Chapter 125: The First Steam Engine of the Ming Dynasty

Zhu Shun came to Fuwang's Mansion, Fuwang Shizi was not at home, just saved the time to greet each other, carried the rubber left by Fuwang Shizi, and rode a small donkey to the Jingshi University Hall.

Finally got the rubber, Zhu Shun didn't want to waste a moment of time, and he couldn't wait to start building the Newkomen steam engine now.

On the official road where the caravan was sparsely pulled, a little donkey panted for white breath and ran wildly, splashing countless snowflakes.

Looking at it from a distance, I didn't know that I thought it was a Liaodong horse galloping, which really opened the eyes of the caravan, but I didn't expect the little donkey to run so fast.

Zhu Shun rode the little donkey straight to the Newkemen steam engine workshop, and when he came to the door of the workshop where the snow was covered with calves, he forgot to tie the little donkey to the stump and rushed into the workshop with the rubber in the blanket.

The copper lock was opened as quickly as possible, the fire was lit, the rubber in the blanket was removed, and the final step of the Newcomen steam engine began.

The groom arranged by the Song family would come over every day to inspect the circle, and when he saw Zhu Shun coming back, he first led the little donkey to the stable and fed a handful of forage, and then ordered the Song family's maid to deliver food on time.

arranged all this, honestly guarded the thatched hut at the door, and waited for Zhu Shun's orders.

For most of the next half a month, Zhu Shun really achieved the point of forgetting to sleep and eat, there was no accurate time for eating, and there was no accurate time for sleeping.

When she was hungry and thirsty, she stretched out her hand, and the maid who was waiting on the side hurriedly took out the food and rice wine from the food box and handed them to Zhu Shun, who was in a state of madness.

Sleepy, first I couldn't sleep, I really couldn't stand it, so I lay down in the straw pile next to the stove and fell asleep, at this time, the maid arranged by the Song family would always appear in time and put a warm Liaodong mink fur on Zhu Shun.

Fortunately, the life of the Song family is getting better and better, so he simply arranged for Zhu Shun two maids to take care of his daily life, otherwise these trivial things in life alone can consume Zhu Shun's time a lot and delay the birth of the Newcomen steam engine.

Ten days later, the goose feather snow finally stopped, and the gloomy sky showed the sun that had not been seen for a long time.

Zhu Shun walked out of the workshop, and didn't notice that Dongyang had come out, and walked to the side of the very large Newkemen steam engine.

Zhu Shun held a shovel and shoveled a full amount of coal into the kiln at the bottom of the egg-shaped cylinder, and a fire soon broke out in the kiln, scorching the egg-shaped cylinder on top.

The cold water at the bottom of the egg-shaped cylinder quickly boils to form water vapor, which passes through the air intake at the top of the egg-shaped cylinder and enters the piston cylinder above.

Zhu Shun closed the intake valve, opened the water spray valve outside the piston cylinder, and sprayed cold water on the surface of the hot piston cylinder, and the water vapor inside the piston cylinder condensed, making the piston cylinder become a vacuum.

The next step is to open the water inlet valve and extend to the iron pipe in the Yongding River, which will pump the water in the Yongding River into the piston cylinder under the action of atmospheric pressure.

This step is extremely crucial, as long as the water at the bottom of the Yongding River can be pumped up, the Newcomen steam engine is basically successful.

Zhu Shun took a breath gently, the cold wind in his lungs suppressed the heat in his chest, and his hands wearing cowhide gloves screwed into the water valve hard.

Zhu Shun hurriedly set his eyes on the surface of the Yongding River, and a small whirlpool suddenly appeared on the surface of the river that had never frozen.

The river water is pumped up by a steam engine!

Zhu Shun swung his fist hard, endured the ecstasy of wanting to roar, closed the water inlet valve, and opened the steam inlet valve.

The river water inside the piston cylinder falls down the inlet valve into the egg-shaped cylinder below, and flows out of the drain valve of the egg-shaped cylinder.

An iron pipe to the east of Zhu Shun flowed out of the steaming river and poured it into the small lake dug in advance.

Although this small stream of steaming water poured into the vast small lake has the meaning of Jingwei reclamation, as long as the water at the bottom of the Yongding River can be pumped ashore, it marks one thing.

The Newcomen steam engine is about to be developed.

There is one last step left in the experiment.

Zhu Shun held the shovel, walked step by step to another egg-shaped cylinder, and solemnly filled the coal into the kiln below.

The two egg-shaped cylinders began to work alternately, circulating repeatedly, pumping up the water of the Yongding River, high on the bank!

Zhu Shun put down the shovel in his hand, took twenty or thirty steps back, and looked at the recurring Newkemen steam engine from a distance.

Smoke and fire are spitting fire, and the sound is booming.

Breaking the tranquility of this wilderness.