Chapter 421 Steam Explosion

Standing in the yard, Xiao Ming looked in the direction of Bowen College, and after a while, no smoke appeared.

He thought, this must not be the explosion of the School of Chemistry, because after the explosion of the School of Chemistry, there will basically be a puff of smoke,

But no matter what it was, he had to go and see it. It would be troublesome if someone died. Thinking of this, he immediately sent a horse to go to Bowen College.

"what happened?"

As soon as he arrived at Bowen College, Xiao Ming ran straight to the crowded place.

"His Royal Highness." When they saw Xiao Ming, all the students immediately began to shout.

"The laboratory of the School of Physics exploded, and Lin Wentao and five students were scalded by hot water."

"Students from the School of Physics said they were doing steam experiments and the boiler exploded without thinking."

"..."

On the way here, Xiao Ming had basically guessed it, because at the last meeting, the first place on the list that Lin Wentao gave him was the steam engine, and the students confirmed his guess.

"Where are their people?" Xiao Ming was a little anxious, these were all technical backbones.

At this time, a person who participated in the experiment said: "Your Highness is at ease. They are not seriously injured, but they were splashed by hot water. Now they are all at Dr. Sun's place."

Hearing this, Xiao Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

Walking through the crowd, he walked towards the physics laboratory. At this time, the laboratory was full of water. In the middle, a deformed boiler was lying on the ground, and the air outlet was blown up.

He sighed. He also warned Lin Wentao that the steam would explode. He didn't expect an accident, but fortunately this was just an experiment of a small steam boiler, which was not very powerful.

After checking the scene, Xiao Ming walked towards the inside of the academy, where the medical school was located.

When he arrived at the medical school, he saw six people in Lin Wentao's medical hall in Dr. Sun's hospital.

"His Royal Highness, oh." Lin Wentao saw Xiao Ming and wanted to stand up, but he immediately covered his calf and grinned.

Xiao Ming hurriedly sat him down, he looked at Lin Wentao's legs, there was a spot on his calf that was scalded by hot water, and there were some blisters at this time.

He looked at the other students again, and there were some traces of hot water burns on the bodies of the other five students.

"Why don't you be careful, didn't this king tell you that you need to make the pressure gauge first? In this way, if you can't grasp the pressure of the boiler, it will be a problem if it doesn't explode." Xiao Ming said.

Lin Wentao said with a wry smile: "Your Highness, I'm blaming me for quick success this time. I have already given the structural diagram of the pressure gauge to the equipment department, but I can't wait to take them to conduct a steam experiment first. I didn't expect that the pressure estimation of the boiler was wrong. There was an explosion."

Hearing this, Xiao Ming shook his head.

The structure of the pressure gauge is not complicated, and all the required materials can be provided by Qingzhou, and the existing machine tools for the construction of the pressure gauge can be produced.

Or it is not that Qingzhou cannot produce pressure gauges, but that there is no such invention.

Now Xiao Ming gave the design to Lin Wentao. According to the design, it is not a problem for craftsmen who can basically produce watches to manufacture pressure gauges.

And the reason why he wanted the pressure gauge to come out first was to reduce experimental accidents when making steam engines.

After all, he has a full set of knowledge, there is no need to start this kind of research from a blank, and in fact, the knowledge mastered by Lin Wentao and others skips the simplest steam engine.

"It's nothing, it's okay for you guys to be fine. To this king, you are more important than a steam engine. If something happens to you this time, no one will make things from textbooks for this king in the future." Xiao Ming said with a smile.

Lin Wentao and the others also laughed when they heard the words. Xiao Ming cared so much about them, and they were also moved.

At this time, Medical Officer Sun said: "Don't worry, Your Highness, they are all minor injuries, and they will be fine after a few days of rest."

"I'll be at ease with this, remember, you first cooperate with the equipment department to produce the pressure gauge and then continue the following experiments." Xiao Ming urged.

Lin Wentao nodded, "Yes, Your Highness."

After comforting the six people, Xiao Ming continued to ask: "Since you are all developing steam engines, what progress is there now?"

"Now the students have basically understood the principle of the steam engine. This steam engine is actually a clay pot for boiling water. The steam is continuously generated in the pot, and the pressure inside the pot will increase to a certain extent. The lid of the pot will be lifted, and if the lid is pressed hard and not loosened, when the pressure reaches a certain level, the pot will be blown open by steam, and this is the principle of this explosion.”

After a pause, Lin Wentao continued: "So if you add a piston to the clay pot, the steam will push the piston outward. After releasing a part of the steam, the piston will fall back and push it again when the pressure of the steam is sufficient. With the piston moving outward, and so on, if various devices are added to the rod of the piston, the steam engine can make linear motion, rotational motion, etc."

Lin Wentao's words were succinct, and his words were not rude. Xiao Ming nodded, "Yes, it means that you have a thorough understanding of the principles of steam engines, but the principles are one thing, and creating a qualified steam engine is another. , this king is waiting for the day when you are successful, and then I will give you more officials and titles."

Lin Wentao and the others suddenly laughed.

Xiao Ming also had a smile on his face. According to the news brought by Yue Yun, the concept of a steam engine had already appeared in the West, and now it was time for Lin Wentao to lead the people from the School of Physics to catch up.

And with a complete knowledge reserve, he is confident that there will be some setbacks in the process of making a Watt steam engine, but it only takes time to succeed.

However, he did not dare to underestimate the West. After all, the world today is completely different from modern times, and even in modern times, the Watt steam engine was developed in this century, so he still has a long way to go.

He also said some encouraging words to Lin Wentao, and Xiao Ming left Bowen College. Although this time was thrilling, the experimental accident was unavoidable, and he could not avoid the doctor because of this experimental accident.

And now, with the students' mastery and understanding of textbook knowledge, he believes that an era of technological explosion in Qingzhou is coming, and this technological explosion will be more ferocious than that from the West.

With the advantages of technology, his fiefs can catch up with the pace of today's Western countries, otherwise the history of falling behind and being beaten will repeat itself.

After coming out of Bowen College, Xiao Ming went straight back to the palace.

Lin Wentao and others did not lack the knowledge of steam engines, but only the application and practice. In this regard, he had no choice but to let them move forward one step at a time.

And all he can do is provide a perfect environment for these students.