"boiler?"
Wang Tiechui was confused: "What is a boiler? I have never heard of this thing."
There are more than a dozen people in this private room, all of whom are experienced in iron-making and casting. They have designed many innovative and subversive iron crafts. Although they have not read many books, they They are definitely engineering masters and masters of craftsmanship.
These people also have a very unfamiliar concept of boilers.
"Dean Yan, what is the boiler used for?"
"I've never seen it before. This stove is not small. It has five floors. The design is very complicated."
"There are also many pipes, twists and turns, leading up and down. It seems... is this thing used to boil water?"
…
puff!
Boil water?
Yan Qi sweated: "If you say it boils water, there's nothing wrong with it. However, boiling water is just his side job, just a small skill."
Wang Tiechui scratched his head: "What is its main function?"
Yan Qi said: "Heating."
"Heating?"
Everyone was startled.
This statement is so novel.
Wang Tiechui was the most authoritative. After observing the drawings for a long time, he scratched his head and said, "Dean Yan, I really don't understand. How can water be heated?"
Yan Qi explained: "Do you remember? In the summer, at night, I jump into the pond to take a bath. The water is warm. Why is the pond water still hot after the sun sets?"
Wang Tiechui said: "Because water absorbs heat for a long time and does not become cold easily."
"Yes."
Yan Qi pointed to the boiler drawing: "Master Wang, everyone, come and see, the shape of this boiler is only different from our ordinary stoves in a few points. Ordinary stoves have a stove, a furnace barrel, or a fire pit made of stones. ."
"The following question arises: Fireworks will emit heat when passing through the chimney or fire pit. However, there is one thing. Although stone fire pits and iron stoves can absorb heat, they are very limited. Most of the heat flies away from the chimney. , the heat cannot be retained, the efficiency is low, how much coal will be wasted?”
Everyone nodded.
They are all experts, and Yan Qi's words are clear to them.
Wang Tiechui studied for a long time: "Dean Yan, the ordinary stove we use, based on this principle, is indeed a waste of coal, but there is no better alternative."
Yan Qi pointed to the drawing: "The efficiency of this boiler is much higher than that of ordinary coal furnaces."
Wang Tiechui was very interested: "Dean Yan, please tell me."
Yan Qi pointed out the topic in one sentence: "Because, this boiler does not burn smoke.
, but water. "
"Boil water?"
Everyone looks at me and I look at you, but they still don’t understand.
Wang Tiechui stared at the drawings and thought for a long time, then suddenly slapped the table: "Oh, yes, boiling water is indeed better and lasts longer."
Yan Qi smiled: "Master Wang is still professional."
He pointed to the drawing and explained to everyone: "Everyone, you see, the pipes are filled with water. The heat from the boiler is transferred to the pipes. The heat has no chance to escape from the chimney, but is absorbed by the water in the pipes."
"Water locks in a lot of heat and will slowly release it. This ensures that it will not withstand excessive heat waves and has durability."
"Ultimately, the advantage of this boiler is that it uses very little coal for sustainable, efficient heating."
Wang Tiechui slapped the table and laughed loudly: "Yes, that's the truth. Dean Yan, you are so awesome! Even if I live another hundred years, I still can't build such an awesome boiler."
A bunch of people are talking about it, all coming to praise the bad feet.
Yan Qi had a stinking look on his face, his tail was raised to the sky, and he said very modestly: "It's a normal operation, it's just some tricks."
Everyone looked envious.
Especially Wang Tiechui, who looked at Yan Qi with infinite admiration: I also want this little trick, but it’s a pity that I don’t have it!
…
In the following days, Yan Qi asked Master Wang to get busy at the racecourse.
Everyone is keeping it a secret.
No one knows what they are busy with.
Even the professors and masters from other disciplines in the Gewu Academy didn't know what Wang Tiechui and the others were forging.
They thought Wang Tiechui was building a fence for the racecourse.
These days, Yan Qi goes to the Ministry of Industry in the morning to do some boiling, and then comes back to study the boiler with Wang Tiechui's team.
In fact, the boiler Yan Qi drew was just the simplest design. In his previous life, it was considered a primary boiler.
However, in Dahua, it is a subversive existence.
Boiling water for heating is definitely a new thing.
Wang Tiechui looked at the pictures and talked.
Although the forging technology is very high, the first time you forge this thing, you need to fumble across the river, which is not something that can be accomplished overnight.
I am busy for more than ten days.
For boilers alone, more than a dozen were built.
They studied one by one which design has high efficiency and large capacity.
Everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.
…
In the Ministry of Engineering of the University of Nottingham, a new round of crisis finally broke out.
Tian Heng, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Industry, became the fat meat in Jiang Dongqu's mouth and wanted to swallow it up in one gulp.
morning.
Morning Meeting.
Xia Ming, minister of the Ministry of Industry, has been absent from the morning meeting claiming to be ill.
Jiang Dongqu covers the sky with one hand.
Two vicious dogs, Xiong Fucai and Huang Zhikai, stood on the left and right of Jiang Dongqu, standing straight, heads held high, teeth bared, as if they were about to bite.
Yan Qi winked at Tian Heng and whispered, "Master Tian, look, these two dogs are very energetic."
Tian Heng forced a smile.
How could he even think about joking?
He had received the message.
Today, Jiang Dongqu is going to operate on him. Who can be happy?
Tian Heng was wandering melancholy when Jiang Dongqu stared at him with eyes like swords: "Deputy Minister Tian, I asked you to study stoves and increase heating. Is there any progress?"
Tian Heng hesitated: "This...this..."
Jiang Dongqu roared angrily: "Why are you stammering? I am asking you a question, has there been any progress on the heating issue?"
Tian Hengyi trembled: "No...no..."
"What an incompetent person."
Jiang Dongqu directly scolded: "I gave you twenty days, but you can't even do this little thing well. Do you have a brain problem, or are you turning a deaf ear to what I said?"
Tian Hengdao: "Shilang Chiang, stove reform is not a small issue, but a systemic issue. It is very big and vast..."
Jiang Dongqu slapped the table: "What excuse are you making? Isn't it just a broken stove? I gave you twenty days and you haven't made any progress. This shows that you are incompetent, derelict in your duties, and irresponsible."
"You said that you are wearing an official uniform, ranking first among the deputy ministers of the Ministry of Industry, but you are so useless and procrastinating. Isn't it embarrassing? An official like you is sitting on a plain diet, eating but not working, how can he be embarrassed? Magpie’s nest?”
When Tian Heng heard this, his scalp went numb.
This is very serious.
broken.
Jiang Dongqu wants to kill me today, and it won't be as simple as a fine.
as expected.
Jiang Dongqu said something neutral from behind: "Tian Heng, I'll give you two choices. First, I'll report to Prime Minister Yang and wait for Prime Minister Yang's order to force you out of the Ministry of Industry; second, if you want to save face, , just be more knowledgeable and take the initiative to resign and return to your hometown? Just choose one of these two points. "
As soon as these words came out, the whole work department of Nuo was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Tian Heng trembled and his face turned pale.
Hey, you really can't escape.
