A flame pattern briefing that accidentally got existential

A flame pattern briefing that accidentally got existential

A high-speed look at three experimental diesel spray setups reads like a tiny drama in combustion: a standard pattern, a V structured pattern, and an O structured pattern, all viewed at 20 cm. The sequence starts with pre-injection and early-injection, then ignition at 0:03–0:05, where a pinkish/reddish flame front spreads through the spray geometry. By 0:06–0:12, the combustion reaches peak brightness, and the spray structures clearly shape how the flame fills the chamber. The standard diesel feed burns centrally and fades first; the V structured setup lingers longer; the O structured feed remains visible even after the others have cut out. The source then makes the bold claim that the combustion in the bottom 2 videos is non-ergodic, explicitly tying that idea to space-time averaging in statistical thermodynamics and fluid mechanics.

Gobble's Take: Sometimes the universe is just a flame front refusing to behave politely.
Source: Perplexity Search (community news)

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