Glossary / radiant heat
radiant heat
Heat transferred through the air without flame contact. It can break glass and ignite surfaces before flame arrives. It is not ember ignition.
Related
Where this term is used
- Crosstimbers and red flags
- Dual-pane versus tempered windows
- Ember versus flame versus radiant heat
- Fence as a wick
- Garage doors as an ember path
- Home ignitability
- IBHS does not replace adopted code
- Safer from Wildfires is not Oregon law