Published in Science Advances · View the paper (DOI)
A new study reveals that the mysterious blue whirl flame consists of three different structures: diffusion, premixed rich, and lean flames. The researchers' simulations suggest that these flames can be controlled and scaled up safely to larger sizes.
Coverage from 3 institutions
- New research reveals mysterious blue whirl flame structure American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Aug 12, 2020 · first to report
- UMD researchers identify structure of blue whirls University of Maryland · Aug 13, 2020
- Blue whirl flame structure revealed with supercomputers University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center · Nov 9, 2020