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Convection is the mode of heat transfer, referring to the transfer of heat energy due to bulk motion of a fluid.



"Convection current" is the name of that bulk motion of the fluid, the transfer of MASS. I prefer to call it buoyantly driven flow. It doesn't flow due to convection, convection is due to if flowing. It flows due to buoyancy in the case of free convection.

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