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heat convection
(redirected from Convective heat transfer)

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heat convection [′hēt kən¦vek·shən]
(thermodynamics)
The transfer of thermal energy by actual physical movement from one location to another of a substance in which thermal energy is stored. Also known as thermal convection.


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Knowing whether the flow is laminar or turbulent is also an important concept since convective heat transfer is improved by turbulence in the flow.
In many food-processing applications, including cooling and freezing, forced convective heat transfer occurs between a fluid medium and the solid food item (Dincer, 1993).
Most roofing materials have reasonably similar temperature-dependent conductive and convective heat transfer properties, and the latter variable is more a function of wind speed than anything else.
 
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