KR100819348B1 - Sham experimentation apparatus for volcano eruption - Google Patents

Abstract

A simulation apparatus for volcanic eruption is provided to secure safety by excluding ammonium dichromate, alcohol, or petroleum and to enable an experimenter to control the eruption timing and the eruption time. A simulation apparatus for volcanic eruption is composed of a volcano frame(20) comprising a peak and a ridge formed on a plate, and magma, steam, and flame eject ports(30,40,50); a crater forming device(60) for forming a crater on the peak; a magma tank(12) installed at the lower part of the plate to store a magma solution; an underwater pump(42) for jetting the magma solution stored in the magma tank, to the ridge through the magma eject port; a light emitting diode line(80) installed at the ridge to show lava; and a control unit(100) for controlling each device.

Description

SHAM EXPERIMENTATION APPARATUS FOR VOLCANO ERUPTION}

1 is a view schematically showing a simulation apparatus for volcanic eruption according to an embodiment of the present invention.

2 is a view showing the volcanic skeleton shown in FIG.

3 is a view showing a volcanic eruption model according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 4 is a view showing a volcanic coal ejected to the ridge by the volcanic coal generating apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

5 is a view showing lava displayed on a ridge by a light emitting diode line according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a virtual temperature of magma in steps by a temperature display device according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. FIG.

7A to 7E are diagrams illustrating a step-by-step simulation of volcanic eruptions using the apparatus for simulating volcanic eruptions according to an embodiment of the present invention.

<Explanation of Signs of Major Parts of Drawings>

12: magma tank 20: volcanic skeleton

30: magma outlet 32: steam generator

40: steam outlet 50: flame outlet

70: explosion sound generator 80: light emitting diode line

90: volcanic coal 100: control unit

The present invention relates to an apparatus for simulating volcanic eruptions, and more particularly, to an apparatus for simulating volcanic eruptions, which simulates volcanic eruptions.

The earth we live on is a mysterious being with many phenomena. It is affected by the heat inside the Earth, which causes volcanic eruptions such as the Pacific Rim volcano, which is called the 'ring of fire'.

In search of some regularity hidden in seemingly changeable and disordered nature, he made great progress in human life by predicting future events based on those rules.

Therefore, based on the facts of observing and experiencing natural phenomena, students are provided with various methods of inquiry to find order and laws that can understand and explain nature more systematically. The purpose of education should be met.

However, in the case of the map of 'Volcanoes and Rocks' in the 5th semester 2nd semester of the current textbook, volcanic activity cannot be directly observed in Korea without active volcanoes, so we try to understand the nature of volcanoes using models and audiovisual media. However, the existing experiments caused many explosion accidents, and the alternative experiments on textbooks researched and selected by experts did not lead to correct results, which confused the formation of scientific knowledge. There is a need to reconsider the adequacy and validity of this experiment.

Therefore, in order to solve the above problems, the present invention is to provide a simulation device for volcanic eruption to simulate the volcanic eruption phenomenon.

Simulation device for volcanic eruption according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above technical problem is formed to have peaks and ridges on the plate, and includes a volcanic skeleton comprising a magma and water vapor outlet and a flame outlet, and the peak A crater forming apparatus for forming a crater in the chamber, a magma tank provided at a lower portion of the plate and storing a magma solution, a submersible pump for ejecting the magma solution stored in the magma tank through the magma ejection outlet into a ridge, and installed on the ridge And a light emitting diode line for displaying lava, and a control unit for controlling the respective devices.

The apparatus for simulating volcanic ejection further includes a steam generator for ejecting water vapor into the steam ejection outlet under the control of the controller, and a flame generator for ejecting the flame at the flame ejection outlet under the control of the controller. It is characterized by.

The simulation device for volcanic eruption may further include a volcanic coal generating unit for generating volcanic coal, which is a fragment of a stone mass spouted when the volcano erupts under volcanic eruption under the control of the controller.

The simulation device of the volcanic eruption is characterized in that it further comprises an explosion sound generating device for generating an explosion sound when volcanic eruption under the control of the controller.

The simulation device for volcanic eruption may further include a temperature display device for displaying the temperature of magma under the control of the controller.

