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Rayleigh-Bénard convection
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English
Etymology
Named after Henri Bénard and John William Strutt, 3rd Baron Rayleigh.
Noun
~ Rayleigh-fr Bénard convection
en physics 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.
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