"I know a little. I used to think about it when I was free. This is the design of the steam engine that I improved.”
Reba handed a stack of papers to Zhu Weichu.
Zhu Weichu took it and his heart trembled!
The last time his memory came back to him was in 1900, so he already had a lot of knowledge about steam engines in his mind. Reba's design and text introduction listed the concept of a steam locomotive on the railway. It was also estimated that the maximum speed could reach 100 kilometers per hour, provided that the railway construction met the design standards.
Not only the railway, but also the application of steam engines in mining, shipbuilding, and other aspects were also stated in detail.
This blueprint was worth billions!
The technology was already on par with the western steam engine at the end of the 19th century, so the value was too great.
After hundreds of years of continuous research and improvement, the westerners created the steam engine that pushed human civilization into the industrial age. It was not until the middle and late 19th century that it matured.
Reba designed it in advance?
Zhu Weichu did not know how to describe his excitement at this moment.
Eh, that's not right. With Reba's talent, why not let her study the internal combustion engine?
Compared to the internal combustion engine, the steam engine had many weaknesses. It could not be separated from the boiler. The entire device was cumbersome and huge. The pressure and temperature of the new steam could not be too high, and the exhaust pressure could not be too low. It was difficult to improve the thermal efficiency. As it was a reciprocation machine, inertia limited the speed of rotation. The working process was not continuous. The flow of steam was limited, which also limited the improvement of power.
The internal combustion engine was different. The steam turbine on the Ming Dynasty warships was small in size and powerful. The brake equipment that drove the tens of thousands of tons of warships did not account for a large proportion of the overall weight of the warships.
Steam-powered ships were too much. Just the amount of coal needed to be transported on a single voyage was hundreds or even thousands of tons.
" Reba, you can study how to design a new type of engine using other types of fuel. For example, the power unit used by naval warships is called a steam turbine. As for the principle, the technical data was accidentally burned fourteen years ago, causing the technology to be lost.”
" However, the veterans of the navy all know that the steam turbine is an external combustion engine, which is mainly composed of a boiler, a steam turbine, a cooler, and other components. The fuel is burned in the boiler, and the heat generated boils the water to obtain high-temperature and high-pressure steam. The steam passes through the spray head and forms a high-speed steam flow at the spray head. The steam flow is sprayed onto the turbine blades, driving the blades to rotate and produce an axial-direction rotation. The turbine drives the blades to rotate through mechanical transmission.”
"The principle is the same as the steam engine. They both boil water, but the fuel used is different. One is a small and resistant heavy oil, while the other is a huge coal with little energy.”
"The heavy oil fuel used in the steam turbine is extracted from oil. You can go to the engine compartment inside the warship to study it. I will arrange for veterans to assist you.”
Ha, you finally spoke.
Steam turbine!
How could Reba not know about the steam turbine?
Netizens had long proposed to make steam engines, which could be used as power units on large ships. It could also be used to drive generators in power plants to generate electricity, which was much more efficient than coal steam engines.
However, this technology was too advanced and advanced. It might arouse suspicion and expose his identity as a transmigrator.
A person who was one or two steps ahead in knowledge was a genius, but a person who was ten or eight steps ahead was a freak. Zhu Weichu was not a fool, and the civil and military officials under him were not ordinary people. How could he not think that Reba was very likely to be the same kind of person as Zhu Zhenglong?
[Hehe, it seems that Zhu Weichu is completely at ease with Reba. He even left the gas turbine research to Reba!]]
[Zhu Weichu is so cute. He actually analyzed and concluded that the essence of human technology is to boil water. Hahaha]
How to Obtain Energy: Turn something into heat, hot enough to boil water, steam, and drive a turbine. It's indeed a great invention of mankind.
Nature of Human Technology: Throwing Stones, Boiling Water, Exploding?!]
" That's right. Ever since the birth of human civilization, we have been boiling water. Until now, even nuclear energy is boiling water. The day we stop boiling water, human civilization will be awesome! Even the early controllable nuclear fusion era might be the era of boiling water. The Fourth Industrial Revolution? Life!]
[Boiling water sounds low-level, but it's actually the most convenient way for humans to control energy. The reason why it became difficult to develop was because using nuclear fusion to boil water might cause the boiler to disappear.]
Before we can master how to directly convert heat energy into electricity, we have to continue burning.]
[Fatty Di, you can go and study the steam turbine. If you can create electricity, you can let Big Ming advance from the first industrial revolution to the second industrial revolution, or combine the two industrial revolutions to create the most powerful industrial civilization!]
[Forget it. We haven't even entered the steam era yet, and you want to enter the electrical revolution? Gradually, the most important thing was to promote universal education. Education was the most important thing. It was almost impossible for Reba to enter the industrial era by herself.]
Yes, education is the top priority!]
Reba understood. Her plan was also to engage in education. She would engage in education and scientific research at the same time. She would strive to enter the industrial age of planting flowers within 20 years.
Of course, this would depend on whether Zhu Weichu would support it. In the era of the imperial rule, as long as Emperor Zhu Weichu strongly supported the universal implementation of new education throughout the country, the speed of industrialisation would increase many times.
At present, it seemed that Zhu Weichu was completely supportive.
"Your Majesty, is it that amazing? Actually, I've always been curious about how a 10,000-ton ship is driven. I want to see it now!”
Zhu Weichu shook his head and smiled. This Reba seemed to be ignorant of the world, innocent and lively, but in fact, she was a geek who was crazy about science.
With such a talented assistant, it was only a matter of time before Big Ming entered the industrial stage.
"Go, after the cabinet discussion, we unanimously decided to appoint you as the second minister of the Ministry of Works and the son of Panyu County. In the future, you and Lu Zhenming will be in charge of the industrial development of the Ming Dynasty.”
"In order to confer you a title of nobility, Zhen had no choice but to confer the titles of civil and military officials in advance. Originally, this was to be done after the restoration of Ming Dynasty.
Damn, I'm also a noble with a title? He also entered the cabinet as a deputy minister of the Ministry of Works.
Reba was at a loss, but she was cheering in her heart.
The idea of being an official had been around for five thousand years. Who didn't want to be an official?
I'm a deputy minister of the Ministry of Works, a high-ranking official at the vice-minister level. I didn't expect that I, Reba, could become a high-ranking official at the vice-minister level at such a young age. My future is promising!
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
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