It was already dark, and a group of light European-style four-wheel carriages, escorted by a small flag cavalry, was on their way.
Chen Xi opened the small sliding window from the back of the seat and urged: "Master, hurry up and catch the train. You must be there in the morning, otherwise you will miss the launching ceremony."
"Miss Chen, you can't go any faster. The roads here are too bad. If you damage the wheels, you really won't be able to catch up." The driver who was sitting in front quickly turned around and explained.
Chen Xi sighed helplessly. It was all his fault. He spent all night doing experiments yesterday and finally finalized a set of instruments. In the end, he forgot about launching the cruiser.
After sleeping all morning, I woke up and remembered that the steam engine team had already packed their luggage, and everyone in the team was waiting for me. I don't know what happened, but the dean never came.
Chen Xi was like a rabbit with an arrow in the butt. He hurriedly got up and put on his clothes, even giving up washing up. He asked the maid to grab some clothes and daily necessities to put in a box, and then hurried to the parking lot in the front yard.
As soon as we arrive, we all gather for a roll call. Once we are sure that everyone is present, we set off immediately.
The steam engine team was stunned. The dean, who usually wore exquisite makeup, came here with disheveled hair and sleepy eyes at noon today.
"It's going to be over, it's going to be over. I don't know if it's too late." Along the way, Chen Xi muttered to himself while urging to speed up.
It would be a big joke if the ship left at the dock.
There are two marine steam engines from the Power Research Institute on the ship. It is outrageous that our own products are not put into the water.
Moreover, these two steam engines, transmission shafts, gearboxes, and propellers are all trial products. God knows what problems may occur. When running at full speed, oil leaked, the shaft broke, or the propeller fell into the sea. Who knows?
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Without his own technical team on board, the captain would probably go crazy with worry.
The navy has never served such high-end equipment. In the past, it all relied on sails.
Early the next morning, Yang Fan got up, stretched, opened the window, and got some fresh air. He stayed in a bungalow in the factory area last night. The air was very good in the morning of Ming Dynasty, and there were birds chirping.
"Hey, why is there a convoy coming?" Yang Fan was surprised to see a group of carriages, escorted by cavalry, rushing into the yard in front.
Those poor horses were all foaming at the mouth from exhaustion. As soon as the car stopped, they immediately fell to the ground and could not get up.
Then, Yang Fan was surprised to see Chen Xi coming out of the car with her hair disheveled. She obviously didn't sleep well after a bumpy night in the car. She was also carrying a large box in her hand. It was probably her clothes and toiletries. The two people who came out from behind
A maid was unloading luggage from the car.
When Chen Xi saw Yang Fan looking at him from the opposite side, he screamed and quickly covered his face. He was so embarrassed that the master saw him like this.
Yang Fan touched his nose in embarrassment, thinking that this little girl wouldn't come. He guessed that there might be something going on in the laboratory and he couldn't leave. Unexpectedly, he arrived an hour before entering the water.
There were fifteen carriages in the convoy, in addition to light four-wheel carriages, there were also caravans. Inside were the tools and supporting spare parts for the repair of the steam engine. A large number of engineers and workers also got off the car, and they seemed to be in a hurry.
After a long night's journey, everyone was very tired.
Yang Fan walked over and said, "I thought you weren't coming. Why are you in such a hurry?"
Chen Xi said sheepishly: "I stayed up all night doing experiments last night and forgot about it."
After saying that, he stuck out his tongue in embarrassment.
Yang Fan shook his head helplessly, feeling a little confused.
"I asked the kitchen to bring breakfast over. Let everyone wash up and eat first. You will not participate in the launching ceremony. I will arrange dormitories for you to catch up on your sleep first. The sea trial will start at two o'clock in the afternoon. I will call you then.
Just get on the boat." Yang Fan said.
When Chen Xi heard this, she immediately nodded like a chicken pecking at rice. She was too sleepy to open her eyes.
Chen Xi quickly said: "I won't eat any more. Let's go to sleep first. Master, is this your room? Lend it to me."
