strictlysupreme Chapter 720: The Effect Of A Seed, Ban Heng’S Solar Furnace [Please Subscribe, Please Subscribe In F
Chapter 720: The Effect Of A Seed, Ban Heng’S Solar Furnace [Please Subscribe, Please Subscribe In F
After Yan Changqing, Zhu Yuanzhang, Queen Ma, Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Jixi, Zhu Gaochi, and a group of civil and military officials greeted each other at the door, they went directly to the wonders area of the Academy of Sciences.
After all, the main purpose of inviting Zhu Yuanzhang and others over today was to show off the wonders he had built.
However, as soon as they entered the first wonder area, Zhu Yuanzhang and others were stunned.
In front of them, there was a giant concave mirror more than ten feet high and ten feet wide.
Opposite the giant concave mirror, there are dozens of large flat reflectors two or three feet high and two or three feet wide.
“This is the first wonder I built——Solar Furnace!!!”
"It mainly consists of two parts. The first part is a giant concave mirror, with a total length of about 12 feet and a width of about 11 feet. A total of 7,200 independent mirrors form a parabolic area."
"The second part is the solar reflector, which is mainly composed of 365 large-scale solar reflectors."
"Through the 365 large-scale solar reflectors on the artificially constructed balconies with various slopes on the opposite side, the sun's rays are reflected to the concave mirrors on the opposite side, and then the strong and sufficient sunlight is concentrated into a small square with a diameter of about ten meters. Two inches."
"Finally, extremely high temperatures can be generated in this target area, which is even enough to melt three-thirds of steel in half a quarter of an hour!"
Yan Changqing said enthusiastically, and then looked at the suspicious looks on everyone's face, and immediately led them to the high platform of the eye-shaped concave mirror.
At the central high platform, you can get close to the core area of about twelve inches in diameter that concentrates a large amount of solar heat energy.
Various test materials are placed around the area, including paper books, wood, steel blocks, ores, etc.
At the same time, there were a lot of burned ashes on the ground. It was obvious that Ban Heng had already conducted relevant experiments before this.
Yan Changqing took out a six-foot-long iron tweezers and gave it to Zhu Yuanzhang, indicating to Zhu Yuanzhang to pick up anything on the ground and put it in the core focus area to test it.
Zhu Yuanzhang was also rude, picking up a paper book on the ground and placing it in the central focus area.
With a loud bang, the paper books burned instantly, and then burned directly in just a few breaths, leaving only some black ashes scattered on the ground.
Seeing this scene, whether it was Zhu Yuanzhang, Empress Ma, or the three little guys Zhu Xiongying, Zhu Jixi, Zhu Gaochi, or other civil and military officials, they all couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Then Zhu Yuanzhang picked up another piece of wood and placed it in the core focus area. It burned instantly again, but compared to paper books, this time the wood burned for a while longer before turning into ashes.
Finally, Zhu Yuanzhang picked up a piece of steel about three-thirds thick and placed it in the core focus area. This time, it did not burn and melt immediately.
However, both Zhu Yuanzhang and all the civil and military officials waited patiently and quietly.
After about one or two minutes, the three-third-thick piece of iron gradually turned red.
After two or three minutes passed, the iron began to melt gradually.
After three or five minutes passed, the three-third-thick piece of iron had completely melted and dripped onto the concrete floor.
Similarly, even the iron tweezers used by Zhu Yuanzhang to hold the iron pieces melted in the core focus area.
Then Yan Changqing looked at the other civil and military officials and said with a smile:
"There are also some iron tweezers here. If you are interested, you can try it yourself. Just use the iron tweezers to clamp things to the core focus area."
After seeing that Zhu Yuanzhang put down the iron tweezers and had no intention of continuing the test, all the princes and ministers immediately picked up an iron tweezer and started testing it.
The other civil and military officials who had not grabbed the iron tweezers gathered around the princes and ministers and nine ministers who had grabbed the iron tweezers. They either watched in admiration or urged them to hurry up so that they could do it. Try it.
【Natural without fire, truly natural without fire!】
[In the past, I have seen those monks, Taoists, and swindlers play spontaneous combustion tricks, but they more or less relied on so-called talismans, divine water, and the like.
[And the most they can do with spontaneous combustion is to make the talisman ignite spontaneously. Not to mention melting steel, they can't even make wood spontaneously ignite! 】
[And besides themselves, it won’t work if someone else comes up! 】
[However, Saint Ban Heng does not need any help. Anyone can repeat the experiment. Just put books, wood, or even steel blocks there, and they will naturally spontaneously ignite and melt. It is really incredible. !]
