Chapter 786: The Great Discussion

There must be a problem in the middle of this, and it is quite a big problem, and the researcher in charge of recording it immediately recorded this problem and made a report.

Doing research and experiments, what I am afraid of is not that I will find a problem, but that if I am not polite, as long as there is a problem, it can be solved, and if there is no problem, I will not be able to find the way forward.

Remember, the key question for researchers is whether they can reproduce this data.

The discovery of this data was on the iron-ribbed wooden ship, of course, at the time of reproduction, the iron-ribbed wooden ship was also used, through a series of preparations, a total of 20 different tonnage, and the steam engines used were also different iron-ribbed wooden ships, after some careful inspection, it was really found that there was a problem.

Although the size of the ships varied, without exception, they all lowered their sails, reduced the external factors to a minimum, and even brought the ships over, in the same place, under the same conditions of ocean currents and winds, such a comparative experiment was done, and the results of the experiments, although the amplitude was different, but the final results were all very different.

This is the problem, where is the problem, even if the researchers do not believe that it is a steam engine, but after some deep research, the problem is found, it is on the steam engine used on the train.

This kind of steam engine, is good, through years of research, and through the actual situation of the railway, step by step experiments, modifications, and finally, the development of the current level of steam engine, he is on the train, simply played an important role, the current two records on the naval railway, are related to it.

One is a full-fledged train, running at a speed of 171 kilometers per hour, which is much larger than before, and the other is a superweight train.

On the train, because of the power, when the carriage of the train reaches a certain level, it is difficult to grow, but with the strong power of the train, the number of carriages can be increased.

A train in Dinghai is about 16 to 18 cars, plus the front and rear of the train, it rarely exceeds 20 cars, but the overweight train is a large train with more than 40 cars or even 50 cars.

It seems that there is not much meaning, 40 knots, that is to say, two cars a little more, not even yet, why bother, what to do so tired, but on the busy railway line, especially interspersed with passenger transport, fast trains under the premise, such an overweight car, still has a great effect.

From the beginning of the completion of the construction of the railway, where to put it, how to use, that is the efficiency of the adjustment, between the vehicle and the vehicle, the interval of 1 minute, with 5 minutes, the result is completely different, not to mention the increase of 5 times the volume ratio, even if it is doubled, for the busy transportation of the railway line, the improvement is also very huge.

The time interval between trains may not be able to improve the utilization rate of the entire railway according to the multiplier, but increasing the number of trains is very intuitive, from 10 to 20 knots, which is doubled, then from 20 knots to 40 knots, it is also doubled, and the difficulty of this realization is lower, and in the same way, for some resource or mineral transportation, the larger and heavier the train, the more things will be transported.

The increase in the number of carriages for transportation represents a substantial increase in the power of the train, and the steam engine of the train is very large compared to the means of transportation on land, but it is not very large compared with the water one, especially on the 100-ton ship, and it is more suitable to place a steam engine of about 30 tons.

Thinking about the suitable, the final result was not suitable, and after careful inspection, after ruling out the problem of the propeller and other components, the final problem pointed directly to the power system, that is, it was this steam engine that had a problem, and he directly affected the stability of the entire ship, and was the culprit.

Practice is the only criterion for testing the truth, and on the premise of having clear indicators to prove that he is wrong, then changing this mistake has become something that must be done.

How to change, in a careful investigation of the causes, turbulence and instability are the key, and the steam engine of the train, his wheelbase, and the method of workmanship, there is no way to change, especially under the premise that he himself is larger, there is no room for modification, directly abandoned, and chose the ordinary power steam engine.

Because these steam engines are mostly used in factories and enterprises, and do not have as much power as trains, they were not considered when they were used on ships, and now they are used, even if they are the largest, they do not have the power.

However, these reliability is strong, and according to the summarized data, some adjustments have been made, and on the ship, the effect is even better than the previous high-power one.

In the end, the problem was found, and the vibration had a huge impact on the steam engine, especially when the ship was in turmoil, the steam engine had problems and even shut down.

Power is the key to the ship, if it is in the sea, when it needs power, but there is no power, for a ship, what is the result, it can only be the result of the ship's destruction and death, after getting this result, the ship is directly vetoed.

The first time the steam engine came on board, it ended like this, and some people even doubted that the steam engine could be on the ship, in daily use, most of the steam engines were used in a stable environment, not at sea, so that in the situation of seven up and eight down, which was very unfavorable to the work of the steam engine.

This idea, of course, was blocked by Zhao Xin, Zhao Xin knew very well that the steam-powered small steamer is the key to the future, and it is the foundation for being able to become bigger and stronger, but he can't find a solution, so he can only give up the idea of a direct steamer first, and start with a more stable platform.

The more stable platforms are nothing more than Spanish galleons and clippers, the former is huge, and in the case of being made to the peak, it is the source of early naval battleships, 4 decks, even 5 decks, hundreds of guns, their salvo power, and finally solved the rebellion of Yizhigao, a rebel army that swept the entire southeast, under the cover of the artillery of a fleet, ceased to exist.

The clipper is not good, the stability is too poor, then it is a Spanish galleon.

The number of Spanish galleons in the hands of the Dinghai Navy is very large, thousands, and about 500 of this number are found, and the iron ribs are added, and then the auxiliary power is installed.

According to the results of scientific experiments, for each case, extreme experiments are carried out, of course, the previous cause is the vibration of the steam engine, so that this vibration is reduced, fixed and buffered, so that the cabin where the power is located, the vibration result is minimal.

