Creating an Industrial Empire in 19th Century Parallel World Chapter 167 Visiting A Small Enterprise

While Jonathan was busy with his affairs in New York, Alia, and Poul were hard at work on important tasks of their own. Alia was ticulously preparing the necessary docunts for the acquisition of lands in the Appalachian Basin, Texas, and Wyoming, while Poul was overseeing the manufacturing of an electric locomotive for the local tro station.

anwhile, inside the bustling Avonside Engine Factory, workers donned their coveralls and diligently went about their duties. The sounds of clanking tal and hissing steam filled the air as the skilled laborers expertly crafted intricate machinery. The factory floor was a symphony of motion, with workers hustling back and forth, delivering parts and pieces to their respective stations.

There were people welding, hamring, and drilling, and each worker was lost in their own world of precise movents and focused attention. The machines they were building were works of art, their gleaming surfaces and intricate designs reflecting the care and skill that had gone into their creation. Poul oversaw it all with a watchful eye, occasionally pausing to offer guidance or encouragent to the workers.

"So, what do you think, Mr. Nielsen? Does it et your expectations?" Chapman asked with a grin on his face.

Poul stroked his chin as he glanced over at the pre-fabricated parts of the electric locomotive being hoisted by a crane and fitted onto the chassis.

"It's looking good, Chapman. Keep up the good work," Poul replied, a smile forming on his lips. "Are we within schedule? You know, my partner in New York said that they already drilled one thousand ters."

"According to the progress we have made so far, I can say with full confidence that we are on schedule," Chapman replied and continued. "To think that they have already drilled a one thousand ters long tunnel is impressive."

"I concur," Poul said, nodding thoughtfully. "My partner said that he got interviewed for it due to the constant rumbling of the ground," he chuckled.

"Well, as long as we supply you with aluminum and other materials that we need for the locomotive, we will make sure to et our deadlines," Chapman said.

Poul smiled. "I will leave the rest to you, Mr. Chapman. I will return in six months. Have the locomotive ready by that ti for the test."

"Understood, Mr. Nielsen. I will notify you as soon as we finish the first prototype," Chapman said with a confident nod.

Poul nodded in return before turning to leave the factory floor. As he stepped outside, he took a deep breath of fresh air, feeling the sun on his face. He hopped onto his carriage and signaled the coachman to move forward.

Poul's carriage made its way through the busy streets of the city, dodging pedestrians and other carriages along the way. His next destination would be the aluminum slter just 50 kiloters away from the Engine Avonside Factory.

For his itinerary today, Poul was to visit the factories that produce raw materials for his major enterprises. The air brakes, the arms manufacturing, the signaling equipnt, and lastly the electric company. The aluminum slter was one of the most important stops on his list, as the lightweight tal was a crucial component in the electric locomotive being built at the Avonside Engine Factory.

Two hours later.

As the carriage approached the slter, Poul could see plus of smoke rising from the towering chimneys. The sll of burning coal filled the air, and the clang of tal echoed across the yard. Poul stepped out of the carriage and was greeted by the factory manager.

"Mr. Nielsen! A pleasure to et you, my na is Jensen and I am the one responsible for overseeing the production of aluminum," the manager greeted him with a polite bow.

"Good day to you too, Mr. Jensen," Poul replied with a smile.

"Shall I give you a tour of the facility, Mr. Nielsen?" Jensen offered.

"Yes, please. I'd like to see if you are following the production process by the book," Poul said.

Jensen nodded and led Poul through the bustling factory. They walked past huge vats of molten tal, where workers in protective suits carefully poured the liquid tal into molds.

"Here, Mr. Nielsen is where we lt the aluminum," Jensen explained, gesturing to the vats. "We heat it to over 1,200 degrees Celsius before pouring it into the molds."

Poul watched in awe as the workers expertly handled the molten tal, their movents swift and precise. He could feel the intense heat emanating from the vats like a wall hitting him in the face.

As they continued the tour, Poul saw the workers shaping the aluminum into various forms, including sheets, rods, and pipes.

He observed the different stages of the production process and they seed to be following everything he wrote in the manual.

The production of aluminum, even in the modern world, used the Heroult Process, but in the late nineteenth century, the thod was not as efficient as in the modern world due to its shortcomings, specifically in the technology being used at the ti.

Poul observed that the main problem with the Heroult Process was the inefficiency of the electric arc furnace. The furnace consud a lot of energy, and a lot of heat was lost through the furnace walls and the slag. Poul realized that if he could improve the design of the furnace and the electrodes, he could reduce energy consumption and increase the efficiency of the process.

So he redesigned the furnace, making it more efficient and reducing heat loss. He used a refractory material to line the walls of the furnace and insulated it to prevent heat loss. He also modified the shape of the furnace to reduce the surface area, which helped to retain heat.

Next, Poul changed the electrodes. He noticed that the electrodes used in the Heroult Process were made of carbon, which was inefficient and led to a lot of waste. Poul replaced the carbon electrodes with graphite electrodes, which were more efficient and had a longer lifespan. He also developed a new electrode design that increased the contact area between the electrodes and the tal, which improved the efficiency of the lting process.

His improvents to the Heroult Process were significant and resulted in a substantial reduction in energy consumption and waste, sothing that other aluminum slters are struggling to solve. As a result, the production process beca more efficient and cost-effective. And in the next coming years, Poul believes that his aluminum slter company will be the major producer of aluminum.

But all of those co with a major cost, a million-dollar cost. Aluminum slting is not popular in the current era as it was expensive to produce and there was no efficient way to produce it as efficiently as his slting company. Also, there were no obvious applications for it as the people in the era hadn't realized their full potential yet.

Despite that, he remained confident, knowing that the future would soon be dominated by aluminum, especially in the technology that he is going to introduce next.