Chapter 84 The Craftsman
Judging from the composition, what Guan Zunban said is true, and the steam engine of Nanyang Wei has indeed started to rotate!
Although it is only turned, it is easy to explode because it is not known whether the air pressure is not the same as the pressure relief structure, no condensation, and no water pump, it still cannot be put into use.
But Chen Mu felt that he was great, and Guan Yuangu was great too.
In this world, the fifth year of Longqing, perhaps the winter of the fourth year of Longqing, Guan Yuangu, a craftsman in the Ming Dynasty, made the first steam engine.
Even if it cannot be put into use, Guan Yuangu took the first step from nothing to something, which is exactly the most difficult part for Chen Mu. He knew that the steam engine converts steam heat energy into mechanical energy, but he didn't know how it was converted.
The most difficult step has been done by Guan Yuangu.
The remaining problem is just to move forward.
On the day of the composition, Chen Mu wrote a letter and sent someone to send a fast horse to Nanyang, asking Bai Yuanjie to send soldiers to take care of Guan Yuangu's efforts and asked Guan Yuangu's next questions.
Although he can't do it, he has eyes that can tell where the problem is.
For example, the pistons are not compact, so he has to solve this problem by setting up a better drilling machine in the north; Chen Mu's task for Guan Yuangu is to take the simple steam engine further, condense the steam back, and think about how the water pump operates, how to test the internal pressure and appropriately relieve pressure.
Chen Mu knew that this was beyond the ability of ancient craftsmen.
They have extremely strong professional skills and unique ideas, but after making a steam engine and making some minor improvements that have not made much progress, they can reach the maximum they can achieve. The problems given by Chen Mu are no longer solved by these talents.
But Chen Mu can give the direction of the problem. If they ask them to find it themselves, of course they can't find it. Not to mention there is no solution, even if there is a solution, they can't think of some problems, and they have no way to start. However, after Chen Mu gave the most correct direction, the most difficult problem has been solved.
"A lot of tests are made, and the specifications and water volume of the steam furnace can be set. You can embed a piece of crystal in the shell to see the water volume and test the water consumption time. Add a few valves, and the water volume is lower than the valve. The external valve opens the water to dig in and releases part of the pressure inside the furnace."
Chen Mu wrote this in the letter, and also provided Guan Yuangu with a composition of the siphon principle, allowing him to experiment in Nanyang.
He was not in a hurry. He even said that he would not use a steam engine for three or five years. However, as long as this thing comes out, as long as it can be put into practical use and faces the whole world, it will bring about earth-shaking changes.
Damn, I'm really tired!
Seeing the rider leaving, Chen Mu sighed heavily. He also wanted to run a school and teach students what physics and chemistry are like in the name of investigating things. He created a lot of scientists. He might not be able to build planes now - but where did he know what physics and chemistry?
The physics he knows is that the cannon can break the bricks out of the bore.
The chemistry he knows is that gunpowder can ignite and push the shells out.
From this we can see that Chen Mu has extremely high attainments in physics. He did nothing but a cannon, and no one could do it better than him when it comes to chemistry. But if you want to talk about chemistry, he doesn't know much about it even if he is an ancient craftsman.
His craftsman is deleting gold.
Because Chen Mu wanted to let the emperor see the results earlier, he was urgent to ask Shen Jiang for silver. Although Shen was a wealthy businessman, it was not easy to collect tens of thousands of silver in a short time, so he collected a lot of gold and silver on the market.
"Don't worry, I'll notify you when everyone comes."
Chapter completed!