flame

initial speed of burning

speed of burning once the wax starts to melt
height of the flame in the open air 3.5 - 4 cm (DOB/BR) 3 cm after few minutes. Staryts out around 4 cm when first lit. (RB)
colors of the flame Blue on the bottom, darker in the middle, yellowish-white on top (DOB/BR)
colors of flame light reflected off white paper
quality of light generated by the flame
color distribution within flame 20% blue hue near bottom of flame with orange around the edge nd yellow in the middle (RB)
shape of flame conical or icicle shaped (point facing up) Almost elliptical and varies with increaasing height (RB)
response of flame to air movement
response of flame to water
changes in flame height when beaker is lowered height raises and flame narrows when beaker is lowered (DOB/BR)
changes in flame color when beaker is lowered More orange, less white (BR/DOB)
direction flame burns when candle is tilted flame continues to rise vertically (je, ne, jsn)
duration of smoke when candle is extinguished
time candle burns under large beaker
time candle burns under medium beaker
time candle burns under small beaker
shape of flame when water is placed in well








condensate
appearance of condensate in beaker almost immediately with small beaker, additional time for bigger beaker (je, ne, jsn)
conditions under which condensate forms condensation occurs only when flame is fully submerged in the beaker (je, ne, jsn)
location where condensate forms forms all around sides and then top of beaker (je, ne, jsn)
rate condensate forms smaller the mass of the beaker the quicker the condensation occurs (je, ne, jsn)
rate condensate disappears if flame is removed immediately upon removal (je, ne, jsn)









candle (paraffin)
color of candle White (amjp), Translucent white (BR/DOB) White (RB)
texture of candle smooth (am, jp)
shape of the candle (conical jp)
rate candle is consumed 0.1 g/min - observed over 4 min period (BR/DOB)
appearance of wax when candle is burning liquid (BR/DOB)
color of tip of wick when burning orange flame color (je, ne) black (am, jp) Orange (RB)
rate candle is consumed if wax in well is drained ~.061125g per minute
rate candle is consumed if wax is not drained
width of tracks left by flowing wax 3mm wide (am, jp)


sound
sound produced by burning candle no noticeable sound, or at least nothing audible over the background noise in the room (je, ne, jsn)
sound of candle when water is placed in well /tss/ (am, jp)


wick
position of wick of unlit candle straight up, after lit went horizontal to the ground, then slowly rose up(je, ne)
color of wick of unlit candle white (je, ne)
structure of the wick of unlit candle wax coated rope like cylinder (am, jp)
ability of wick to burn if placed in water if partially submerged, un-submerged portion will burn until it reaches the water and runs out of dry whick (am, jp)
ability of wick to burn if placed in lamp fluid if partially submerged, un-submerged portion will burn until it reaches the lamp fluid at which time it will ignite the fluid
(am, jp)
color of base of wick when burning white for now (je, ne)
color of stalk of wick when burning black (je, ne)
flow patterns of liquid wax Straight line (jp, am)
rate wick burns when not in wax
rate wick burns when in candle
apparent dryness or wetness of base of wick

odors
odors produced by unlit candle slight paraffin odor (jp,am)
odors produced by burning candle strong paraffin and wick-smoke odor (jp,am)
odors released by extinguished candle very strong wick-smoke odor (jp,am)

heat
heat distribution around flame (top, sides, base) heat is much hotter at the top, and cooler on the sides (je, ne)
side of hand that feels heat when near flame palm seems slightly more sensitive to heat, though theres not a large difference (je, ne, jsn)