What would a flame look like in zero-gravity with there still being oxygen?
2006-08-11 10:52:08 · 8 answers · asked by snowboarder99300 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
According to tests shown on the Discovery Channel, a flame doesn't expand; instead it is a small dome which stays close to its fuel source and eventually drowns itself out...
2006-08-11 10:58:49 · answer #1 · answered by moleman 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
by your parameters, zero gravity but with oxygen - the flame would look like it does on earth. Round globular except for the top where the HOT oxygen (you say is there) rises. Gravity doesn make the flame a ball so why should it be a ball with out gravity?
2006-08-11 15:25:23 · answer #2 · answered by orion_1812@yahoo.com 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fire cannot exist without oxygen so it does not exist outside of plasma form in stars and such. Fire can be created in space by using rockets that contain oxygen in them to feed the fire. Oxygen rich flames are blue in color and very hot. So thrusters in space would likely have blue colored flames.
As far as the shape of the flame in zero gravity. It would be globular in nature. Kinda wierd looking.
2006-08-11 10:57:13 · answer #3 · answered by blueice_1820 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think of that in case you took a container with an explosive mixture - gas and oxygen - and ignited it - specific it may improve greater or much less as a ball - yet rather odd, the textile of the container could comprise minute imperfections that could desire to reason it destroy aside in a greater or much less unpredictable trend, then the randomly allotted heavy debris of the textile could soak up some momentum from the nice and comfortable gas, slowing some wallet of gas - whilst allowing others to blast away at larger speeds. yet as quickly as removed from the energetic middle the nice and comfortable gas will shuttle in at contemporary strains - no wind, no gravity no friction to slow - so flow aside as an increasing ball and cooling because it expands. in all threat no longer in comparison to a great firework without gravity pulling each and each of the ends of the trails downwards.
2016-12-17 09:13:53 · answer #4 · answered by adleman 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like fire Ball
2006-08-11 11:00:55 · answer #5 · answered by Dr M 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
See the Sun for examples.
2006-08-11 14:55:54 · answer #6 · answered by Buzz Lightyear 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
a very large (long) flame burst
2006-08-11 11:11:17 · answer #7 · answered by Aaron Elkins 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
probably like the sun
2006-08-11 10:54:49 · answer #8 · answered by NNY 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