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  • Heat

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    Introduction Heat is a form of energy that is transferred between systems or objects with different temperatures, flowing from the higher temperature system to the lower temperature one until equilibrium is reached. Heat and Thermodynamics In the context of thermodynamics, heat is described as the energy transferred across the boundary of a system due to…

  • Convection

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    Introduction Convection is one of the three modes of heat transfer, the other two being conduction and radiation. It is the process of heat transfer from one place to another by the movement of fluids, such as liquids and gases. Mechanism Convection is driven by the fact that fluids expand when heated, becoming less dense,…