What is the design of the Beijing Olympic torch?

The creative inspiration for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games torch comes from the "auspicious cloud" pattern of "original origin, harmonious integration". The cultural concept of Xiangyun has a time span of thousands of years in China and is a representative Chinese cultural symbol. The design of the torch shape is inspired by traditional Chinese paper scrolls. Paper is one of China's four great inventions and was spread to the West through the Silk Road. Human civilization spread with the emergence of paper. The use of lacquer red originating from the Han Dynasty on the torch clearly distinguishes it from previous Olympic Games torch designs. The contrasting colors of red and silver produce eye-catching visual effects and are conducive to various forms of media communication. The upper and lower parts of the torch are evenly divided, and the auspicious cloud pattern and three-dimensional relief-style craftsmanship design make the entire torch elegant and gorgeous, with profound connotation.

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Introduction to the Torch

Appearance Creativity

Technical Features

Workflow

Torch components

Design and development

Design team

New appearance

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Olympic The torch is a handheld torch approved by the International Olympic Committee for burning the Olympic flame. Olympic Torch Design Creative Process

The Olympic Torch is the carrier of the Olympic flame. Starting from the 1936 Berlin Olympics, each Olympic Games has produced a torch that embodies the cultural characteristics of the host country and meets high-tech requirements, and has become an important legacy of the Olympic movement.

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The Beijing Olympic Games torch is 72 cm long, weighs 985 grams, has a burning time of 15 minutes, and the flame height is 25 to 30 cm under zero wind speed,

Can be recognized and photographed in strong light and sunlight. In terms of technology, cone curved surface special-shaped one-time molding technology and aluminum corrosion and coloring technology are used. The torch shape is made of recyclable environmentally friendly materials. The creative inspiration for the Beijing Olympic Games torch comes from the "auspicious cloud" pattern of "original origin, harmonious integration". The cultural concept of Xiangyun has a time span of thousands of years in China and is a representative Chinese cultural symbol. The design of the torch shape is inspired by traditional Chinese paper scrolls. Paper is one of China's four great inventions and was spread to the West through the Silk Road. Human civilization spread with the emergence of paper. The use of lacquer red originating from the Han Dynasty on the torch clearly distinguishes it from previous Olympic Games torch designs. The contrasting colors of red and silver produce eye-catching visual effects and are conducive to various forms of media communication. The upper and lower parts of the torch are evenly divided, and the auspicious cloud pattern and three-dimensional relief-style craftsmanship design make the entire torch elegant and gorgeous, with profound connotation.

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The Beijing Olympic Games torch has reached a new technical height in terms of combustion stability and adaptability to the external environment. It can operate in strong winds of 65 kilometers per hour and Keep burning under 50mm of heavy rain. In terms of craftsmanship, it is designed using thin, high-quality aluminum alloy and hollow plastic parts, making it very lightweight. The lower part is sprayed with high-touch plastic paint, which feels comfortable and will not slip off easily. The Beijing Olympic Games torch is a product independently designed and developed by my country and has complete intellectual property rights. The Beijing Olympic torch uses propane, a cheap and commonly used fuel. Its main components are carbon and hydrogen. After combustion, only carbon dioxide and water are produced, with no other substances and no pollution to the environment.

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The aerospace core, which is the combustion system of the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch, includes the fuel supply system (fuel bottle, voltage stabilizing device and heat recovery device) and The burner has two parts. When working, use the switch tool to open the normally closed switch valve on the fuel bottle clockwise. The high-pressure propane steam in the bottle is decompressed through the pressure stabilizing device and maintained at a relatively stable pressure value, and then passes through five channels. The side hole of the fuel distributor of the air hole enters the recuperation copper pipe, and then re-enters the fuel distributor after flowing through the combustion chamber and fuel bottle, and enters the pre-combustion chamber and the main combustion chamber from both paths respectively for combustion.

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Fuel bottle The main components of the fuel supply system are the voltage stabilizing device and the fuel bottle, which are independently developed using advanced domestic processes and technologies.

