eurekapd Chapter 197 Going to the Refrigerator Factory
Chapter 197 Going to the Refrigerator Factory
the next day.
Had breakfast.
“Ah Ling, Lin and I will go and check out the situation first. If it’s feasible, we’ll invest 30,000 yuan to test the waters.”
Huang Ling picked up a bottle of medicated oil and stuffed it into his pants pocket. Thirty thousand yuan was not a small amount for their family, but she trusted Chao Ying's decision.
"It's hot, so go and come back early, or you'll get heatstroke! Chaoying, you can make your own decision about this. I'm completely clueless about these things."
Zhuang Chaoying leaned down slightly, brought her mouth close to A-Ling's ear, and whispered in a low voice, "You are the backbone of our family. No matter what happens in the family, I have to let you know. If I don't tell you, I will always feel uneasy."
Before she finished speaking, Huang Ling reached out her right hand and gently pushed Zhuang Chaoying's chest.
"Okay, I got it. The children will be out soon, so hurry up and don't keep Engineer Lin waiting."
Just then, Xiaoting and Tunan finished washing the dishes. Tunan was about to walk into the house when she suddenly noticed that her parents were standing very close together, seemingly whispering something private to each other.
He quickly turned around, grabbed his younger sister Xiaoting's hand, and without saying a word, hurried towards the backyard.
"Brother!" Xiaoting had only managed to utter one word when her brother Tu Nan quickly covered her mouth.
Zhuang Chaoying came out of the house and immediately saw that Engineer Lin was already waiting in the yard with his bicycle. The two smiled and nodded, then pushed the bicycle onto the street.
Zhuang Chaoying then got into the car, with Engineer Lin leading the way.
The two rode for about forty minutes before finally arriving at Director An's refrigerator factory.
Lin Wufeng was the first to get off his bicycle, parked it steadily, and turned around with a smile on his face. "Teacher Zhuang, this is our factory. Let's go find Director An."
Zhuang Chaoying looked up and saw a refrigerator factory that was not very large, consisting of three single-story buildings.
Inside the factory, there were also some scattered production materials and tools piled up around it.
Lin Wufeng led Zhuang Chaoying into the factory while introducing the factory.
"Teacher Zhuang, don't underestimate our factory just because it's not big now. It has all the basic facilities, including a laboratory where we do product testing and improvements."
The two arrived at the factory director's office. Zhuang Chaoying parked her bicycle steadily, locked it securely, and then quickly followed Lin Wufeng's steps toward the office.
Lin Wufeng raised his hand and knocked on the door.
"Director An!"
Factory Director An was carrying a thermos and pouring hot water for himself when he heard Engineer Lin's familiar voice, so he immediately put down the thermos.
"Please come in!"
The door was pushed open, and Director An immediately spotted Zhuang Chaoying. He quickly stepped forward, extended his strong hand, and firmly grasped Zhuang Chaoying's hand. "Teacher Zhuang, you must be Teacher Zhuang! We've been waiting for you! I've been to Engineer Lin's house a few times before, but I've never actually met you."
Zhuang Chaoying warmly returned the handshake. "I've long admired your name, Anchang. I've heard Engineer Lin mention you before, and meeting you today truly shows that seeing is believing."
Factory Director An laughed heartily and waved his hand.
"Professor Zhuang, let's skip the formalities and go straight to the technical room to see the samples we produced."
By this time, the factory workers had gradually arrived. They were in twos and threes, some organizing tools, others exchanging work information. When they saw Director An and Zhuang Chaoying's group, they all cast curious glances at them.
Factory Director An walked ahead, side by side with Zhuang Chaoying, talking as they walked.
"Teacher Zhuang, Lin and I actually saw this electric water heater at the Canton Fair. At the time, we just thought it was novel and didn't think much about it. Now that I think about it, if we had bought one, it could have served as a reference for us."
Before long, the group entered the factory.
The factory is filled with various production equipment, and the workers are skillfully operating the machines, creating a busy scene.
