{"id":678,"date":"2018-04-06T05:37:46","date_gmt":"2018-04-06T05:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d18\/?p=678"},"modified":"2018-04-06T05:37:46","modified_gmt":"2018-04-06T05:37:46","slug":"water-vortex-maquette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.joshuarosenstock.com\/teaching\/lightart-d18\/2018\/04\/06\/water-vortex-maquette\/","title":{"rendered":"Water Vortex Maquette"},"content":{"rendered":"

For this maquette I wanted to test the size of the vortex as well as how the flame reacted to the swirling water. In order to achieve this I started by first ordering a pump and corresponding tubing. Once these arrived I worked with a few different water vessels in various sizes that I had around the house and decided that between a 4-6 inch diameter vessel will be the correct size with the current pump that I have. By drilling a 2 inch hole into the bottom of the container i was able to create a vortex that was wide enough to keep the flame going.<\/p>\n

For the flame I created a miniature alcohol lamp from a small sample jar filled with 91% isopropyl alcohol with Q-tips acting as a wick. This worked well and created a flame that was around 2 inches high without any airflow changes<\/p>\n

From these tests I discovered 2\u00a0 main things. First off, the pump that I have many not be strong enough for any larger scale. As is the water height only reaches about 4 inches high. A smaller vessel or an additional pump may help this. The other observation was that the fire was trying to swirl but did not have enough airflow to make it work. I am hoping that increasing the height of the vortex will swirl more air and achieve the desired affect. Barring this, I may have to create a mechanical solution that physically spins the fire itself to achieve this affect.<\/p>\n

Overall I was pleased with the maquette and I really liked how the fire reflected off of the swirling water.<\/p>\n

Moving forward I plan to follow this timeline for the next week:<\/p>\n

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  1. Friday order glass and glass cutter for show vessel and water holding vessel<\/li>\n
  2. Saturday figure out if it is feasible to cut glass using wine bottles<\/li>\n
  3. Sunday experiment further with different sized vessels too see if I can get the fire to swirl more effectively<\/li>\n
  4. Monday – determine how to mount the fire so it will not get wet but still achieves a tall flame<\/li>\n
  5. Tuesday – hopefully receive glass and work on cutting actual products.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    I also need to source the following materials:<\/p>\n