Convection: A look at the transfer of energy via a moving fluid. (Energy Notes).(Brief Article) From: Process Heating | Date: January 1, 2002| Author: Bennett, Dick | COPYRIGHT 2002 BNP Media. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

It seems incredible that in seven-and-a-half years of writing this column, I've never gotten into a discussion of convection heat transfer. After all, it is the way most ovens and dryers heat the products they contain. Well, better late than never ...

First, the basics. If you take any course in heat transfer, the first concept to get hammered into your noggin is that there are three modes of heat transfer: conduction, radiation and convection. Conduction deals with heat...