The volcanic skeleton is made of a transparent material in the form of a triangle to have an inner space on the plate, characterized in that a plurality of layers formed in the inner space.

The crater forming apparatus includes a crater rod installed at the magma spout so as to cover the peak of the volcanic skeleton, a spring installed at the magma spout so as to be connected to a spike crater, and installed on the plate to compress or expand the spring. Characterized in that comprises a drive motor.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

1 is a view schematically showing a simulation device for volcanic eruption according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Referring to FIG. 1, the simulation device for volcanic eruption according to an embodiment of the present invention is formed to have peaks and ridges on the plate 10, and the magma and water vapor ejections 30 and 40. A volcanic skeleton 20 including a flame outlet 50, a magma tank 12 provided below the plate 10 and storing a magma solution, and a steam generator 32 for ejecting water vapor into the water vapor outlet 30. ), A flame generating unit (not shown) for ejecting the flame into the flame outlet (50), and an underwater pump (42) for ejecting the magma solution stored in the magma tank (12) to the ridge through the magma outlet (30); , A crater forming apparatus for forming a crater in a peak, an explosion sound generator 70 for generating an explosion sound when a volcanic eruption, and a volcanic coal generating unit for generating a volcanic coal 90, which is a fragment of a stone mass ejected while the volcano erupts ( Mido And a light emitting diode line 80 installed on the ridge to display the lava, a temperature display device (not shown) for displaying the temperature of the magma, and a controller 100 for controlling the various devices. do.

As shown in FIG. 2, the volcanic skeleton 20 is made of a transparent plastic material in a triangular form to have an inner space on the plate 10 to have peaks and ridges. At this time, the volcanic skeleton 20 is provided with magma, water vapor ejection openings (30, 40) and the flame generating unit (50). Here, the ridge of the volcanic skeleton 20 is formed to be bent using a styrofoam and a styrofoam coating agent.

In order to represent volcanic rocks and plutonic rocks, as illustrated in FIG. 3, a plurality of layers of different rocks or grains are formed in an internal space provided inside the volcanic skeleton 20.

The magma spout 30 is vertically formed to correspond to the peak of the volcanic skeleton 20. The steam jet 40 is formed to be adjacent to the magma jet 30.

The crater forming apparatus includes a crater rod (not shown) installed in the magma spout 30 so as to cover the peak of the volcanic skeleton 20, a spring 62 installed in the magma spout 30 so as to be connected to the crater rod, and a plate 10. It is configured to include a drive motor 60 is installed on the) to compress or expand the spring (62). The crater forming apparatus 60 forms a crater rod at the magma spout 30 by compressing the spring 62 by driving the driving motor 62 under the control of the controller 100.
In other words, the crater forming apparatus is a device for indicating the exit of the underground magma to the surface of the lava or volcanic gas, and attaches a rubber plate to the top of the crater together with the crater rod, the spring, and the driving motor.
Therefore, the rotational force generated by the driving of the drive motor 60 is stored by the spring 62 to perform compression and expansion. When the spring 62 is compressed, the rubber plate is concave to form a crater, and the spring 62 is expanded. When it recovers to its original state, it maintains its initial state.

As illustrated in FIG. 4, the volcanic coal generating unit ejects the volcanic coal 90 by using a material such as popcorn, which is similar to volcanic eruption caused by temperature and pressure. The volcanic coal generating unit is installed at the peak of the volcanic skeleton 20 and ejects the volcanic coal 90 under the control of the controller 100. In particular, the volcanic coal 90 means fragments of stone that are ejected as the volcano erupts. As mentioned above, replace it with popcorn.
Accordingly, the volcanic coal generating unit is to generate an explosion of the volcanic coal 90, and puts popcorn, which is an alternative material of the volcanic coal 90, into a container such as a frying pan, which is commonly seen in the surroundings, and applies electric heat to the container to increase the temperature of the fan. By popping popcorn that was put on the pan while rising, the volcanic coal 90 is exploded to produce an appearance.

The explosion sound generator 70 is installed in the support frame 14 installed in the lower portion of the plate 10. The explosion sound generating device 70 is a voice recorder that records a video of an actual volcanic activity as a video recorder, and reproduces the actual volcanic eruption sound under the control of the controller 100 to install a speaker on a frame behind the volcano skeleton 20 Supply to (not shown).

