How does wind blow out flame?

Question

Such as blowing out a candle or match, or high winds blowing out lanterns.

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Answer 1

Fire triangle: Heat, Fuel, Oxygen. That covers both starting a fire, and keeping one alive. Once a fire starts, usually its own heat covers the heat requirement.

A strong wind will cool down the fire. Strong enough, and it will put it out… Mostly. There might be smouldering in places the wind can’t easily reach. When a candle is “out”, but glowing slightly and producing a ton of smoke, that’s it smouldering.