flame
Let an agent explain flames and combustion, describe kinds of flame and their uses, relay fire safety guidance, and support learning and cultural context.
Research draft, second pass
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain flames and combustion, describe kinds of flame and their uses, relay fire safety guidance, and support learning and cultural context.
The visible, gaseous part of a fire, a region of exothermic combustion in which fuel and oxidiser react and emit light and heat, in forms such as diffusion flames of candles and burners, premixed flames, pilot lights, cool flames, coloured flames from metal salts and ceremonial flames such as the Olympic flame; flames are studied in combustion science, used in heating, lighting, cooking and industry, and are hazards managed by fire safety.
What it is for: The visible part of combustion.
It can be explain combustion; describe kinds of flame; relay fire safety guidance; support learning.
Distinguishing features
Exothermic reaction
Light emission
Structure and colour
Hazard and tool
What it looks like
Glowing gas rising from burning fuel.
How it is recognised
Luminous combustion zone
Diffusion or premixed
A fire is the whole event; an ember glows without flame
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - reactions in combustion
is related to - ionisation in flames
is related to - energy release
In practice
Families and kinds
diffusion flames
premixed flames
pilot and burner flames
cool and coloured flames
ceremonial flames
Standards and regulation
Fire safety codes
Appliance and burner standards
Regulations on open flames in public places
Failure modes and hazards
Burns and fires
Carbon monoxide from incomplete combustion
Flashover and explosion
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What a flame is.
Science.
Combustion
Combustion and structure.
Combustion
Combustion.
- How does a flame sustain combustion, and what are the zones and structure of diffusion and premixed flames? definition
- Is the physical flame or a figurative sense meant? boundary
Kinds
Kinds and colours.
Kinds
Kinds.
- How do cool flames, coloured flames from metal salts, pilot lights and burner flames differ, and what determines flame colour? definition
- Which entry fits a specific flame type? action
Use Using flames.
Practice.
Appliances
Burners and appliances.
Appliances
Appliances.
- How are gas burners, pilot lights and stoves designed for efficient and safe combustion? provenance
- Which entry fits gas appliances? action
Industry
Industrial and scientific use.
Industry
Industry.
- How are flames used in industry, welding, flame tests and analysis? provenance
- Which entry fits flame photometry? action
Safety Fire safety.
Safety.
Prevention
Preventing fires.
Prevention
Prevention.
- What do fire safety authorities advise about open flames, candles and gas at home? provenance
- Is a fire or gas emergency happening now, requiring emergency services? boundary
Monoxide
Carbon monoxide.
Monoxide
Carbon monoxide.
- How does incomplete combustion produce carbon monoxide, and how is it prevented and detected? provenance
- Which entry fits carbon monoxide poisoning? action
Learn Culture and teaching.
Context.
Culture
Flames in culture.
Culture
Culture.
- What roles do flames play in ceremonies such as the Olympic flame and in religious and cultural symbolism, with attribution? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific ceremony? action
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can combustion be taught safely with demonstrations? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should combustion be a separate entry?
- How should fire safety guidance be linked?
- How should combustion science resources be linked?