Kobold & Emperor
Emperor
I hear you’ve been tinkering with a wind‑driven generator that uses a touch of dragon breath—care to run the numbers and see if it actually beats the old steam engines?
Kobold
Sure thing! My wind‑driven dragon‑breath generator averages about 2.7 kW when the breezes are at 12 m/s, and the dragon’s flame adds a nifty 0.3 kW of heat energy for conversion—so roughly 3 kW total. Steam engines back then were around 1.5–1.8 kW per boiler at best, so this little beast does beat them by a good margin, especially when you factor in the dragon’s reusable breath and the wind’s free cost. Still need to refine the flame‑shielding though—last night the sparks lit my notebook!
Emperor
Impressive margins, but a notebook‑flaming risk means you’re trading efficiency for spectacle. Refine that shielding, keep the heat in the barrel, and you’ll have a reliable, scalable generator. Otherwise, you’ll end up with a fire‑prone novelty.
Kobold
Got it—next time I’ll strap a ceramic‑liner shell to the barrel and bolt on a heat‑exchanger fin array. That way the dragon’s breath stays inside and the wind turns the turbine, no notebook‑flame casualties. I’ll keep the spark‑deflecting coil in place too; that should make the whole thing safe enough for a village power‑grid. Let’s test the new model tomorrow—this time I’ll bring a fireproof notebook!
Emperor
Sounds like a solid upgrade—ceramic liner, fin array, spark coil. Just double‑check the heat sink so the fin array doesn’t overheat the turbine bearings. A fire‑proof notebook is a good start, but a fire‑proof building for the whole village would be wiser. Good luck with tomorrow’s test.