Gas Flare Unit for Oil Refinery

[carlso]

You have all seen pictures of my refinery so I will not post again. I realized that the flare unit I had was too small and was never seen in any shots. So I decided to build a new one.

These are to become the flame..


Here is the start of unit with a flame that I hope to replicate taped to stack...........


Here are a couple of in progress shots made yesterday, shows knockout drum and control room. I have added microwave dish, pole lights, control panel for pump with power line to pump since making these images. Need some worker bees in Nomax suits. Anything else? ?





The cotton balls flame needs to be tweaked and then it's done. I do plan to add red pipes from main process units to represent the fire line. I am going to put this scene on a  timer so it is not on at all times.

Thanks for looking. As usual, any suggestions for change are welcome.

Have great weekend, be well,

Carl

[Kentuckian]

I really like the nighttime shot. If workers are around will you need some type of vehicle? We don’t walk very far.

[carlso]

Completed today:



fun, fun, and more fun. I enjoy just pulling ideas with parts & pieces together. I am pleased with result.

Stay well,
Carl

[wazzou]

That's a really cool affect, well done.  What in the heck happened to the pickup though? 

[carlso]

Thanks Bryan,

that p/up was a pipeliner's truck, in a scene on my NTrak modules, covered with mud splashes and pretty well beat up. It has been relegated to "inside refinery" duty, most likely a meeting with a pole or two.

thanks for your support, be well,
Carl

[C855B]

Great effect, Carl. When the day comes and I finally get around to building my refinery (combining and bashing with bits from four Walthers kits), your efforts are my reference.

... that p/up was a pipeliner's truck, in a scene on my NTrak modules, covered with mud splashes and pretty well beat up. It has been relegated to "inside refinery" duty, most likely a meeting with a pole or two.

Not unrealistic. A friend of mine - another N-scaler, totally by coincidence - owns a big car repair operation. He has a new-ish tow truck with that same bent-frame look. It's not beat-up and he keeps it clean and shiny, there's just a weird angle between the cab and bed. I needle him about it from time to time, accusing him of attempting to pick-up a loaded concrete truck or something like it. "I dunno, man... it was nothin' I did, it came that way." I just smile.

[carlso]

Thanks Mike, that is an appreciated comment.

As for the truck, I actually had to glue the bed back onto the chassis. I  guess I got it crooked but it is still typical of some "off street" p/ups we used when I was with Chevron Pipeline and refining. This scene is to be located on the backside of the refinery complex and about 7 feet from any visitors. The will never notice unless they take a picture. Sure they won't! ! !

Stay well,
Carl

[muktown128]

Nice job on the flame.  I think you really captured the effect.  Very well done. 

Does the light flicker at all?  I think that would be a cool extra effect.  The flame looks like it drops down below the top of the stack on the one side.  Can you push this up a bit to keep the flame above the top of the stack?  Not sure if this was intentional or not.  Maybe to hide some wires for the light or something that supports the flame.

[carlso]

I promise, this will be the last. I wanted to show the pulsing of the flame so here is a short YT vid, I did not frame it very well until towards the end. Photographer I am not so it is what it is..............

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Muktown - you are right the low hanging cotton is hiding some wires as well as a mirror. I shall see about maybe adjusting it.

Thanks,
Carl

[Philip H]

If you fly into New Orleans at night you have about a 1/4 chance of flying right over several refineries. thus you get a decent view of the flares going strong.  This is probably the best representation of that I have seen.

[muktown128]

Carl,

The video looks good.  What you did to create this effect worked really well. 

I didn't notice the low hanging cotton on the video.  If I had not seen it in the earlier photo, I would not have noticed this at all. 

Scott