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unpleasurable • yesterday at 8:19 PM • 4 replies • view on HN

Do flames emit UV?


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officeplant • yesterday at 8:57 PM

Yes, but how much UV depends on what's burnin / how hot its burning. Otherwise they mostly put out IR.

We use UV/IR combo Flame detectors at work for this purpose.

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devindotcom • yesterday at 8:57 PM

a little but not much, from my quick look online.

metalman • yesterday at 10:37 PM

lived with candles and kerocene lanterns, etc for years and the odd bug will go nuts and spiral in, but not very many but all in all, there are way less bugs everywhere now

aaomidi • yesterday at 8:26 PM

No but they emit smoke