Tornado

Simulate the motion pattern of tornadoes through water mist generators and fans, and demonstrate the causes and…

Tornado — Basic Science exhibit for science museums
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CategoryBasic Science
InteractionInteractive installation
Standard sizeCustom size
SupplySingle unit or batch · OEM to your drawing
Lead timeStandard 4–8 weeks after deposit (confirmed per contract)
Warranty1 year, structure and control
DocumentsSpecification sheet · control diagram · spare-part list

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01 / Overview

Simulate the motion pattern of tornadoes through water mist generators and fans, and demonstrate the causes and characteristics of tornadoes. The exhibit is a cylindrical booth with a tornado formation and display area in the middle, supported by steel pipes on all sides. The exhibit will automatically turn on every 3 minutes, and the water mist generator below will gradually gather the water mist generated at the bottom from bottom to top according to the size of the wind, mixed with lightning effects formed by special lighting, showing the spectacle of a tornado shaking upwards. When the wind is weak, the formation of tornadoes is relatively slow, and water mist will accumulate and slowly rise below. When the wind is weak, the tornado shape is coarser and the water mist is thicker; On the contrary, when the wind is strong, the water mist formed by tornadoes rises rapidly, and the tornado shape is finer with thinner water mist. Target audience: Adolescents aged 6-15. Display format: Electromechanical interactive device operation instructions (audience experience) 1 Watching the formation of tornadoes, body.

02 / How visitors use it

Interaction type: Interactive installation. The unit is designed for unsupervised public use: controls are recessed or shielded, moving parts are enclosed, and the interface is operable by a child of about six with no instruction. Where a screen is used, the language can be switched without changing the hardware, and the content can be replaced on site.

03 / The science behind it

Tornadoes are highly destructive meteorological disasters that often cause large trees to be uprooted, vehicles to be overturned, and buildings to be destroyed wherever they go. They often instantly destroy large fields of crops and thousands of fruit trees, interrupt transportation, collapse houses, and cause loss of human and animal lives. So how do tornadoes form? Tornadoes are a fairly violent weather phenomenon formed by rapidly rotating air currents that create upright hollow tubes. Tornadoes vary in size, but their shape is generally funnel-shaped with a larger upper part and a smaller lower part. The "funnel" is connected to cumulonimbus clouds (in rare cases, cumulonimbus clouds), and the lower part is usually in contact with the ground and often surrounded by dust or debris. Its formation is related to low pressure and rotating wind direction. Tornadoes are the most intense vortex phenomenon in the atmosphere, with a small horizontal range and diameters ranging from a few meters to several hundred meters, averaging around 250 meters and a maximum of around 1 kilometer. The diameter in the air can be.

04 / Built for a public floor

Every unit leaves the factory after a running test: mechanisms cycled, electronics burned in, edges dressed, fixings torqued and marked. Wear parts — bearings, sliders, lamps, belts, touch panels — are modular and listed on the spare-part sheet, so a venue technician can replace them without returning the exhibit. Crating is plywood with foam blocking; the loading plan and packing list travel with the shipment.

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