LETS GET TECHNICAL for all those that are interested in how it works
Site layout plan
First aid Kit Burn Kit located at control box along with procedures manual and MSDS
2x largeDuvateen fire blankets located at control box
Extinguishers at the exhibition site:
4@ 20 lbs ABC dry chem. 4A80BC rated 2@ H20 water extinguishers stationed with fire 2x extinguishers 4@ 5 Gallon water buckets on site at wood fuel and fire extinguisher statiokns
On-site Suppression Devices :
There will be fire department staff on site during all operations of fire and flame effects devise. The on-site locally placed fire suppression devices issued by them include AHJ has 1 fire truck with foam water hose and a sufficient crew
There will be a pressurized water source and firefighting crew and engine on site at the event in case of an extreme emergency. AHJ access to FDC onsite personnel
FEED THE FIRE WITH HUMANITY &TECHNOLOGY !
CREATING PHENOMENA
Wood fired Open Flame procedures scenario Prior to display- leading to during & throughout full SPFX Burn episode
1. Check and clear the exhibition burn perimeter area, participants, check overhead obstacles etc.
2. Chum and fire starting bait load in bottom as we methodical load wood into Firing chambers to the top
3. 10m prior to the ignition of the wood fired section - dousing the wood fire only fire chambers with liquid paraffin wax to aid in the ignition
4. IGNITE The wood fired chambers will be lit manually at base and center point ignition portals LP hand held torch weed burners
5.The ignition process will also ignite the central heart LPG effect mechanism that will be pilots only at first and the pulsing of the accumulators will begin slowly as the whole piece begins to ignite
6.The heart beat increases as it begins to bellow and fight to burn fully smoke and pulsing flame effects burst from the central heart heavier and heavier flame effect increase as it comes to complete Ignition glowing red hot flames bursting from the two sides of the wood fires chambers
7. A series of flame effect episodes will continue participants will have opportunity to pump the heart beat guided by FX control operator
8. Once the big main wood firing settles to cinder we will lead organized right side / left side reload ritual - participants will line up and take turns log tossing adding their intent, expression log by log shouting or imagining their warranted fiery tidbits of the conceptual hive mind dream time fire.this process is highly monitored by burn team!
9.This will continue throughout a night long till dawn or when we run out of wood & propane type thing
10. Once we run out of wood and the fire cauldron fiery passion settles we will moop all areas around the sculpture and art area burn whats burnable n the lower cinder beds and lock down all apparatus un look all propane lines and pull accumulators etc and control lines from the central unit.and store in Control box lock down on art site till load out end of event
Flame Effects / Wood Fire Scenario 15ft tall 4 ft deep 12ft wide wood fired / flame effect machine made from mild steel and stainless steel. This manually operated device is directed by Charlie Blackcat Smith and controlled by 2 operators and a team of 8 assistants. Wood is loaded into two Wood burn chambers that are 8’tall 18-24 “deep 4.6-5ft wide trapezoid volumes that house the wood to burn- the sculptural fire chambers are supported by four 4’x’4’¼ wall tubes that have a welded 2 x 2x1/4” angle iron base to base framework that will bolt together using 7/16 #8 hardware
see armature drawings.
There is an oval negative space for human heart effigy. There are fire walls and air gap between wood fired and LPG hardware mechanisms and hard piped lines in the base from the ground to the entry of the hearts base - i know this is not your typical fire art piece and is a hybrid machine that i have been proving through my other art pieces on and off playa since 2011-12 see firing procedures drawings for full understanding
Emergency response procedures -Emergency or incident assessed - Site watch crew evacuates spectators; operator turns off all fuel sources by quarter-turn shut-off valves at tanks. Then shut down, bleed all accumulators and feed lines. - Potential use of abc fire extinguisher and or douses with H-2O until the fire is extinguished, - AHJ responders notified to respond .
Means of egress -The exhibition is open and without borders. The direction of evacuating/backing up and moving away from the art space can be done in any direction. Concise directions will be given to the crew and participants if any occurrence prevails.
Flame effect - a human heart effigy (1) manually operated flame effect machine that will operate during the night in segments of time 2 hours increments. Flame effects eject upward from heart ports 8-10 - ft above ground level and jet up 8 ft from ports up into the open sky. Flames will be projected from the effect source reaching a total height no more than 20 ft. The area has zero wires branches and or other obstructions in the immediate vicinity
Flame effect procedures scenario (FX LPG device only )
Prior to display:
