inspire-indiana Chapter 317 The Promotion And Popularization Of Atmospheric Steam Engines!
Chapter 317 The Promotion And Popularization Of Atmospheric Steam Engines!
Chapter 317 The promotion and popularization of atmospheric steam engines!
Beijing.
A relatively remote coal mine.
Kick, kick...
The sound of horse and cow hooves came.
Several cows were pulling a huge cart, and the cart was carrying a behemoth. This behemoth was covered with a huge black cloth. "You can't see what's inside."
Ye Xuan is riding at the front.
Followed by the craftsmen of the Divine Construction Bureau.
"arrive."
Ye Xuan said while looking at the coal mine ahead.
It was cold at this time.
Wrapped in silver.
When Ye Xuan spoke, his breath turned into white mist.
The craftsmen were puzzled.
arrive?
Coal mine?
Why did the adults bring them here?
Some craftsmen couldn't help but come forward to ask.
"My lord, didn't you say that you want to apply the steam engine to practical applications?"
"Why have we been brought here?"
Ye Xuan looked at the group of puzzled craftsmen.
“Atmospheric steam engines consume extremely high amounts of heat.
"Most widely used in coal mines."
“Standing water in coal mines can be pumped out.”
“And the coal mines have ample coal resources.
“It doesn’t matter even if the atmospheric steam engine consumes a lot of coal.
"Of course, it can also be applied to metallurgy, textile and other industries."
"But the current atmospheric steam engines are too expensive and have little benefit when applied to these industries."
"Anyway, let's install the steam engine in the coal mine first."
"have a test."
"After that, the atmospheric steam engine will be popularized in textile, metallurgy and other industries."
Today's atmospheric steam engines consume high amounts of coal.
Installed in highly productive coal mines.
To absorb stagnant water dug out of coal mines.
The income is relatively high.
If it is installed in metallurgy, textile and other industries, because the thermal efficiency of atmospheric steam engines is not high, it will consume a lot of coal, which will bring huge costs.
Although using atmospheric steam engines as power saves labor costs, atmospheric steam engines also consume high coal.
In this way, the cost will be high.
Income also decreased.
This is also the reason why Great Britain's steam engines could not leave Great Britain.
Later, Watt improved the steam engine.
A prototype steam engine with separate condenser was built.
This improves the thermal efficiency of the steam engine.
And in 1781, Watt developed a gear linkage device.
The back-and-forth linear motion of the piston is converted into the rotational motion of the gear.
In addition, in order to increase the inertia of the rotation axis of the wheel shaft and thereby make the circular motion more uniform, Watt also installed a flywheel on the wheel shaft.
It was Watt's series of reforms to the steam engine.
Only the steam engine can truly become the power machine that drives all working machines.
At the end of 1781, William Murdoch, an employee of Watt Company, invented the "Sun and Planet" crank gear transmission system.
The steam engine was improved again.
In 1782, Watt converted the original one-way cylinder device into a two-way cylinder.
And for the first time, the steam introduced into the cylinder was changed from low-pressure steam to high-pressure steam.
A series of steam engine reforms by Watt and his company employees led to the large-scale application of steam engines in cotton textiles and other industries.
Then, in 1802, Fulton of Eagle Country built the world's first steam engine ship in the Fifth Republic.
In 1814, the British Stephenson built the world's first steam train.
Although Watt was not the earliest inventor of the steam engine.
But he made a huge contribution to the development of the steam engine.
The emergence of the Watt steam engine solved the core problem of industrialization and became a symbol of the Industrial Revolution.
He is also known as the "Father of the Industrial Revolution".
Later generations even changed the power calculation unit of generators and motors into "Watt" in order to commemorate his great invention.
Ye Xuan sighed.
Today's steam engines still need to be improved.
Improve thermal efficiency and so on.
He retracted his thoughts, looked up at the coal mine ahead, and waved his hand behind, "Nuo." "
Ye Xuan took the lead and walked towards the coal mine ahead.
In the early Ming Dynasty, mining was neither valued nor advocated.
Therefore, there were fewer mining operations across the country in the early Ming Dynasty.
Zhu Di also did not support mining during his period.
The mining ban has been relaxed.
In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, the court began to pay attention to mining, and mining taxes were greatly promoted.
Private people can mine it.
But the taxes are heavy.
In the later period, there was a lot of trouble because of the mining tax issue.
The Qing Dynasty learned from the lessons of the Ming Dynasty.
Implement a mining ban.
During the Kangxi period, a little opening was made.
From now on, it keeps oscillating between open and closed.
During this period, there were originally no coal mines near the capital, but Ye Xuan had told Zhu Yuanzhang about the benefits of coal before, and Zhu Yuanzhang decided to mine coal mines.
And this coal mine was newly opened.
The waterproof and cold-proof boots made a slight sound when stepping on the snow, and the snow sank under the steps, making one foot deep and the other shallow.
Ye Xuan and others came to the coal mine.
A group of people came forward respectfully.
"Excuse me, is this Mr. Ye?"
"The villain is here to receive the adults."
"Please come with the villain."
Installation The steam engine was installed very smoothly.
Not long ago, there was water accumulation underground in the coal mine. If horses, mules and other animal power were used, it would probably take some time to pump out the water underneath.
Now that we have a steam engine, it is much more convenient.
Ye Xuan asked the craftsmen of the Shenzhen Construction Bureau to install the steam engine.
The coals burned.
The steam engine gradually started to move.
Water begins to be pumped out.
The person in charge of the coal mine was very happy to see how efficient the steam engine was.
I thought it would take a long time.
But steam engines are so efficient.
Presumably the water underneath will be pumped out soon.
This way, they can continue to mine coal.
"."Sir, it has been installed."
Craftsmen from the Divine Construction Bureau came to report.
Ye Xuan nodded and said: "Leave a craftsman here to teach the people in the coal mine how to use the steam engine. When they become proficient, they can return to the game."
"There is a problem with the steam engine. Let them go to the Divine Construction Bureau to find you for later repairs."
Ye Xuan finished his instructions, then left one craftsman behind and left with the other craftsmen.
They are going to other places today.
Textile factories, metallurgical factories and other factories. (Zhao of Zhao) Ye Xuan popularized the atmospheric steam engine.
Although the thermal efficiency of this thing is not high, it can still be used.
Wait until the steam engine improves again.
Thermal efficiency is improved.
Developed gear linkages and so on.
They then innovated the steam engine.
For now, Ye Xuan lets them use this atmospheric steam engine temporarily.
With the steam engine, the people in the capital moved from the manual era to the steam-powered machine era, doubling their efficiency.
This novel thing attracted everyone's attention.
"so amazing."
"Steam can also be used as power?"
Only official factories and some departments that need to use steam engines will be equipped with steam engines.
Ordinary people are not eligible to have access to it.
Zhu Yuanzhang followed Ye Xuan's advice and completed a series of confidentiality work.
And the industrial revolution he had been waiting for for a long time was setting off a tidal wave in the capital.