Conductive heat transfer occurs when heat flows through a material without any net motion of the material itself, while convective heat transfer occurs when heat is transferred by the motion of a fluid. Examples of conductive heat transfer include touching a hot stove and heat flowing through a metal rod, while examples of convective heat transfer include the heating of a room by a radiator and the cooling of a car engine by a liquid coolant.\n
What is the difference between conductive and convective heat transfer?