Zhu Yuanzhang on the side, watching a group of civil and military officials experimenting with iron tweezers, suddenly remembered something:
"This is what you said in the past, that thousands of light-concentrating glass mirrors combined together can melt steel, right?!!"
When he taught "Dragon Slaying Techniques" and talked about the four major seawater and salt methods, Yan Changqing once asked them to use a glass mirror to focus and ignite the paper.
At that time, Yan Changqing once said that if there are enough concave glass mirrors combined, they can even melt steel.
Of course, Yan Changqing only said that at the time, and they had never actually seen it with their own eyes.
But today, I actually witnessed the test with my own eyes.
Mr. Yan, you really never lie!
Yan Changqing nodded, indicating that this was indeed the case.
As early as when I was teaching "Dragon Slaying Technique" to Zhu Yuanzhang and others, I talked about the focus of the glass.
At that time, he was already thinking in his mind that if the Academy of Sciences for the People was established in the future, he would build such a wonder as "Odie's Solar Furnace" inside the Academy of Sciences for the People.
However, due to the current technology and capabilities of this era, he could not completely reproduce "Odie's Solar Furnace".
The original "Odie's Solar Furnace" probably used tens of thousands of independent mirrors to form a huge concave focusing mirror.
But he only used 7,200 independent mirrors to form the current huge concave focusing mirror.
However, in terms of the number of heliostats, it is far more than the number of heliostats used in "Odie's Solar Furnace".
But even so, he didn't know whether the temperature in the core focus area of the solar furnace he built reached 3,500 degrees.
After all, in this era, he has no reliable means of verification.
We can only estimate that the melting point of iron is 1,538 degrees and the boiling point is 2,750 degrees. It can be inferred that the core focus area temperature of the solar furnace that can melt and boil steel in front of us exceeds 2,750 degrees. Ten degrees.
“May I ask Saint, how did you do this?!!”
Zhu Xiongying gently pulled Yan Changqing's clothes and asked curiously.
Not only him, but the two little guys Zhu Jixi and Zhu Gaochi were also very curious about this.
After all, at their current age, they are curious about everything in the world.
Looking at the curious Zhu Xiongying, Yan Changqing smiled and said:
"This is very simple."
Seeing that Saint Ban Heng was about to explain the mystery, all the civil and military officials who were conducting the experiment also put down the things in their hands and unconsciously approached Saint Ban Heng, looking curious but a little embarrassed.
They were also curious about how this incredible scene before them was achieved.
If they can understand it, then they can brag to others later, saying that they once listened to Saint Banheng's lectures and learned the magical method of spontaneous combustion without fire. How embarrassing it would be to tell them!
Yan Changqing then took out a concave mirror and a reflective mirror and explained to everyone:
"The working principle of the solar furnace is actually the ray concentration principle of the reflector."
"First, the sun's rays are collected through the first set of controllable solar reflectors on the sloped floor."
"It is then sent to a second series of mirrors, also called light concentrators, located in the parabola."
"By analogy, a large amount of solar rays are finally sent to the top of the central tower and concentrated in a very small circular range."
"For example, the core focus area is about twelve inches in diameter."
"In this way, the heat energy of tens of thousands of solar rays is concentrated in a very small range, ultimately causing it to generate extremely high temperatures."
The principle of the solar furnace is very simple, but in the eyes of the audience, Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Xiongying, and other civil and military officials, there is a kind of clear stupidity.
Seeing this, Yan Changqing thought for a while and then gave an example:
"For example, the eastern sun's light is equivalent to a torch."
"Then now a large amount of sunlight is reflected through the reflector, and then a large amount of sunlight is focused through the concave surface, and finally tens of thousands of torches are concentrated into a very small area for burning, thus generating extremely high temperatures! "
"So, do you understand?!!"
Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Xiongying, and all the civil and military officials all nodded to express their understanding.
However, seeing this scene, Yan Changqing couldn't help but let out a sigh.
Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Xiongying, and all the civil and military officials did understand, but they only understood the example of the solar torch they gave.
As for the ray concentration principle of the real reflector of the solar furnace, it is obviously not understood.
However, although all the civil and military officials did not really understand the working principle of the solar furnace, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry discovered its use and immediately said:
"This substance is enough to melt steel, so can it be used for steel casting, thereby eliminating the need for blast furnaces and firewood?!!"
"In addition, if a small solar furnace is built, can people also use it to focus on sunlight to make fire for cooking, boiling water, etc.?!!"
Yan Changqing looked at the Minister of the Ministry of Industry in surprise, and said that the Minister of the Ministry of Industry has a very good vision, just like the prince Zhu Biao, even if he saw the solar furnace [Wen or Tu said that it is a new way of using solar energy .
But unfortunately, the current era is not the era of solar energy.
