@S1-A.ARPA,@MIT-MC.ARPA:amon@cmu-ri-fas.arpa (07/29/85)
From: Dale.Amon@CMU-RI-FAS I believe some combustion experiments have been done, and seem to remember having seen a film clip. I do not remember whehter it was on Skylab or the v-comet. Since there is no gravity, only conduction and radiation are at work. Combustion products build up in a globe around the flame until it is snuffed out, but the heat is retained much longer than in gravity with the attendant high speed convection flows, so moving the object will cause it to reignite. I think if you want it to burn with a nice steady light, you'll have to supply some convective transport, possibly by using a muffin fan or one of those new piezoelectric fans. PS: A word to Eugene Miya about communications restrictions: you should give your employers a copy of an old Buffalo Springfield song, one verse of which has the following lyrics: Paranoia strikes deep, Into your life it will creep. Starts when you're always afraid, To step out of line, The man come, and take you away. Stop, children, what's that sound, Everybody look what's goin' down... For What It's Worth.... Dale Amon