"free convection" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: free convections [plural]
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  1. (physics) The convection (carriage) of contents of a fluid, such as mass or (especially) heat, by means of currents induced in the fluid by a buoyancy force which is dependent on an acceleration (such as gravity) acting upon density changes in the fluid which are induced by heat. Wikipedia link: free convection Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Physics Related terms: convection, forced convection, natural convection, gravitational convection
    Sense id: en-free_convection-en-noun-GxLKx089 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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