Doomsday Bunker Upgrade

Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan didn't know what Chen Xin said about electromagnetic metallurgy, but since Chen Xin asked them to help, they naturally wouldn't refuse, and they were doing what Chen Xin told them to do. .

"Qingyan, these metal rods have already been wrapped with copper wires. You can take them to Ah Xin." Qin Lan handed the metal rods wrapped with copper wires to Mo Qingyan and asked her to take them to Chen Xin.

Mo Qingyan took the iron rod handed over by Qin Lan, nodded and walked towards Chen Xin.

Chen Xin was working on a very strange-looking machine at this time. Several metal rods also wrapped with copper wires were connected to a circular turntable by him, shaped like a three-legged bench that turned upside down.

Mo Qingyan handed over the metal rods she brought to Chen Xin, took a few glances at what Chen Xin was making, and asked him, "A Xin, is there anything else I need help with? It's just a few things. Is an iron rod wrapped in copper wire enough?"

"Enough is enough. I can fix other things myself. The machine itself is not complicated." Chen Xinchong smiled at Mo Qingyan, saying that it was enough.

A few metal rods that Mo Qingyan brought over were welded to another disc with a robotic arm, and Chen Xin assembled the two discs and another robotic arm together.

Mo Qingyan watched Chen Xin install this thing and felt that it was like an egg beater, which made her a little curious as to how this thing worked.

Asked Chen Xin her doubts, Mo Qingyan didn't expect an answer, because she felt that even if Chen Xin explained, she might not be able to understand.

"This thing uses these metal rods as electrodes, and then discharges the metal material placed in the middle. The arc generated by the discharge can melt these metal materials." Chen Xin assembled the machine and turned it. A few metal rods like chicken feet on the disc were introduced to Mo Qingyan: "As long as the current is strong enough and the arc temperature is high enough, nothing can't be melted."

"(⊙o⊙)..." Mo Qingyan said that she didn't understand what Chen Xin was talking about.

Chen Xin was not annoyed by this, just smiled and said: "It's okay if you don't understand, you just need to know that I can use this machine to re-melt the recycled scrap metal and turn it into new materials."

"Oh, so that's how it is!" Mo Qingyan had an expression of "I totally understand".

Chen Xin could see that Mo Qingyan didn't understand at all.

But he didn't care. After installing the machine, he connected it to another isotope thermoelectric battery removed from his car, and planned to use this battery for power supply.

Now, one of the three batteries in the car is removed to supply power to the ambulance station, and the other is used by him here. There is only one battery in the car to supply power. On the premise that Chen Xin does not put the battery back, the car is temporarily Can't open.

This has little effect on Chen Xin. Now he only needs to live in his car, he has no need to use it, so he does not need to drive for the time being, and even if there is a need, it will not take much effort to temporarily make a battery or put it back in. What's up.

Of course, the gadget in front of him is just a rather crude gadget. To be able to use it, Chen Xin still needs to invest some survival points on it.

The investment of survival points has made the machine a new look, and it has also become more sci-fi and the same thing. To put it simply, it has changed from the green skin style to the NEC style.

The overall shape of the machine has not changed much. It is still a pillar connecting the upper and lower discs, and there are several metal rods on the discs.

The bottom disc is like a large tray, surrounded by three upright metal rods, which still looks like a chicken paw, while the top is slightly different, with several metal rods turning black and looking like a plug .

After the upgrade, Chen Xin was very satisfied with this machine and decided to try the effect of the machine.

After putting some scrap metal on the disc at the bottom and signaling Mo Qingyan to step back, Chen Xin pressed the start switch of the machine.

As the power is turned on, the three metal rods at the bottom of the machine rotate. As the speed increases and the current increases, the scrap metal on the tray surrounded by the three metal rods gradually shakes and then floats.

"The three metal rods are actually electromagnets. They rotate at high speed to form an electromagnetic field, so they can suck up those scrap metals." Chen Xin explained to Mo Qingyan and Qin Lan, who came over at some point, and saw that the rotation speed of the metal rods was already enough. Holding the scrap metal suspended in the middle firmly, I pressed the second switch.

Several metal rods on the plug at the top of the machine slowly lowered until they touched the scrap metal suspended in the middle of the machine, and then began to discharge.

The bright electric arc was released from the electrode at the top of the metal rod and hit the suspended scrap metal. At the same time, there were violent electric sparks, making Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan couldn't help raising their hands to cover their eyes. , and Chen Xin has already pulled down the hood on the mask.

As the arc sizzled, the scrap metal bound by the magnetic field began to melt gradually, and the sparks released from the electrodes became brighter and brighter, making it look like they were engaged in electric welding.

Qin Lan's power armor also had a hood. She pulled down the hood to see that the scrap metal in the machine had melted into a cloud of orange-red liquid under the action of the arc.

The molten liquid metal released a lot of heat, causing the snow around the machine to melt, transpiring a lot of steam, but it was directly sublimated into water vapor because of the high temperature.

However, although it has melted into a mass of liquid, these liquids are still suspended in the middle of the machine by the constraints of the magnetic field and have not fallen down.

"A Lan, what's the situation?" Mo Qingyan's protective clothing helmet did not have a hood. At this time, she could only put one hand in front of her eyes, and turned her head to ask Qin Lan.

"I don't know. It seems that after Ah Xin started the machine, a lot of electric sparks came out, and then the scrap iron melted. It seems that impurities are dripping down now." Qin Lan adjusted the scope on his helmet. , switched the visual mode, and then it was clear that black impurities continued to emerge on the surface of the metal solution, and then fell on the tray below.

At this time, Chen Xin didn't have the heart to answer Qin Lan and Mo Qingyan's questions. With the operation of the machine, Chen Xin also stared at the machine very intently, watching the orange-red liquid metal in it, passing through the machine. The scanning device on the arm is constantly monitoring its status.

"The machine is still a little simpler, the temperature cannot be controlled, and the impurities are not easy to discharge. It seems that it needs to be improved." Chen Xin was still a little dissatisfied seeing the liquid metal suspended in front of him gradually showing a trend of stratification.

Electric arc metallurgy is a very common technology now, and electric arc furnaces are not new. However, a serious electric arc furnace has a crucible, and it will not be restrained by a magnetic field like the protagonist.