Forced and Natural Convection

Type of course:

Digital learning, Lesson

Language:

Duration:

8 minutes

Workload:

2 hours

Proficiency:

Intermediate

Target:

Professionals

This nugget describes the differences in natural convection (i.e. due to temperature gradients) and forced convection (i.e. convection driven by an external force such as by a cooling fan). It furthermore provides the characteristics for the types of convection. It shows where each of them occurs by giving examples.

Learning outcomes

The learner will be able to differentiate between natural and forced convection.
The learner will be able to assess if natural or forced convection applies in a given scenario.