Flame Tilt

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Wildfire Knowledge Graph · Heat Transfer

Working definition

Angular displacement of a flame from vertical due to wind, slope, buoyancy and fire geometry.

In plain language

Angular displacement of a flame from vertical due to wind, slope, buoyancy and fire geometry.

Why it matters

Flame Tilt is useful because it separates one specific part of wildfire behaviour, exposure, operations or evidence from nearby concepts that can otherwise be mixed together.

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Tecnobosque explanation reviewed 12 September 2026. Source definitions are authoritative within their stated jurisdiction; the explanatory text above is an independent technical synthesis.