Chapter 932 Tesla Rhapsody (Second update, please subscribe)
As the sun sets, the sky becomes darker. Evening in the desert lasts only a few minutes. Then, it is pitch black.
Although the sun has set, the street lights in the town are still bright. The Mechanical Research Institute is still brightly lit, and many researchers are still working overtime.
This is a very common thing.
"A steam turbine mainly consists of three parts: a boiler, a steam turbine and a condenser. The fuel burns in the boiler, boiling the water into steam. The high-temperature, high-pressure steam enters the steam turbine through the pipeline, pushing the rotor in the steam turbine to rotate..."
In the laboratory, staring at the chart on the wall, Gu Hongming once again pondered the reasons for the steam turbine.
Although the word "steam turbine" has only one more "wheel" than "steam engine", it is very different. Since the steam turbine's rotor rotates around the central axis at high speed and smoothly, it does not rely on the reciprocating motion of the piston in the cylinder like the steam engine. Therefore, compared with the steam engine, the steam turbine has the advantages of simple structure, compact installation space, light vibration, low noise, low manufacturing and maintenance costs, high heat energy conversion efficiency, and long life.
However, until now, these advantages have only been verified to a certain extent in experiments. Even until now, except for the model machine, they have not yet produced a practical steam turbine.
"Are you still working overtime here?"
When Jiang Rushi opened the door, he saw Gu Hongming standing there studying the steam turbine.
"Yes, Mr. Jiang, there is too much new knowledge here. If I don't catch up quickly, I'm afraid I won't be able to keep up with the progress and then hold everyone back."
“There is no end to the new knowledge you can learn here.”
Jiang Rushi shrugged his shoulders, walked to the window, looked at the town in the twilight, and said:
"Have you noticed that the technology here is generally 10 to 20 years ahead of the outside world?"
"I noticed that, just like this steam turbine, the outside world probably has never even thought about it."
"Yes, that's it!"
Jiang Rushi said with a smile.
"So, your task here is to study and research at the same time. There are many books in the library. You can go to the library first and study them systematically."
"I understand! Thank you, Mr. Jiang!"
There is a library in each area of the central laboratory. In addition to the technical books corresponding to the research in each area, there are also some technical books selected by Emperor Zhu from his "library". They are mainly books on principles. Although they are just some principles, for these technicians, they can easily successfully research the corresponding mechanical equipment through the principles.
Of course, if possible, Emperor Zhu would also purchase some finished products, but the finished products were mainly small and medium-sized mechanical equipment. The largest ones were just tractors and trucks. Large equipment like steam turbines could only be "introduced" through models and technical materials such as books. Compared with the former, although there was no physical object to imitate, this promoted the progress of Ming Dynasty technicians to the greatest extent.
Like many people who enter the library, before entering the library, Gu Hongming needed to hand over his handbag and then receive the key to the special cabinet.
"According to the library's regulations, notes copied in the library are not allowed to be taken out of the library. Your notebook must be kept in a special cabinet."
"According to your level, you are only authorized to read books below level six..."
There are many rules in the library. Although it feels strange, soon after Gu Hongming entered the library, he was immersed in this ocean of knowledge. The knowledge in the books seemed more novel and seemed to be slightly ahead of the outside world. Fresh knowledge is naturally more attractive, and of course it made Gu Hongming inadvertently indulge in it.
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Everyone's fate has changed. When Gu Hongming, a master of Chinese studies from another world, took another path in the Ming Dynasty, Nikola Tesla, an international student, was taking notes seriously on the campus of Nanhua University. He cherished the opportunity to study at university.
Because the professor spoke German, this certainly did not pose any obstacle for Nikola Tesla, who was from the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Not to mention German, even if the professor spoke Chinese, it would not affect his studies.
Professor Weiss was invited by the university to come to Ming Dynasty last year. He can only have simple conversations in Chinese and still teaches in German. This is normal in Ming Dynasty universities. After all, Ming Dynasty has been insisting on introducing talents from Europe and the United States in recent years. Not all of these people can speak Chinese. Those European professors often need several years to master Chinese fluently.
In the universities of Daming, some professors use English, some use French, and some use German. However, this does not hinder the students of Daming from learning. After all, each of them needs to master a foreign language proficiently. They just need to pay attention to whether the professor can teach in Chinese when choosing elective courses.
Although he seemed to be listening very carefully, Tesla was writing something in his notebook from time to time.
"X-rays..."
Over the past period of time, Tesla became interested in X-rays, which were discovered by Li Lun, a scientist from the Ming Dynasty a few years ago. Now "X-rays" have been applied in some aspects. For Tesla, this is both a new field of knowledge and a field full of opportunities.
Although it is just an interest, he is very focused on research in this area.
“It could have many more applications in medicine.”
As this thought flashed through his mind, Tesla wrote on the paper again.
"The intensity of the X-rays can be further enhanced..."
As a student, Tesla now has plenty of time to conduct research in this area, and of course there is enough technical information and hardware at the University of South China.
"Perhaps, we can apply for some experimental funds from the school first."
Looking at the drawn "X-ray machine" for medical use, this idea flashed through Tesla's mind.
Even in class, he wrote an application for experimental funding, and the content of his application was very simple -
"My instrument can produce X-rays with much greater energy than ordinary instruments can produce."
He wrote the application that same day and sent it by post to the Imperial Science Foundation, a foundation that specializes in funding scholars to conduct research. Many of his teachers and alumni in the university were engaged in various research with the support of the foundation.
(End of this chapter)
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