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Original - In a microgravity environment, convection does not carry the hot combustion products away from the fuel source, resulting in a spherical flame front, such as in the candle seen here. This is a rare example of a diffusion flame which does not produce much soot and does not therefore have a typical yellow flame.
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I found this image very interesting and highly informative.
Articles this image appears in
Flame, Diffusion flame, Weightlessness
Creator
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (NASA-MSFC)

Promoted Image:Candlespace.JPG --Ceranthor 16:40, 2 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]