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Cathar · 09-19-2005, 04:22 AM

Convection is the transfer of heat energy involving a moving non-solid (eg. a liquid or a gas).

Conduction is the transfer of heat energy through effectively static (immobile) bodies of mass.

The thing that differentiates convection from conduction is that in convection the non-solid is able to move and redistribute the heat away from the point where it is entering the non-solid, thereby typically providing a higher rate of heat transfer than if the non-solid was not moving at all.

Most assuredly all waterblocks work by means of convection.

09-19-2005, 04:22 AM	#42
Cathar Thermophile Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 2,538	Convection is the transfer of heat energy involving a moving non-solid (eg. a liquid or a gas). Conduction is the transfer of heat energy through effectively static (immobile) bodies of mass. The thing that differentiates convection from conduction is that in convection the non-solid is able to move and redistribute the heat away from the point where it is entering the non-solid, thereby typically providing a higher rate of heat transfer than if the non-solid was not moving at all. Most assuredly all waterblocks work by means of convection. Last edited by Cathar; 09-19-2005 at 04:28 AM.