convected heat
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On all hygienic grounds radiant heat is better than convected heat, but the latter is more economical.
From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)
All these methods warm chiefly by means of convected heat, the amount of true radiation from the pipes being small.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
In convected heat, this of course applies in its entirety, as where so-called radiant heat is employed the evil is not quite so marked.
From The Turkish Bath Its Design and Construction by Allsop, Robert Owen
Radiant heat heats objects first, and leaves them to warm the air; convected heat is heat applied directly to air, and leaves the air to warm objects afterwards.
From Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power by Leeds, F. H. (Frank Henley)
Or, the heat is conveyed by means of air, water, or steam from one place to another, as in the hot-water, hot-air, and steam systems of heating; this we call convected heat.
From The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) by Winslow, Kenelm