Similarly, in terms of design, we are also looking for ways to avoid the effects of vibrations, which are impossible not to vibrate on a ship, and even if there is shock absorption, it cannot be avoided.

At this time, ordinary sailing ships can say that this wind and waves bring the greatest power, but for ships, they must have power, so as to be able to get rid of the wind and waves, which requires power in a harsh environment, at least, it will not be completely impossible to push.

With the direction, there are research results, compared to the steam engine and steam train just came out of the era, it is unceremonious to say that the steam engine at that time, the reliability was not high.

There are many reasons for this, on the one hand, it has just been developed, and there are many deficiencies, especially in the aspect of sealing.

Because the Dinghai Navy has not yet found the right rubber, the rubber is in South America, and it still exists in the rainforest at this time, if you want to find it, you must first arrive in South America, it is estimated that it will not work in a short time, and the Mayans have a big loss, and the Dinghai Navy has softened, but they do not retreat, they are still sticking to their Central American strength, but if Xiang Yu is in the tropical rainforest, they may also do whatever it takes

It is such and such concerns that make it difficult for the Dinghai Navy to hesitate, and there is no qualified and good rubber, which has troubled the Dingjun for many years.

Even if the rubber seal is proposed, the steam engine has not made any progress, but now, from the study of rubber, to the extraction and classification of rubber, Dingjun has gone through nearly 10 years, the rubber content in Eucommia ulmoides, not comparable to the rubber tree, but it is also a lot, in the long-term use, also summed up a series of methods, plus some synthetic methods of rubber, compounds, rubber this piece is solved.

In this direction, more rubber is used, the transmission facilities are less hard, and the same is reduced, so that the problem is solved, and the fault tolerance rate is a little higher, even if it is vibrating, at most it will affect the entire kinetic energy, and will not let the steam engine completely strike.

Because Zhao Xin led the development of science and technology in the Dinghai Navy, a hundred flowers bloomed, and a hundred schools of thought contended, so there were many debates in this regard, and some people even proposed that since it was so difficult for the steam engine to get on the ship, why not stop the steam engine on the ship, according to the current situation, the sea ship is enough, the speed has a flying clipper, and in the case of ocean transportation, there is a Spanish sailing ship, and there is no need to invest huge money in the steamer.

There are many people who support this argument, and there are even some experts in the shipbuilding industry and design, because at present, the steamship is still very weak, only 50 tons, 100 tons, even if it is in the design, there are 1000 tons, but more than 2000 tons of ships, it is still far away.

For steamships, small ships, their efficiency may not be comparable to that of shearers and Spanish sailing ships, and wooden boats can also get comparable performance on the premise of loading some auxiliary machinery.

When this statement became more and more popular, and on the premise that it became more and more intense, Zhao Xin came forward, and he did not directly veto it, but took out the future.

This future is very simple, how much can a wooden ship reach, 5,000 tons, is already the limit, the strength of wooden materials, there is a limit, beyond this limit, just the fixation and the material on the hull itself, there will be a lot.

But the sea is boundless, unlike river boats and river boats.

They must take into account the problem of the entire river and the depth of the river, so these ships cannot be too big, but for sea ships, it is different, thousands of tons, considered small, 10,000 tons is considered the foundation, 100,000 tons, million tons, and the future generations continue to appear, this is the mainstream.

When a ship of several thousand tons does not have a big gap with the capsizing of the navy, but 10,000 tons, 20,000 tons, or even 50,000 tons will definitely be able to open a huge gap.

Zhao Xin originally thought that under the premise that the quality, steelmaking and steam engine had reached a certain level just now, it should not be a problem to make a ship, not to mention a 50,000-ton giant, even if it was 10,000 tons, or even 8,000 tons, it should be fine, but unfortunately, it could only make 100 tons, and at most work hard to make 500 tons and 1,000 tons, which is still very big from Zhao Xin's idea.

Zhao Xin has a strong control over the Dinghai Navy, especially in terms of research, and only Zhao Xin can invest in some super-large research and projects, and Zhao Xin can develop.

Besides, a hundred flowers bloom and a hundred schools of thought contend, talking about the right competition, not suppression and vetoing, under the correct theory, although they feel that the production of thousands of tons, or even tens of thousands of tons of ships, is far away, but the train has been able to pull up 2,500 tons of things on land, and at sea, there is a buoyancy effect, and it is not impossible to make 2,000 tons or 3,000 tons.

Wooden ship, after doing 1000 tons, it is a little bad, although it is said that the problem of steel keel is solved, the keel can be expanded without limit, but the wood itself, is strong, under such strength, it is too big, even if there is a lot of protection, there are many external blessings, it will become very fragile, not to mention the wind and waves, even if it is an ordinary three-foot high wind and wave, it is easy to disintegrate his interior, according to this situation, the steel ship, has a great advantage, at least, after the completion of manufacturing, not easy to disintegrate, the strength is enough.

Perhaps, there are such and such difficulties in studying ships now, but there are difficulties in synthesizing organic matter and cracking difficulties, under the guidance of Zhao Xin, the entire Dinghai Navy has worked very hard, and under the premise of almost being poor and white, it has built the foundation of the Dinghai Navy, so it is also a task that can be completed by investing in the steamship and establishing the world's largest artificial creation, which they have no doubt at all.

After solving the problem, the entire research department of the Dinghai Navy, in accordance with Zhao Xin's points, began to storm the ship, various tests, and investment also rose to a higher level, more and more information was summarized, and the moment when the ship was really born was never far away.