This simulation shows how capillary action feeds molten wax to a candle wick and how the resulting flame organises itself into a dark vapour core, a hot blue combustion shell, and a luminous soot-glowing outer zone.
Use the wax type selector and wick length slider to see the flame's height, color balance, and soot cloud respond in real time, and use the pause and relight buttons to freeze or reset the flicker animation.
Wax type selector, wick length slider, live height/soot stats, play/pause and relight buttons
The blue zone of a candle flame can reach roughly 1400 degrees Celsius, hotter than the luminous yellow zone, even though the yellow zone looks far more intense to the eye.
This simulation shows how capillary action feeds molten wax to a candle wick and how the resulting flame organises itself into a dark vapour core, a hot blue combustion shell, and a luminous soot-glowing outer zone.
This simulation shows how capillary action feeds molten wax to a candle wick and how the resulting flame organises itself into a dark vapour core, a hot blue combustion shell, and a luminous soot-glowing outer zone.
Use the wax type selector and wick length slider to see the flame's height, color balance, and soot cloud respond in real time, and use the pause and relight buttons to freeze or reset the flicker animation.
The blue zone of a candle flame can reach roughly 1400 degrees Celsius, hotter than the luminous yellow zone, even though the yellow zone looks far more intense to the eye.