Oscillation and Synchronization in the Combustion of Candles
The Journal of Physical Chemistry A2009Vol. 113(29), pp. 8164–8168
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Hiroyuki Kitahata, Junji Taguchi, Masaharu Nagayama, Tatsunari Sakurai, Yumihiko S. Ikura, Atsushi Osa, Yutaka Sumino, Masanobu Tanaka, Etsuro Yokoyama, Hidetoshi Miike
Abstract
We investigate a simple experimental system using candles; stable combustion is seen when a single candle burns, while oscillatory combustion is seen when three candles burn together. If we consider a set of three candles as a component oscillator, two oscillators, that is, two sets of three candles, can couple with each other, resulting in both in-phase and antiphase synchronization depending on the distance between the two sets. The mathematical model indicates that the oscillatory combustion in a set of three candles is induced by a lack of oxygen around the burning point. Furthermore, we suggest that thermal radiation may be an essential factor of the synchronization.
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