Don’t raise unruly people in extreme cold weather

Chapter 218 Return to the North
After flying for about a day or so, the Behemoth arrived in the north.

The flight time on the road was much slower than originally expected, mainly because the Behemoth encountered strong cold air on the way back from land. The entire surface of the airship was covered with a layer of freezing rain, forming a layer of freezing rain. The ice shell broke, affecting the flight of the airship.

This situation was also the first time for the navy on the Behemoth to encounter, and they did not dare to risk continuing to fly.

If it were a warship in the past, it would not be a big problem. A layer of ice shell is really insignificant to a warship. At most, it will have a certain impact on navigation, which is within the controllable range.

But for airships, no one can guarantee whether this layer of ice shell will cause any damage to the airship's airbag, or have a negative impact on the airship's engine.

Therefore, Lieutenant Colonel William ordered the airship to lower its altitude while asking Perfectcott for instructions on how to handle this matter.

"Why did you decide to lower the flight altitude?" Purficott asked Lieutenant Colonel William after listening to his explanation.

"The temperature at high altitude is lower than that on the ground. If we continue to rise, the hull will only freeze more seriously." Lieutenant Colonel William still has a relatively clear understanding of the situation currently facing the Behemoth. Explaining to Purficott: “Although it is possible to continue to rise to get rid of the influence of strong cold air, this may also aggravate the icing on the outer layer of the airship, causing the ship to be overweight and causing adverse consequences.

So for the sake of safety, I ordered the flight altitude to be lowered and organized a part of the crew to de-ice the hull.

It's just that we really don't have much experience in the use of airships. If an accident occurs in such bad weather, it may be difficult to deal with it. "

"So why didn't you fly to the stratosphere when you first took off from Novyshak City?" Purficott complained helplessly, and then said: "But since this is the situation now, then don't Take the risk and fly slowly close to the ground. I'm not in a hurry anyway.

Purficott ignored this when designing the airship. After all, according to her idea, the airship should fly in the stratosphere and there was no need to consider de-icing.

In addition, you can report this matter to the military and ask them to remember to remind the shipyard to equip subsequent airships with high-altitude de-icing devices, which can directly draw high-temperature steam from the steam boiler, which will cause ice to form on the surface of the ship. Effective de-icing can be achieved by purging the area. "

After all, this is likely to make the icing situation worse and cause an accident to the airship.

However, with a layer of ice already forming on the hull, Lieutenant Colonel William, as the captain, still did not dare to take the risk of forcing the Behemoth to break through the troposphere.

But considering the extremely cold weather we will face in the future, the issue of de-icing must also be considered.

One of the major advantages of the airship is that it can increase its flight altitude, raising the airship above the clouds and reaching the stratosphere. Flying in a relatively stable environment in the stratosphere can avoid the impact of severe weather in the troposphere.

Fortunately, airships now use steam power. The high-temperature steam coming out of the contacts for purging and de-icing is not a big problem, and it is also very simple. It is just a matter of laying a few more pipes.

This incident passed quickly, and Purficott successfully arrived at the base of Eagle Beak Cliff, but it took more time than normal on the road.

When the Behemoth landed on the Eagle Beak Cliff, it was already the afternoon of the next day. "Miss, you are finally back." The old housekeeper Foster rushed to greet you immediately. After not seeing you all winter, the old man has aged a lot.

Obviously, after Purficott returned to Longton due to the war, all kinds of large and small affairs in the north fell on the old butler, making him very hard-working.

"Thank you for your hard work during my absence in the North, Grandpa Afu." Purficott greeted the old butler, and then became concerned about the affairs of the North: "While I was away, there were some things in the North. Something big happened?"

"Although there were a few blizzards in winter, overall there were no problems. According to the arrangements you left before you left, miss, the blizzards were passed safely." Foster reported to Purficott , although this winter has not been easy, but as he said, although there are problems, they are not troubles that are difficult to deal with.

Hearing what Foster said, Purficott nodded with satisfaction.

Although Purficott has made arrangements for things in the north, the technological level of this era is here. Even if she is here, she cannot guarantee that there will be no problems at all, let alone her absence. in the case of?

The fact that Foster was able to avoid any major incident that was difficult to deal with was beyond Purficott's expectations, and she was naturally very satisfied with it.

"Miss, I have prepared a dinner party for you. You can take a rest first. I think you must be exhausted along the way." The old housekeeper was still more concerned about Perfectcott's health.

Purficott nodded, and then glanced at Lieutenant Colonel William and others who got off the airship, and then ordered the old housekeeper: "Cousin William and the others have also worked hard all the way, let someone entertain them well, I think Let’s take a shower first.”

"Please rest assured, I will make arrangements." Perhaps it was because the hostess from the north was back. The expression on the old housekeeper's face looked so kind at this moment, and he also smiled for the first time in a long time.

Purficott turned and walked towards his laboratory, while the old butler, after asking people to entertain Lieutenant Colonel William and his party, turned around and followed Purficott.

"While I'm away in the north, how are the progress of various scientific research projects?" Purficott asked the old housekeeper.

Now that he knew that nothing major happened in the territory, Purficott's focus naturally turned to the projects she left behind before she left.

"Mr. Al has completed the preliminary mass production of nitroglycerin and has now set up a simple production line to produce nitroglycerin explosive." The old housekeeper naturally has a grasp of these things and reported the relevant progress to Purficott: " Because of the explosives, the mine you asked to dig at the coal mine before leaving has been completed this winter, and the deep underground coal can now be mined.

No one in the territory froze to death this winter, all thanks to the timely mining of enough coal from the coal mines, which provided sufficient fuel for the territory. "

"Sounds good, but what about new steam turbines? Has Professor Archibald achieved anything?" Purficott asked as he walked into the elevator accompanied by the old butler.

(End of this chapter)