Looking at the results produced by Vedant, Vijay had a smile on his face. He had known what his son was doing for a few months now, and he was very supportive of him, which was quite obvious, since without his permission, all the advanced machinery would not be bought for him, but he did not expect his son to succeed so soon.
He was taken by his son to show the working model of his propeller system, which left him extremely satisfied.
"This is a very good invention, son, but it cannot be used on an actual ship."
Vedant was shocked. "Why?"
Vijay smiled and pointed at the steam engine. "Because the steam engine isn't efficient enough. Even the latest Kesari K1 engine would require several hundred kilograms of coal to run a propeller for just a few hours."
"Ships at sea don't enter port for days. How can they possibly carry that much coal?"
"Besides, the way you're using the crankshaft—doesn't that make it suitable only for large ships?"