"Good morning, Factory Director An and Engineer Lin!" several workers greeted him warmly.
"Good morning!" Director An and Engineer Lin responded.
"morning!"
Next, they went into a technical room that had been partitioned off inside the factory.
Song Xiangyang was measuring data when he heard footsteps. He looked up and saw Factory Director An and Engineer Lin leading Teacher Zhuang in.
He quickly put down his measuring tools and hurried forward. "Professor Zhuang! You've arrived!"
Zhuang Chaoying smiled and responded warmly, "Xiangyang!"
Lin Wufeng strode over to the shelf and pointed to the neatly arranged immersion heaters. "Teacher Zhuang, these ten immersion heaters on the shelf are the experimental products we produced."
Zhuang Chaoying came today to discuss serious matters, so she didn't chat with Song Xiangyang for long.
He and Factory Director An walked to the shelf together, picked up an electric kettle, examined it carefully, and found that it was roughly the same as the drawing he had made before.
Zhuang Chaoying nodded slightly, and after thinking for a moment, said, "Engineer Lin, why don't you boil a kettle of water and try it?"
Upon hearing this, Song Xiangyang quickly grabbed the kettle next to him and ran to fetch water.
Not long after, he returned, panting, carrying a jug of cold water. "The water's here."
Zhuang Chaoying took the kettle, put the electric kettle inside, and then plugged it in.
When Mr. Lin said there was an electrical leak, he instinctively reached out to test it. The instant his fingers touched the kettle, a strong electric current surged through his body, and his fingers went numb.
"Hiss!" Zhuang Chaoying couldn't help but gasp. Then, her uncontrollable hand seemed to be glued to the ground, and she couldn't get it off no matter what she did.
"Ahhhh!"
Upon seeing this, Lin Wufeng's expression changed drastically, and he quickly unplugged the power cord.
Zhuang Chaoying was finally able to take her hand off the kettle.
Zhuang Chaoying inwardly groaned, "Damn it, I was careless."
So this is what it feels like to get an electric shock. My hand actually got stuck! Luckily, it was just regular household electricity at 220 volts, so it wasn't a big deal. If it had been high-voltage electricity, I would have been burned to a crisp.
Factory Director An looked at Zhuang Chaoying with a worried expression.
"Teacher Zhuang, are you alright? It's all our fault for not thinking things through."
At this moment, Song Xiangyang, who was standing to the side, suddenly slapped his forehead.
"Teacher Zhuang, there's a test pen here, why are you using your hand to test the electricity?"
Zhuang Chaoying waved her hand with a wry smile: "It was my oversight. Let's quickly check what's wrong with this electric kettle."
Lin Wufeng held the test pen and gently touched the electric kettle; the light on the test pen lit up.
"It's leaking electricity, Professor Zhuang. The insulating material filling the middle of this electric kettle is ceramic powder, and the resistance wire inside is the same as that used in electric furnaces. The steel pipe can be found in our factory. The whole manufacturing process mainly involves shaping and assembly, so there's not much difficulty in it."
In reality, there's not much advanced technology involved in making an electric kettle. As long as you have the right materials and understand the underlying principles, it's not difficult to make one.
[System prompt: What material is used to fill the electric kettle?]
The system then responded, "[In the host's words, it is Oxidized Powder]".
Upon receiving this crucial information, Zhuang Chaoying immediately said, "Engineer Lin, try filling the insulation material with magnesium oxide powder again."
Upon hearing this, Lin Wufeng suddenly realized the truth and slapped his head in frustration. How could he have missed such a simple thing? He had gotten himself into a dead end.
Magnesium oxide powder is an excellent insulating material.
Just then, the electric kettle started making a "buzzing" sound.
Song Xiangyang reacted quickly and rushed over to unplug the plug from the power strip.
Seeing this, Lin Wufeng quickly explained to Zhuang Chaoying, "We've done many experiments before and found that once the water boils, it keeps spitting out. If someone leaves at this time, they might forget that the water is boiling. So, we added a whistle to the vent."
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