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How does the thickness of a wick affect the burning rate of a candle?
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Does the thickness of the liquid affect the evaporation rate?
yes because the thicker it gets the more time it takes to evaporate.
Do different candle wicks affect how fast candles burn?
The rate at which a candle burns has little to do with the wick. It's all about the wax. When a candle is burning, what's actually on fire is the wax. Yes, the wick burns down along with the rest of the candle, but only the top of it is incinerated. The wick acts as, well, a wick. Liquid wax goes into the wick and up along its fibers by capillary action when a candle is burning. You are familiar with capillary action. That's where liquids, or the atoms or molecules of those liquids, climb around along or inside porous materials. Get a little drop of grease on a shirt, and soon there's a spot as big as a saucer,or at least it seems like it. (The size of the spot will be proportional to how much we like the shirt.) That's capillary action. The molten wax climbs up the wick and is burned when a candle is alight. There are different mixes of wax that permit longer burning, but that begets another question.
Does the surrounding temperature affect the speed at which candle burns?
Typically, a room temperature candle will burn faster than a cold candle. A rate of burn is determined by the wick effect. The flame heats the wax beneath the wick, pulling the wax upwards along the wick to provide fuel. The heat evaporates at the top of the flame. Wax that is cold takes more energy to heat and melt, thus slowing the rate at which the wax is consumed
Does static pressure affect flow rate?
Static pressure certainly does affect flow rate. Static pressure can slow or speed up flow rate based on the liquid.
What factors affect the Glass Transition Temperature?
cooling rate
Do colored candles burn at the same rate as white candles?
The rate at which a candle burns is dependent on the size and composition of the wick, and the thickness, composition, and melting / vaporization rate of the candle wax. Color is not the dominant factor. Wind and temperature will also affect the rate of burning.
Does the color of a candle affect the burning rate?
the color has nothing to do with the candle at diffrent burning rate it is the wick. We found that color does make a difference. We bought the exact same candles except each candle was a different color. Found out that the white candle burned down the fastest, the red was next, and so on. So candle wax color does make a difference in the burning rate of a candle. ( My daughter had a science experiment)
Does area affect a candels burning rate?
The area of a candle itself would not normally affect the burning rate of the candle, but the area and transport rate of the candle wick could affect these properties. When in use, mot candles burn at the upper end of their wicks, to which the liquefied material of the candle is transported through its wick to bring the liquefied material into optimal contact with oxygen from the air. If a wick is extra large and/or transports the liquefied substance of the candle with more speed than average, the candle would burn faster.
What burns fastest a thick fat candle or a thiner candle?
The thickness of the wick mostly determines the burn rate. The rate, as used above, is the speed with which the candle wax is consumed, not the rate that the candle burns downward.
Does color of a candle effects it burning rate?
yes it does
What is a red candle's burning rate?
The answer depends on the cross sectional are of the candle and the substance that it is made from.
Does the cent affect the candles rate of burning?
The scent [note correct spelling] does not usually affect the rate of burning of a candle. There would be an effect only if the chemical that furnishes the scent happened also to be a catalyst for burning or to contain a flame retardant, but most chemicals added to candles to supply them with scent do not have such properties.
How does the color of a candle affect the rate at which it burns?
YES
Do thicker candles burns faster than thin candles?
The thickness of the wick mostly determines the burn rate. The rate, as used above, is the speed with which the candle wax is consumed, not the rate that the candle burns downward
Does room temperature affect the burn rate of a candle?
not at all
What effect does color have on candle burning?
I'm sure it is true that different coloring agents have different degrees of flamability, but the effect would be too small to detect, since they are present in only trace amounts. Most candles are made almost entirely of parrafin and burn at the same rate - with some variation based on the size of the wick.
Does a candle holder effect burn rate?
yes the candle holder effects the candle burning, because it will hold the candle back from melting faster. i perfer not using one...and it'll be a variable
