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Engineering · L2 · Three Ways Heat Travels

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How heat can reach you three different ways — by direct touch, by a moving current, or as radiation that needs no matter at all.

by @openstemUpdated Engineering
🔥 Heat sourceHow does the heat reach you?🥄 Conduction: particle to particle through a solid🌬️ Convection: carried by a warm current☀️ Radiation: travels as electromagnetic wavesCrosses empty space — even a vacuumDirect touchMoving fluidNo contact needed

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