1. Check and clear the exhibition area, check for overhead obstacles etc.
2. Propane Tanks inspected and secured
3. Regulators and hoses attached and secured
4. Master control key activated
5. Testing of all electric systems, hot surface igniters, and actuators
6. Leak test all gas Connections
7. Manually ignite the propane pilot light system only
8. Charge accumulator tanks after leak test on accumulators
9. Discharge tanks as planned for effects scenario/episode
10 Flame effect scenario /episode / during display
11. Firing episode of methodic heart beat bursts from the Heart,
12 All passive effects are monitored by the effect supervision team
13 End of episodes accumulator tanks turned off and lines bled
14 effects manual Control box shut down n off and secured
15 fuel depot secured and locked down and monitored by assistant
16 Final shut down display:
17. Once the episode is finished, all propane is turned Off
18. Lines bled and accumulators tanks emptied
19. Pilot propane tank turned off once all accumulators are bled and off
20, Doublecheck tanks turned off and lines are bled and disconnected at the end
21. Master key turned off Control box and fuel depot secured and locked down
The Fame Effect machinery will be operated by art project fire team and tenders working under the direction of operator/ director Charlie Blackcat Smith, who will work in direct supervision with the art director, and festival production alongside the State, Federal, and Local Fire Department Fire Marshall Teams, further known as the AHJ. There will be a detailed operations manual for the flame effect devices on site with the art production coordinator that will be present, along with a list of all fuels to be used in an on-site procedures manual. A copy of this manual will be located On-site and readily available to the AHJ upon request by the production coordinator and or operator on set.
General Safety Precautions and Plan: Fuel Source: Propane = for flame effects devise Stationary propane flame effects machine:
Will be fed from 3 @ 100lb propane tanks that will be rigidly secured together inside of a ventilated structure within the safety perimeter of the flame effect installation (as per direction of AHJ), away from the general public behind a barrier at a distance no less than 30 ft of space between LPG source and Ignition area in sculpture. All tanks will be secured to a rigid structure to maintain vertical orientation during operation and storage. All tanks will be equipped with UL rated industry specified propane rated high pressure120psi. regulators and a manual emergency ¼ turn shutoff valve at regulator feed and accumulator tanks. All hoses and apparatus used will be rated for 750psi LPG. Prior to each operation, a leak test will be performed on all junctions to ensure safe operation. When not in operation mechanisms, the control box and tanks will be disarmed, and the operation control box turn key and lock down Key will be held by the operator and or their assistants.
First aid located at control box along with procedures manual and MSDS
Structural info
ONSITE NEEDS AND BUILD PLAN PROJECTED TIME LINE SET UP
we will need the use of a 10k 30r VR day 3
we will need a line trenched for the controls - Electrical & LPG day -2
our zones will be moped upon arrival, layout, prepped coned off components with solar lighting day 1
1-A-arrival to playa monday prior to event start get art support camp placement layout camp and set up Home base day 1-
1-B- once placed by our artery rep we will immediately from the center layout of our art activation perimeter using stakes and cones day 2
we will proceed to mark trench lines and placement of all art activation elements.2-3
unload art components in order as they are assembled 2-3
order VR for assembly of artifact 2-3 hrs max install and deinstall day 4
assemble artifact day 2,3,4
run power control and feed lines - receive propane rig and leak test - lighting set day 4
order fast inspection - once passed cover lines and controls - test fire flame effect day 4
lighting and space secured all artifacts set how ready by sunday day 5-6
LNT
LNT TEAM
our entire set up - breakdown crew and art support camp crew will be doing lNT
all members will be doing shifts daily both camp and art site
LNT MOOPING PLANS
Tools for Mooping
1@ ea plastic walled fuel depot area for placement of generator and liquid fuels LPG GASOLINE
1@box of 20 heavy duty contractor bags
1@ large metallic trash can hot and cinder
8@ one gallon plastic bottles weighted
4@ grabber sticks
gloves with rubber finger tips
@2 scoop shovels
2@ hand and shop push brooms
1@ 36” mag rake
2@ leaf rake & metal garden rake
1@ aluminum recycling can crusher and receptacle to take and donate to recycle camp daily
PRE EVENT - AND BUILD DAYS
Once placed, our zone will be moped upon arrival and layout prepped with solar markings as well as coned off components, trash fence may be used on up-wind side during set up, event & take down. Moop as we go group stretch n flex during aline sweep at start and mid day break and at end of every build shift - sweep of all areas metallic hardware used with Metal rake
DURING EVENT
Daily Moop sweeps at dusk or dawn load up and after burning
POST EVENT
we will place our load out trailer
clear and clean all ash and cinder from the artifact on tarped area
place heavy duty tarp on ground are up wind of sculpture during dismantle
methodically take components down clean ash debris as well take down
load out sculpture components and all surrounding art space objects back onto our
truck & trailer - moop sweep as we go
leaving all surrounding cones perimeter lighting and T-stakes in place until we are complete interior moop sweep
perimeter cones and stakes collected at the end of internal mooping as we load one by one.
final walk through with check out Liaison Tuesday late midday- evening
The messy stuff aka wood chips and burnable debris handling
at art site and at camp site
work vehicles -trailers - wood piles- fuel depots will be placed or parked on heavy vynyl tarp secured with lags to ground wood trailers or containers to be lined with tarp
wood piles and or delivery trailers are to be ground draped from wood pile to load zone for log toss log lines and other immediate moop sweep at each load etc