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Convection vs Ventilation - What's the difference?

convection | ventilation |

As nouns the difference between convection and ventilation

is that convection is the process of conveying something while ventilation is the replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.

convection

English

(wikipedia convection)

Alternative forms

* convexion

Noun

(-)
  • The process of conveying something.
  • (physics) The transmission of heat in a fluid or gas by the circulation of currents.
  • (meteorology) The vertical movement of heat and moisture, especially by updrafts and downdrafts in an unstable air mass. The terms convection and thunderstorm are often used interchangeably, although thunderstorms are only one form of convection. Towering cumulus clouds are visible forms of convection.

    • Coordinate terms

    * (physics) conduction, radiation

    Derived terms

    * forced convection * free convection * gravitational convection

    See also

    * weather

    References

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    ventilation

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The replacement of stale or noxious air with fresh.
  • * 1991 , :
    • So you punched out a window for ventilation . Was that before'' or ''after you noticed you were standing in a lake of gasoline?
  • The mechanical system used to circulate and replace air.
  • An exchange of views during a discussion.
  • The bodily process of breathing; the inhalation of air to provide oxygen, and the exhalation of spent air to remove carbon dioxide.