Flame height is higher than 25 cm. The pre-combustion chamber is equivalent to a stable fire source, ensuring that it will never go out. Even if the flame in the main combustion chamber outside goes out, it will immediately ignite the main flame. There are also similar twin-flame designs abroad, but they are different and are not premixed. Like the 2006 Turin Winter Olympics, there were also two front and rear combustion chambers, but both were diffusion flames. We consider using a premixed flame, mainly because its temperature is relatively high and it is easier to re-ignite the main flame. On the other hand, with the main flame at the top and the pre-ignition flame at the bottom, it is relatively less affected by the outside world and it is easier to protect the flame. The design was actually inspired by air-breathing engines. Because some engines also have a small pre-combustion chamber. It should be said that this solution is the first time in the use of torches. The main flame is ejected from the uniform holes in the circular pipe, which is also special. There are many in foreign countries that eject from a small mouth, or they have multiple nozzles, but they are larger in size. We have also done experiments with such a plan. On the one hand, it is not conducive to the stability of the flame. On the other hand, the smoke is larger during combustion. With our current design, flames can be ejected from a small hole in a ring. One of the advantages is that the ejected fuel is relatively uniform and is a round flame; the other is that the ejected fuel can be mixed with air more evenly. If the combustion is more complete, the smoke will be smaller, which is good for viewing and environmental protection. During the development of the torch, it was discovered that wind speed has the greatest impact on the operation of the torch. A large number of experiments were conducted on special equipment to ensure that the torch would not go out even under strong or low wind conditions. We really hope to get a reliable and stable torch. We believe that in the future, the torch should continue to be evaluated on various parameters in the actual environment and undergo strict production processes to ensure development quality. We look forward to the Beijing Olympics torch spreading the same dream in the same world.

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The Beijing Olympic Games torch design research and planning work began in August 2005. Combined with the concept of holding the Beijing Olympic Games and analyzing the torch design experience of previous Olympic Games, the torch design concept, design requirements and creation method were determined. According to the characteristics of the torch industrial design, in order to achieve the perfect combination of art and technology in the design plan, with the approval of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee Office Meeting, it was determined that the torch design plan will be dominated by artistic modeling, and the combustion technology and industrial design will be solicited at the same time, open solicitation and directional A creative method that combines commissioned creations. On December 6, 2005, the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee held a press conference and issued a public invitation to solicit torch designs. As of 2 The Giant Torch Above the Bird's Nest

As of February 28, 2006, the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee *** had received 847 entries submitted by design agencies and designers at home and abroad, of which 388 were valid entries. pieces. After the Beijing Olympics Torch Design Solicitation Activities Preliminary Evaluation Committee's preliminary evaluation and re-evaluation of the submitted works, in accordance with the provisions of the evaluation procedures, three works were selected and submitted to the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee Executive Committee for review. From June to August 2006, based on the principle of selecting the best artistic design and technical design scheme, the Executive Committee of the Beijing Olympic Organizing Committee reviewed and determined that the auspicious cloud shape of the torch designed by the Innovation Design Center of Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd. will be used for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The torch art design plan, the internal combustion system of the torch designed and developed by the Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation is the technical solution for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games torch, and it is determined that the Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation, with the assistance of Lenovo (Beijing) Co., Ltd., will complete the combination of the torch shape and combustion system The torch sample production work formed the complete design of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games torch, which was approved by the International Olympic Committee in January 2007.

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The Xiangyun Torch is designed by the Lenovo Group Innovation Design Center. Torch design general director: Yao Yingjia, general creative director: Li Fenlang, creative director: Qiu Jiayu, creative craftsmanship: person in charge, Han Xiaoqin Torch creative designer: Zhang Jun.

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On January 18, 2011, a new landscape was added to the Beijing Olympic Park. The Beijing Olympics main torch tower, which has completed the "relocation" construction (5 photos), was officially unveiled in the open space on the northeast side of the Bird's Nest, with the color tone consistent with that during the Olympics.

According to reports, the new Olympic main torch tower is 31 meters high from the ground, and the base is buried 7.8 meters underground. [1] The main Olympic torch, which burned for 16 days at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, officially ended its more than three-month "moving project" on the 16th and appeared in the open space at the northeast corner of the "Bird's Nest", attracting many tourists to take photos. In the early morning of the 17th, the main torch, covered in red and printed with auspicious cloud patterns, contrasted with the ice and snow world in the National Stadium in the cold wind. The red and white contrasted with each other. Several tourists were taking photos around the Olympic torch with the scaffolding removed. According to staff, the brand new Olympic torch tower is 31 meters high above ground and 7.8 meters deep into the underground base. In the near future, the Olympic Park will also build a championship wall next to the main Olympic torch tower, forming a "Torch Square" with a total construction area of ??about 1,000 square meters, open to tourists. The 32-meter-long, 45-ton Olympic torch tower was dismantled from the "Bird's Nest" at the end of September 2010. The main steel structure was returned to the factory for repairs and was renovated, reinforced and "downsized". New bases, skins, and burners were added. and extranet. The fully assembled main torch tower is consistent in shape and color with that of the Beijing Olympic Games opening ceremony torch lighting. [2]