After saying that, he winked mischievously.
He opened his eyes and ran directly in front of the suitcase. He ran to the window, kicked off his shoes, and like a big maggot, he dug into Yang Fan's bed before he folded the quilt and fell asleep.
Yang Fan was dumbfounded. What the hell is this girl Chen Xi doing?
Then he smiled bitterly, he must have asked her to come. If he had not borrowed her courage, that woman would have dared to get under his bed without his wife's consent. So many people were watching.
But no one in the steam engine team gossiped. In their view, the dean belonged to the master. It was given to the master by His Majesty. There was nothing to gossip about. Everyone left in a hurry as if they hadn't seen it. What should they be busy with?
What are you busy with?
Some unloaded equipment and parts and directed the shipyard workers to transport them to the pier outside the dock, waiting for them to be launched and loaded onto the ship. Some took out the steam engine technical manual for this trial and quickly familiarized themselves with it. Others were talking about today's trial.
problems you may encounter.
After all, they are all landlubbers, and none of them have ever been to the sea. Although the machines are designed based on the cruiser design drawings, they don't know if there will be any problems.
They knew almost nothing about ships. Fortunately, the shipyard sent master shipbuilder Qiao Dongyang and dozens of apprentices to participate in the design and coordination before the equipment was completed.
At this time, Ding Dongmei Hezheng and Qiao Dongyang were discussing the problem of the power transmission shaft.
"Mr. Qiao, this is the first time Xinghe Iron Works has processed such a long transmission shaft. I stared at it forged with a water hammer, but I still had no idea. I was afraid that it would not be precise enough and it would get stuck." Ding Dongmei said.
"I'm not worried about the drive shaft. As long as it doesn't leak, it's not a big problem. In my opinion, sealing is the big problem. After all, the drive shaft and propeller are both installed underwater. If there is water leakage, the ship will sink." Qiao
The old man said.
Because the steam engine is placed in the middle bottom compartment of the ship, mainly to balance the center of gravity, a transmission shaft more than thirty meters long is needed, which passes horizontally through several cabins at the back and goes out from the butt of the ship to drive the propeller. This
If the watertight cabin mechanism is damaged, there is a fear of water leakage.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "The sealing solution provided by the master uses extruded oil-impregnated asbestos rope. The master said that this solution is reliable, but the wear and tear is severe, and it needs to be used once a year.
When it's time to replace and reinstall, go to the dock at the end of the year, scrape the bottom of the ship, and perform maintenance when replacing parts. Don't worry, Dean Chen Xi will personally send someone to keep an eye on it during the installation. There will be no problems."
Mr. Qiao nodded and said: "I have never built this kind of steam-powered ship in my whole life. Especially the propeller, which is more than five feet in diameter and is made of two tons of bronze. It looks so golden.
.It’s really a big deal. How much does it cost?”
After all, copper is money, and this thing is not cheap.
Ding Dongmei smiled and said: "The master has a lot of copper ingots in his hand. The dean knows it well. Don't worry, it's hard to say for other departments. As long as we need it, we can report it directly to my wife and we can usually get it approved. There are some in the Xincheng warehouse
It's more than 12,000 tons. Even though Madam keeps a close eye on it, no one is allowed to touch those copper ingots. Oh, breakfast is here, old man, let's talk later, my stomach is already growling with hunger."
The master craftsmen of the shipyard came pushing the carts. They set up tables and chairs here for the experts from the Power Research Institute to eat. Yang Fan also came and sat down, preparing to eat with them. Yang Fan didn't choose the food, he could eat whatever the workers ate.
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The technical team is composed of engineers with the best skills selected from Yang Fan's system. The technicians are all students who have been trained by Yang Fan's system themselves. They have learned mathematics, physics and chemistry at a high school level. Then they work on their own.
While studying, I started to do tasks and experiments with Chen Xi.
They don't usually have many opportunities to see the master, so everyone suddenly became excited. Being able to sit with the master and eat with him made them all excited.
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