English Explanatory Dictionary

Rayleigh-Bénard convection

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A type of natural convection, occurring in a planar horizontal layer of fluid heated from below, in which the fluid develops a regular pattern of convection cells known as Bénard cells.

Word forms

Rayleigh-Bénard convection Rayleigh-Bénard convections

Etymology

Named after Henri Bénard and John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh.

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