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From: horst@leadsv.UUCP (John Selhorst)
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Subject: Re: Would a candle burn ...
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Date: Tue, 23-Jul-85 13:35:32 EDT
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Summary: I think so. What it look like?

In article <1273@utcsri.UUCP>, randy@utcsri.UUCP (Randall S. Becker) writes:
> > that there would be problems because in the absence of a gravity field
> > the heated air would not rise.  Thus CO2 would not be pulled away from
> > the area of burning and O2 would not be pulled in.  Therefore
> > combustion would not be continuous.
> 
> Actually, I would suspect that this would depend on the diffusion rate of
> CO2 in the ambient atmosphere. If CO2 would diffuse at a high enough rate
> then (assume the presence of O2) the candle should continue to burn at an
> ever decreasing rate. 

Wouldn't the rate of decrease stabilize at some equilibrium?  I want to know
what a flame in zero gravity looks like.

John Selhorst

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