alt.energy.renewable

Anthony Matonak wrote:

> IsaacKuo wrote:
> > On Sep 13, 12:41 pm, "Morris Dovey" wrote:
> >> Hmm. Have you ever _seen_ an H2/O2 flame? I've done it, but never seen
> >> the flame...
> >
> > The flame in question is apparently rather visible. Why?
> > I don't know. Maybe it's because of excess oxygen (the
> > oxygen produced from the water plus the oxygen in the
> > air)--oxygen is how the Aqueon's flame is made visible.
>
> Maybe it's the salt burning.
>
> Anthony

That's probably it. Although you shouldn't call it "burning", that might
mislead people. The salt just shines from the extreme heat of the
invisible H2-O2 flame. Was the flame intensely yellow? If the salt is
the explanation it should be yellow because of all the sodium in
seawater.

S.