And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
Saturday, February 22, 2020
Skyhawks. I have no idea why that one ship is smoking so much in the background.
That ship is, most likely, "blowing tubes"; a process of blowing live steam up the stack to remove the accumulated soot off the economizer. The economizer is a tube bank in the stack above the boiler exhaust. The economizer preheats the water being fed to boiler using the waste heat going up stack. OR, they're lighting a boiler, and there is too much fuel in the fuel-air mix. This was a common condition a right after the fuel caught fire. [More than you wanted to know- most likely :) ]
If the BTs didn't watch the fuel air mixture, you get that as well. Had it happen numerous times on Courtney. The lookouts delighted in calling "smoking black" when the Chief Snipe had the deck.
And they're Argentine Skyhawks. Back when they could afford a military, and before PM Thatcher redecorated theirs hither and yon in the South Atlantic.
Could also be that they just cut in sdditional burner(s) in anticipation of an order to increase speed (changing station, frex.) The initial surge of fuel will not be conpletely burned.
Destroyers or destroyer escorts used to make smoke intentionally during battle to screen and draw fire away from the more valuable ships. Just another possibility.
That ship is, most likely, "blowing tubes"; a process of blowing live steam up the stack to remove the accumulated soot off the economizer. The economizer is a tube bank in the stack above the boiler exhaust. The economizer preheats the water being fed to boiler using the waste heat going up stack. OR, they're lighting a boiler, and there is too much fuel in the fuel-air mix. This was a common condition a right after the fuel caught fire. [More than you wanted to know- most likely :) ]
ReplyDeleteNot TMI, RJ.
DeleteYou Pussers always have interesting stuff RJ.
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DeleteIf the BTs didn't watch the fuel air mixture, you get that as well. Had it happen numerous times on Courtney. The lookouts delighted in calling "smoking black" when the Chief Snipe had the deck.
DeleteWe used to do this on Liberty and Victory ships, 70 years ago...
ReplyDeleteAnd they're Argentine Skyhawks.
ReplyDeleteBack when they could afford a military, and before PM Thatcher redecorated theirs hither and yon in the South Atlantic.
- Aesop
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DeleteCould also be that they just cut in sdditional burner(s) in anticipation of an order to increase speed (changing station, frex.) The initial surge of fuel will not be conpletely burned.
DeleteWell, that too! Fuel-air mix too rich; burning black
DeleteCorn binder?
ReplyDeleteThis is why I love this blog.
ReplyDeleteI figured that ship was helping China burn the bodies of the uncounted dead from the Kung Flu.
ReplyDeleteObviously, the smoking lamp was lit!
ReplyDelete"Smoking lamp is lighted."
DeleteFIFY
OMG! I love being pedantic!
they are anticipating a Warren president so they are learning smoke signals?
ReplyDeleteDestroyers or destroyer escorts used to make smoke intentionally during battle to screen and draw fire away from the more valuable ships. Just another possibility.
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