As shown in FIG. 5, the light emitting diode line 80 is installed on the ridge of the volcanic skeleton 20 to generate red light under the control of the controller 100, and is ejected through the magma outlet 30 during volcanic eruption. Mark the lava flowing to. This LED line 80 displays the characteristics of the lava using LED non-neon, similar to flowing lava, to represent lava, which is a fluid and rigid glass-like liquid.

The steam generator 32 generates water vapor under the control of the controller 100 to eject water vapor into the water vapor outlet 40 during volcanic eruption or before volcanic eruption. The steam generator 32 expresses water vapor and gas indispensable from the initial stage of volcanic eruption to a dormant volcano. If the tap water is filled only once before the experiment, the steam generator 32 does not need to be supplemented additionally.
The steam generator 32 used in the present invention generally refers to a small humidifier that is widely known. The steam generator 40 and the vertical humidifier 32 are connected to each other by a hose or the like to control the controller 100. Steam is ejected according to the control signal of).

The flame generating unit emits light such as red during volcanic eruption under the control of the controller 100 by illumination of red light and irradiates the flame spout 50 so that the flame is ejected from the flame spout 50. The flame generating unit uses a red heat dissipation bulb to express the interior of the volcano being heated by the hot magma.
On the other hand, in order to generate light using the red heat dissipation bulb, it is easy for anyone to understand the position of the inside and the top of the flame blower outlet 50 and the connection to the power source to emit light from the red heat dissipation bulb because In the drawings it will be omitted.
On the other hand, the flame generating unit sporadically cross-lights red, white, yellow, and blue four-color light emitting diodes, and the like, in combination with the rough surface of the red heat-dissipating bulb to generate light indicating the flame.

The submersible pump 42 pumps the magma solution stored in the magma tank 12 toward the peak of the volcanic skeleton 20 through the silicone hose under the control of the controller 100 during volcanic eruption. At this time, the magma tank 12 stores water (magma solution) diluted with red food coloring with a red liquid suitable for expressing a well-flowing eruption volcano due to its low viscosity.

Temperature display device is a constant under the control of the control unit 100, as shown in Figure 6 in order to realistically indicate that the temperature of the magma in the basement that is closely related to the cause of the volcanic activity is a high temperature of 800 ℃ ~ 1200 ℃ The virtual temperature of magma rising at intervals is displayed.

The controller 100 includes an integrated board, a connector, a remote controller control board, a remote controller, and a remote controller receiver, which are not shown.

The integrated board is a digital IC for sequentially and error-free reproduction of the volcanic eruption process, and it is a component for all the integrated control of the program.

The connector allows you to control and select remote controller functions and button operation.

The remote controller control board is a board that enables remote controller operation and has a built-in program to control the operation menu of six levels.

The remote controller and the remote controller receiver are attached to the front of the device as a remote controller receiver and a remote controller capable of receiving up to 6M considering the classroom space.

7A to 7E are diagrams illustrating a step-by-step simulation of volcanic eruptions using a simulation device for volcanic eruptions according to an embodiment of the present invention.

7A to 7E will be described step by step simulation of volcanic eruption in conjunction with FIG.

In the simulation of volcanic eruption, when the experimenter starts the volcanic eruption simulation, if the previous step is automatically operated by the control of the controller 100, the steam, flame, explosion sound, magma eruption, volcanic coal, and crater formation process are sequentially reproduced. .

In detail, as illustrated in FIG. 7A, the steam generator 32 generates steam under the control of the controller 100, and ejects the steam to the steam outlet 40. At the same time, the temperature display device displays the virtual temperature of the magma at 100 ° C. under the control of the control unit 100. At this time, the peak of the volcanic skeleton 20 is in a convex state in which the spring 62 is expanded by the crater forming apparatus 60.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 7B, the flame generating unit generates the flame under the control of the controller 100 and is ejected to the outside through the flame ejection port 50. Accordingly, the peaks are sporadically cross lit by four color light emitting diodes of red, white, yellow and blue, followed by water vapor and gas ejection, and are combined with the rough surface of the red heat dissipation bulb to generate a flame. At the same time, the temperature display device displays the virtual temperature of the magma at 800 ° C. under the control of the controller 100.

