What type of heat transfer is this? Conduction, convector, or radiation?

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The discussion centers on identifying the type of heat transfer occurring in a pan used to boil water. The pan has two surfaces: one in contact with the stove and the other with the water. The consensus is that the heat transfer is conduction, as it occurs through a solid medium where the two surfaces are at different temperatures. Convection is differentiated from conduction, as it involves fluid movement, which is not present in this scenario. Overall, the heat transfer in the pan is primarily conduction due to the direct contact between the pan and the heat source.
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We have a pan that is used to boil water. There are 2 surfaces to the pan. One is touching the water and the other is touching the stove, obviously. We have heat that is transferred to to pan's bottom.

I know what all 3 are and process of elimination tells me this is conduction.
Is it conduction because the heat transfer is through a medium where each surface of the pan is at a different temperature?
 
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pyroknife said:
We have a pan that is used to boil water. There are 2 surfaces to the pan. One is touching the water and the other is touching the stove, obviously. We have heat that is transferred to to pan's bottom.

I know what all 3 are and process of elimination tells me this is conduction.
Is it conduction because the heat transfer is through a medium where each surface of the pan is at a different temperature?

Convection is also heat transfer through a medium between regions of different temperature. Why is this different from convection?
 
Convection involves a fluid flowing through a surface. This generates a velocity profile that starts at 0 velocity at the surface (no slip condition) and gradually increases to the free stream velocity at the boundary layer's exit.
 
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