free convection

free convection
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.

The draft of a chimney due to a fire in a fireplace, and the rising of smoke particles from a fire, are due to free convection.


Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • free convection — laisvoji konvekcija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. free convection vok. freie Konvektion, f rus. свободная конвекция, f pranc. convection libre, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • Level of free convection — The level of free convection (LFC) is the altitude in the atmosphere where the temperature of the environment decreases faster than the moist adiabatic lapse rate of a saturated air parcel at the same level.The usual way of finding the LFC is to… …   Wikipedia

  • Convection — This figure shows a calculation for thermal convection in the Earth s mantle. Colors closer to red are hot areas and colors closer to blue are cold areas. A hot, less dense lower boundary layer sends plumes of hot material upwards, and likewise,… …   Wikipedia

  • Free convective layer — In atmospheric sciences, the free convective layer (FCL) is the layer of conditional or potential instability in the troposphere. It is a layer of positive buoyancy (PBE) and is the layer where deep, moist convection (DMC) can occur. On an… …   Wikipedia

  • convection libre — laisvoji konvekcija statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. free convection vok. freie Konvektion, f rus. свободная конвекция, f pranc. convection libre, f …   Fizikos terminų žodynas

  • level of free convection — The level at which a parcel of air lifted dry adiabatically becomes saturated. It would then rise moist adiabatically and being warmer than the surrounding atmosphere would continue to rise in a conditionally unstable atmosphere. The dry… …   Aviation dictionary

  • Free surface — In physics a free surface is the surface of a body that is subject to neither perpendicular normal stress nor parallel shear stress,cite web |url=http://www.vishay.com/company/brands/measurements group/guide/glossary/freesurf.htm |title=Glossary …   Wikipedia

  • Atmospheric convection — Conditions favorable for thunderstorm types and complexes Atmospheric convection is the result of a parcel environment instability, or temperature difference, layer in the atmosphere. Different lapse rates within dry and moist air lead to… …   Wikipedia

  • Gravitational convection — is a general term for buoyancy induced convection in a gravity field, especially that not due directly to heat. Examples Gravitational heat convection is the same as free convection or natural convection. However, differential buoyancy forces… …   Wikipedia

  • natural convection — noun free convection …   Wiktionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”