.
The team led by Zhu Houzhao has developed a lot of machinery, including steam engines, steam cultivators, steam harvesters, etc. He is also currently involved in the research of steam ships and steam locomotives.
Once these two things are successfully researched, their significance will be extraordinary. Once steam trains and steam ships come out, history will enter a new era.
"Haha, how did you know that I had a breakthrough recently?"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he couldn't help but smile proudly, and then led Liu Jin towards his laboratory.
"Well, I heard that too."
Liu Jin was stunned for a moment in embarrassment. He just said that. He didn't expect that Zhu Houzhao actually researched something new.
"Come, come, let me show you my new baby."
After bringing Liu Jin to his laboratory, Zhu Houzhao pointed to a machine tool and said, "Guess what this machine is used for?"
Liu Jin looked at the machine tool carefully. It was not very complicated. It was mainly a steam engine driving something like a stick. The tip of the stick seemed to be very sharp.
“Is this a milling machine or a drill press?”
Liu Jin looked carefully and realized that this should be a type of machine tool, but he was not familiar with various machine tools, so he didn't know these things.
"Haha, don't you know?"
Zhu Houzhaojian and Liu Jin next to him didn't know its function, so they even laughed slightly proudly.
"This is called a drill machine, and it can be specially used to build seamless parts."
"Well, this thing took me a lot of effort to research. Although it seems very simple, it is just a steam engine driving a drill to rotate and cut the parts that need to be processed."
"But it contains extremely high technical content. For example, if the power output of the steam engine can be ensured to be stable, the cutting can be smooth."
"Another example is this drill bit. Don't underestimate this drill bit. It is very sharp and cuts iron like mud. It can easily cut steel into pieces."
"It also gets hot when cutting. How to solve this problem also requires technology."
"Hmph~"
"Although it is inconspicuous, it seems that there is no steam cultivator and the harvester is huge, but its role is very huge. With it, we can use the entire casting to process seamless parts."
"Using it to process the barrels and barrels of muskets and cannons can not only increase the power of muskets and artillery, but also increase their service life. They can shoot farther, more accurately, and faster."
"The cylinders processed with it have directly increased the power of our steam engines several times. The most powerful steam engine produced now has a power of more than 100 horsepower."
When he said this, Zhu Houzhao raised his head proudly, as if waiting for Liu Jin's praise.
"Awesome~"
"It's really amazing."
"With such a machine, we can create all kinds of powerful machines in the future. This can be regarded as the mother machine of many machines."
When Liu Jin heard this, he couldn't help but admire him.
This drilling machine is actually one of several major machine tools. As long as there are several major machine tools, it can basically be processed into various complex machines.
Liu Jin did not expect that in just a few years, Ming Dynasty would be able to produce a drilling machine, although this thing did not seem to have much technical content.
But those who operate machinery know its important role. With it, it is no problem to process various parts and components, and then create various machines.
"Haha, Old Liu, you still know your stuff. Unlike other people, although they all say they are awesome and awesome, they can't say anything above all."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he laughed happily.
Liu Jin still knows the goods and knows the use and importance of this drill press.
"Your Highness is amazing. If you can invent such a machine, our Ming Dynasty's mechanical technology will surely take off in the future."
Liu Jin continued to flatter him.
"Haha, that's right, you don't even know who I am."
"I am the youngest professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering, and I am not only good at mechanics. I have also recently studied metallurgy and shipbuilding. I also want to obtain the title of professor of the School of Metallurgy and Professor of the School of Shipbuilding."
"Hmph, I'm a genius!"
Zhu Houzhao was not humble at all. When he heard Liu Jin's praise, he was very happy and proud.
This guy is just like that, he is extremely smart and learns everything very quickly. Except that he is not suitable to be an emperor, he can actually do anything and achieve great results.
"By the way, Lao Liu, you came to the Mechanical College because of something, right?"
After feeling proud, Zhu Houzhao looked at Liu Jin, thought for a while and asked.
Liu Jin is very busy, and he knows it. He used to have time to travel around with him, but now he is very busy. There must be something going on here.
"There is indeed something going on~"
"The main reason I came to the School of Mechanical Engineering this time is to entrust the School of Mechanical Engineering to build a machine that can be used to calculate time."
Liu Jin smiled and nodded and stated his purpose.
"A machine that counts time?"
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he was stunned for a moment, thought for a moment and said, "Aren't there a lot of time-calculating machines now?"
"Like hourglasses, water leaks, sundials, hourglasses, etc., aren't these enough?"
"Not enough, far from enough~"
Liu Jin shook his head slightly and said: "These time calculations can only be regarded as tools, not machines. They can only know roughly what time it is, but it is difficult to be accurate to a very small and fine point."
"Just like now, we can roughly know the time of Shen, but can you know how long it will be until the time of You?"
"Moreover, our division of time is as small as a moment, and there is no precise subdivision. This is obviously not possible. Especially when your highness is studying these mechanical technologies, if you can accurately know the time, you can
Calculate a lot of things."
"For example, if the drilling speed of this drill is calculated in one hour, the number will be very large. If we divide one hour into one hundred equal parts, it can be calculated relatively easily, and then continue to divide,
We can almost know the passage of time accurately."
"In addition, these current tools for calculating time are affected by many factors and are not accurate. We need to use machines to create a machine that can accurately calculate time to accurately calculate the time every day."
After hearing Liu Jin's words, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but nod after thinking for a while.
"I've discovered this a long time ago."
"Many of the units of measurement we have now in Ming Dynasty are very large, inaccurate, and more troublesome to calculate. For example, when calculating weight, the smallest unit is liang, followed by kilograms. There is no unit smaller than liang, which is very unfavorable.
Precise calculations in our research.”
"There is also the unit of length. The School of Shipbuilding has done a good job in this regard. It has made precise divisions and definitions, and can carry out precise calculations and measurements."
"The time calculation you mentioned is also something that has always given me a headache."
"You have already subdivided and unified these length units, weight units, volume units, etc., and have promoted their use in many industries and schools under your command."
"Only the calculation of time, because there is no accurate timer, also adds a lot of trouble to our research."
Zhu Houzhao also had a deep understanding of this matter.
Ming Dynasty's technology has developed very rapidly in recent years, especially with the emergence of steam engines, which has promoted the development of the textile industry, and machinery has begun to enter more and more aspects of production.
In the textile industry, almost all of them have started to use new spinning machines and looms, and some have even been used to neaten spinning machines and looms.
These all played a leading role in the development of science and technology in Ming Dynasty, because the development of machinery inevitably requires the support of various technologies.
In the process of technological development, researchers like Zhu Houzhao who are at the forefront of research have naturally slowly become aware of many things that limit technological development, among which are these basic weights and measures.
"So, let's see if you can make a machine that can accurately calculate time?"
Liu Jin smiled and said.
"Of course, there is nothing you can't do for me."
Zhu Houzhao patted his chest and said very confidently: "Isn't it just a machine that calculates time? It will definitely not be a problem for me, and I want to build the most accurate machine."
"Your Highness, this time-calculating machine is not that easy to make. Otherwise, I'd better talk to Ren Siheng and ask him to arrange someone to do this."
Liu Jin smiled and said.
"Who are you looking down on~"
"Just wait, I will make it for you in less than a month."
When Zhu Houzhao heard this, he immediately said angrily.