Today, the Ming Dynasty has not even entered the biogas energy and steam energy eras. It is no less than a wishful thinking to cross several energy eras and enter the solar energy era in one fell swoop.
Once again, he explained to the Minister of Industry that the current high initial investment in solar energy depends on the instability of the weather, and the small scope of use. Moreover, he is the only one who knows how to build it, and it is difficult to meet the needs of households and iron and steel making. . ............
The Minister of Industry could not help but shook his head regretfully. He thought there was a new way to use energy.
However, after thinking about the briquettes and biogas invented by Ban Heng before, the Minister of the Ministry of Industry felt that the current use of these new energy sources was enough.
Let alone biogas, the Ministry of Industry has been working hard to study and apply it in School Disciple, but it is estimated that there will be no results in a short time.
But the briquettes we started manufacturing, producing, and selling last year are real.
It’s easy to use and really popular.
Last year, the court sold briquettes alone for 20 billion yuan, and the Ministry of Household Affairs also made as much as 20 million yuan!
According to estimates from the Ministry of Household Affairs, the imperial court will be able to sell at least 30 billion pieces of briquettes this year, which will bring an estimated fiscal revenue of at least 30 million yuan to the imperial court!
This is all thanks to Saint Ban Heng’s invention of briquettes!
Zhu Jixi on the other side couldn't help but wonder after listening to his teacher's explanation:
"If that's the case, what's the use of that solar furnace?!"
After all, apart from the fact that the current solar furnace can spontaneously ignite without fire, which seems incredible, it seems to have no other special uses.
It can neither make iron or steel, nor can it be used at home, and for the time being, only my teacher knows how to build it. It seems that it has no other use except for viewing.
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Yan Changqing's eyes fell on Zhu Jixi and asked:
"What's the use of a seed now?!!"
"But if this seed is buried, takes root, sprouts, and grows into a towering tree decades later, will it still be useless at that time?!!"
"Now this solar furnace is a seed, and the Academy of Sciences for the People is the soil where it takes root, sprouts, and grows."
"Maybe it's not the time for it to shine. Maybe I'm the only one who knows how to build it."
"But after ten years, decades, or thousands of years, it will eventually usher in its own era of solar energy, and more and more people will know how to build it.
Solar furnaces, know how to use solar energy. "
"At that time, future generations will understand that it has great significance and role for many people at this time!"
At the end of the sentence, Yan Changqing looked into the void with faint eyes, as if he saw how, thousands of years later, the people of later generations, under the influence of this solar furnace, gradually penetrated into the void.
Understand and understand solar energy, utilize and apply solar energy, and finally enter the new era of solar energy.
Whether it was Zhu Yuanzhang, Zhu Ji, or other civil and military officials who saw this scene, they all held their breath and looked at where Saint Ban Heng was looking.
Void.
They had an inexplicable feeling, as if Saint Banheng's eyes were really looking through the vast river of time and seeing the sun thousands of years in the future.
The grand scene of the furnace being used in the hands of later generations.
At the same time, it is like seeing the people of later generations, looking back on the millennium and remembering them based on this solar furnace.
The historian on the side painted a picture of Saint Ban Heng, the emperor and a group of civil and military officials standing under the sun furnace, looking into the void [selected to look into the next thousand years]
Come down.
After a while, Zhu Yuanzhang finally came back to his senses, and immediately looked at the chamberlain aside and ordered:
"Erect a monument to record all the principles that Ban Heng just said, and pass them on to future generations!"
"We are stupid and don't know the principles mentioned by Saint and the mystery of the solar furnace, but future generations should understand it and must understand it!"
"Only in this way can we live up to Ban Heng's hard work!"
The chamberlain immediately responded respectfully:
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
After giving the instructions, Zhu Yuanzhang turned to look at Yan Changqing again and couldn't help but sigh:
"Actually, sometimes, we feel that your husband might have been born in the wrong era."
"In this day and age, there are very few people, including us, who can understand what he said and do, and know the significance of what he did."
"If we were born in later generations, perhaps there would be more people who could understand and discuss with you, and you wouldn't play the harp with me and other mediocre people."
Hearing this, Yan Changqing smiled and said in a gentle tone:
"I am different from what Your Majesty thinks. If I were born in future generations, I might just be one of thousands of ordinary people."
"But being born in this world allows me to bring some different changes to this world and future generations."
"This is good, very good!"
Zhu Yuanzhang was silent for a long time [just looking at the solar furnace in front of him and asked:
"Does this thing have a name?"
Yan Changqing shook his head and replied:
"It has not been named yet. If your Majesty wishes, you can give it a name!"
Zhu Yuanzhang thought for a while and said directly:
"Then let's call it Ban Heng's Solar Furnace!"
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