convection
Warm fluid rising
Convection is heat transfer through the movement of fluid—liquid or gas.
When air or water warms, it becomes less dense and rises; cooler fluid sinks to replace it, creating a circulation pattern.
A convection oven uses fans to circulate hot air for faster, more even cooking.
Convection currents in the atmosphere drive weather patterns.
Rotating fluid column
- eddyCircular counter-current
- gyreCircular or spiral motion
- updraftUpward air movement
- downdraftDescending air current
swirl · spiral · turbulence · churning · flow · flux · rotation · cyclone
Violent weather with lightning
- cumulonimbusTowering storm-producing cloud
- updraftUpward air movement
- downdraftDescending air current
- cumulusDense, billowing cloud type
storm cell · supercell · instability · CAPE · thermal · sea breeze · land breeze · monsoon
Density-driven ocean movement
- upwellingDeep water rising surfaceward
- downwellingFluid sinking from surface
- Gulf StreamWarm Atlantic ocean current
- gyreCircular or spiral motion
Coriolis effect · salinity · El Niño · La Niña · thermocline · halocline · ocean circulation
Heat transfer through contact
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
- warmingIncreasing in temperature
cooling · fluid motion · heat exchanger · coefficient · boundary layer
Convection appliance for crisping
- roastingCooking with dry heat
- bakingCooking with dry heat
- broilingExtremely hot, or oven-top cooking
- crispingBecoming firm and brittle
browning · turbo · even heating · conventional · countertop · rotisserie · dehydrating · rack
Vertical smoke passage
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- draftPreliminary version of text
- HVACIndoor climate management
- passive coolingTemperature control without power
infiltration · air exchange · natural ventilation · radiant heating · baseboard · convector · heat distribution · airflow
vortex
Rotating fluid column
downdraft · swirl · spiral · turbulence · churning · flow · flux · rotation · cyclone · whirlpool
thunderstorm
Violent weather with lightning
- cumulonimbusTowering storm-producing cloud
- updraftUpward air movement
- downdraftDescending air current
cumulus · storm cell · supercell · instability · CAPE · thermal · sea breeze · land breeze · monsoon · squall
thermohaline
Density-driven ocean movement
- upwellingDeep water rising surfaceward
- downwellingFluid sinking from surface
- Gulf StreamWarm Atlantic ocean current
gyre · Coriolis effect · salinity · El Niño · La Niña · thermocline · halocline · ocean circulation
conduction
Heat transfer through contact
- radiationEnergy propagation through space
- thermalPertaining to warmth
- buoyancyFluid's upward resistance
warming · cooling · fluid motion · heat exchanger · coefficient · boundary layer
airfryer
Convection appliance for crisping
crisping · browning · turbo · even heating · conventional · countertop · rotisserie · dehydrating · rack · preheating
chimney
Vertical smoke passage
- ventilationCirculation of fresh air
- draftPreliminary version of text
- HVACIndoor climate management
passive cooling · infiltration · air exchange · natural ventilation · radiant heating · baseboard · convector · heat distribution · airflow
- micrometeorologyboundary layer, turbulence, latent heat, energy balance, microclimate
- energyelectricity, power, oil, fuel, gas
- sciencebiology, chemistry, physics, astronomy, geology
- weatherweather, rain, sun, snow, wind
- climateclimate change, climate, weather, global warming, temperature
- meteorologyweather, rain, wind, snow, clouds
convectionconduction
Heat transfer through contact
radiation · thermal radiation · heat conduction · electromagnetic radiation · infrared radiation
- convection ovenAppliance circulating hot air
- natural convectionHeat transfer via buoyancy
- convection currentsHeat-caused fluid movement
- convection heaterDevice warming via circulation
- convection heatingWarmth via fluid motion
- convection microwaveAppliance combining radiation and circulating heat