tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post8990288068384741424..comments2024-03-12T04:15:32.560-04:00Comments on middletowneye: Kleen Energy Gas BurnoffMiddletown Eye (Ed McKeon)http://www.blogger.com/profile/15825886539128890014noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-47360054285648102012010-02-13T22:52:01.022-05:002010-02-13T22:52:01.022-05:00Each cylinder is put in an enclosure. The contents...Each cylinder is put in an enclosure. The contents of the cylinder are released and ignited. Acetylene burns black.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-56509086473693484962010-02-13T22:36:54.174-05:002010-02-13T22:36:54.174-05:00Cylanders used in welding operations, argon, acety...Cylanders used in welding operations, argon, acetylene, propane, nitrogen. Flare stacks are small stacks attached to a "furnace" used to burn them off. Black smoke because most of the burn off is a hydrocarbon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6844475919675784308.post-18487297216720999182010-02-13T10:48:22.772-05:002010-02-13T10:48:22.772-05:00What's a "flare stack"? It's nei...What's a "flare stack"? It's neither of those two giant stacks where the blast occurred, is it? What's a "flaring operation"? Is this Natural Gas or....? What are these "cylinders"? And why is it black smoke?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com