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Heat and Heat Transfer
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Section 4

Methods of Heat Transfer

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Conduction

Conduction is the transfer of heat through physical contact.

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Convection

Convection is the heat transfer by the macroscopic movement of a fluid, such as a car's engine kept cool by the water in the cooling system.

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Radiation

Radiation is the transfer of heat through electromagnetic energy

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