Geothermal Energy
Earth & Planet · Interactive
- DimensionsSubject to on-site plan
- PresentationInteractive
- PricingQuoted by manufacture spec
Geothermal Energy is a hands-on, mechanical & electromechanical interactive exhibit manufactured by Hefei Panda for science centers, children’s museums, discovery centers, STEM learning centers and family entertainment centers. Engineered for durable, robust, low-maintenance, high-traffic gallery installation, it turns abstract scientific concepts into direct, interactive visitor exploration. Hefei Panda is a global exhibit manufacturer exporting hands-on science displays to 50+ countries, with in-house engineering, fabrication, installation and commissioning.
Exhibit Summary
Geothermal Energy is a Interactive interactive exhibit in the Earth & Planet category, designed for science centers, children’s museums, discovery centers, STEM learning centers and family entertainment centers. Built as a hands-on, mechanical & electromechanical display, it turns an abstract scientific concept into direct, interactive visitor exploration, and is engineered for durable, low-maintenance, high-traffic gallery use.
Scientific Principle
This display guides the audience to pay attention to the application of geothermal energy power generation in daily production activities by allowing the audience to detect geothermal energy, grasp the principles of geothermal energy power generation and factors affecting power generation.
Operation
Anhui Province is rich in geothermal resources, which can be basically divided into two types: uplift mountain convection type and sedimentary basin conduction type. Uplifted mountain type geothermal resources are mainly distributed in the Dabie Mountains (Dabie Mountain fault block uplift zone), Chaohu-Hexian area (Chaohu dome fault fold zone) and Wannan mountainous area (Jiangnan Tai uplift deep fault zone). They are all of the deep circulation type within the convective plate of the uplifted mountains, and the geothermal energy is mainly hot springs; conductive geothermal resources are mainly distributed in Anhui. The northwest region, the northern Anhui region, the Huainan depression and fault belt, the central Anhui basin area and the areas along the river. Among them, the Bofu fault basin in northwest Anhui, the Huainan depression and fault zone, the Hefei-Dingyuan basin in central Anhui, the basins along the Yangtze River and the Nan (Ling) - Huang (Chi) are all fault basins, and the geothermal displays are all manually exposed geothermal boreholes. (Excerpted from "Distribution Characteristics and Development and Utilization Suggestions of Geothermal Resources in Anhui Province"; Wu Haiquan, Yang Zedong, Shu Qian, Cao Heng; "Journal of Geology", 2016 (040) 001) The displays are designed to show the process and principles of geothermal energy power generation. The geothermal energy display in Anhui is used as the background. A floor tile screen is set up on the ground. The picture is a huge map of Anhui Province. Three sets of "energy detectors" are set up in conjunction with the energy columns. Participants hold the detectors to find areas rich in geothermal energy on the map. When approaching, a signal is sent out via sensor detection to light up the nearby energy column. Participants need to move the detector to the corresponding area on the map before the lights go out to supply energy to the energy column.
Export-Ready Features
- Durable, robust construction for high-traffic gallery environments
- Low-maintenance electromechanical design with reliable, safe components
- Custom sizing, theming & multilingual labeling available
- OEM & turnkey exhibit solutions with full project management
- Overseas shipping, export documentation & on-site installation supported
- Shipped to science centers and museums in 50+ countries