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stu babes 12-11-2010 10:58 AM

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Originally Posted by RedToo (Post 203634)
Excellent work. Probably less yellow.

RedToo.

ti think youl find that photo is off 85 sqdn

T}{OR 12-11-2010 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by KG26_Alpha (Post 203886)
No its normal starting.

And to quote myself

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Originally Posted by KG26_Alpha (Post 203688)
Hi Oleg

You have the flame colour about right for initial start up but probably to fast in engine speed, slower start to run up.

I've seen a few of these engines start up :)

1. Lazy/slow red/yellow flame from fuel primed start up.

2. Blue smoke clearing cylinders with yellow flames to brown/grey smoke.

3. Blue with yellow tips on engine run up and under run.

4. Shut down black/grey exhaust smoke short burst.

If I can find some of my video will e-mail it.


While I do agree that the initial engine startup (flames) is too fast, as for the rest - the engine flames should behave depending on how we use the engine. Different mixtures and priming should effect how the flames look (color and volume). Not to mention the overall effects that different usage will have on the engine, like shown in the videos.

klem 12-11-2010 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by JG53Harti (Post 203691)
Duxford 2009 (the size of the pictures is reduced)

These look like startup pictures to me Harti. btw it's a griffon engine but the merlins look similar on initial startup.

MD_Titus 12-11-2010 11:44 AM

i like the wealth of knowledge that is displayed here sometimes. from a brief video and question on flame colour we get a huge discussion on possible engine states etc, actually learnt quite a bit. so has the question been answered with another one - will the flame colour reflect different levels of fuel/air mixture and engine condition, and if so, what are the factors at play in the video to give this particular flame?

Osprey 12-11-2010 11:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Baron (Post 203709)
He also explained why blue exaust in most instances is incorrect yet most here want it to be blue?

Maby the refferance in books saying the colour is blue is because they saw the flames in an angle looking straight down the stacks so to speak (from an angle and from behind) , like oleg explained, flames are blue just at the beginning of the outlet and gets more yellow the longer the stacks are.

just guessing.

We have videos showing it, some have seen it and most have read it in the accounts from pilots and crew that flew.

The Halifax I and II had terrible trouble with their positions being given away by blue exhaust flame from the merlins. They tried to cover it with metal guards but they glowed red instead. Only when the hercules engines were fitted in the III was the problem resolved.

I would like to hear the argument and evidence as to why it should be red and yellow rather than blue.

klem 12-11-2010 11:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Oleg Maddox (Post 203623)
Hi,

I promised to post videos some time.
Here is the first of them.

1. Engine start. Flame and smoke effect. Every start is different (in realtion to emulation of real engine cylinders work by a program).
Sound is currently a place holder. Unfortunately I wasn't able to record in a track at the moment maximal settings (some unpredictable bug in recording of video need to be found and eliminated )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G836qqOhhZ8

2. Effect of exhaust flame at night time. Emulation of each cylinder exhaust in relation to emulation of real engine cylinders work by a program.
My question to community: isn't it too yellow? Maybe to add a bit red color in a mix with yellow? It is tunable really, so I would like to listen suggestions

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTx5v8jeFdw


I have many airshow daytime films of Hurricanes, Spitfires and the Buchon (merlin-engined) 109 taxying and low passing. There are no flames visible in any of these films. They would often give yellow 'flowers' of flame on startup (see other posts) so your video seems generally correct for daytime conditions except the exhaust gases seem to have too much "thrust" on that initial startup.

The Kraken 12-11-2010 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by Osprey (Post 203900)
I would like to hear the argument and evidence as to why it should be red and yellow rather than blue.

It's about the startup effect and not the exhaust glow of running engines. Whether we'll see a blue glow at night, possibly even depending on engine settings as explained in some posts (probably overkill though), is a different issue. Fingers crossed :)

Anyway, nice details and I'm especially happy to see the subtle reflectivity on the plane skin again, which has been absenst in all screens since months.

Krt_Bong 12-11-2010 12:25 PM

You know on one of the other sim forums they're having a discussion about why an HP 0/400 might still be able to fly with no wings and only 1 engine, I guess we should count ourselves lucky all we got is what colour the exhaust flames should be

merlin66 12-11-2010 12:34 PM

Thanks for the update Oleg!

About the flames, it seems to me there are two main effects:

1. Yellow / red flames from excess fuel exiting the exhaust sometimes during startup. This is so visible it can be seen both at day and night, as shown in pictures in this thread. This is probably so bright it will illuminate the plane at night.

2. Blue flames: at night you can see that the exhaust itself is has a blue glowing color, at least at high power settings (see the Reno video earlier in this thread). This isn't very visible in daytime. Pilots often describe seeing only the blue exhaust flames of the enemy planes at night.

Edit: So my conclusion is:
- The startup flame in your first video looks perfect (and this should illuminate the plane if seen at night)
- The yellow flames in your night video: If this is supposed to be the second effect (engine running smoothly), the flames should probably be more blue and not illuminate the plane that much. But my main reference is the Reno video earlier in this thread, maybe running at lower power settings with shorter exhaust pipes (Spitfire vs. Sea Fury) gives more yellowish flames.

Here is another example of the first kind of flame:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNXGDi79aPw

ATAG_Dutch 12-11-2010 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by The Kraken (Post 203903)
It's about the startup effect and not the exhaust glow of running engines.

Sorry, but the motor in the dark is running, not starting up. The timing between the flashes is too even. Also, if it was starting up, we'd presumably see a similar long flame to the daytime start clip.

Skoshi does have a point in the cylinder scavenging / cam overlap being a possible source of unburnt fuel, but all the video and literary evidence screams 'blue!';)


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