The correct way to open the elf

Chapter 60 Steam Engine

When this group of dwarves arrived at the camp, Feng Yu had already built two second-generation machine tools, one for drilling and the other for thread processing.

However, due to power reasons, these two machine tools can only process copper metals. If you want to process steel, the two animals pulling the turntable will not have the ability to do so.

Feng Yu originally planned to use copper to make a steam engine, and then use the power of the steam engine to make special machine tools, increase the power again, and make iron parts. Now, enough copper to build a steam engine has arrived.

The machine he designed seemed extremely complicated to the dwarf craftsmen, and no one knew what it was used for. As the parts were produced one by one, Feng Yu installed and tested them, and more and more people gathered to watch.

Clarence knew that Feng Yu had started making things from his hometown again, so he came over early to watch. When the machine was almost assembled, even Nicole came with Anthony. It seemed that Nicole knew that her grandfather couldn't save face, so she gave him a way out.

But Feng Yu was not in the mood to care about those things now. He was busy queuing people to add water, and this job was eventually taken away by Dick. The short guy moved a stool and stumbled to fill the water. Alan, who was making a fire below, was not able to grab it from him. He was so angry that he kept adding flint while cursing and threatened to stop drinking for the muscular guy.

Since they are all metal seals, although copper is soft, the sealing is still somewhat unsatisfactory. This requires continuous improvement of processing accuracy and reduction of component tolerances, but the problem cannot be fundamentally solved. Fortunately, it does not affect use.

Feng Yu had already greased the moving parts of the machine and was just waiting for the water to boil.

When the piston was slowly pushed by the steam, Alan shouted in surprise: "It's moving, it's really moving!"

Feng Yu hurriedly stopped him: "Brother, keep your voice down. If you keep shouting like that, our book will be banned!"

Allen didn't understand what Feng Yu meant, but when he heard the word "kill", he quickly stepped back, pushing the dwarf blacksmiths who were watching behind him to the ground, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.

As more and more steam appeared, the flywheel driven by the piston turned faster and faster, and the crowd watching exclaimed in surprise.

Amid the noise, Dick shouted, "Brother Darren, close the clutch?"

The clutch is a power separation device between the steam engine and the machine tool designed by Feng Yu. It uses a violent friction method. As Feng Yu nodded, Dick followed the steps Feng Yu had taught him in advance, pushed the lever to engage the clutch device, and the tool head of the machine tool began to rotate rapidly.

Dick took the pre-cast metal blanks one by one and started processing them.

"Brother Darren, this thing is really powerful. Look, even iron parts can be drilled into it easily."

Feng Yu hurriedly said, "Don't forget to sprinkle water. The high temperature from friction will reduce the hardness of the blade!"

Alan shouted from the side: "The water is coming! The water is coming!"

While sprinkling water, Allen asked, "Brother Darren, isn't this part still part of this big machine? Do you still want to build this machine?"

Feng Yu nodded and said, "This thing is called a steam engine, and it generates power by using steam to push the piston in the cylinder.

But you are right, we still have to continue building steam engines, and we need three machine tools alone.

Then we will improve it and produce another steam engine suitable for agricultural production, place it next to the canal next to the salt field, and use the steam engine to drive the water pump to pump seawater into the salt fields in the wilderness.

We should also set up one next to the fields of the halfling brothers, so that as long as you repair the canal, you don't need to carry water laboriously. In this way, we can cultivate more fields and even plant fruit trees and delicate vegetables.

With this thing, we can use the inexhaustible water from the Lengshui River to irrigate thousands of acres of fertile land in the wilderness."

Alan said in surprise: "Ah? What kind of water pump is this? Can it help us halflings carry water?"

Feng Yu patted Alan on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, the halfling brothers won't have to carry water anymore. But you have to treat Dick to a good meal, after all, this kind of machine still requires the help of the dwarf brothers to make it!"

Every time Feng Yu saw the short halflings carrying heavy wooden buckets to water the crops in the wasteland, his nose would turn sour.

The second purpose of making the steam engine was to solve the height difference between the wasteland and the Lengshui River, free up the labor of the half-lings, cultivate more land, and meet Feng Yu's future layout for Xiangpu City.

As a child from China, Feng Yu is well aware of the importance of agriculture. After solving the water shortage problem in the wasteland, the vast wasteland along the Lengshui River can be turned into large tracts of fertile farmland.

These fertile fields with plenty of water were exactly what Feng Yu had prepared to lure the halflings.

Allen looked at Feng Yu in astonishment: "Brother Darren, can this steam engine really bring river water to the wasteland?"

Feng Yu glanced at Anthony not far away and said, "Of course, this is one of the reasons why I made this machine. It is too difficult for the halfling brothers to carry water to irrigate the crops. You have suffered in order to fill the stomachs of everyone in the camp."

Allen's eyes turned red, and he almost cried when he looked at Feng Yu.

Feng Yu said to them: "In fact, steam engines can not only drive machine tools and pump water, but also do more work as long as they are matched with corresponding machinery. They can lift larger hammers to beat iron embryos, weave cloth, thresh grain, and grind flour.

It is like our body, and the machine is like our hands. As long as it is a simple job, it can help us complete it by designing the corresponding machinery. In my hometown, people there have invented many very complicated machines, and those machines have replaced us to work.

In this way, we will have more time to learn and create more advanced machines. This is the form of civilization we have.

Well, we still have work to do here, please try not to watch, and please don't talk, processing the parts of this machine is very troublesome and requires very delicate operation, so please don't disturb these craftsmen. "

This is what Feng Yu said, but those who were curious didn't move at all. The talking stopped, and they just stared at the steam engine, as if it was inlaid with priceless jewels, which made Feng Yu feel helpless.

While processing parts, Dick asked, "Brother Darren, can this machine be used for ore mining?"

"Yes, it can drive a winch to pull ore or drill holes. Sorry, I don't really know anything about mining. But as long as you invent the corresponding mechanical structure, it can do a lot of things."

Allen suddenly realized and said, "Oh, I see. Drive the capstan and pull the bucket from the river to the wasteland, right?"

(End of this chapter)