1. Which is more effective in transferring heat by natural convection or forced convection?

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I have a question in my homework related Heat Transfer lesson. The following below is my question. Please Advice. Thank You

"In the concept of convection heat transfer, the value of the convection coefficient (ℎ) is highly dependent on the flow velocity. Based on the concept (give a brief explanation)
1. Which is more effective in transferring heat by natural convection or forced convection?
2. How to explain the relationship between flow velocity and convection coefficient (ℎ) ?"

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