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2006-07-30 03:14:22 · 4 answers · asked by sim 2 in Science & Mathematics Physics

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A fire needs 3 things to burn:

1. Fuel
2. Oxygen
3. A minimum temperature to set the fuel-oxygen mix on fire (the kindling point)

The fire will sustain itself if the temperature is equal to or higher than the kindling point, and is given enough fuel and oxygen.

Wind does 2 things to a fire at the same time:

1. It supplies the fire with oxygen, making it hotter
2. It takes away some of the heat in the fire, making it cooler.

In a very fast wind, the cooling effect happens much faster than the heating effect. So what happens is the fire loses enough heat that the temperature goes below the kindling point. So the fire dies.

2006-07-30 05:48:53 · answer #1 · answered by dennis_d_wurm 4 · 1 0

Constant heat is required for a fire to burn.fast blowing wind cools it down

2006-07-30 10:18:29 · answer #2 · answered by Sushil P 1 · 0 0

As you know when we face fast blowing wind we cant breath properly..that means it becomes difficult to take oxygen
same reason for fire

2006-07-30 10:17:51 · answer #3 · answered by Prakash 4 · 0 0

the wind cools it out til it goes out.

2006-07-30 10:16:52 · answer #4 · answered by ♥BermudaShortzROCK♦ 4 · 0 0

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