At this time, Lin Hui also stepped forward and explained beside Li Xuan: "This prototype was redesigned after repeated testing. We did not pursue extreme performance data, but took into account today's industrial capabilities.
So that the factory can carry out mass production!”
Naturally, he would not say that even for this kind of mass-produced high-pressure steam engine, no factory can currently mass-produce it. Even if Zhaoqing Machinery Company wants to mass-produce this kind of high-pressure steam engine, it will probably have to invest huge amounts of money.
Upgrade the equipment and modify the process, otherwise, you won't be able to make it at all.
However, this kind of thing is nothing more than the subsequent expenditure of money. As long as the money is in place, it can be produced, and it is not Lin Hui's money spent, so Lin Hui doesn't care.
After hearing this, Li Xuan said: "Well, a steam engine must be able to be mass-produced and applied to all walks of life. Otherwise, it will be just an expensive toy!"
Lin Hui continued: "In order to ensure smooth mass production of this prototype machine, we designed the indicators to be relatively conservative. The steam pressure standard is 0.35 MPa. Under special circumstances, it can be forcibly pressurized to 0.5
MPa. However, this will seriously affect the machine's trouble-free operation time and subsequent service life.
When high-pressure steam is used, the power can reach eight horsepower, but its volume is one-twentieth of a low-pressure steam engine with only eight horsepower!"
Others didn't actually listen to what he said, they all knew that this thing was really small!
Everyone has seen the steam engine, it’s a big thing!
But the steam engine in front of me is incredibly small, which is simply unbelievable.
As the saying goes, seeing is believing, Lin Hui also knew that no one would believe it if they just listened to what he said, so while explaining to Li Xuan, he also ordered his men to prepare for the ignition test!
"In order to ensure the pressure of steam, we have conducted research and development from scratch, from coal-fired boilers to pipelines to cylinders, etc. During the research and development process, we did not know how many design plans and tests we changed
Made countless material recipes.
The steam engine in front of us contains the most advanced technology of our Royal Institute of Technology and even the entire empire. We have used a total of more than ten newly developed new materials, and the processing accuracy is much higher than before. During the research and development process
During this period, we have obtained thousands of patents, and many by-products of the research and development process have been put into the market one after another!"
When Lin Hui said it, he was sighing, and Li Xuan also knew why he was sighing!
Because it is really not easy to make this high-pressure steam engine. You have to start almost from scratch. The materials need to be developed and the processing technology needs to be reworked. As for the design itself, to be honest, it is nothing at all.
This original design was created more than ten years ago.
There is a saying in later generations that aviation engines are the flower of industry. Only after the basic industry has matured can engines be built accordingly.
For contemporary times, steam engines are the flower of industry!
It is not just as simple as it seems on the surface. In fact, every part of it, even a screw, or even a few turns of the screw, represents the top level of the current empire and even the world!
Everything behind this represents the countless efforts of countless scientific researchers day and night!
After watching this steam engine ignite smoothly and then run successfully, the rumbling sound came out, making countless people applaud!
Li Xuan looked away from the steam engine, then stretched out his hands to hold Lin Hui's hand, and said, "Thank you for your hard work!"
There are really not many people who can let Li Xuan hold hands and say "Thank you for your hard work" in such a formal and important occasion. After hearing this, Lin Hui was a little excited and couldn't help himself!
Immediately, Lin Hui couldn't control his emotions and shed tears: "Your Majesty, it is my duty and honor to die for Your Majesty, how dare you express your suffering!"
But standing next to Lin Hui, Chen Ziran, the director of the Department of Materials who has been Lin Hui's nemesis for more than ten years, looked with disdain at Lin Hui, who was crying despite being a grown man, and then quietly moved away.
After a few steps, he expressed that he would not stand with such an embarrassing person like Lin Hui.
However, the successful operation of the test machine still made him excited!
He was not excited for Lin Hui, he was excited for himself!
The steam engine is known as the flower of industry. Its successful research and development is not due to Lin Hui alone. In Chen Ziran's opinion, Lin Hui only spent a few design drawings and then assembled various parts.
At most, he is just an assembler!
Almost all the parts of this high-pressure steam engine are made of new materials. Even the cutting tools used in the mechanical equipment for processing these new materials are newly developed.
Their materials department is responsible for most of the research and development of these new materials!
