Convection is something you probably deal with every day as a pilot, whether you’re aware of it or not. When you hear the word “convection” you might be thinking of a cumulus cloud or maybe the lively bubbling in a pot of boiling pasta. But the exact definition of convection is the spontaneous release of kinetic energy that occurs when a buoyant condition is created—in our case, in the atmosphere. Convection is one of the most common ways in which thermal energy is transferred.
Thermal Transfer
