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Understanding Infrared Thermography Reading 3

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Convective Heat Transfer<br />

Convective heat transfer takes place in a moving medium and is almost<br />

always associated with heat transfer between a solid and a moving fluid (such<br />

as air). Forced convection takes place when an external driving force, such as<br />

a wind or an air pump, moves the fluid. Free convection takes place when<br />

there is no external driving force - the temperature differences necessary for<br />

heat transfer produce density changes in the fluid. The warmer fluid rises as a<br />

result of increased buoyancy. In convective heat flow, heat transfer takes<br />

effect by direct conduction through the fluid and the mixing motion of the fluid<br />

itself. Figure 1.2 illustrates convective heat transfer between a flat plate and a<br />

moving fluid.<br />

Charlie Chong/ Fion Zhang

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