Description
The process of fluid flow arising from thermal gradients.
Category
Category of FEP
Supercontainer EBS
Sub-category
Sub-category of FEP
Hydraulic processes
Ondraf Niras FEP Number
Ondraf Niras FEP Number
37
FEP Effects
Description of FEP Effects
Convection, driven by temperature differentials within the EBS or the natural system, may affect the pattern of groundwater flow within and around the EBS.
NEA TN2 IFEP Reference(s)
Related IFEPs from the NEA TN2 List of Proposed IFEP Revisions [NEA/RWM/R(2013)8]
2.5.1 Transport pathways (waste package). 3.2.1.1 Thermal conduction and convection.