Therefore, even in front of the Holy Emperor Li Xuan, Chen Ziran dared to say that 80% of the credit for the successful development of the steam engine was due to himself and his colleagues in the Materials Department. Lin Hui and the assemblers from the Mechanical Department
, at most, they can only share 20% of the credit.
Unfortunately, there is no detailed evaluation standard here.
Of course, as Li Xuan, who has the soul of a man of his generation, he will not just stare at Lin Hui and ignore Chen Ziran like others!
After he finished talking to Lin Hui, he walked up to Chen Ziran, stretched out his hands, held his hand and said, "Thank you for your hard work!"
Chen Ziran performed much better than Lin Hui. He did not lose his composure, but maintained a normal tone and said: "Your Majesty, I have not worked hard to develop science and technology for Your Majesty. This is an honor that many people can only ask for.
It’s an honor to receive this honor!”
Of course, no one knew that when he said this with a normal expression, his feet were shaking, and the hand holding Li Xuan was also shaking!
To be honest, this was the first time he shook hands with Li Xuan in more than ten years!
Although he is said to be the most high-end scientific researcher and enjoys political treatment that even Liu Bagou does not have, but he has to cover his hands and say "Thank you for your hard work". Looking at the world, not many people can get this kind of treatment!
Unless you have made great contributions to the Holy Emperor and the empire, it is simply impossible to receive such treatment!
Li Xuan looked at Chen Ziran, who was trembling, with a satisfied expression, and then turned his attention to Lin Hui and the dozens of members of the research team behind Chen Ziran, and said: "My dear friends, please
Thanks for your hard work!"
"The high-pressure steam engine successfully developed by your dear friends today is enough to advance the empire a lot, and its strategic significance is no less than that of a million-strong army!"
When everyone was amazed, he said again: "Lin Hui and Chen Ziran have made great contributions to the country and are granted the title of marquis!"
As the saying goes, although it is just a few simple words, it announces that two new marquises have appeared in the empire!
Although he is not the top hereditary and replaceable marquis, nor is he a hereditary and replaceable marquis who is reduced to a baron, but even if he is an ordinary marquis, there are only a few in the entire empire.
Most of them are military generals, but if military generals want to obtain the title of marquis, they must make great contributions.
Later, Li Xuan continued: "The rest of the R&D team's meritorious personnel will all be rewarded generously!"
There is no need for him to say the specific rewards now. He will naturally deal with them and list the detailed rewards. Those who should be upgraded will be upgraded, those who should be given a title will be given a title, and those who should be given a house will be given a house.
Immediately, Lin Hui and Chen Ziran led dozens of R&D personnel in the R&D team to kneel down and express gratitude.
Li Xuan helped them up again!
Later, headed by Lin Hui and Chen Ziran, they continued to take Li Xuan to see this steam engine in detail, and also to see many other steam engine projects.
The previous eight-horsepower prototype was just the most basic prototype, and it was mainly prepared for factory use without any special design.
But what Li Xuan saw next was a steam engine specially designed by the Royal Institute of Technology steam engine project team for trains and ships.
For example, the design of the steam engine intended for use in trains is different from that of industrial high-pressure steam engines. However, the detailed design has not been completed yet, and it is not yet possible to conduct tests. This unfinished steam engine for trains is in Li Xuan
It seems that it is no longer the same as the early steam engine head in my memory, it is still too simple and primitive.
But this is not important. What is important is that it can be used. As for the appearance, it is not important, and it will continue to be improved in the future.
As for the ship-based steam engine, it’s a big one!
The biggest difficulties in high-pressure steam engines are materials and processing technology. Once these two core issues are solved, the subsequent designs will not be a problem at all. There are even relevant design drawings, and the previous low-pressure steam engines are used
Verified.
This ship-based steam engine made the navy's generals unable to take their eyes away for a long time. If Lin Hui hadn't said that the ship-based steam engine had just begun design research and had not been accurately finalized, I am afraid they would have asked researchers
Try it and light it up.
According to Lin Hui, this shipboard steam engine was built entirely for ships. If all designs meet predetermined standards, its output power can reach an astonishing 80 horsepower.
And this is quite astonishing data!
In the past, due to the large size of low-pressure steam engines, the power of low-pressure steam engines tested many times by the Navy was generally only more than ten horsepower, and the maximum power was more than twenty horsepower.
However, such a ship-based steam engine can actually produce 80 horsepower, and its size and weight are greatly reduced. This means that the steam battleship that the Navy has dreamed of and waited for many years can finally be realized.