Subsequently, as shown in FIG. 7C, the explosion sound generating apparatus 70 reproduces the explosion sound generated in the actual volcanic activity under the control of the controller 100 to produce a volcanic eruption effect. At the same time, the crater forming apparatus 60 drives the drive motor 60 under the control of the controller 100 to gradually compress the spring 62 to gradually lower the crater rod to the magma spout 30. At this time, the peak maintains the water vapor, the gas jet and the flame jet. The temperature display device displays the virtual temperature of the magma at 1200 ° C. under the control of the control unit 100.

Subsequently, as illustrated in FIG. 7D, the submersible pump 42 ejects the magma solution stored in the magma tank 12 under the control of the controller 100 toward the peak through the magma spout 30 through the silicone hose. At the same time, the LED line 80 is turned on under the control of the controller 100 to indicate that lava flows along the ridge. In addition, the volcanic coal generating unit expresses the volcanic coal generated during the volcanic eruption by ejecting popcorn or the like toward the ridge under the control of the controller 100. At this time, the peak maintains the water vapor, the gas jet and the flame jet. The temperature display device displays the virtual temperature of the magma at 1000 ° C. under the control of the controller 100.

Subsequently, as illustrated in FIG. 7E, the crater forming apparatus 60 drives the driving motor 60 under the control of the controller 100 to completely compress the spring 62 to form the crater rod at the magma spout 30. do. At this time, only the jet of water vapor is maintained in the peak. The temperature display device displays the virtual temperature of the magma at 500 ° C. under the control of the control unit 100.

Subsequently, the controller 100 turns off all the devices to end the simulation of volcanic eruption.

On the other hand, the present invention described above is not limited to the above-described embodiment and the accompanying drawings, it is possible that various substitutions, modifications and changes within the scope without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention It will be apparent to those skilled in the art.

Simulation device for volcanic eruption according to the embodiment of the present invention as described above has the following effects.

First, the principle of volcanic eruption by the energy of the earth's interior is similar to the real one, so it is easy to understand the principle of volcanic eruption.

Second, it does not use ammonium bichromate, alcohol or petroleum, which is harmful to the human body. It is safe, and the timing of ejection and ejection time can be controlled by the operator.

Third, the results of the experiments are clear, so that you can have confidence and confidence in volcanic model experiments.

Fourth, manual and automatic, buttons and remote control to select the operation method, so anyone can easily experiment and can be used regardless of wind or weather.

Fifth, it is possible to reduce the environmental pollution by using edible dyes and to repeat the experiment permanently.

Claims (7)

A volcanic skeleton formed with peaks and ridges on the plate and comprising a magma and water vapor spout and a flame spout; A crater forming apparatus for forming craters in the peaks; A magma tank provided under the plate and storing a magma solution; An underwater pump that ejects the magma solution stored in the magma tank to the ridge through the magma outlet; A light emitting diode line installed at the ridge to display lava; Simulation device of volcanic eruption, characterized in that it comprises a control unit for controlling each device. The method of claim 1, A steam generator for ejecting steam into the steam jet port under the control of the controller; The apparatus for simulating volcanic ejection, characterized by further comprising a flame generator for ejecting the flame at the flame ejection outlet under the control of the controller. The method according to claim 1 or 2, Volcanic eruption simulation apparatus, characterized in that further comprising a volcanic coal generating unit which is a fragment of a stone blast ejected while the volcano erupts under the control of the controller. The method of claim 3, wherein Simulation device for volcanic eruption, characterized in that further comprising an explosion sound generating device for generating an explosion sound when volcanic eruption under the control of the controller. The method of claim 4, wherein And a temperature display device for displaying the temperature of magma under the control of the controller. The method of claim 1, The volcanic skeleton is made of a transparent material in a triangular form to have an inner space on the plate, the simulation apparatus of the volcanic eruption, characterized in that a plurality of layers formed in the inner space. According to claim 1, wherein the crater forming apparatus, Crater rods installed in the magma outlet to cover the peaks of the volcanic skeleton, A spring installed at the magma outlet to be connected to the crater rod, Simulation device for volcanic eruption, characterized in that it comprises a drive motor installed on the plate to compress or expand the spring.

Images